DOH confirms mild EV-71 infection in a one-year old boy Office of the President - Philippines Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:44 PM PDT A July 20, 2012 press release from the Department of Health: The public is urged to remain vigilant as Secretary of Health Enrique Ona today confirmed Enterovirus-71 (EV-71) infection in one of several suspected hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported to the Department of Health (DOH). Continue reading â' | U.S. whooping cough outbreak could be worst in half century Reuters.co.uk Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:38 PM PDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - The number of U.S. whooping cough cases has risen to around 18,000 in an outbreak that is on track to become the most severe in over a half century and could in part stem from possible waning vaccine protection, health officials said on Thursday. | Restaurant meals a bit healthier after menu law Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:37 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chain restaurants in the Seattle area seem to have made small changes for the better since a 2009 law forced them to put nutrition information on their menus, a new study finds. Eighteen months after the law went into effect in King County, Washington, calorie counts were a bit lower, the study found. "Sit down" chain restaurants did better than fast-food joints ... | 11th-hour debate expected in Legislature on insurance payments to stateâs hospitals North Adams Transcript Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:35 PM PDT Friday July 20, 2012 New England Newspapers With the state House and Senate at loggerheads over efforts to craft legislation to "bend the curve" on rising health care costs, a debate down to the wire is a prospect before the Legis lature adjourns July 31. An effort to curb Cadillac-type insurance payments to Boston-area hospitals with strong bargaining clout seems to be falling by | Check presented to board of health will help ensure mammograms The East Liverpool Review Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:31 PM PDT LISBON - County nurse Barbara Knee presented the Columbiana County Board of Health with a check for $43,465 from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, which will help ensure the health department will continue providing mammograms to all women in the county. | | |
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