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12/05/2008
HHS Will Be Shepherding Health-Care Reform (Washington Post)
Under the best of circumstances, overseeing the Department of Health and Human Services is an enormous undertaking. With 65,000 employees and a budget of $707.7 billion, it accounts for nearly one-quarter of all federal spending, second only to the Defense Department.
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12/05/2008
Health workers say close to eradicating guinea worm (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Health workers are on the verge of eradicating Guinea worm disease in what would be just the second time in history a disease has been wiped from the planet, the Carter Center said on Friday.
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12/05/2008
Mental health league kicked off (BBC News)
Chelsea Football Club helps set up a football league in Surrey for people with mental health problems.
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12/05/2008
W.Va. public insurance agency hikes health costs (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The more than 200,000 people who get their health care from West Virginia's Public Employees Insurance Agency can expect higher monthly premiums or out-of-pocket expenses after June 2009.
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12/04/2008
Zimbabwe declares national health emergency (AP via Yahoo! News)
Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and state media reported Thursday the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to combat the crisis.
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12/05/2008
Health Care Reform: If Not Soon, When? (Medical News Today)
Some argue that the Obama administration will be hard pressed to take on something so organizationally and politically complicated as health care reform during such a sharp economic downturn.The counterpoint: health care reform is essential for any kind of durable economic recovery. So far, the signs are that health care reform will stay near top of the new administration's agenda.
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12/05/2008
Zimbabwe declares health emergency as cholera spreads (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and its health care system's collapse, and state media yesterday reported that the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to combat the crisis.
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12/05/2008
Intestinal Health In Salmon Fed A Plant-based Diet (Science Daily)
Access to marine raw materials for fish feed production is limited. Any future increase in the numbers of farmed salmon will therefore necessitate an increased use of feeds of plant origin. If salmon are to grow satisfactorily and remain healthy, it is important to obtain knowledge of just how plant-based feed affects the health of fish.
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12/04/2008
Health Highlights: Dec. 4, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
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12/05/2008
Health workers say close to eradicating Guinea worm (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Adds Carter quotes, paragraphs 8-10) By Matthew Bigg ATLANTA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Health workers are on the verge of eradicating Guinea worm disease in what would be just the second time in history ...
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