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    Blacks in Congress Split Over Menthol Cigarettes - New York Times

    July 25th, 2008 by admin
    Blacks in Congress Split Over Menthol Cigarettes
    New York Times -12 hours ago
    By STEPHANIE SAUL Free cigarettes are no longer handed out at Congressional Black Caucus functions. And it has been years since anyone referred to Edolphus Towns, Democrat of Brooklyn, as the “Marlboro Man” for his campaign contributions from the …
    Black caucus divided by mentholUnited Press International
    New York Times Examines Congressional Black Caucus' Position on …Kaiser network.org
    Atlantic Online - DigitalJournal.com
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    Victor McKusick dies - Scientist

    July 25th, 2008 by admin
    Victor McKusick dies
    Scientist -23 hours ago
    Victor McKusick, widely regarded as the father of medical genetics, died on Tuesday, July 22, of complications due to cancer. He was 86 years old.

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    Clinics Warn of Cutbacks in Face of Medi-Cal Payment Freeze - California Healthline

    July 25th, 2008 by admin
    Clinics Warn of Cutbacks in Face of Medi-Cal Payment Freeze
    California Healthline -1 hour ago
    Clinics and other health care facilities in California are laying out plans to maintain operations without Medi-Cal payments after the state announced yesterday that reimbursements will be held until a state budget is approved, the Modesto Bee reports.
    State freezes Medi-Cal payments to thousands of healthcare facilitiesLos Angeles Times
    Budget impasse threatens Medi-Cal clinic fundingSan Jose Mercury News
    San Francisco Chronicle - Modesto Bee - Daily Breeze - Los Angeles Daily News
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    2nd UPDATE: 3 Class-Action Suits Vs Health Net Are Settled - CNNMoney.com

    July 25th, 2008 by admin
    2nd UPDATE: 3 Class-Action Suits Vs Health Net Are Settled
    CNNMoney.com -19 hours ago
    By Dinah Wisenberg Brin A federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement of three class-action suits that alleged that health insurer Health Net Inc. (HNT) underpaid members for certain claims, ending a case that could have broader implications for …
    Judge approves settlement in Health Net lawsuitForbes
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    Florida growers want compensation for tomato scare - Forbes

    July 25th, 2008 by admin
    Florida growers want compensation for tomato scare
    Forbes -Jul 23, 2008
    By BRENT KALLESTAD 07.23.08, 5:22 PM ET Florida tomato growers want compensation from the federal government for millions of dollars lost because of an investigation that originally focused on raw tomatoes after a salmonella outbreak in parts of the …

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    Gummy Bears Join Cavity Fight - Washington Post

    July 25th, 2008 by admin

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    Gummy Bears Join Cavity Fight
    Washington Post -17 hours ago
    THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) — Gummy bears with the sugar substitute xylitol may help prevent tooth decay in children, according to a US study.
    Enhanced Gummy Bears Fight CavitiesWebMD
    Yum! Candy that fights cavitiesGlobe and Mail
    Telegraph.co.uk - AHN - HealthJockey.com - Daily Mail
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    HIV/AIDS Rate Increasing in US Latino Population - findingDulcinea

    July 25th, 2008 by admin

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    HIV/AIDS Rate Increasing in US Latino Population
    findingDulcinea -Jul 24, 2008
    by Lindsey Chapman Experts say AIDS rates in the US Latino population have quietly become “a simmering public health crisis.” The “face” of the AIDS epidemic in the United States has changed, according to Marilyn Swyers, manager of AIDS Outreach for …
    TB Posing 'Major Challenges' To HIV TreatmentOneindia
    US researchers urge integrating TB into HIV careXinhua
    Hartford Courant - MedPage Today - Dallas Morning News - Ivanhoe
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    House examines problem of medically unfit truckers - Boston Globe

    July 25th, 2008 by admin
    House examines problem of medically unfit truckers
    Boston Globe -12 hours ago
    AP / July 25, 2008 WASHINGTON - House lawmakers scolded federal regulators yesterday for failing to implement recommendations made in 2001 that were designed to keep medically unfit commercial truck and bus drivers off US highways.
    Regulators scolded on medically unfit truckersThe Associated Press
    ROAD SAFETY: Agency lags in task on trucker fitnessCherry Hill Courier Post
    InjuryBoard.com - MLive.com - WKYC-TV - WWSB ABC 7
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    Fat friends 'can boost your size' - BBC News

    July 25th, 2008 by admin

    BBC News
    Fat friends 'can boost your size'
    BBC News -7 hours ago
    People are subconsciously influenced by the weight of those around them - so fat friends can cause someone to put on weight too, researchers suggest.
    Friends can influence your weight: StudyBusiness Standard
    Fat friends lead to obesityICM Commercial & Business News
    News Locale - Telegraph.co.uk - UK Express - Smash Hits
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    Reading the River and Its Contents, With an Eye on Its Health - New York Times

    July 25th, 2008 by admin

    NY1
    Reading the River and Its Contents, With an Eye on Its Health
    New York Times -Jul 23, 2008
    By TINA KELLEY How is the water? It’sa question Capt. John Lipscomb is asked all the time as he patrols the Hudson estuary for Riverkeeper, an environmental group that works to improve water quality.
    Riverkeeper, Lamont-Doherty study Hudson water qualityMid-Hudson News
    Sewage making swimming riskyLower Hudson Journal news
    Newsday - NY1 - Albany Times Union - Newsday
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