10/06/2008
Third runway will 'damage health' (BBC News)
A third runway at Heathrow Airport would be "very detrimental" to Londoners' health, the new head of the Environment Agency says.
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10/06/2008
Glouco to hold women’s health summit (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Gloucester County women seeking health advice will have the opportunity to learn about everything from self-defense to buying cheap and healthy groceries later this month.
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10/06/2008
Mental health treatment boosted in economic bill (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Talk about going out with a win. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has spent years fighting for legislation that would require insurance plans to treat mental health patients on par with those who have physical ailments. No more higher copays or deductibles for the mental health treatments. No more limits on visits to the doctor that differ from the caps for other patients. Domenici, after six terms, ...
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10/06/2008
World Health Organization: Iraqi child dies of cholera (Boston Herald)
BAGHDAD - The World Health Organization says a 2-year-old boy has died of cholera in Iraq - the sixth fatality from the disease in the latest outbreak. WHO representative...
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10/06/2008
Bosses 'ignore workers' mental health' (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Most Australian bosses ignore their workers' mental health, a new survey shows.
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10/06/2008
Rendell makes push on health care for uninsured (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
HARRISBURG - With three days left in the 2007-08 legislative session, Gov. Rendell is making an 11th-hour push to deliver on his promise to expand health-care coverage for the uninsured.
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10/05/2008
Health Highlights: Oct. 5, 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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10/06/2008
Health care key issue for many in S.C. (The State)
Emily Wright says she has lost good job candidates for her new West Columbia advertising company because she cannot afford to offer health benefits. “You get good people by taking good care of people,” the owner of Option Media said. “But it’s very hard when you’re new and small and you can’t afford that stuff.” Good, affordable health insurance consistently has been ranked a top concern among ...
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10/06/2008
Mental health care gets boost in bailout legislation (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
WASHINGTON -- More than one-third of all Americans will soon get better insurance coverage of mental health treatments because of a new law that, for the first time, requires equal coverage of mental and physical illnesses.
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10/06/2008
Health Ministry: Excessive melamine found in White Rabbit Creamy Candy (The Sun)
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 06, 2008): The White Rabbit Creamy Candy seized for tests by the Health Ministry recently has been found to contain melamine exceeding the country's standard of 2.5 parts per million for adults and 1 part per million for children.
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