Bush signs child health program extension into law - Reuters

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Bush signs child health program extension into law Reuters - 2 hours ago CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a popular health insurance program for children after months of deadlock with the Democratic-led Congress. Bush Signs Medicare, Children's Health Funding Act Into Law Bloomberg Bush OKs Child Health Bill The Associated Press Washington Post - Inquirer.net - News-Leader.com - New York Sun all 293 news articles

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Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant - Los Angeles Daily News

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Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant Los Angeles Daily News - 10 hours ago By Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writer Farther Kirkor Sarkisyan is hug by a friends after funeral services at St. Marys Armenian Church as Nataline Sarkisyan was laid to rest today after she died last week hours after her health insurer CIGNA reversed its ... Mourners attend funeral for teen who died during transplant delay San Diego Union Tribune Funeral Held For Northridge Teen Who Needed Liver Transplant KNBC.com abc7.com - San Jose Mercury News - News Locale - Party for Socialism and Liberation all 35 news articles

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CDC Works to Track Down 44 Passengers Who Flew With TB-Infected Woman - FOX News

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CDC Works to Track Down 44 Passengers Who Flew With TB-Infected Woman FOX News - 3 hours ago CHICAGO - Health officials are trying to track down American Airlines passengers in 17 states for testing after a California woman flew while sick with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis. Officials search for passengers potentially exposed to TB Chicago Sun-Times Sunnyvale woman back from India has hard-to-treat case of TB San Francisco Chronicle Seattle Times - San Jose Mercury News - Palo Alto Online - eFluxMedia all 142 news articles

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Stores may have sold diseased birds - Seattle Times

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Stores may have sold diseased birds Seattle Times - 10 hours ago By Caleb Heeringa A Bellingham pet store may have sold birds that were infected with a disease that can be passed to humans. Some birds shipped by a national distributor tested positive for avian chlamydiosis, a bird disease that can cause psittacosis ... New pet birds may carry illness Seattle Post Intelligencer Pet birds may pose health risk to people Food Consumer FOX News - Omak Okanogan County Chronicle - WTOC - eMaxHealth.com all 35 news articles

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Relocated residents miss McKendree Village life - Fairview Observer

Relocated residents miss McKendree Village life Fairview Observer - 10 hours ago By CLAUDIA PINTO The 200 McKendree Village nursing home residents who faced a midnight deadline to move have all found new places to live, a spokeswoman for the facility said. Families Move Loved Ones From McKendree Village WKRN Tireless dedication among home's staff Robertson County Times The Tennessean - NewsChannel5.com - Daily News Journal (subscription) - The Tennessean all 13 news articles

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State is seeking cause of bad milk - Boston Globe

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State is seeking cause of bad milk Boston Globe - 10 hours ago A series of routine state inspections this fall found no health violations at a central Massachusetts dairy farm linked this week to a bacterial illness that killed two elderly men and made two other people ill, according to documents obtained by the ... Source of listeria contamination investigated Worcester Telegram Milk inspector reviews farm's records MetroWest Daily News The Associated Press - United Press International - The Consumerist - Eyewitness News all 343 news articles

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Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant - Los Angeles Daily News

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Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant Los Angeles Daily News - 5 hours ago By Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writer Farther Kirkor Sarkisyan is hug by a friends after funeral services at St. Marys Armenian Church as Nataline Sarkisyan was laid to rest today after she died last week hours after her health insurer CIGNA reversed its ... Mourners attend funeral for teen who died during transplant delay San Diego Union Tribune Funeral Held For Northridge Teen Who Needed Liver Transplant KNBC.com abc7.com - San Jose Mercury News - News Locale - Party for Socialism and Liberation all 38 news articles

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State is seeking cause of bad milk - Boston Globe

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State is seeking cause of bad milk Boston Globe - 5 hours ago A series of routine state inspections this fall found no health violations at a central Massachusetts dairy farm linked this week to a bacterial illness that killed two elderly men and made two other people ill, according to documents obtained by the ... Source of listeria contamination investigated Worcester Telegram Milk inspector reviews farm's records MetroWest Daily News United Press International - The Associated Press - The Consumerist - Eyewitness News all 326 news articles

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Stores may have sold diseased birds - Seattle Times

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Stores may have sold diseased birds Seattle Times - 5 hours ago By Caleb Heeringa A Bellingham pet store may have sold birds that were infected with a disease that can be passed to humans. Some birds shipped by a national distributor tested positive for avian chlamydiosis, a bird disease that can cause psittacosis ... New pet birds may carry illness Seattle Post Intelligencer Department of health warns of possible parrot fever Omak Okanogan County Chronicle WTOC - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - eMaxHealth.com - WIS all 33 news articles

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Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis Star

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Thousands enroll in new health plan Indianapolis Star - 17 hours ago By Shari Rudavsky The state's much-ballyhooed Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income adults is doling out its first insurance cards, and people like Shelley Ross couldn't be happier. Thousands sign up for Healthy Indiana Plan Gary Post Tribune Thousands applying for state insurance plan Palladium-Item WSBT-TV - Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - Louisville Courier-Journal - WISH all 29 news articles

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Smoke-Free Illinois Could Save Money And Lives - CBS2 Chicago

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Smoke-Free Illinois Could Save Money And Lives CBS2 Chicago - 1 hour ago The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Chicago braces for smoking ban Springfield State Journal Register Comment by Joel J. Africk Respiratory Health Assn of Metropolitan Chicago ABC7Chicago.com - WBBM780 - Chicago Tribune - CBS2 Chicago all 9 news articles

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Dairy farm pledges cooperation with probe - Boston Globe

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Dairy farm pledges cooperation with probe Boston Globe - 6 hours ago By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff The Central Massachusetts dairy under investigation for its role in four cases of a serious bacterial infection is pledging to cooperate with state disease trackers. 2 Die in Mass. From Tainted Milk The Associated Press Two Die From Listeria Infections, Tainted Milk Suspected The Consumerist Eyewitness News - WIS - Associated Content - WTEN all 282 news articles

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Childhood Diabetes Boosts Risk for Kidney Problems - Forbes

Childhood Diabetes Boosts Risk for Kidney Problems Forbes - 33 minutes ago FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- As more and more American children are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, another serious problem is threatening their health. Are You at Risk of a Premature Death? Part 2 Black Enterprise Does Denzel always have to represent? Juneau Empire (subscription) all 4 news articles

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Private meat producer warns consumers - BusinessWeek

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Private meat producer warns consumers BusinessWeek - 9 hours ago Privately-held meat producer American Fresh Foods on Friday warned consumers not to buy its ground beef from "questionable" vendors after one of its refrigerated trucks was stolen. Truckload of ground beef tainted with E. coli stolen Food Consumer Tainted Meat Theft Leads To Roadside Sales Warning CBS 11 United Press International - Dallas Morning News - KTVB - WFAA all 75 news articles

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Drinking alcohol may keep leg arteries healthy (Reuters)

Reuters - In the elderly, moderate alcohol consumption may protect against leg artery disease, a condition in which the arteries in the legs become narrowed or clogged with fatty deposits, reducing blood flow to the legs.

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Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later - Greenville Daily News

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Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later Greenville Daily News - 3 hours ago GRAND RAPIDS - Dr. Robert Stokes will be a senior citizen before he is released from prison. At about 7 pm Thursday in US District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids, Judge Gordon Quist sentenced the 56-year-old dermatologist ... Bad medicine: Dirty doctor gets sentenced Sentinel-Standard Dr. Stokes sentenced for insurance fraud WOOD-TV WZZM - MLive.com - WWMT - Click 2 Houston.com all 92 news articles

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Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later - Greenville Daily News

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Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later Greenville Daily News - 3 hours ago GRAND RAPIDS - Dr. Robert Stokes will be a senior citizen before he is released from prison. At about 7 pm Thursday in US District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids, Judge Gordon Quist sentenced the 56-year-old dermatologist ... Bad medicine: Dirty doctor gets sentenced Sentinel-Standard Dr. Stokes sentenced for insurance fraud WOOD-TV WZZM - MLive.com - WWMT - Click 2 Houston.com all 92 news articles

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Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis Star

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Thousands enroll in new health plan Indianapolis Star - 4 hours ago By Shari Rudavsky The state's much-ballyhooed Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income adults is doling out its first insurance cards, and people like Shelley Ross couldn't be happier. Thousands sign up for Healthy Indiana Plan Gary Post Tribune Thousands applying for state insurance plan Palladium-Item WSBT-TV - Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - WISH - Louisville Courier-Journal all 29 news articles

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Mass. dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths - Boston Globe

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Mass. dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths Boston Globe - 3 hours ago State health authorities urged consumers last night not to drink milk produced by Whittier Farms in Central Massachusetts, after an investigation showed it is the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two elderly men and made two other ... DPH urges discarding tainted milk that killed 3 Boston Herald Two die of tainted milk Worcester Telegram Boston Channel.com - AHN - Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Foster's Daily Democrat all 22 news articles

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Successful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler - Houston Chronicle

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Successful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler Houston Chronicle - 5 hours ago A fading black eye and a small puncture wound are the only visible reminders of the screwdriver a 2-year-old Farmington, Minn., girl plunged into her eye socket last week. Girl Stabs Self with Screw Driver KTTC Child Sticks Screwdriver Into Head, Survives WCCO WFAA - Boston Channel.com - WKBT - Jamestown Sun all 96 news articles

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Blood drive below target - Louisville Courier-Journal

Blood drive below target Louisville Courier-Journal - 1 hour ago By Sara Cunningham Born two months early -- and with several health complications as a result -- the Louisville resident had to undergo blood transfusions as an infant. Area blood banks running low on gift of life Pittsburgh Tribune-Review KETV Sponsors Thursday Blood Drive KETV.com Elmira Star-Gazette - WLKY - 13WHAM-TV - Louisville Courier-Journal all 7 news articles

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Sunnyvale woman back from India has hard-to-treat case of TB - San Francisco Chronicle

Sunnyvale woman back from India has hard-to-treat case of TB San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago A 30-year-old Sunnyvale woman, recently back from a stay in India, is in an isolation unit at Stanford Hospital with a tough-to-treat strain of tuberculosis, and health officials are scrambling to find any people with whom she may have come into close ... Agenda 2008|Health Care San Jose Mercury News Woman with drug-resistant TB admitted to Stanford Palo Alto Online United Press International - Examiner.com - Daily Breeze all 35 news articles

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Mass. dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths - Boston Globe

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Mass. dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths Boston Globe - 3 hours ago State health authorities urged consumers last night not to drink milk produced by Whittier Farms in Central Massachusetts, after an investigation showed it is the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two elderly men and made two other ... DPH urges discarding tainted milk that killed 3 Boston Herald Two die of tainted milk Worcester Telegram Boston Channel.com - AHN - Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Foster's Daily Democrat all 22 news articles

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Successful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler - Houston Chronicle

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Successful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler Houston Chronicle - 5 hours ago A fading black eye and a small puncture wound are the only visible reminders of the screwdriver a 2-year-old Farmington, Minn., girl plunged into her eye socket last week. Girl Stabs Self with Screw Driver KTTC Child Sticks Screwdriver Into Head, Survives WCCO WFAA - Boston Channel.com - WKBT - Jamestown Sun all 96 news articles

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Raw milk fans oppose new Calif. rules (AP)
AP - Many raw milk consumers are opposing new dairy standards set to take effect next week in California, saying they could outlaw some of their preferred products.
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Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis Star

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Thousands enroll in new health plan Indianapolis Star - 4 hours ago By Shari Rudavsky The state's much-ballyhooed Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income adults is doling out its first insurance cards, and people like Shelley Ross couldn't be happier. Thousands sign up for Healthy Indiana Plan Gary Post Tribune Thousands applying for state insurance plan Palladium-Item WSBT-TV - Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - WISH - Louisville Courier-Journal all 29 news articles

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Monkey dies after surreptitious airplane trip to NYC - International Herald Tribune

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Monkey dies after surreptitious airplane trip to NYC International Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago AP NEW YORK: A small monkey stashed in a man's hat during a flight to New York has died, and a US federal health agency spokeswoman says authorities do not know why, according to a local newspaper. Monkey found dead in feds' custody New York Daily News Seized tamarin monkey dies in care of feds United Press International AHN - WWSB ABC 7 - The Associated Press all 106 news articles

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Parents Debate Whether to Pull Plug on Comatose Daughter - FOX News

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Parents Debate Whether to Pull Plug on Comatose Daughter FOX News - 9 hours ago The emotionally shaken father of a 16-year-old girl in an irreversible coma at Montefiore Medical Center in New York is wavering in his opposition to ending what's left of her life. Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Girl In Coma Medical News Today Kin battle over daughter's life support New York Daily News ABC News - Food Consumer - Turn to 10.com - United Press International all 12 news articles

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D.C. to fund needle-exchange programs (AP)
AP - A nine-year ban on city funding for needle-exchange programs in the District of Columbia has been lifted, a move city officials say is key to reducing the soaring rate of AIDS and HIV infections in the nation's capital.
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SF appeals to court to allow health coverage plan to proceed - San Francisco Chronicle

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SF appeals to court to allow health coverage plan to proceed San Francisco Chronicle - 9 hours ago (12-27) 11:52 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco asked a federal appeals court this morning to let the city extend health coverage to all uninsured adult residents next week, despite a federal judge's ruling that struck down a key provision requiring ... SF Seeks Stay In Key Health Plan Provision CBS 5 Herrera To Appeal Decision To Strike Down SF Health Care NBC 11.com KTVU.com - SFist - The Associated Press - News10.net all 87 news articles

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Baby Dropped Off At Hospital - Hartford Courant

Baby Dropped Off At Hospital Hartford Courant - 10 hours ago A healthy newborn dropped off at a Hartford hospital emergency room this week is the seventh baby given up under the state's Safe Haven Act, officials announced today. Safe Haven Law Saves 54 Unwanted Infants In Ohio AHN Safe baby due to Safe Haven Act WTNH The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Boston Globe all 11 news articles

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Bayer recalls blood sugar test strips in 7 countries - CNNMoney.com

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Bayer recalls blood sugar test strips in 7 countries CNNMoney.com - 21 hours ago FRANKFURT, Dec. 27, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Bayer AG (NYSE:BAY) launched a voluntary market recall of Contour diabetes test strips in seven countries due to a manufacturing problem that may lead to blood sugar readings that are ... Glucose Test Strips Recalled WebMD Bayer recalls Contour test strips for diabetes Guardian Unlimited Bloomberg - MedPage Today - eFluxMedia - AHN all 43 news articles

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Research Offers Promise for Cirrhosis Treatment - Washington Post

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Research Offers Promise for Cirrhosis Treatment Washington Post - 9 hours ago By Randy Dotinga THURSDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New findings about the inner workings of cells may be bringing scientists one step closer to reversing the scarring of the liver known as cirrhosis. New Clues For Liver Cirrhosis Treatment CBS News New hope for a cure to liver cirrhosis Times Online Guardian Unlimited - BBC News - Advocate.com - Science Daily (press release) all 49 news articles

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Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Health Highlights: Dec. 27, 2007 - Washington Post

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Health Highlights: Dec. 27, 2007 Washington Post - 9 hours ago US employers can cut or eliminate altogether health benefits for retired people over age 65, the Equal Opportunity Commission ruled Wednesday. In Order to Save It Wall Street Journal EEOC Issues Rule On Retiree Health Benefits Workforce Management InjuryBoard.com - The Carpetbagger Report - The Associated Press all 334 news articles

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Thousands applying for state insurance plan - Palladium-Item

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Thousands applying for state insurance plan Palladium-Item - 4 hours ago AP INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly 4500 Hoosiers so far have signed up for a new state program that allows low-income adults without health insurance to gain coverage. New health insurance plan aims to close coverage gap WSBT-TV Uninsured Hoosiers to get health coverage Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) WISH - Indianapolis Star - Louisville Courier-Journal - WTHI all 24 news articles

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Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Baby Fintan's transplant a success - Chicago Sun-Times

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Baby Fintan's transplant a success Chicago Sun-Times - 13 hours ago BY KARA SPAK Staff Reporter/kspak@suntimes.com Tears streamed down Gina Schiltz's cheeks Wednesday morning as she cuddled her baby boy Fintan, wires strapped to his tiny body, tubes pushed into his nose and mouth. St. Charles baby has heart transplant Chicago Daily Herald Baby's New Heart Follows Cardinal's Blessing NBC5.com ABC7Chicago.com - HealthJockey.com - Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Sun-Times all 11 news articles

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Uninsured Benefit Once They Are Covered by Medicare (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- People who are intermittently or totally uninsured in the decade prior to reaching Medicare eligibility experience substantial improvements in health once such coverage kicks in, a new study reveals.
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Dr. Stokes in court for fraud sentencing - WOOD-TV

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Dr. Stokes in court for fraud sentencing WOOD-TV - 53 minutes ago GRAND RAPIDS - An East Grand Rapids dermatologist is in Federal Court at this hour to face sentencing for insurance fraud. Dr. Robert Stokes is also at the center of a health alert issued by the Kent County Health Department for not sterilizing ... Stokes sentencing this morning MLive.com Stokes sentencing will culminate after witnesses testify WZZM WWMT - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com - Greenville Daily News all 13 news articles

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Ban helps more smokers quit habit - BBC News

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