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Health center gets challenge grant Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Inner City Health Center kicked off the community phase of its capital campaign to raise money for a new clinic on York Street in Denver with a $500000 ... See all stories on this topic

Health officials confirm 15th death in countrywide listeriosis ... The Canadian Press - TORONTO TORONTO — Federal health officials say there are now 15 confirmed deaths from a country-wide listeriosis outbreak linked to processed meats. ... See all stories on this topic

Baltimore man has West Nile virus, health officials say Baltimore Sun - United States AP A Northwest Baltimore man has been diagnosed with West Nile virus, city health officials said. The Health Department said it is the first case in ... See all stories on this topic

Department of Health Announces the Start of the Clean Indoor Air Act MarketWatch - USA 11; Online Resources and Helpline Available The Department of Health joined members of the General Assembly, health officials, partners and advocates in ... See all stories on this topic

NIH awards $4.6M to expand global health network, including $400K ... Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA The Fogarty International Center, part of the National Institutes of Health, said Wednesday it will award $4.6 million over three years to expand its ... See all stories on this topic

Public Health Officials Investigating Possible West Nile Case Rome News Wire - rome,ga,USA Public Health officials say that more testing needs to be completed before they can say if a person in a local hospital is suffering from the West Nile ... See all stories on this topic

Costs shifting to workers to save on health plans Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Milwaukee-area employers have curtailed rising health care costs this year by passing on some of the cost increases to employees, a new survey shows. ... See all stories on this topic

Coventry Health options, shares move on takeover talk Reuters - USA CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares in health insurer Coventry Health Care Inc (CVH.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) rose as much as 6.8 percent on Wednesday ... See all stories on this topic

9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA Released on the eve of the seventh anniversary, the study looked at the health effects among all 71437 participants of the registry, which includes rescue ... See all stories on this topic

Waterfront Media, Revolution Health Talking Possible Merger With ... Washington Post - United States The Washington Post is out with a story we've also been working on?the possibility of an acquisition by Waterfront Media, owner of Everyday Health, ... See all stories on this topic

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Tight Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Long-Term By timeinctemp “It is real encouraging to know that a prolonged period of good [blood sugar] control followed by a prolonged period of mediocre control, can still have good effect on our health,” said Dr. Ping H. Wang, professor of medicine and ... Health News - http://news.health.com

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Department of Health changes its feeds The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) has moved to the ri.gov rss feed tool and will be disconntinuing this feed. If you would like to subscribe to that news feed please go to http://www.ri.gov/rss/8/pressrelease.rss. Rhode Island Department of Health News - http://www.health.ri.gov

Employment Rates, Economic Factors Could Decrease Access To ... By healtherm2 The percentage of US residents younger than age 65 who had health coverage through their employer remained at 62.2% between 2006 and 2007, but that percentage likely will decline in 2008, according to a Employee Benefit Research ... Health News Blog - http://medhealthcare.wordpress.com

Jordan takes precautionary measures after cholera detected in Iraq By Mohit Joshi Amman - Health authorities in Jordan banned Wednesday the import of non-canned food from Iraq, following the discovery of cholera cases in northern Iraq, an official statement said. Other precautionary measures introduced by the ... TopNews Health - Health News and Updates - http://www.topnews.in/health