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Colorado medical "centers of excellence" build destination status Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 11:03 PM PST Jasmin Cramer's chemotherapy visits at University of Colorado Health are much like any other cancer patient: checking in with the doctor, getting some labs drawn, and then fighting boredom while sitting for the drip. Becker's Hospital Review Names 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know prnewswire.com Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 11:00 PM PST CHICAGO, Feb. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Becker's Hospital Review is proud to announce the release of its first annual list, "100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know," which features ... Former Health Department head was county’s top earner for 2nd year Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:50 PM PST ELYRIA â€" For the second year in a row, Ken Pearce was the top earner in Lorain County government. Pearce, who retired as commissioner of the Lorain County General Health District in August, took home $153,954.07 in 2012, according to records provided by county Auditor Craig Snodgrass’ office. In 2011, Pearce earned $139,681.73. Pearce’s larger [...] Click here to read this story on The Chronicle ... An Evening with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:43 PM PST The Grammy-winning singer-songwriters give a benefit concert for fundforthegirls, a nonprofit that helps pay for breast exams at Baptist Health Systems. Reserved seating. Toddler is Cambodia's 7th bird flu death this year Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:35 PM PST Toddler is Cambodia's 7th bird flu death this year PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) â€" A 20-month-old boy has become Cambodia's seventh bird flu fatality this year, as authorities warn the virus remains a serious health threat, especially to children. Bird flu, caused by the H5N1 virus, normally spreads among poultry, but can sometimes be transmitted from poultry to humans. PRINCETON: Health board plans smoking ban in parks Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:34 PM PST Princeton will seek to ban smoking in all municipal public parks and recreational facilities to combat exposure to second-hand smoke, the first community in Mercer County to take such a step. MONTGOMERY: Board backs modified smoking ban for parks Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:31 PM PST MONTGOMERY It appears Montgomery is closer to cracking down on smoking within public parks after the Board of Health gave its support on Feb. 13 to move forward with an amended smoke-free ordinance. MIDDLESEX COUNTY:Womenâs History Month celebrated at MCC Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:30 PM PST Press release Middlesex County College will honor Women’s History Month in March with the theme of “Women’s Health, Body, Mind and Spirit.” The program will include workshops from motivational speaker Traciana Graves and a discussion of eating disorders from Stacy Prussman. Lawhorn's Lawrence: 14 years of a clinic and caring Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:28 PM PST In the beginning, surely Nikki White had to think the biggest challenge with her new job as executive director of Lawrence’s Health Care Access would be how to not gain 20 pounds in the process. “My office was in the kitchen, right next to the refrigerator,” White remembers of that first office 14 years ago in a cramped East Lawrence building. By Chad Lawhorn Rick Scott explains flip-flop Sat, 23 Feb, 2013 10:24 PM PST Florida Gov. Rick Scott, one of the most vocal critics of the federal health care overhaul, is dropping his staunch opposition to the law.

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