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Alberta health access inquiry launches new website 660 News Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:46 AM PDT Albertans' have a new tool they can use to participate and follow along as allegations of cue-jumping in the health care system are flushed out. The Quarterly Review of Biology: Why some fats are worse than others EurekAlert! Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:46 AM PDT All dietary fats are not created equal. Some types of fats have been linked to ailments like heart disease and diabetes, while others, like those often found in plants and fish, have well documented health benefits. So why do our bodies respond so destructively to some fats but not others? Irving woman dies from West Nile, 12th victim in Dallas County WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:45 AM PDT  IRVING â€" An Irving woman in her eighties has died from the West Nile virus, marking the 12 th victim in Dallas County to die from complications related to the mosquito-borne illness.  Dallas County Health and Human Services director Zachary Thompson confirmed the woman lived in the 75060 ZIP code, which is located in the heart of Irving. The woman also had underlying health issues, Thompson ... Amarjeet Sinha: Development, the best contraceptive Business Standard India Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:45 AM PDT The good news in the Registrar General of India’s Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report, 2010, is that the total fertility rate (TFR), which stood at 2.9 in 2005, is down to 2.5 in 2010, with 10 states attaining replacement-level fertility. The better news is that decline in fertility has been significant even in states with hitherto unsatisfactory health indicators (that were once ... PA eHealth Collaborative Announces $6 Million in Grants to Advance Electronic Exchange of Health Information PR Newswire Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:37 AM PDT HARRISBURG, Pa. , Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania eHealth Collaborative has awarded $6 million in grants to four organizations to engage in regional and statewide exchange of electronic health information.  The local and regional health... Mobile base station radiation limit will be cut from September 1 The Hindu Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT No adverse short- or long-term health effects from emissions, government tells Parliament James George, MD: 2012 ASH Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology EurekAlert! Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT ( American Society of Hematology ) The American Society of Hematology will present the 2012 Wallace H. Coulter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Hematology, the Society's highest honor, to James N. George, MD, of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) in Oklahoma City for his distinguished, 50-year career combining outstanding basic and clinical research investigation ... Chattanoogan.com - Chattanooga's source for breaking local news The Chattanoogan Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:34 AM PDT Jed Mescon, an anchor for WRCB-TV, is the recipient of the Tennessee Health Care Association’s (THCA) 2012 Long-term Care Communicator Award. This award recognizes journalistic excellence in the coverage of long-term care issues. Laclede Co. man 1st Mo. death from West Nile virus Jefferson City News Tribune Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT Missouri health officials say a Laclede County man who died earlier this month is the state’s first fatality blamed on the West Nile virus. West Nile Related Death Toll Continues To Climb CBS Dallas - Fort Worth Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:31 AM PDT The number of Dallas County residents who have died from West Nile Virus related health issues now stands at 12. Officials say the hospital patient lived in the 75060 zip code.

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