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IU Health named to magazine's Best Hospital's 'honor roll' The Michigan City News-Dispatch Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:53 PM PDT LA PORTE â€" IU Health was named to "U.S. News & World Report's" honor roll today when the magazine released its 23rd annual Best Hospitals rankings. The honor roll title is the top distinction reserved for the best medical centers across the country. Salon combats obesity epidemic YNN Syracuse Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:47 PM PDT A local salon celebrates five years of business by holding a health fair to combat obesity and depression Workers at Colour in Vestal said they want to help the public get healthy. Hungry in the summertime Palo Alto Weekly Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:42 PM PDT by Chris Kenrick Worried about rising hunger among her patients, a Stanford University physician has launched a summer food program at an East Palo Alto school. Lisa Chamberlain, an assistant professor of pediatrics who has practiced medicine at the Ravenswood Family Health Center in East Palo Alto since 2004, said a growing number of patients have been answering "no" to the standard question ... Pvt hospital delayed NHS work for profit Gulf Times Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:36 PM PDT A private hospital which accepts NHS work has instructed its doctors to artificially delay operations on non-paying patients to encourage them to pay fees. The Department of Health last night branded the practice “unacceptable” and pledged to intervene. Back To School Vaccines CBS Dallas - Fort Worth Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:34 PM PDT Dallas County Health and Human Services is offering back to school immunizations for students whose private insurance does not cover vaccines. N.H. hospital hepatitis scare spreads to Kansas WMUR New Hampshire Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:34 PM PDT Kansas officials have begun notifying about 460 former Hays Medical Center patients that they may have been exposed to hepatitis C by a traveling hospital technician accused of causing an outbreak of the disease in New Hampshire, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday. Watson's next test: health care Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:27 PM PDT IBM is looking at how the mega-computer can reduce medical errors and boost care. Blue Cross wins contract to run Louisiana state health plans The Shreveport Times Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:23 PM PDT BATON ROUGE - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana was chosen Friday by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration to take over the job of managing a state employee health care plan. Value over volume: Health care changes on horizon The Janesville Gazette Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:23 PM PDT One of Rock County’s two largest health care providers already has been selected to participate in a national program designed to provide Medicare recipients with better care at a lower cost. WHO endorses use of HIV medicines for prevention Gulf Times Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:23 PM PDT The World Health Organisation has endorsed using HIV medicines among people who do not have the infection but are at high risk of getting it and suggested that poor and wealthy countries alike set up pilot projects to better understand the benefits.

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