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08/29/2008
Health Highlights: Aug. 29, 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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08/29/2008
Health-Care Allies...for Now (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
The last time Washington tried to fix health care, powerful industry interests scuttled the Clinton Administration's initiative as Big Pharma, managed care, doctors, and employers all scrambled to protect their turf.
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08/29/2008
Study Reveals Wide Global Health Gap (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Study Reveals Wide Global Health Gap Category: Health News Created: 8/29/2008 Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2008
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08/29/2008
Health Highlights: Aug. 28, 2008 (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Health Highlights: Aug. 28, 2008 Category: Health News Created: 8/29/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2008
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08/29/2008
Happiness, Satisfaction Boost Health (WebMD)
A study finds people who say they are satisfied with life are more likely to be in good or excellent health a few years later.
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08/29/2008
Study Reveals Wide Global Health Gap (CBS News)
A new report from a World Health Organization commission calls for closing the health inequity gap within a generation.
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08/29/2008
Public asked about health service (BBC News)
People in Trowbridge are being asked whether they want more health services in their community.
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08/29/2008
Health Buzz: Salmonella Epidemic Declared Over and Other Health News (US News & World Report)
It's safe to eat raw jalapeño and serrano peppers from Mexico again. U.S. health officials declared Thursday that the salmonella epidemic that sickened 1,442 people, hospitalized 286, and was implicated in two deaths since April is over.
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08/29/2008
Alberta announces $50M for youth mental health services (CBC Edmonton)
Improving mental health services for children in rural Alberta is one of the goals of the $50 million set aside by the province on Friday.
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08/29/2008
Blue Cross pays $85M for Florida Health Care Plan (BizJournals)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. purchased Florida Health Care Plan for $85 million, expanding the state's largest insurer by 58,000 members.
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  • American Council on Science and Health - A consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
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