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Rural Roundup -- March 28, 2012 Brandon Sun Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:03 PM PDT • The Parkland Regional Health Authority is practising what it preaches. Effective April 1, the Parkland’s health provider will implement a smoke-free grounds policy, including parking lots and vehicles on the premises. Health law in doubt The Seymour Tribune Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it could throw out other key parts of President Barack Obama’s health care law if it first finds the individual insurance requirement unconstitutional. HEALTHBEAT: Helping doctors keep human touch New Jersey Herald Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - Medical student Gregory Shumer studied the electronic health record and scooted his laptop closer to the diabetic grandfather sitting on his exam table. "You can see," he pointed at the screen - weight, blood sugar and cholesterol are too high and rising. By Greg Rayburn Jacksonville Patriot Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:59 PM PDT Seniors become queens for a day By Greg Rayburn/Staff Writer 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 Aug. 11, there were hundreds of people who came out to behold them in their pretty dresses, hairdos and jewelry. At Dame School, 14 tested for tuberculosis Concord Monitor Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:56 PM PDT Concord Official says some parents still worried Fourteen people at Concord's Dame School, where a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis last week, were tested for the disease yesterday. While officials advised the move wasn't necessary because transmission was highly unlikely, Public Health Director Jose Montero said several parents' fears hadn't been allayed. "We acknowledged that some ... MANVILLE: Rabies clinic has record turnout The Manville News Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:56 PM PDT Pet owners lined up their cats and dogs Saturday for rabies shots sponsored by the Somerset County Department of Health. ProMedica must divest St. Luke's The Toledo Blade Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:54 PM PDT As ProMedica expected and as an administrative law judge had previously ordered, the Federal Trade Commission has ruled the Toledo health-care system must divest St. Luke's Hospital to a government-approved buyer within six months. Africa: UN partnership seeks to advance HIV/AIDS response New Kerala Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:53 PM PDT New York, Mar 29 : The United Nations has teamed up with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency to advance sustainable responses to HIV/AIDS, health and development across the continent. Deadliest form of Malaria on the rise in Banke Nepalnews. com Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:50 PM PDT As a result, health authorities concerned are on a high with the disease likely to rise with the onset of monsoon. People suffering from plasmodium falciparum and plasmodium vivax show symptoms of sudden fever, shivering and vomiting. Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsHEALTHBEAT: Helping doctors keep human touch Your Hometown Lima Stations Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) - Medical student Gregory Shumer studied the electronic health record and scooted his laptop closer to the diabetic grandfather sitting on his exam table. "You can see," he pointed at the screen - weight, blood sugar and cholesterol are too high and rising.

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