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Tulane gets $18.7M for environmental health WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans Sun, 27 May 2012 10:42 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) â€" Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is getting $18.7 million for two multiyear environmental health projects designed to help Gulf Coast residents affected by the 2010 BP oil spill. Using $15 million from BP PLC's settlement of class-action medical claims, the school plans a five-year effort to set up a network of environmental health experts to ... Older patients at ED Otago Daily Times Sun, 27 May 2012 10:41 AM PDT More older patients are turning up in Dunedin Hospital's emergency department, prompting fears the cost of primary health care is putting some off visiting the GP. read more Southern ED targets static in past quarter Otago Daily Times Sun, 27 May 2012 10:40 AM PDT Despite record successes at other health boards, Southern District Health Board's (SDHB) emergency department targets remained static in the past quarter. read more NZ Pork appeals court judgement on imports Otago Daily Times Sun, 27 May 2012 10:37 AM PDT New Zealand Pork is appealing a High Court judgement which did not support its challenge of new import health standards. read more Zoning board to give final opinion on Aria Health Medical Center in Lower Makefield in the coming months Yardley News Sun, 27 May 2012 10:32 AM PDT LOWER MAKEFIELD -- After months of testimony and years of debate, the long-awaited final decision on the proposed Aria Health Medical Center will be announced on Tuesday, July 17 by the zoning hearing board. Cabinet facing giant bills for health,roads The Nation - Thailand's English news Sun, 27 May 2012 10:32 AM PDT Two budget requests have been put on the agenda for approval by the Cabinet tomorrow one a colossal amount of more than Bt157 billion from the National Health Security Office (NHSO) for free or lowcost treatment for holders of healthcare golden cards. Justices' summer plans point to late June finish KFDA-TV Amarillo Sun, 27 May 2012 10:22 AM PDT One never knows when the Supreme Court will hand down its last, often biggest, opinions of the term. But the justices' summer travel schedules make it a pretty safe bet that blockbuster health care and immigration cases... Same gene that stunts infants' growth also makes them grow too big EurekAlert! Sun, 27 May 2012 10:18 AM PDT ( University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences ) UCLA geneticists have identified the mutation responsible for IMAGe syndrome, a rare disorder that stunts infants' growth. The twist? The mutation occurs on the same gene that causes Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, which makes cells grow too fast, leading to very large children. The discovery holds special significance for principal ... 10 ways to save on your health insurance Timaru Herald Sun, 27 May 2012 10:15 AM PDT   Two 'cooling islands' available during hot Memorial Day weekend WPXI Pittsburgh Sun, 27 May 2012 10:14 AM PDT "Cooling islands" will be open in two locations Memorial Day weekend to assist individuals with chronic health problems, the elderly and children who do not have access to a fan or air conditioner. The cooling islands are stationed at Healthy Active Living Centers in Lawrenceville and Homewood. Homewood's cooling island will be open all day Sunday and Memorial Day, and Lawrenceville's will be ...

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