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Fact Check: 1942 saw largest-ever tax increase, not the health care law The Florida Times-Union Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:36 PM PDT Times-Union readers want to know: I heard that the new health care law essentially is the largest tax increase in history. Is that correct? Well, as FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.com point out, it might be construed as the largest if you just looked at raw dollars. Republicans, such as Rep. Connie Mack of Florida, have called the Affordable Care Act “the largest tax increase in American history ... Girl, 10, is treated after bite from a rabid bat in Spencer Boston Globe Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:24 PM PDT A 10-year-old is being treated for rabies after she was bitten by a bat Tuesday afternoon at Luther Hill Park in Spencer, according to a public health official. Other children were reported to have come in contact with the bat, but their identities are unknown. Lee Jarvis, director of the Department of Public Health for Spencer, fears that other children who touched the bat might be in danger ... (VIDEO) Zoning board in Lower Makefield reverses Aria decision, residents' group claims victory Yardley News Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:16 PM PDT LOWER MAKEFIELD â€" It was standing room only as the Lower Makefield Zoning Hearing Board voted 4-1 to reverse a previous decision that would have allowed the construction of an Aria Health Medical Center at the intersection of Route 332 (Newtown Bypass) and Stony Hill Road. Long-awaited decision on Aria Health complex to be announced July 17 in Lower Makefield Yardley News Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:14 PM PDT LOWER MAKEFIELD -- The long-awaited final decision on the proposed Aria Health Medical Center is scheduled to be announced by the zoning hearing board on Tuesday, July 17. Men still skeptical about sterilization for birth control The Times of India Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:13 PM PDT Even today, not many men were coming forward for the procedure of sterilization, deputy director of medical rural health and family welfare R Elizabeth Mary has rued. Mental health help goes online WA Today Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:11 PM PDT For years the advice has been to avoid consulting Dr Google for any medical concerns, until now. Privatized prison health care scrutinized Washington Post Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:09 PM PDT About 20 states, including Arizona, Illinois and Maryland, have shifted all or portions of their prison health-care operations to private providers in an attempt to cut costs, a trend that is raising concerns among unions and prisoners’ rights groups. Read full article >> A reason to resist the urge to skip a workout Maple Ridge News Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:07 PM PDT Resistance training has been shown to improve many health-related benefits, including reducing risk to causes of mortality, including fewer cardiovascular events, improved body composition, better glucose regulation, and lower blood pressure, as well as for the prevention and management of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and metabolic syndrome. Prov. clinic holds family fun day FOX Providence Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:42 PM PDT The Providence Community Health Center's ( PCHC )  held a family fun day on Saturday afternoon. Norton, Rehhoboth spraying done The Sun Chronicle Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:39 PM PDT The state Department of Public Health Friday night wrapped up aerial mosquito spraying in several Southeastern Massachusetts communities, including Norton, Rehoboth, Dighton, Easton, and Berkley.

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