Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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Lakeshore Advance Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:05 AM PDT
Jessie Flear, of Owen Sound and Kristin Van Sligtenhorst, of Tara, pose with their stethoscopes during the last week of a six-week placement with Gateway and the Huron East Health Centre.

State could spray again this summer if EEE comes back
The Patriot Ledger Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:03 AM PDT
State health officials are calling the aerial spraying of 400,000 acres a success â€" and they are ready to do it again if the virus comes back. They are testing for any impacts on water supplies.

Health Canada issues warning about sprouts
Montreal Gazette Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:02 AM PDT
Health Canada is once again urging Quebecers to be careful when preparing sprouts for eating, even though there have been no reports this summer of people falling ill from such foods.

Statement by the Environment Health Directorate
Malta Star Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:02 AM PDT
The Health Inspectorate Services within the Environmental Health Directorate of the Superintendence of Public Health wishes to remind food business operators on their duty to control their suppliers and perform suitable ‘goods inwards checks’ and not to accept any foodstuffs that may have been rendered unfit for human consumption by the interuption of the cold chain, amongst others possible abuse.

'Obamacare' will reduce the deficit, says independent Congressional Budget Office
WPEC CBS12 West Palm Beach Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:02 AM PDT
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shrink rather than increase the nation's huge federal deficits over the next decade, Congress' nonpartisan budget scorekeepers said Tuesday, supporting Obama's contention in a major election-year dispute with Republicans. ...

Medivo Appoints Life Sciences Industry Leader David Stack to Its Board of Directors
Business Wire via Yahoo! Canada Finance Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:00 AM PDT
Medivo Inc., a health monitoring company for physicians and their patients, today announced that it has appointed David Stack to its Board of Directors.

Doctors Petition F.D.A. for Painkiller Limits
New York Times Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:59 AM PDT
A group of doctors and public health officials urged the government to curtail the use of prescription painkillers by changing labeling directions on how physicians should prescribe them.

Vt health care worker faces exploitation charge
WCAX-TV Vermont Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:59 AM PDT
A Vermont home health care worker has been charged with stealing prescription drugs from a woman she had been looking after.

WellPoint cuts 2012 forecast as health insurer's 2nd quarter profit falls 8.3 per cent
Brandon Sun Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:57 AM PDT
INDIANAPOLIS - WellPoint Inc. cut its 2012 earnings forecast on Wednesday after net income fell more than 8 per cent, the health insurer's enrolment slipped and medical costs climbed during the second quarter. The company's shares sank almost 9 per cent in premarket trading. Chairwoman and CEO

Majority Of Business Owners See Health Insurance Premiums Rising Over The Next Year
Forbes Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:57 AM PDT
The findings of the SB Authority Market Sentiment Survey, a monthly window into the concerns of independent business owners, were released today. Based on a poll of over 1,500 respondents, one of the key findings from the July survey is 49% of business owners see their health insurance premiums rising within the next 12 months. Of the remaining respondents, 13% see their premiums decreasing ...




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