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Doctors’ lawsuit on patient fees could cost B.C. $100M Vancouver Sun Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:54 AM PDT Thousands of doctors are expected to join a $100-million class-action lawsuit over claims they were stiffed for fees by the province when they treated patients who were in arrears on Medical Services Plan (MSP) health insurance premiums. It’s taken 14 years of legal wrangling, but in an oral decision delivered late last week, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Elaine Adair gave the green light for the ... Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile The Shelbyville News Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:54 AM PDT The West Nile virus was detected in mosquitos earlier this month in Shelbyville, the Shelby County Health Department reported Monday. Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Selects ProVation® Order Sets, powered by UpToDate® Decision Support Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:54 AM PDT Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today that Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center has selected i Watching Olympics on TV may be unhealthy BigPond News Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:53 AM PDT Health experts say they have concerns for those staying up for the Olympics and snacking in front of the TV. Health products top most trusted list BigPond News Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:53 AM PDT A survey has found health care products are the brands most trusted by Australian consumers. NH to expand testing in hepatitis C case WCVB Boston Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:49 AM PDT New Hampshire health officials are casting a wider net as they look for people who may have contracted hepatitis C from a traveling technician at Exeter Hospital. Transparency helping fight C. diff: study Mississauga News Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:47 AM PDT The provincial government is highlighting findings in a study that concluded implementation of mandatory public reporting for hospitals has played a role in reducing Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection rates in health facilities. VHA Commends White House Effort to Promote Economic and Environmental Benefits to "Green" Hospitals Marketwire Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:47 AM PDT IRVING, TX--(Marketwire - Jul 24, 2012) - VHA Inc., the national health care network, commends the President's White House Council on Environmental Quality for bringing together a distinguished list of panelists to publically discuss "Greening America's Hospitals." Today's program, to be held at the White House from 9 a.m. - noon (EDT), will be streamed live at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live ... Hepatitis can kill 5 million people in next decade: WHO Press Trust of India Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:45 AM PDT New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Over 5 million people could die of viral hepatitis in the next decade in South-East Asia region, according World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates. Five Best Tuesday Columns The Atlantic Wire Tue, 24 Jul 2012 06:45 AM PDT Mark Ragins in the Los Angeles Times on reacting to Aurora Ragins, a psychiatrist, notes that many Americans might feel reassured if mental health issues explained the Aurora shooter's motives, though statistically, mentally ill people aren't more likely to commit murder. "When we're a little calmer, it might be reasonable to ask whether our current funding levels for mental health or our ...

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