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Nigeria confirms doctor as 2nd Ebola case - Boston.com


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Nigeria confirms doctor as 2nd Ebola case
Boston.com
Meanwhile, health authorities in Liberia ordered that all those who die from Ebola be cremated after communities opposed having the bodies buried nearby. Over the weekend, military police were called in after people tried to block health authorities in ...
US, foreign health workers to flock to West Africa amid Ebola crisisLos Angeles Times
Health workers battle trust issues, attacks in Ebola outbreakCBS News
Nigerian doctor has Ebola, officials sayKPRC Houston
Sacramento Bee -The Escapist
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Ohio gets $2M in funds for mental health services - WKYC-TV


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Ohio gets $2M in funds for mental health services
WKYC-TV
COLUMBUS -- Eight facilities in Ohio are getting a total of $2 million in federal funding to support or expand mental health services for thousands of residents. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the award. The health ...
Health centers to expand behavioral health servicesBusiness First of Buffalo
Mental Health Center expands services to include adolescents for first time in ...Billings Gazette
4 groups getting over $921K in health fundingWPTZ The Champlain Valley
WLTX.com -WFMZ Allentown
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Late-in-life health care: Initiatives aim to cut costs while increasing quality - MinnPost.com


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Late-in-life health care: Initiatives aim to cut costs while increasing quality
MinnPost.com
U.S. health care spending has consumed an increasing share of the nation's economic activity, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. In 2010 the country spent $8,402 per person on health care for a total of $2.6 trillion, which was 17.9 percent of GDP.
Cost-saving effort in health care falls short of goals, study findsMedical Xpress

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Liberian health officials order Ebola victims to be cremated - Fox News


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Liberian health officials order Ebola victims to be cremated
Fox News
And Monday Liberian health authorities ordered that all Ebola victims must be cremated as the virus blamed for killing at least 729 people across West Africa shows no sign of slowing down. At least 17 bodies have been abandoned on Monrovia's streets in ...
Liberia orders cremation of Ebola victimsPost-Bulletin

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Cardinal Health's Revenue Declines on Loss of Walgreen Contract - Wall Street Journal


Wall Street Journal

Cardinal Health's Revenue Declines on Loss of Walgreen Contract
Wall Street Journal
Drug wholesalers have been forming ventures and collaborations with other health-care related companies, in an effort to increase their bargaining power with pharmaceutical companies and expand internationally. Bloomberg. Cardinal Health Inc. CAH ...
Cardinal Health still coping with Walgreen loss, but beats estimatesModernHealthcare.com
Cardinal Health In The Red Despite Fourth-Quarter Earnings BeatBidness Etc

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Life Stories: Glenn Wilson helped provide health care to NC's underserved - News & Observer


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Life Stories: Glenn Wilson helped provide health care to NC's underserved
News & Observer
Career: Begins his lifelong career in public health organizing and managing five rural health centers for the United Mine Workers in Pennsylvania and south Appalachia. Also works at the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tenn., and ...

One Step To Combat Obesity: Make Stairs More Attractive - NPR (blog)

One Step To Combat Obesity: Make Stairs More Attractive
NPR (blog)
This is a public health campaign. "As architects and planners, we've been part of the problem, in terms of making our lives so sedentary, making things so easy. And there are ways that we can and should correct that," Burney says. The city wants more ...

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Hospital killing in Delaware County shows safety gap in mental health - Patriot-News


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Hospital killing in Delaware County shows safety gap in mental health
Patriot-News
That reluctance often stems from a belief among mental health providers that violent outbursts come with the territory, or a fear they'll be blamed for provoking the attack or an unwillingness to turn in someone they're trying to help. And health care ...
Hospital killing shows safety gap in mental healthPhilly.com
After deadly shooting, workplace safety experts point to lapses at mental ...Minneapolis Star Tribune
More protection urged for mental health care workersThe Detroit News
Guardian Liberty Voice
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Yanks Get Win, and Another Scare on a Pitcher's Health - New York Times


New York Times

Yanks Get Win, and Another Scare on a Pitcher's Health
New York Times
The Yankees' Chase Headley, left, and Brian McCann after scoring on Stephen Drew's game-tying single in the fifth inning. Credit Bob Dechiara/Reuters. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story ...

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Poor returns forcing CalPERS to cut cord on health-care fund - Pensions & Investments


Pensions & Investments

Poor returns forcing CalPERS to cut cord on health-care fund
Pensions & Investments
CalPERS is ending its unique experiment as the sole limited partner of Health Evolution Partners Inc., a private equity firm that focuses on health-care companies. The pension fund's private equity investment staff blocked already committed funds from ...

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