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C. Everett Koop, influential surgeon general, dies at 96 Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:04 PM PST C. Everett Koop, who as surgeon general during the Reagan administration won the admiration of conservatives for his views on abortion, the admiration of liberals for his views on AIDS, and the admiration of the public at large for his unwillingness to put political considerations ahead of public health concerns, died Monday in Hanover, N.H. Perhaps the nation’s most influential surgeon general ... USANA Health Sciences’ China Subsidiary BabyCare Ltd. Receives Approval for Three Additional Direct Selling Licenses ... business-wire.com Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:03 PM PST USANA Health Sciences Inc. , a global nutritional company, announced today that its China subsidiary BabyCare Ltd. received official government approval from the Ministry of Commerce People’s Republic of China to expand direct selling activities in three additional provinces/municipalities within the People’s Republic of China. American Public Health Association honors Dr. C. Everett Koop, public health champion Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:02 PM PST Statement of Georges C. Benjamin, M.D., executive director WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "With heavy hearts, we pay tribute to our friend and colleague, C. Everett Koop, M.D., ScD, who passed away today. He was 96. "When you look back at the last 75 years,... Oklahoma Senate Panel Kills Medical Marijuana Bill Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:02 PM PST Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 6-2 against the measure on Monday. Study: Romantic relationships may make you sick Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:02 PM PST OHIO (WITI) â€" Feeling insecure and anxious about your romantic relationship may harm your health. Ohio State University researchers studied... Idaho rejects KMC bid for protections for health care workers - Mon, 25 Feb 2013 PST Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:01 PM PST Kootenai Medical Center says its workers are being violently assaulted more frequently - to the point that it wants to make any attack on a health care worker in Idaho a felony. 9 Investigates: Some say Affordable Care Act will have negative side effects Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:01 PM PST The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, as it's become known, provides health care coverage for millions of Americans who previously did not qualify. And while supporters point to the coverage as one of the biggest benefits of the plan, some critics, including doctors, are also pointing out negative side effects to the reforms. Dr. Bryan Young, a heart surgeon and, later, general surgeon for more ... Kitzhaber on TV: My plan could reduce medical costs and deficit Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 03:01 PM PST Kitzhaber says paying for outcomes instead of procedures will improve health care coordination for poor residents so their treatable medical problems don't grow in severity or expense. McKee Medical Center offers scholarships Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 02:59 PM PST McKee Medical Center is offering scholarships for adults who are returning to school to be trained in a health care field. All adult learners who live in the Loveland/Berthoud area are eligible to apply. 3 Northern Colorado hospitals among nation's top 100 Mon, 25 Feb, 2013 02:59 PM PST Three Northern Colorado hospitals have been listed among the nation's top 100 by Truven Health Analytics, an independent organization that evaluates the performance of 3,000 U.S. hospitals.

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