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Veterans Affairs Dept. to Increase Mental Health Staffing New York Times Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:57 PM PDT The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to hire about 1,600 psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other clinicians in an effort to reduce wait times for services. Newtown Athletic Club's Linda Mitchell wins international leadership award (VIDEO) The Advance Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:57 PM PDT NEWTOWN - Linda Mitchell, director of marketing, public relations and charitable giving at the Newtown Athletic Club received the Julie Main Woman Leader Scholarship Award at the 2012 IHRSA (International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) 31st Annual Convention on March 16 in Los Angeles, Calif. CAP Resource Fair is slated April 26 Fontana Herald News Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:56 PM PDT The City of Fontana will be holding its annual Community Assistance Program (CAP) Resource Fair on Thursday, April 26 from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Jessie Turner Health and Fitness Center, 15556 Summit Avenue. Candidates square off Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:54 PM PDT Nine of the 10 candidates for the two Grande Prairie-area legislature seats took to the stage at the Douglas J. Cardinal Performing Arts Centre to voice their positions on several different issues, with the majority of questions aiming at education, health care, and property rights.[...] TO YOUR HEALTH: Stroke survivors sought for clinical trial Montgomery Life Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:53 PM PDT About 20 percent of the approximately 795,000 people who have a stroke this year will end up having trouble completing daily tasks â€" dressing, eating, writing, balancing or walking â€" due to a condition known as spasticity. Dammam to host critical care meet MENAFN Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:52 PM PDT (MENAFN - Arab News) Under the patronage of Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam in cooperation with the Saudi Society for Critical Care will host The ... By Greg Rayburn Jacksonville Patriot Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:48 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. Scientists identify hypervirulent Salmonella bacteria News-Medical-Net Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:47 PM PDT UC Santa Barbara researchers have discovered Salmonella bacteria that are up to 100 times more capable of causing disease. Their findings may help prevent food poisoning outbreaks that continue to plague public health and the food industry. PVSC removes debris from banks of river in Hawthorne The Record Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:47 PM PDT Debris could have posed threat to safety and health. Montclair Health Dept. sponsoring rabies clinics The Record Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:46 PM PDT During May, the Montclair Health Department will hold rabies clinics for cats and dogs in Montclair and Cedar Grove.

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