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Ireland recalls pork products after dioxin test - The Associated Press

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 03:41 PM CST


Times Online

Ireland recalls pork products after dioxin test
The Associated Press - 34 minutes ago
LONDON (AP) - European supermarkets were ordered to clear their shelves of Irish bacon, ham and sausages Sunday after authorities announced that Irish pork products had been tainted with a potentially cancer-causing chemical.
UPDATE 1-British stores remove Irish pork on dioxin fears Reuters
AVA recalls Irish pork products Straits Times
AFP - Times of Malta - Voice of America - ABC Online
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Obama hopes to avoid Clinton health care missteps - The Associated Press

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 07:41 AM CST


ABC News

Obama hopes to avoid Clinton health care missteps
The Associated Press - Dec 6, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama and his aides are determined not to repeat the mistakes the Clinton administration made 15 years ago in trying to revamp the nation's health care system.
5 misconceptions about health care Minneapolis Star Tribune
Barack Obama and the Church Christian Post
Seattle Times - Reuters - Washington Post - Wall Street Journal
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Montana Judge Endorses Right to Assisted Suicide - New York Times

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 12:51 AM CST


Current World News

Montana Judge Endorses Right to Assisted Suicide
New York Times - 15 hours ago
By AP HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana judge has ruled that doctor-assisted suicide is legal in the state, but the decision is likely to be appealed.
Montana judge: Man has right to assisted suicide The Associated Press
Montana judge rules in favor of assisted suicide Great Falls Tribune
WND.com - WLOS - eFluxMedia - OpEdNews
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America's Healthiest And Unhealthiest States - Forbes

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:23 AM CST


Current World News

America's Healthiest And Unhealthiest States
Forbes - Dec 5, 2008
Twenty spots where factors such as binge drinking, pollution and disease are most and least harmful to one's health. America's health is failing.
Florida Slips in Health Ranking InjuryBoard.com
Georgia drops into bottom 10 on health Atlanta Journal Constitution
Reuters - USA Today - Bennington Banner - Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Frozen Dog Causes Outrage - ChattahBox

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 03:20 PM CST


Dog Flu Diet and Diseases

Frozen Dog Causes Outrage
ChattahBox - 55 minutes ago
Wisconsin (ChattahBox) - In a case that has caused widespread shock and disgust, a 59 year old woman has bee arrested for throwing her severely overweight dog into 6 degree weather, causing it to become frozen to the sidewalk.
Obese dog survives being frozen to sidewalk overnight WTOL
Overweight Dog Frozen To Sidewalk WITN
The Associated Press - WISN.com - The Reporter - United Press International
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Worldwide Measles Deaths Drop Dramatically - U.S. News & World Report

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 01:04 PM CST


BBC News

Worldwide Measles Deaths Drop Dramatically
U.S. News & World Report - Dec 4, 2008
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Worldwide deaths from measles plunged 74 percent between 2000 and 2007, according to a new report, and experts say the trend is clear evidence that an international campaign to increase measles ...
WHO:Measles deaths worldwide fall by 74% Xinhua
Measles deaths drop globally by 74 percent United Press International
HealthNews - Bloomberg - Current World News - The Associated Press
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Tennesseans urged to use Medicare prescription plan - The Tennessean

Posted: 07 Dec 2008 02:11 AM CST


Tennesseans urged to use Medicare prescription plan
The Tennessean - 14 hours ago
By Getahn Ward • THE TENNESSEAN • December 7, 2008 Before Sue Russell signed up for Medicare's prescription drug benefit program, a three-month supply of Plavix cost her $425.
Covering the Bases: Medicare card explained Annapolis Capital
Review Medicare Part D plan now Daily Press
Cookeville Herald Citizen - TMCnet - Anderson Independent Mail
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Health-care topics to be explored - News & Observer

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 12:52 AM CST


Crain's Chicago Business

Health-care topics to be explored
News & Observer - Dec 5, 2008
RALEIGH - A health summit sponsored by Duke University Health System will explore how the region's changing population is affecting health care.
Rockford Health System Merger Moves Forward WREX-TV
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Institute of Medicine Recommends More Sleep, Fewer Work Hours for ... - Medscape

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:23 PM CST


InjuryBoard.com

Institute of Medicine Recommends More Sleep, Fewer Work Hours for ...
Medscape - Dec 5, 2008
December 5, 2008 - A new report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends strategies to reduce medical resident fatigue-related errors and improve patient safety and medical training by reducing residents' duty hours, increasing their sleep hours, ...
Doctor and Patient Does More Sleep Make for Better Doctors? New York Times
Medical Residents Must Sleep After 16 Hours, Experts Urge Washington Post
MedHeadlines - U.S. News & World Report - USA Today - Los Angeles Times
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Unions battle over health care workers - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 09:11 PM CST


Unions battle over health care workers
San Francisco Chronicle - 19 hours ago
A major California health care workers' union and its parent union are locked in a barbed and distracting struggle that could end early next year in a takeover, with the state labor leaders dismissed and replaced by leaders of the larger group.
Vote leaves union question undecided Las Vegas Review - Journal
Nursing homes wrestle with lack of nurses, aides Chicago Tribune
Fox 28 - ZNet
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