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Call for school weigh-ins Brisbane Times Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:37 PM PDT Experts say efforts to address the country's public health epidemic are hamstrung by inadequate and outdated data. State beefs up infection reporting at hospitals San Bernardino Sun Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:14 PM PDT When California health officials recently announced a 10 percent annual drop in hospital central line infections, they did not mention that they had found flaws in the facilities' reporting of one of the most serious infections that patients can suffer while hospitalized. FGH still considering strategic partners The Times West Virginian Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:12 PM PDT Officials at Fairmont General Hospital have resumed considering other strategic partners now that the exclusivity agreement between the facility and the West Virginia United Health System, which owns WVU Hospitals in Morgantown and United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, has expired. Unusable kidney Tempo Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:01 PM PDT A nurse accidentally disposed of a kidney from a living donor this month at a U.S. hospital, and doctors tried unsuccessfully for at least two hours to revive the organ in what medical experts describe as a rare accident, health officials said. Extraordinary Health for Busy People with Dr. Marian J. Wymore Palos Verdes Peninsula News Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:40 PM PDT Q: This summer has been unusually hot, and I’m worried about my elderly parents. How common is heat stroke, and how can it be prevented? A: Heat stroke is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when your body is not able to lose heat, so your temperature rises. Managerial Human Resources Manager The Range Mental Health Center, a Hibbing Daily Tribune Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:32 PM PDT The Range Mental Health Center, a not for profit behavioral health care organization dedicated to providing comprehensive service to the citizens of Northern Minnesota by helping people reach and maintain productive and dignified lives, is seeking a Full Time Human Resources Manager. NYS Fighting Medicaid Overpayments 13WHAM Rochester Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:30 PM PDT Albany, N.Y. (AP) - New York auditors note partial steps have been taken by the state health department to stem improper Medicaid payments to managed care plans and providers on... Local hospitals join forces to screen out diabetes Niagara Gazette Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:27 PM PDT Diabetes is of epidemic concern in Niagara County where one in 10 adults is affected by the disease. Due to the current situation, the county Department of Health and the county Diabetes Coalition are spearheading an effort for a "Diabetes Screening Day" set for Sept. 19, with the four area hospitals participating. Health official predicts problems if AL vote fails NBC 13 Birmingham Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:27 PM PDT The man who is temporarily overseeing funding for Alabama's health care program for the poor says Medicaid will be in deep trouble if voters do not approve a Sept. 18 referendum to take more than $437 million from a state trust fund and use it to prevent huge cuts in spending on state programs for three years. Romney: Mass. health reform helped women without Medicare cuts CBS News Sun, 26 Aug 2012 13:26 PM PDT Mitt Romney on Sunday touted the health reforms he implemented in Massachusetts, even as he blasted Obama's federal reforms

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