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Marking Mental Health Month Register-Star Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:03 AM PDT HUDSON â€" Jeff Rovitz wants people to know that those who have mental health issues are just like everyone else, and that their problems should be treated like any physical health issue. Peggy Wireman: Working poor can't afford higher health care costs The Capital Times Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:58 AM PDT Dear Editor: I was shocked when Gov. Scott Walker's representative on last week's "Here and Now" said people with incomes barely above the poverty level can afford to pay more for their health care. Genomics conference taking place in Miami Sun-Sentinel Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:58 AM PDT Top researchers are in Miami for a conference tackling health disparities in genomics. Health officials confirm measles in West Memphis woman WMCTV Memphis Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:58 AM PDT The Arkansas Department of Health says a case of measles has been confirmed in a West Memphis woman who has exposed residents in at least four cities. $148 Million Approved For Vets Health Care 13WHAM Rochester Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:57 AM PDT Washington D.C. - Lawmakers have approved a bill to increase health care spending for veterans. LMU hosts free health care event WVLT-TV Knoxville Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:54 AM PDT Health care may be costly, but Lincoln Memorial University hosts an event Saturday and Sunday that will provide free medical, dental, vision and veterinary services. Health law jobs, cost controls and the mandate play in minds of state leaders News-Medical-Net Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:52 AM PDT Health law issues are reverberating in states around America as leaders consider what the law means for them -- especially if it stands after a Supreme Court review. B.C. to finance about 190 new jobs for nurse practitioners Vancouver Sun Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:49 AM PDT The B.C. government will commit about $22 million to more than double the number of nurse practitioners working in the province, Health Minister Mike de Jong announced Thursday, adding the move will help improve patient care and alleviate pressures across the health care system. Drinking plain water instead of fizzy drinks and fruit juice 'lowers the risk of women developing diabetes' Daily Mail Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:47 AM PDT The switch could help stave off the metabolic disorder, according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health who studied the drinking habits of 83,000 women for 12 years. Officials: Syphilis cases on increase in Halifax The Chronicle Herald Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:44 AM PDT Health officials in Halifax say syphilis is still showing up in higher than usual numbers as they try to deal with a continuing outbreak of the sexually transmitted infection.

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