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A.M. Vitals: Prices Soar as Doctors Band with Hospitals Wall Street Journal Blogs Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT Also in today's health news: Patients are grappling with the cost of a device recall, an influential U.S. pediatricians group backed circumcision, and Mitt Romney reversed course to support his own Massachusetts health law. Professor Gordon Liu, Key Figure in Chinese Health Care Reform Efforts, Joins Analysis Group as Academic Affiliate Business Wire Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:03 AM PDT BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Analysis Group, a leading provider of economic, financial, and strategy consulting, and health care outcomes research and services, welcomes new academic affiliate Professor Gordon Liu to the firm. Dr. Liu is a professor of economics and the director of China Center for Health Economics Research at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management. He is a leading expert ... Wooldridge faces boot from boards Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:03 AM PDT The former health minister Michael Wooldridge faces a ban from corporate life over the running of the failed aged care group Prime Retirement. NY: 13 West Nile virus infections reported so far Brighton-Pittsford Post Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:01 AM PDT Health officials say there have been 13 human cases of West Nile virus infection in New York so far this year, including the deaths of two older people. Pediatrics group backs infant circumcision ClickOnDetroit Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT Scientific evidence shows that the health benefits of circumcising baby boys outweigh the risks, America's top pediatrics group said Monday ... Pittsford-based Karma Culture launches national distribution Brighton-Pittsford Post Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT For Rochester native CJ Rapp, the origins of Pittsford-based Karma Culture LLC simply came from recognizing an opportunity. The opportunity, said Rapp, was a void of a product in the health and wellness marketplace. And so he founded the beverage company in 2011 to manufacture Karma Wellness Water, which recently launched its national distribution. Health spotlight: Yogathon fund-raiser Detroit Free Press Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT A three-day yogathon is planned for Saturday-Sept. 3 at several metro Detroit yoga studios. The event will benefit the Yoga by Design Foundation, a nonprofit group that awards grants for yoga classes for children with autism, people with Down syndrome and others. Disaster 101: Back-to-school health tip Detroit Free Press Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT Disaster 101: Sending a child off to college for the first time? Consider filling out a medical information card for your freshman to carry in case of emergency. It should list: name, phone, primary care provider, blood type, date of birth, allergies, medical conditions, medications and emergency contact information. Health Q & A: Are Ambien users more likely to die of a heart attack? Detroit Free Press Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:59 AM PDT QUESTION: Can you comment on a report that chronic Ambien users are three times more likely to die of a heart attack? --J.H., Roswell, Ga. New Hep C Case Has Investigators Casting Wider Net New Hampshire Public Radio Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:57 AM PDT The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday the confirmation of another patient infected with Hepatitis C while receiving treatment at Exeter Hospital. This new case, confirmed by the Department of Public Health Services, brings the total number of infected up to 33. That includes David Kwiatkowski, the former hospital employee charged with stealing drugs and ...

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