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Debunking the 'economy-class syndrome'
Times of India
But if you aren't that lucky, an economy class ticket on a long-distance flight (more than six hours) might not be so bad for your health. Debunking the "economy-class syndrome," new evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest ...

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Building is rising; Tribal Health Center, Target lead the way
Record-Searchlight
Redding-based Gifford Construction is leading a $3 million remodel of the property that will become the Redding Rancheria Tribal Health Center. Redding Rancheria's new Tribal Health Center and a major remodel of Target on Dana Drive paved a big January ...

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Citybizlist Real Estate

Whittier, Boston Inner-City Health Center, Gets New $35 Million Facility
Huffington Post
By BOB SALSBERG 02/ 4/12 02:40 PM ET AP BOSTON -- Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served serving thousands of residents of the inner-city ...
Whittier Street Health Center Unveils State-of-the-Art 79000 Square Foot ...Sacramento Bee
New inner-city health center opens in BostonThe Grio
Whittier Street Health Center Debuts $37M FacilityCitybizlist Real Estate

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Women's heart disease receives focus, outreach
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
?The American Heart Association is targeted toward women because heart disease is the number one killer of women,? said Rural Health Clinic Family Nurse Practitioner Renita Bryant. Go Red for Women encourages the awareness of issues of heart disease ...

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ABC News

Consumer Reports Investigates 'Junk' US Health Plans
ABC News
Good Money (01.29.10) Watch Video Enrolling in Benefits Watch Video America's Consumer: Lower Your Health Insurance Watch Video Of course, Metcalf said that this is a last resort. "This is an excellent report," said Jonathan Weiner, professor of health ...
Waiting for Health Reform, Mini-meds and Junk Insurance Plans Are Still in ...Kansas City infoZine
Consumer Reports: Mini-meds and Other Junk Insurance Plans Still in Business ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Acquires Spokane Integrated Medical Plaza ...
MarketWatch (press release)
7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II (formerly known as Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II) announced today that it has acquired Spokane Integrated Medical Plaza for a purchase price of $32.5 million.

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Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Acquires Spokane Integrated Medical Plaza ...
Sacramento Bee
By American Healthcare Investors SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II (formerly known as Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II) announced today that it has acquired Spokane Integrated Medical Plaza for a ...



Los Angeles Times

White House defends contraception rules as criticism mounts
Reuters
US Catholic bishops have slammed the Obama administration for a regulation finalized on January 20 that would require health insurance to include birth control and other preventative health services for women. The leaders contend the policy infringes ...
White House contraception rule at risk of angering Catholics in NovemberPhiladelphia Inquirer
Contraceptives and religious freedom: A way forwardChicago Tribune
US Sen. John Hoeven, column: Reverse Obama's religious-freedom infringementGrand Forks Herald
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Los Angeles Times

White House defends contraception rules as criticism mounts
Reuters
US Catholic bishops have slammed the Obama administration for a regulation finalized on January 20 that would require health insurance to include birth control and other preventative health services for women. The leaders contend the policy infringes ...
The Star's editorial | Birth control rule goes too farKansas City Star
Contraceptives and religious freedom: A way forwardChicago Tribune
US Sen. John Hoeven, column: Reverse Obama's religious-freedom infringementGrand Forks Herald
Fox News -ReporterNews.com -Eurasia Review
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The Moral Liberal

Report examines impact of uninsured on US healthcare market
DrBicuspid.com
By DrBicuspid Staff February 7, 2012 -- How and when individuals without health insurance enter the US market for healthcare, and the services they use despite being uninsured, have emerged as a critical underlying issue in the debate over whether ...
New Report Examines the Evidence on Use of Health Care by Uninsured Americans ...Newswise (press release)

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The Democratization of Health Care: Clinical Research and Quality Health Care ...
Huffington Post (blog)
A just released report from the American Cancer Society (ACS) has triggered for me, yet again, a concern: The American clinical research system is not designed to maximize the potential for the best possible outcomes of health services that are ...



ABC News

Consumer Reports Investigates 'Junk' US Health Plans
ABC News
Mini-med health plans tend to appeal to industries such as retail, temporary staffing agencies and food service, according to the consumer group. The employers want to show that they have something extra to offer their staff, but, in reality, ...
Waiting for Health Reform, Mini-meds and Junk Insurance Plans Are Still in ...Kansas City infoZine

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Canada NewsWire

Save Your Skin Foundation Applauds Health Canada's Decision to Approve Yervoy ...
MarketWatch (press release)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Health Canada has announced its approval of Yervoy(TM) (ipilimumab) to treat metastatic, or advanced, melanoma. It is the first new treatment for the disease in more than a decade, ...
First and only treatment to extend survival for people with metastatic ...DigitalJournal.com (press release)

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Health Canada Issues Medical Device License to Baxano for iO-Flex(R) System
MarketWatch (press release)
... manufacturer of the iO-Flex(R) System for spinal decompression surgery, announced today that it has received a medical device license (license # 88060) from Health Canada permitting the company to promote its iO-Flex technology throughout Canada.

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CBC.ca

Why did the health minister kill limits on trans fats?
Montreal Gazette
It has come to light that federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq torpedoed a government plan to impose strict limits on unhealthy trans fats in Canadian food products. Trans fats are a boon for food-processing companies. They enhance the taste of foods ...
Should Health Canada limit trans fat in packaged food?CBC.ca
Fat chance: no new regulations for trans fats, says AglukkaqCanada.com
Ottawa 'poisoning' kids: MPWinnipeg Free Press
Huffington Post Canada -Calgary Herald
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Canadian pairs champ Meagan Duhamel credits vegan diet for good health
Winnipeg Free Press
The 26-year-old figure skater from Lively, Ont., who recently captured the Canadian pairs title with partner Eric Radford, became a vegan three years ago. Her diet, she says, is a big reason for her good health and skating success.

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