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3 hrs ago | Washington Times

'Fuzzy math' could drive health bill cost higher

The official $1.1 trillion price tag for the House Democrats' health care bill excludes dozens of unfunded programs that could drive up costs when future congresses look to fund them.

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Related Topix: US News, Medicine, US Politics, Jerry Lewis, US House of Representatives, Republican

7 hrs ago | The Spokesman-Review

Stirring memories November 10, 2009

Archie flips through the pages of a National Geographic magazine, looking for photos that remind him of favorite faraway places.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Alzheimer's, Health, Norfolk Metro

12 hrs ago | Newswise

M. D. Anderson Chief Nursing Officer Named AAN Fellow

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's top nursing executive has been recognized with nursing's highest honor.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Oncology

16 hrs ago | MassLive.com

Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton lays off, or reduces hours of 21 workers

With a public expression of regret, Cooley Dickinson Hospital on Monday laid off employees for the second year in a row in an effort to bolster sagging finances.

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Related Topix: Northampton, MA, Medicine

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Insurance News Net

Dodd Talks Health Care Reform At Bristol HospitalLoading...

Unknown Source: Hartford Courant Wordcount: Nov. 9--BRISTOL -- As federal lawmakers struggle to design an overhaul of the health insurance system, Bristol Hospital President Kurt Barwis wants to be sure they don't shortchange hospitals and physicians.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Connecticut, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Medicine

Loveland Magazine

Clermont Taking Appointments for H1N1 Shots

The Clermont County General Health District will begin taking appointments on Monday, November 9, 2009 for certain groups of adults who need to obtain the H1N1 vaccinations.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Clermont County, OH, Medicine, Batavia, OH

The Globe and Mail

Read George Smitherman's statement

Published on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009 12:10PM EST Last updated on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009 12:12PM EST S tatement from George Smitherman, MPP : Yesterday I advised Premier McGuinty of my decision to resign from his Cabinet.

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Related Topix: Canada, Medicine

KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Boss of accused Fort Hood shooter Hasan speaks out

Colonel Kimberley Kesling had a unique position Thursday, minutes after gunfire erupted on the world's largest military installation.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Hood, Medicine, Bethesda, MD

Asbury Park Press Online

Bad economy boosts enrollment in graduate programs

Word on the street: College grads, dismayed by fruitless job searches, are flooding into graduate programs to ride out the recession.

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Related Topix: Fairleigh Dickinson University, Seton Hall University, Rutgers University, Medicine

MediLexicon

President Of Tanzania And The Abbott Fund Dedicate Modern Emergency Medical Department

For the first time, emergency room services meeting international standards will be a part Tanzania's public health system, thanks to the opening of a new Emergency Medical Department building and extensive training being conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Medicine, Emergency Medicine, HIV/AIDS, Health

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Newswise

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Urges Policies and Prevention To...

In a newly-published special supplement, the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing calls for new hospital policies to prevent and treat venous thromboembolism , a major cause of death and disability in hospitals throughout the world.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

The Victoria Star

Unions believe court ruling stops Ont. from reopening contracts to fight deficit

Ontario's Liberal government has raised the idea of unpaid days off for public sector workers to deal with a record $24.7-billion deficit - so-called Dalton Days - but there are differing opinions on whether or not the province would be able to re-open existing contracts.

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Related Topix: Canada, Medicine

Information Week - All Stories and Blogs

Florida Hospital Dials Up iPhones For Nurses

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System, a hospital in Florida, plans to deploy iPhones to its nurses, to replace audible alarms and alerts, bringing peace and quiet-- and improved performance--to the healthcare provider.

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Related Topix: Florida, VoIP, Science / Technology

The Advocate

Nurse gives birth to Ohio hospital's last baby

WADSWORTH - When Silvia Reed left Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital with her new baby in her arms, bittersweet tears streamed down her face.

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Related Topix: Wadsworth, OH, Rittman, OH, Medicine

Science Blog

New TMS clinic offers noninvasive treatment for major depression

Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment.

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Related Topix: Depression, Health, Rush University, Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Psychiatry

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Penticton Herald

Quebec health minister criticizes queue-jumping for H1N1 vaccines

Quebec's health minister has criticized preferential access to H1N1 vaccines that have been brought to light across the province.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Missouri college bars tattoos for nursing students

Some Missouri Southern State University nursing school students are upset about an admission policy barring visible tattoos.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Missouri Southern State University, Joplin Metro

Kansas City Star

Obama statement on health care legislation

Text of President Barack Obama's remarks Saturday at the White House on health care legislation:Good afternoon, everybody.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Health Insurance, Health, Medicine, AARP

Medical News Today

New Smoking Cessation Research Presented At CHEST 2009

Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Primary Care / General Practice ; COPD Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST New Formula Calculates More Accurate 'Lung Age' in Smokers A new formula more accurately calculates a smoker's "lung age," which researchers hope will help persuade patients to quit the ...

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Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Los Angeles Metro

MediLexicon

RNs File Department Of Public Health Complaints Against UC Davis Medical Center

Nurses Charge Public Endangered as Hospital Management Unlawfully Rations Nursing Care to Patients Registered Nurses at multiple units within the University of California Davis Hospital have filed a series of Department of Public Health charges against the facility, alerting the state to what risk of public endangerment.

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Related Topix: UC Davis, Health

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