Sunday, March 20, 2011

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Unemployment adds 9 million uninsured in U.S.
USA Today
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay The millions of Americans who lost their jobs and their health benefits during the recession often had no way to regain affordable health coverage, leaving them and their families at risk of financial ruin, according to a ...
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Menthol tobacco firm shares soar
BBC News
Shares in tobacco firm Lorillard closed up 10.6% at $87.11 after fears of a US ban on menthol cigarettes were reduced. A report by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for more research before a decision could be taken, rather than saying a ...
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Radiation fear prompts run on iodine pills in BC
Vancouver Sun
By Susan Lazaruk, Postmedia News March 19, 2011 VANCOUVER - Fear over radiation fallout from Japan reaching BC is fuelling a run on radiation-blocking pills, leading to prices up to four times what they were before the disastrous earthquake and tsunami ...
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Colorectal Screenings can be Lifesavers
Rocklin and Roseville Today
While colon cancer still claims nearly 50000 lives each year in the United States, more patients than ever before are surviving the disease. One of the main reasons for that progress is that more and more individuals are undergoing the appropriate ...
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St. Baldrick's event shaves heads to help cure cancer, hopes to raise $56K
Green Bay Press Gazette
It may have been a fundraiser for childhood cancer, but the St. Baldrick's Head Shaving Event at Green Bay Preble High School on Saturday could have been confused with a carnival — a festival celebrating life. Hairless heads dotted the hundreds of ...
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Family sues restaurant over seventh-grader's fatal food allergy
Chicago Tribune
By Joel Hood, TRIBUNE REPORTER The family of a Chicago Public Schools seventh-grader who died last year after an allergic reaction to peanuts at a school party has filed a wrongful-death suit against the Chinese restaurant that provided the meal, ...
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Will the Dukan Diet Help Solve Americas' Obesity Crisis?
Health Aim
By Nancy on March 20, 2011 A new, number one diet from France, the Dukan Diet, is all set to hit American shores, with the promise of helping people lose weight permanently, according to their official US website. After taking Europe by storm, ...
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Health Aim
Komen Race for the Cure is set for May 15
Patch.com
Deborah Q. Belfatto (at center, in sunglasses), co-founder of Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure and a breast cancer survivor, is surrounded by fellow survivors at the event in 2009. Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure Annual fundraiser for breast ...
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6 measles cases in Minn.; more could be on the way
In-Forum
AP - MINNEAPOLIS State health officials have confirmed six cases of juvenile measles this month in Hennepin County and caution more could be on the way in areas where parents have been reluctant to vaccinate their kids. The Minnesota Department of ...
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Arc New London County unveils new logo
TheDay.com
The Arc New London County, along with 160 Arc chapters nationwide, has unveiled a new brand identity, which reinforces the organization's commitment to encourage opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ...
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