Richmond resident joins health board The Times Record Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:57 AM PST WATERVILLE â" Connie Coggins, president and CEO of HealthReach Community Health Centers, recently announced that Richmond resident Doreen Holmes has joined its board of directors. read more | Former Auxiant official testifies in VanWeelden trial The Oskaloosa Herald Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:56 AM PST OSKALOOSA â" A former Auxiant official who handled health insurance claims for the Mahaska County testified Wednesday morning in the trial of County Supervisor Henry âWillieâ VanWeelden. | Nuclear accidents pose little risk to health: NRC Reuters Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:53 AM PST (Reuters) - The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is "very small" because reactor operators should have time to prevent core damage and reduce the release of radioactive materials, U.S. nuclear regulators said in a study on Wednesday. | Birth Control Pill Recall: Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth Control Packets After Packaging Mixup The Inquisitr Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:48 AM PST A âpacking errorâ has prompted US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to recall more than one million packets of birth control pills. The drug maker said Tuesday that while the packaging defects do not pose any immediate health threats, the mistakes could leave women at risk for unintended pregnancy. According to a press release by the company, [...] Birth Control Pill Recall: Pfizer Recalls 1 Million ... | Aetna In Line with Estimates - Analyst Blog Nasdaq Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:48 AM PST U.S. health insurer Aetna Inc. 's ( AET ) fourth quarter 2011 earnings of 97 cents per share, came in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. | Ore. lawmakers open 2012 legislative session KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:47 AM PST SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon lawmakers have opened the 2012 legislative session, the first in an even-year since voters decided to send lawmakers to Salem annually. House Co-Speaker Arnie Roblan and Senate President Peter Courtney opened the session on Wednesday morning. In a one-month meeting, lawmakers are expected to close a budget hole and debate Gov. John Kitzhaber's education and health care ... | Moncton doctors speak out on being left out CBC New Brunswick Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:47 AM PST Two of Moncton Hospital's top doctors are reaching out to the public after recent discussions about health care have left out that hospital. | Societal Control of Sugar Essential to Ease Public Health Burden UCSF News Office Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:47 AM PST Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide. | | |
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