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Mississippi Health Officials report pediatric flu death Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 07:05 PM PST The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports the first confirmed pediatric influenza death in Mississippi since the 2009-2010 H1N1 Pandemic flu season. Pfizer's animal health unit, Zoetis, soars in IPO Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 07:04 PM PST Shares of Pfizer's animal health business, Zoetis, surged in their trading debut Friday after the company's initial public offering of stock raised $2.2 billion â€" the largest IPO by a U.S. company since Facebook Inc. raised $16 billion last May. Goodell: Safety everyone's role Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 07:02 PM PST Times wires Friday, February 1, 2013 NEW ORLEANS â€" Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to share the blame. "Safety," he said at his annual Super Bowl news conference Friday, "is all of our responsibilities." With thousands of ex-players suing the league over its handling of concussions, the topics of player health and safety filled most of the 45-minute session. "I'll stand up. I'll be accountable ... Prepare to use health insurance exchanges npc-news.star-telegram.com Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 06:58 PM PST Healthcare law provides subsidies for families earning up to $92,000 a year. Pfizer unit Zoetis makes strong market debut Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 06:55 PM PST NEW YORK: Zoetis, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s animal-health division, made a dramatic debut on Wall Street Friday as the biggest initial public offering since Facebook. California employers to post annual work-related injury and illness summary Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 06:50 PM PST OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DIR/DOSH), also known as Cal/OSHA, is providing 2013's notification to all employers to post the annual summary of all work-related... Violence against aid workers goes Unabated Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 06:49 PM PST The protection of human rights defenders, community and health workers and NGOs staff have become a serious issue in Pakistan as incidents of violence against them has been reported in regular intervals. Unfortunately, the government officials have ... Obama Offers Compromise On Birth Control Insurance, But Religious Groups Still Object Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 06:49 PM PST One of the biggest objections to U.S. President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act has come from religious organizations that do not wish to help pay for their employees’ birth control through their health-insurance plans. On Friday, Obama offered a compromise on contraception coverage. His adminstration's proposal centers on a regulation that would have two basic tenets, according to the ... Study: Medicaid expansion will save money Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 06:46 PM PST RALEIGH â€" North Carolina should expand Medicaid coverage under President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul because it would provide insurance coverage to 500,000 residents â€" most of whom would remain uninsured without the expansion, a nonpartisan policy group said Friday. Logue introduces veterans job bill Fri, 01 Feb, 2013 06:44 PM PST Assemblyman Dan Logue introduced a bill this week that would help veterans with prior medical training to be fast-tracked into health care professions. AB 213 would require state agencies that license health care professionals to establish policies...

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