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Senior health fair aims to assist seniors The Rowlett Lakeshore Times Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:55 PM PDT The health needs of senior citizens continue to be an area of concern for residents in Dallas County. To address this need the Rowlett Senior Advisory Board is hosting its annual free senior health fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 14 at the Rowlett Community Centre, 5300 Main Street. LAWRENCE: Rabid raccoon found on Roxboro Road The Lawrence Ledger Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:50 PM PDT A raccoon that was found wandering in the yard of a Roxboro Road home March 16 has been tested and confirmed to have rabies, according to Lawrence Township Health Officer Carol Chamberlain. Prime Time: Making it easier to visit a loved one with dementia The New Britain Herald Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:50 PM PDT Dear Attorney Tully: I took care of my mother as her health failed from Alzheimer’s. She is now a full-time resident of a nursing home. While I cared for her for many years, I now have a tough time visiting with her. I know you are an attorney and not a doctor, but I also know that you are an expert in senior issues. How can I make my visits easier with my mom? Thank you and thank you for this ... SENIOR SIGNALS: Tips on how to make caring for family members with Alzheimers a little easier The Bristol Press Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:49 PM PDT Daniel TullyColumnist Dear Attorney Tully: I took care of my mother for years as her health failed from Alzheimer’s. She is now a full time resident of a nursing home. Court takes health care case behind closed doors Journal Inquirer Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON â€" The survival of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices. Obama plan not only health mandate The Monterey County Herald Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON â€" The individual insurance requirement that the Supreme Court is reviewing isn't the first federal mandate involving health care. There's a Medicare payroll tax on workers and employers, for example, and a requirement that hospitals provide free emergency services to indigents. Freetown seeks early EEE spraying Fall River Herald News Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:39 PM PDT The town’s Board of Health will be pressing Bristol County Mosquito Control to begin spraying properties in town earlier than usual this year. Citing the mild winter, Selectwoman Jean Fox noted that mosquitoes were present two weeks ago during the warm spell of weather that hit the area. Many health care mandates already exist in US Boston Globe Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON - The individual insurance requirement that the Supreme Court is reviewing is not the first federal mandate involving health care. HHS questions AZ insurerâs rate increase proposal Maricopa Monitor Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:38 PM PDT PHOENIX â€" The Department of Health and Human Services has identified Arizona as one of nine states where insurance companies are proposing rate hikes that the agency says are “unreasonable.” CFIA/Health Hazard Alert : Certain La Vecchia Fattoria Brand Cacciatore Dry Cured Sausages May Contain Listeria ... Marketwire Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:37 PM PDT OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 2, 2012) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the La Vecchia Fattoria brand Cacciatore Dry Cured Sausages described below because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes .

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