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Progressive Corren promotes commitment to health reform - BurlingtonFreePress.com

Progressive Corren promotes commitment to health reform
BurlingtonFreePress.com
Peter Shumlin and the Democrat-dominated Legislature fulfill their commitment — made in a law passed in 2011 — to move the state to a government-financed health insurance system. "Right now we have this opportunity to move forward on health care like ...

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7 health mistakes you made in the last hour - Fox News


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7 health mistakes you made in the last hour
Fox News
You just can't keep your hands off yourself: People touch their faces an average of nearly four times per hour, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Why is that a problem? Well, your desk harbors hundreds of times more ...

Clinics attend to underserved people's health needs - Worcester Telegram

Clinics attend to underserved people's health needs
Worcester Telegram
A 2013 study of federally funded community health centers in California found that the cost of serving patients in the centers, rather than in other medical providers, was 64 percent less expensive. Also, the patients had significantly fewer in-patient ...
A brighter future: Health clinic makes smart moves to get itself back on its feetWatertownDailyTimes.com

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Healthy celebration coming to Bronx for debut of the Morris Heights Health ... - New York Daily News


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Healthy celebration coming to Bronx for debut of the Morris Heights Health ...
New York Daily News
The Bronx-based Morris Heights Health Center group is celebrating a birth next week — the establishment of a new MHHC facility. Stichie, the Jamaican dancehall reggae pioneer-turned gospel performer, will be the headliner for the MHHC Festival and Fun ...
Jamaican health-care pioneerJamaica Gleaner

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Liberian President Apologizes to Health Care Workers for Ebola Deaths - NBCNews.com


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Liberian President Apologizes to Health Care Workers for Ebola Deaths
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Liberia's president apologized Saturday for the high death toll among the country's healthcare workers who have fought an Ebola outbreak, which has killed nearly 1,000 people in Africa. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf pledged up to $18 million for the ...
Liberia president apologises for high toll for Ebola health workersReuters
Ebola declared a 'global emergency' and 'extraordinary event' by World Health ...The Virginian-Pilot
Ebola outbreak: Health workers risk lives to helpColumbus Dispatch

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Community health centers at heart of our well-being - The Tennessean


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Community health centers at heart of our well-being
The Tennessean
A recent report by The Commonwealth Fund ranked Tennessee 40th among all states for its overall health-care system performance. A state's health-care system's ranking is based on five categories: access and affordability; prevention and treatment; ...
Heather Burton: Local health center among nation's successful facilitiesThe State Journal-Register
Community Health Centers improve care, save moneyReno Gazette Journal
Johnson City Community Health Center hosts health fairWCYB
Emporia Gazette -Visalia Times-Delta
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LOMA LINDA: Students present research posters at health symposium - Press-Enterprise

LOMA LINDA: Students present research posters at health symposium
Press-Enterprise
Some 80 students from high schools and universities in the Inland area and nationwide presented posters on topics ranging from human gene expression to treatment for spinal cord injury at the Health Disparities Research Symposium on Wednesday at ...

Health Center Offers "Corner of Hope" for Chollas View - NBC 7 San Diego


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Health Center Offers "Corner of Hope" for Chollas View
NBC 7 San Diego
A new health center is transforming part of Chollas View into a “corner of hope” for neighborhood families, and who better to extol the benefits of staying healthy than San Diego's own Meb Keflezighi, the winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon. The ...

Healthy Oshkosh: Time to take control of your health, prevent obesity - The Oshkosh Northwestern

Healthy Oshkosh: Time to take control of your health, prevent obesity
The Oshkosh Northwestern
Obesity is defined as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it imposes negative effects on a person's health. Obesity can lead to reduced life expectancy, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, certain ...

Backpack giveaway, health fair gets kids ready for school - SFGate

Backpack giveaway, health fair gets kids ready for school
SFGate
To get a pack, the kids had to first participate in a health and wellness fair, visiting at least five tables where community groups offered advice and information on such things as nutrition, dental care and health insurance, as well as brief eye ...