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Cigna Study: Post-Hospital Discharge Outreach Reduces Readmissions 22 Percent for High Risk Gastrointestinal, Heart ... business-wire.com Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 07:00 AM PST A randomized control study of 3,988 high-risk gastrointestinal, heart or lower respiratory patients by global health service company Cigna found that prioritized, telephonic outreach by health plan case managers following hospital discharge reduced future readmissions by 22 percent. 5 teachers, 2 aid workers gunned down by militants in Pakistan Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 06:59 AM PST Hundreds of villagers in northwest Pakistan turned out Wednesday to bury five female teachers and two health workers who were gunned down a day earlier by militants in what may have been the latest in a series of attacks targeting anti-polio efforts in the country. Watson Files Velcade ANDA zacks.com Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 06:58 AM PST US sales of Velcade for the 12 months ending October 31, 2012, were $740 million as per IMS Health. The Biggest Health Care Stories of 2012 Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 06:57 AM PST Watch The Biggest Healthcare Stories of 2012 Flu cases spike in Minnesota Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 06:57 AM PST MINNEAPOLIS - Health officials are concerned about a recent spike in the number of flu cases in Minnesota. University General Health System to Present at Sidoti & Company Annual New York Micro-Cap Conference on Monday ... Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 06:57 AM PST HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Jan 2, 2013) - University General Health System, Inc. ( OTCQB : UGHS ), a diversified, integrated multi-specialty health care delivery system, today announced that it will be presenting at the Sidoti & Company Annual New York Micro-Cap Conference. The conference will be held on Monday, January 7, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel in New York City. AdCare Health Systems to Present at the Sidoti Semi-Annual Micro-Cap Conference on January 7, 2013 prnewswire.com Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 06:57 AM PST ATLANTA, Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADK) (the "Company") announced today that it has been invited to present at the Sidoti Semi-Annual Micro-Cap Conference ... UK norovirus sickness cases reach over 1.1 million Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 06:56 AM PST January 02, 2013 10:42 PM LONDON (REUTERS) - More than 1.1 million people in Britain have succumbed to the norovirus winter vomiting disease so far this season, and health officials expect cases to jump higher after a Christmas and New Year dip. Happy Holidays to all! Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 06:56 AM PST We want to wish all Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year filled with love, health and peace. Zambia sees new cholera outbreak afp.news.za Wed, 02 Jan, 2013 06:52 AM PST Cholera has broken out in northern Zambia this week, with at least 30 cases recorded in the past three days, a health official said Wednesday.

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