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Rising cases of syphilis a ‘severe’ health issue


Rising cases of syphilis a ‘severe’ health issue
BEIJING – The number of syphilis cases in the country rose rapidly over the past decade and the risk of contracting syphilis is widespread, health authorities warned.

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Health Care Reform Still a Tough Midterm Issue for Dems


Health Care Reform Still a Tough Midterm Issue for Dems
Even as the Administration ramps up its campaign efforts to tout health reform, some vulnerable Democrats would prefer to ignore the divisive issue altogether

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Christian County Health Department calls special meeting for raw milk issue


Christian County Health Department calls special meeting for raw milk issue
The Christian County Health Department will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at its office located at 301 E. Brick St. in Ozark to discuss the distribution of raw milk.

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Wilson College professor sees lots of passion on the health care issue


Wilson College professor sees lots of passion on the health care issue
CHAMBERSBURG — The newly enacted health care reform law is neither socialism nor a takeover by the United States government, according to David True, associate professor of religious studies at Wilson College, Chambersburg.

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Clyburn Says Health Care is Civil Rights Issue


Clyburn Says Health Care is Civil Rights Issue
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House is comparing state efforts to sue the federal government over health care to attempts to derail civil rights nearly 50 years ago.

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Two Leading Organizations Dedicated To Reducing Health Care-Associated Infections Worldwide Issue Inaugural …


Two Leading Organizations Dedicated To Reducing Health Care-Associated Infections Worldwide Issue Inaugural …
During the Fifth Decennial International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) awarded their first Partnership in Prevention Award to the National Guard Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia. The award was created to recognize and celebrate the efforts …

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Hatch Says It’s ’Nuts’ to Think House Vote Ends Health Issue


Hatch Says It’s ’Nuts’ to Think House Vote Ends Health Issue
March 20 (Bloomberg) — Republican Senator Orrin Hatch said Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are “nuts” to think tomorrow’s vote on health-care legislation will resolve the issue.

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Bill Maher: The Environment Is The Ultimate Health Care Issue (VIDEO)


Bill Maher: The Environment Is The Ultimate Health Care Issue (VIDEO)
What’s Your Reaction? Bill Maher called the environment the “ultimate health care issue” Friday night during “Real Time” and argued that our future depends on our ability to stop global warming. But some on his panel weren’t so convinced.

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Health is central issue in poll


Health is central issue in poll
Tasmanian Labor is jumping on the federal government’s health policy bandwagon.

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President Addresses Health Care Issue


President Addresses Health Care Issue
President Barack Obama is making a furious, final push to get a health care bill passed, but his effort threatens to shove aside the message at the top of his to-do list this year to create jobs.

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