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Utah second worst at enrolling kids in Medicaid, CHIP - Salt Lake Tribune


All247News (blog)
Utah second worst at enrolling kids in Medicaid, CHIP
Salt Lake Tribune
Utah has the country's second-lowest participation rate in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, a persistent problem propelling the state's uninsured rate, shows a new report. An estimated 7 million children in ...
Programs help children get health insuranceThe State
Millions of Qualified Kids Not On MedicaideMaxHealth
Utah ranks 50th in having kids insuredDeseret News
Reuters -Detroit Free Press -ModernHealthcare.com
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Anti-osteoporosis drugs bisphosphonates boost esophageal cancer risk - Food Consumer


Telegraph.co.uk
Anti-osteoporosis drugs bisphosphonates boost esophageal cancer risk
Food Consumer
Taking anti-osteoporosis drugs known as oral bisphosphonates may double the risk of esophageal cancer, according to a new UK case-control study released in British Medical Journal. Dr. Jane Green and colleagues from the University of Oxford's Cancer ...
Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer riskReuters
Osteoporosis Drugs Tied to Esophageal CancerABC News
Osteoporosis Drugs May Be Linked to Cancer RiskWebMD
U.S. News & World Report -Bloomberg -BusinessWeek
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Catherina Zeta-Jones Angry at Doctors Over Husband's Cancer Diagnosis - CBS News


U.S. News & World Report
Catherina Zeta-Jones Angry at Doctors Over Husband's Cancer Diagnosis
CBS News
Actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones attend the The 2009 Women of the Year hosted by Glamour Magazine at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 9, 2009, in New York. NEW YORK (CBS) Catherine Zeta-Jones says she's angry that doctor's didn't discover husband ...
31 Days in the Life of a Throat Cancer PatientABC News
Michael Douglas 'optimistic' about Stage 4 throat cancer diagnosisPalm Beach Post
Michael Douglas diagnosed with throat cancerFood Consumer
Entertainment Tonight News -Digital Spy -Huffington Post (blog)
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Workers Paying 14% More For Family Health Coverage This Year, USA - Medical News Today


New York Daily News
Workers Paying 14% More For Family Health Coverage This Year, USA
Medical News Today
The US worker is paying an average of $482 extra this year for family health coverage, 14% more than last year, even though total premiums - including what employers contribute - only rose 3% to an average of $13770 in 2010, according to a survey ...
Employees Pay More and Get Less from Medical CoverageMedPage Today
Companies pile bigger share of health-care costs onto workersWashington Post
Employers Raise Workers' Share of Health CostsWall Street Journal
NorthJersey.com -Los Angeles Times -Columbus Dispatch
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West Nile virus kills 15 in Greece - CNN


Novinite.com
West Nile virus kills 15 in Greece
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- West Nile Virus has killed 15 people in northern Greece and sickened 158 others, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Thirty-nine people were hospitalized Friday, nine of them in ...
First human case of West Nile virus confirmed in Los AngelesXinhua
Burlington man, 46, has West Nile virusChicago Daily Herald
Stamfordite tests positive for West Nile VirusStamford Times
KSLA-TV -27east.com -Wicked Local Roslindale
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Modified Salmon Is Safe, FDA Says - New York Times


TheNewsTribune.com
Modified Salmon Is Safe, FDA Says
New York Times
A salmon genetically engineered to grow quickly is safe to eat and poses little risk to the environment, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. A salmon genetically engineered to grow faster and an unmodified salmon of the same ...
Genetically modified salmon safe to eat, FDA report saysLos Angeles Times
US FDA staff--Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eatReuters
FDA Declares Bio-Engineered Fish SafeMyFox Chicago
DigitalJournal.com -Bay Area Indymedia -News1130
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Egg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella - USA Today


Austin American-Statesman
Egg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella
USA Today
By Anne Ryan, USA TODAY By Anne Ryan, USA TODAY By Anne Ryan, USA TODAY By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY PEARL CITY, Ill. — There is nothing small scale about Pearl Valley Eggs, deep in the heart of Illinois farm country. The egg farm itself, ...
USDA Ignored Complaints About Safety, Two Former Egg Farm Workers SayABC News
Former Egg Farm Employees Say Their Complaints Were Ignored: ReportBusinessWeek
Egg industry alarmed at cage limitsWashington Post
Fort Worth Star Telegram -Newsinferno.com -Kaiser Health News
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Smoking Indonesian boy quits the habit - Telegraph.co.uk


Daily Mail
Smoking Indonesian boy quits the habit
Telegraph.co.uk
A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after intensive therapy. Ardi Rizal, who lives in the South Sumatran fishing village of Musi Banyuasin, appeared on the internet in May, drawing attention to ...
'Smoking baby' quits his 40 sticks a day habit after therapyThe Money Times
Aldi Rizal 2-Year-Old Smoking Indonesian Boy QuitsSpreadit
2-year-old kicks smoking habitUPI.com
The Associated Press -NBC2 News -Health Jackal
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Rodent of the Week: Chemical may cure malaria - Los Angeles Times


Daily Mail
Rodent of the Week: Chemical may cure malaria
Los Angeles Times
Malaria kills about 1 million people worldwide each year, often babies and children. Malaria drugs are available, but the parasites can become resistant to them, and new drugs are sorely needed. Progress was reported this week on one such compound. ...
New Malaria Drug Candidate Holds PromiseWall Street Journal
Novartis Malaria Drug May Yield First New Treatment in 30 YearsBloomberg
Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promiseReuters
Medical News Today -AFP -Food Consumer
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2 abortion Drs. ordered to stop after Md. injury - The Associated Press


2 abortion Drs. ordered to stop after Md. injury
The Associated Press
BALTIMORE — Maryland health officials have ordered two doctors to stop performing abortions after a woman was critically injured during a procedure last month. The state Board of Physicians ordered Dr. Steven Brigham to stop practicing medicine without ...
Abortion doctors suspended after woman suffers injuryBaltimore Sun (blog)
Doctor's four-state abortion business under investigationPhiladelphia Inquirer
Doctor's license suspended in Md.Washington Examiner
FierceHealthcare -Newark Post -LifeNews.com
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