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Parents Can and Should Keep an Eye on What Their Kids Eat Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 11:00 AM PST Yoni Freedhoff, M.D., a Canadian obesity doctor and academic , writes a regular column on food and health for U.S. News & World Report ’s website. In his latest column, Freedhoff wonders , “Why Is Everyone Always Giving My Kids Junk Food?” His basic premise? Everywhere his kids go, writes Freedhoff, “they're being smothered with junk.” From the examples Freedhoff givesâ€"in his daughters’ schools ... Tuberculosis outbreak on Los Angeles skid row Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:51 AM PST Los Angeles County health officials have asked for federal assistance to analyze and contain an outbreak of tuberculosis within the city's homeless population, a spokeswoman for the county agency said on Friday. Reuters Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:44 AM PST Los Angeles County health officials have asked for federal assistance to analyze and contain an outbreak of tuberculosis within the city's homeless population, a spokeswoman for the county agency said on Friday. Ga. colleges launch health info-tech partnership Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:44 AM PST LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) â€" Administrators from two metro Atlanta colleges are set to brief health care, business and education leaders on a partnership aimed at creating jobs in the health information technology field. Officials from Gwinnett Technical College and Georgia Tech are set to discuss details of a health information technology partnership Monday afternoon at Gwinnett Technical College ... County supervisors plan decision on whether to put Affordable Care Act call center in Richmond or Concord Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:40 AM PST RICHMOND -- Contra Costa County has secured a major infusion of state funds for a new health exchange call center, but the big question is what city gets the investment. Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce: What health insurance reform means for you Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:38 AM PST Todd Shimkus is the president of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce Wisconsin hospitals losing millions in Medicare money Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:35 AM PST Wisconsin hospitals have lost nearly $17 million in Medicare reimbursements over the past couple of years because of an arcane provision in the health care law. Pediatric palliative care room to open at Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:29 AM PST MORRISTOWN â€" Liam’s Room, a New Jersey-based nonprofit organization that provides inpatient comprehensive care rooms and support to families whose child is faced with complex medical and life-limiting conditions, and Atlantic Health System, one of the largest non-profit health care... Bruce Foods Corporation Expands Recall to Indiana of Food Club Red Enchilada Sauce Because of Possible Health Risk Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:28 AM PST Bruce Foods Corporation of New Iberia, LA is recalling mislabeled cans of 10 oz Food Club Red Enchilada Sauce with code GES 462449, Best Before Date: 12/3/2016 that could contain Green Enchilada Sauce instead of Red Enchilada Sauce. Only the Food Club Green Enchilada contains wheat and soy. Fort Wayne VA Hospital To See More Patients Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:27 AM PST FORT WAYNE, In. (www.incnow.tv) --- VA Northern Indiana Health Care System (VANIHCS) Fort Wayne will begin Phase Two of the re--start process for in-patient care on Wednesday, February 27th at 09:00 A.M..

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