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Health chief defends bills corporatizing gov’t hospitals Sun Star via Yahoo! Philippines News Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:57 PM PDT THE Department of Health (DOH) in Davao Region said converting public hospitals into corporations will improve medical services contradicting the stand of Gabriela party-list Southern Mindanao.Giving his full support to House Bill No. 6069, “an act corporatizing public hospitals,” DOH-Davao Region Director Abdullah Dumama said this will bring better prospects for health care and medical ... Eating placenta, an age-old practice in China The Malaysian Insider Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:49 PM PDT SHANGHAI, July 2 â€" After Wang Lan delivered, she brought home a baby girl and her placenta, which she plans to eat in a soup â€" adopting an age-old practice in Chinese traditional medicine. The health-giving qualities of placenta are currently creating a buzz in Western countries, where some believe it can help ward off postnatal depression, ... Affordable Health Care Act declared constitutional in landmark decision The South End Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:47 PM PDT In a historic ruling that will impact the lives of nearly every American, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the health care reform law created by President Barack Obama, with a 5-4 majority ruling June 28. Health partner program gives residents the knowledge and tools to help with simple health issues Athens Banner-Herald Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:46 PM PDT Gwen Littleton has always taken an interest in improving her community, and now she's known in her Eastside Athens neighborhood for her health care knowledge. HuffPost Radio: BOTH SIDES: SCOTUS 'Hearts' POTUS on Health & Hispanics, But Confuses Metaphor With Reality on ... The Huffington Post Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:45 PM PDT Was this week a political inflection point because of decisions on ACA, Arizona "papers please" and corporations as "people"? Free health clinic at High Rise to open July 13 The Bradford Era Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:44 PM PDT Era photo by Wade Aiken Board member and registered nurse Kim Douglas, second from right, explains the chart system to, from left, Bradford City Councilman Dr. K. James Evans, Dr. M. Javed Akhtar, the Rev. Lee Beckes and fellow board member and RN Lisa Fiorentino. GOP: Voters will have final say on health care law NBC 13 Birmingham Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:32 PM PDT Republican leaders in Congress say voters will have the final word on health care in the November elections, and the GOP is betting that the law's unpopularity will be enough to drive Democrats from power. Gov. Rick Scott: Florida will not follow health care law The Bay Bulletin Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:32 PM PDT Gov. Rick Scott said he has no plans to implement the health care law and will work to have it repealed in Washington. / AP WASHINGTON â€" No state was more defiant in repudiating the 2010 federal health care law than Florida. Health care overhaul still faces rough road for implementation Pioneer Press Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's health care law emerged from its bruising two-year legal ordeal largely intact, with its primary goal of guaranteeing all Americans health security still standing. Tuberculosis case detected at Auburn University FOX 19 Cincinnati Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:25 PM PDT A highly contagious disease has Auburn University on alert. The Alabama Department of Public Health notified Auburn University yesterday of a student who has been diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis.

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