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Open space benefits more than meets the eye The Kennett Paper Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:44 AM PDT Preserving land benefits everything from lowered health care costs to increased productivity in the workplace, and goes a long way towards retaining the region’s natural character. Pa. health official clarifies new gas drilling law KATC 3 Lafayette Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's top health official has assured doctors that a new gas-drilling law will allow them to talk to their patients about proprietary chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process - and share the information with public health agencies and regulatory bodies as they see fit. The Pennsylvania Medical Society started questioning the new law almost two months ago ... GPhA Enlists IMS Health to Further Address Drug Shortage Crisis PR Newswire Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:43 AM PDT Industry Leader to Play Critical Role in the Accelerated Recovery Initiative WASHINGTON, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) today announced that it has selected IMS Health to serve as the Independent Third Party (ITP) in the... CDC: 2011 was worst measles year in US in 15 years Erie Times-News Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:42 AM PDT Health officials say last year was the worst year for measles in the U.S. in 15 years. There were 222 cases of measles reported. Most of the cases were imported - either by visiting foreigners or by U.S. residents who picked up the virus overseas. Open space desirable in southern Chester County, expert tells residents The Kennett Paper Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:42 AM PDT Preserving land benefits everything from lowered health care costs to increased productivity in the workplace, and goes a long way towards retaining the region’s natural character. SC agency says information leaked on 228K people WSOC-TV Charlotte Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:42 AM PDT The agency that runs South Carolina's Medicaid program says an employee improperly transferred information about more than 228,000 people to a private email account.    Health and Human Services Director Anthony Keck said Thursday the man has been fired. His name was not released.    Keck says an investigation earlier this month showed the information was transferred to at least one other person ... Value of screening for kidney disease unclear Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:37 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening people to catch early kidney disease may sound like a good idea, but there is no research to prove that it's worthwhile, according to a new review. In the U.S., about 11 percent of adults have chronic kidney disease, the vast majority of whom have early-stage disease. The disease is very common among older adults -- more than 44 percent of Americans older ... Greenwood Home Health Care Worker Charged In Fraud Case WSPA Spartanburg Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:37 AM PDT Greenwood Home Health Care Worker Charged In Fraud Case Global Health: Students Build Wiki of Medical Devices Designed for Low-Income Countries Newswise Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT In parts of the world without reliable electricity, a pedal-powered nebulizer could provide life-saving asthma treatments. Small wax-filled sleeping bags could keep premature infants warm. A salad spinner centrifuge for blood samples could help clinicians diagnose anemia. The George Washington University School of Nursing and Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Officials to Sign ... Newswise Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT Jean Johnson, dean of the George Washington University School of Nursing, and Richard R. Teaff, president of Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, will jointly sign a memo of understanding formalizing a partnership between the two institutions that will allow nurses in rural Virginia to receive advanced education and continue providing health care services in their communities. Virginia ...

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