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Posted: 11 Jan 2009 12:17 PM CST

King Nut recalls salmonella-tainted peanut butter
Reuters - 3 hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Ohio-based food distributor has voluntarily recalled two brands of peanut butter after it was told salmonella found in an open five-pound tub sold under the King Nut label.
Peanut butter distributor recalls product amid salmonella scare USA Today
Peanut Butter Eyed as Source of Salmonella Outbreak Washington Post
WJZ - CNN - Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck - KPVI-TV
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009 12:41 PM CST

For Unemployed Americans, COBRA Simply Costs Too Much
SmartAboutHealth - 3 hours ago
Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - Families USA released a new report which has revealed that for many unemployed Americans, COBRA health insurance is simply too expensive.
Many Hawaii Unemployed Forgo Health Insurance MSNBC
COBRA Too Costly for Many Unemployed, Report Finds Washington Post
Chicago Tribune - Asheville Citizen-Times - Reuters - MarketWatch
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009 10:23 AM CST

Nonprofit paradox
The Winchester Star - 5 hours ago
By Jason Kane Winchester - Free medical care for some area residents costs big bucks for health-care systems such as Valley Health.
Major medical insurance information ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
• Letter: Single-payer health system will work best MLive.com
Rapid City Journal - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Times - San Angelo Standard Times
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Posted: 10 Jan 2009 06:08 PM CST

Director of Disease Control Centers Resigns
New York Times - 22 hours ago
By AP ATLANTA (AP) - Dr. Julie L. Gerberding has resigned as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will be replaced on an interim basis by a deputy as of Jan. 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated.
Gerberding's CDC legacy debated Atlanta Journal Constitution
Health Highlights: Jan. 10, 2009 Washington Post
CNN - dBTechno - Occupational Health Safety - The Associated Press
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Posted: 10 Jan 2009 04:38 PM CST

Looking to Obama to Bring Logic to Food Safety
New York Times - 23 hours ago
Michael O. Leavitt, center, secretary of health and human services, and Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, Food and Drug Administration commissioner, with Teresa Fox, an FDA consumer safety officer.
FDA Chief to Stay During Transition Wall Street Journal
FDA scientists allege mismanagement at agency CNN
The Associated Press - Newsinferno.com - RedOrbit - MedHeadlines
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009 07:41 AM CST

Rating system may help make tough choices
News-Sun - 8 hours ago
BY CHRISTOPHER TUFFELY SEBRING -- In an effort to make choosing a nursing home easier and safer, the federal government has designed a new rating system based on stars.
Ratings for county nursing homes vary Republican & Herald
Some Valley nursing homes get low marks Allentown Morning Call
Alton Telegraph - Evening Observer - Oshkosh Northwestern - Indianapolis Star
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Posted: 11 Jan 2009 02:24 AM CST

Kickoff rally Tuesday for June Relay for Life
Baltimore Sun - 13 hours ago
Howard County's 2009 Relay for Life, an overnight event designed to celebrate surviving cancer and raise money for the American Cancer Society, will hold a kickoff rally at 6 pm Tuesday at the east Columbia branch library, 6600 Cradlerock Way.
Annual kickoff dinner for Fallon Relay for Life set for Jan. 23 Lahontan Valley News
Relay For Life Kickoff Rally KFYR-TV
NewHampshire.com - WWLP 22News - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Rockbridge Weekly
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009 11:10 AM CST

Health Buzz: Flu Drug Failure and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - Jan 9, 2009
The flu strain circulating this year is resistant to the oft-used antiviral drug Tamiflu, but people shouldn't worry too much, government health officials said yesterday.
Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug Washington Post
Tamiflu-resistant strain found in Houston children Houston Chronicle
Bloomberg - Danville Commercial News - TIME - New York Times
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009 10:06 AM CST

Posted: 11 Jan 2009 01:36 PM CST

North Palm Beach County police report: Jan. 11
TCPalm - 2 hours ago
Residents and visitors to the Jupiter area who might have lost items should contact the evidence supervisor, Jupiter Police Department, at (561) 741-2251.
Police blotter 1/11 Southtown Star
For the Record AberdeenNews.com
Chapel Hill News - Newsday - The Union of Grass Valley - Daily Pilot
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Posted: 10 Jan 2009 08:57 PM CST

Give Blood As Part Of Nat'l Volunteer Blood Donor Month
MSNBC - 19 hours ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - January is National Volunteer Blood Donor month, and the Blood Alliance would like to encourage members of the Jacksonville community to donate blood and support the local hospitals to ensure it has blood available to treat ...
Hospital volunteers: Blood center issues call for donors to offset ... The News-Press
Blood drive to be at VA hospital Iowa City Press Citizen
Minneapolis Star Tribune - KSL-TV - KFDA - Atascadero News
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Posted: 09 Jan 2009 08:48 AM CST

If smoking is so bad for you, who still does it?
CNN - Jan 9, 2009
By Andrea M. Kane It seems that studies on the dangers of smoking come out every week. Just recently, after an article appeared in the journal Pediatrics, we were introduced to the concept of third-hand smoke, the potentially toxic residue that lingers ...
Everyone saves money when smokers kick the habit Asbury Park Press
Morristown Hospital now smoke free Dailyrecord.com
BusinessWorld Online - Tampa Tribune - Shelby Township Source Newspapers - KSWO
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Posted: 08 Jan 2009 11:01 PM CST

A Wolfe in Regulator's Clothing: Drug Industry Critic Joins the FDA
Wall Street Journal - Jan 8, 2009
By ALICIA MUNDY The pharmaceutical industry has a recurring nightmare: Drug-safety crusader Sidney Wolfe becomes a player at the Food and Drug Administration.
Video: Pharmaceuticals Rebel with a Cause WSJDigitalNetwork