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Beebe: Legislative Super-Majority Must Decide on Medicaid Expansion Arkansas Business Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:07 AM PDT Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe says it'll ultimately be up to a super-majority of the state Legislature whether to go forward with an expansion of Medicaid under the federal health care law. Martin’s Point hosts group for diabetics The Times Record Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:07 AM PDT PORTLAND â€" Martin’s Point Health Care sponsors a free diabetes support group that meets from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of every month at Martin’s Point Health Education Center, 331 Veranda St., Building 5. Wendy Drew, a certified diabetes educator, will facilitate the sessions. For more information, call 1-800-260-6681. read more Health survey gives state workers weight option - Wed, 18 Jul 2012 PST The Spokesman-Review Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:06 AM PDT A weight-related question will remain on a wellness questionnaire for Oregon state workers, but employees next year will be given an alternative to sharing their waist size. Health Highlights: July 18, 2012 HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:06 AM PDT Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Health Tip: Protect Kids From Lead Exposure HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:06 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Ingestion of lead -- notably from older buildings that used lead-based paint -- can cause permanent neurological and developmental problems in children. Health Tip: Help Prevent Low Blood Sugar HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:06 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, can occur even when you're doing your best to manage diabetes, the American Diabetes Association says. Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham The Shelby County Reporter Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:06 AM PDT The Alabama Health Planning and Development Agency’s Certificate of Need board approved a plan for HealthSouth to build a new, 34-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Pelham during a July 18 meeting. HealthSouth officials said the hospital will be similar to this rendering. $20 Billion Federal Health Information Technology Program Selects Atlanta’s BCA PRWeb Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:06 AM PDT The $20 billion program will provide biomedical-related and health information technology (IT) services to U.S. Government agencies worldwide over the next 10 years. (PRWeb July 18, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/heath/Information-Technology/prweb9704425.htm Shionogi-ViiV Healthcare announces positive initial data from phase III study of dolutegravir-based regimen vs Atripla ... CNW Group via Yahoo! Canada Finance Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:06 AM PDT NOTE: The following statement was distributed globally by ViiV Healthcare LLC.In Canada , the safety and efficacy of dolutegravir is currently under investigation; marketing authorization from Health Canada ... Police need sleep for health, performance Science Daily Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:05 AM PDT Researchers have found that limited sleep can affect police officers' health and their job performance. It's the first peer-reviewed look at the relationship of sleep, health and job in the context of shift work.

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