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Winter Health Risks Post50s Should Avoid The Huffington Post Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:04 AM PST On the heels of 2011's record-breaking summer heat wave that saw oppressive temperatures and stifling humidity grip cities as far-flung as Wichita, Kansas (23 heat-related deaths reported) and Tokyo, Japan (35 heat-related deaths reported), anticipation across the U.S. for winter's sweet relief is palpable. TV cameras and the Supreme Court: Health law adds pressure to the mix News-Medical-Net Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:02 AM PST Now that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute over the federal health care law, the justices are facing the strongest challenge to their ban on televised hearings. Members of Congress and news industry leaders have asked the court to allow the televising of oral arguments, to be held over five and a half hours during two days in March. Kansas finds prison clinics help control costs News-Medical-Net Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:01 AM PST The Kansas Health Institute News offers a series of stories about caring for the health needs of state prisoners. Area seniors become queens for a day Maumelle Monitor Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:00 AM PST Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the 30-plus contestants in the Queens’ Pageant sponsored by Arkansas Home Health Care Association District 1 on Thursday, there were hundreds of people who came out to behold them in their pretty dresses, hairdos and jewelry. Early retiree health care program almost out of cash Minnesota Public Radio Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:58 AM PST A program subsidizing the health care costs of early retirees will run out of money two years early. Only five days until stroke unit closure Northern Echo Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:56 AM PST THE controversial closure of a North-East stroke unit will go ahead in five days, health bosses have revealed. 5 gifts to put in pooch's holiday basket Local 6 Orlando Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:55 AM PST They're our dependents who rely on us for food, shelter and good health care. They're not just our best friends; they may be our heads of household, our consiglieri (cue "The Godfather" theme) or our reasons for getting out of bed in the morning -- long before we're ready. In short, our dogs are our family. So this holiday season, why not go the extra mile? Give your four-legged kinfolk a ... Hamirpur tops in institutional deliveries in country New Kerala Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:49 AM PST Shimla, Dec 14 : Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh has emerged as the number one district of India with its 94.17 per cent of newborn babies being delivered in state-run hospitals and other health institutions. Nevers named Rural Legislator of the Year The Daily News Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:46 AM PST State Sen. Ben Nevers was honored by the Louisiana Rural Health Association on Nov. 7 at the LRHA Annual Rural Health Care Awards Luncheon for the Rural Legislator of the Year. QLD Health 'fraud' claims first scalps Brisbane Times Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:41 AM PST Head of public sector union meets with Newman to discuss potential QLD Health reforms.

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