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Health care's new maverick CNN Money Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:02 AM PDT Steward Health Care System's Ralph de la Torre is building a model for the future. Poll: One-in-four adults in Suffolk are obese as health chiefs pin hopes on London 2012 East Anglian Daily Times Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:59 AM PDT NEARLY one in four Suffolk adults are now classed as obese but there are still hopes of building on the momentum of the Olympic Games to get people more active. Mice-infested city takeaway closed Coventry Observer Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:56 AM PDT A TAKEAWAY found to be infested with mice has been forced to close. Bab E Khybar - in the old General Wolfe pub in Foleshill Road - was shut down after environmental health officials' demands to improve standards were not met. Hospital identifies health needs of area South Bend Tribune Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:54 AM PDT Assessment will result in new initiatives. SOUTH BEND -- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center on Wednesday announced the results of its community health needs assessment, including an action plan that will guide the hospital in creating and funding certain initiatives over the next few years. Vaccinations available at Public Health for students Lake Tahoe News Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:53 AM PDT El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Division is offering back-to-school immunizations for children. Public Health can provide all childhood vaccinations required for school entry, including those needed for kindergarten entry, and the Tdap vaccine which is required for incoming seventh-graders and for those students in grades 8-12 who are transferring from [...] SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Court's health verdict brings local reaction South Brunswick Post Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:52 AM PDT Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the controversial individual mandate, brought many reactions from local politicians while many in the healthcare industry remained silent. MANVILLE: Seniors can get Medicare questions answered The Manville News Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:49 AM PDT On Monday, Aug. 6, at the Manville Senior Center, a State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) counselor will provide free help to New Jersey Medicare beneficiaries who have problems with, or questions about, their health insurance. Accused rope killer mentally incompetent to stand trial Philadelphia Daily News Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:40 AM PDT A MENTAL-HEALTH evaluation has determined that the woman accused of suffocating her bed-bound roommate by shoving a rope and other debris down her throat is not competent to stand trial, a Philadelphia Judge ruled Wednesday. Geraldine Cherry, 50, will be committed to Norristown State Hospital for 60 days to receive psychiatric treatment, Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore said. Gov't report: Tax cheats getting paid by Medicaid ABC 13 Houston Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:40 AM PDT Congressional investigators say thousands of Medicaid health care service providers still got paid by the government even though they owed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal taxes McKenna's plan would give schools $1.25 billion more Everett Herald Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:40 AM PDT The Republican candidate says he can give schools $1.25 billion more by limiting spending and paying less of state workers' health care.

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