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Tuesday, Feb 05, 2013 10:06 PM EST

Lots of work ahead to make RH law felt by Filipino families - lawmakers Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 07:00 PM PST The government and groups promoting reproductive health have their work cut out for them to make Filipino families enjoy the full benefits of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, advocates, including lawmakers, said. Man held in McLean County Jail for over 2 years finally sentenced npc-news.pantagraph.com Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 07:00 PM PST BLOOMINGTON â€" A McLean County judge lamented the more than two years that Anthony Sullivan has spent in jail waiting for the sexual abuse charges against him to be resolved, noting the 19-year-old could leave prison without much treatment for a long list of mental health issues. Farmer-led watershed project will build community partnerships Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 06:55 PM PST We all agree that there is a serious problem. The water quality in many of our lakes and rivers is badly impaired â€" often to the point where there are serious economic and community health impacts. Corbett rejects Medicaid expansion Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 06:54 PM PST 'Broken' program for poor, disabled, elderly would be unsustainable, he says. Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday passed on the federal government's offer to expand Medicaid dramatically, saying the health insurance program for the poor, disabled and elderly is "broken" and needs reform. Mary Selecky to retire as WA health agency chief Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 06:52 PM PST The woman who has served as Washington state's secretary of health for nearly 15 years has told Gov. Jay Inslee she plans to retire. Dayton trying to keep 'Obamacare' from swallowing MinnesotaCare Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 06:51 PM PST He's trying to get a waiver from "Obamacare" on health care for the working poor . Mayor calls out Fraser Health following harm reduction forum Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 06:50 PM PST Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman says that Fraser Health actually weakened its case to bring needle exchange services to the city following a public forum on the issue last week. Local Bullying Plan Takes Aim at Body-Image Issues Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 06:46 PM PST A University of Utah College of Health doctoral candidate recently teamed with a local middle school to target bullying of children who are either overweight or underweight or because of their race. A survey conducted by Maya Miyairi at the end of the 8 week anti-bullying program conducted at Albion Middle School in Sandy at the beginning of the school year, reports a 7 percent decrease in ... Cloud Computing Enables Faster Access to Patient Records at MediCard Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 06:45 PM PST MediCard, one of the largest health maintenance organizations (HMO) in the Philippines, has selected an IBM cloud computing solution -- SmartCloud Enterprise Object Storage -- to improve customer service through faster and easier access to electronic patient health records. Dear diary, why does my bum look so big after reading chick lit? Tue, 05 Feb, 2013 06:44 PM PST Self-scrutinising fictional heroines like Bridget Jones could be bad for your health, a new study has warned.

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