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20% TStorms KARK Little Rock Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:44 AM PDT Along with the warmer weather, summer also brings a disease familiar to many in the health and child care industries. However, it might not be familiar to parents. Shaban hosts Lyme disease forum at Weston Public Library Weston Forum Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:43 AM PDT State Rep. John Shaban (R-135th District) is hosting an information forum on Lyme disease on Thursday, July 26, at the Weston Public Library, 56 Norfield Road, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The forum will include a panel of experts, including Monica Wheeler, the Westport Weston health coordinator, Dr. Howard Kilpatrick from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and Jennifer Reid from the ... Veterinary Center wellness clinic helps patients in need The Belvoir Eagle Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:39 AM PDT Fort Belvoir Veterinary Center employees reduced the rising demand for pet health care on post with a wellness clinic July 11. Tyree: Could lack of PE mean shortage of Olympic athletes? East Valley Tribune Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:37 AM PDT Just as the Summer Olympics are poised to begin in London, we receive disturbing news about the health of American youth. Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus Washington Times-Herald Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:37 AM PDT A pool of mosquitoes found on the west end of Washington near the sewer plant tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), according to environmental health specialist Geoff Stoner of the Daviess County Health Department. $3 Billion Drug Company Whistleblower Settlement Sheds Light on Relationship Between Pharmaceutical Companies and ... PRWeb Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:35 AM PDT For allegations of illegal marketing, failure to report safety data and fraud, global health care giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently agreed to pay $3 billion in a civil and criminal settlement. Sheller, P.C. attorneys Stephen A. Sheller and Brian J. McCormick Jr. say the company’s conduct was “business as usual.” (PRWeb July 19, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012 ... Targeting wasteful health care spending in Oregon The Oregonian Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:35 AM PDT Oregon could save more than $26 million a year by preventing unnecessary visits to hospital emergency rooms. Better coordination of care could likely help people with chronic conditions avoid hundreds of hospital admissions. Doctors could avoid much wasteful ordering of imaging tests, antibiotics, and brand-name drugs. Gentiva® Health Services Schedules Second Quarter 2012 Earnings Call And Webcast For Thursday, August 2, 2012 PR Newswire Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:31 AM PDT ATLANTA, July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTIV) announced today that it has scheduled a conference call and webcast on Thursday, August 2, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. Gentiva plans... Media tour offers new vistas on MUHC Montreal Gazette Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:29 AM PDT Rising up to six storeys, the brightly coloured buildings will offer sweeping views of the St. Lawrence River and of upper Westmount. No, this is not yet another condo complex under development, but the superhospital of the McGill University Health Centre, set to open its doors to patients in the summer of 2015. Blue Mountain Health System hosts first of 3 health fairs Times News Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:28 AM PDT STACEY SOLT/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS Gary Higgins, left, the Director of Rehabilitation Services and a physical therapist at Blue Mountain Health System, uses calipers to measure Palmerton resident Shirley Blynn's body fat during a recent health fair at the new Mahoning Valley Lab.

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