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1/31/12 - Study Illuminates Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes and Cognitive ...

1/31/12 Study Illuminates Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes and Cognitive ...

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Health Behavior News Service

... Contributing Writer A new study finds that decreasing the disparities in ... to show how disparities with regard to one major public health problem, ...

1/31/12 - U.S. Fourth Quarter Employment Cost Index Report (Text)

1/31/12 U.S. Fourth Quarter Employment Cost Index Report (Text)

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Bloomberg

Employer costs for health benefits increased 3.5 percent for the 12-month period ending December 2011, lower than the December 2010 increase of 5.0 percent.

1/31/12 - Cost-saving plan to unify military medical services on hold

1/31/12 Cost-saving plan to unify military medical services on hold

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USA TODAY

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, said the unification ... "We have questions about the cost of the reorganization, ...

1/31/12 - Females With Diabetes Have Decreased Pure Tone Average

1/31/12 Females With Diabetes Have Decreased Pure Tone Average

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Doctors Lounge

For women with well- and poorly-controlled diabetes aged younger than 60 years or 60 to 75 years, there is a significant decrease seen in the pure tone ...

1/30/12 Bills would mandate drug tests for aid recipients

1/30/12 Bills would mandate drug tests for aid recipients

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Chatham Star Tribune

That legislation says the government would pay for the drug tests. It also includes provisions for substance abuse treatment for aid recipients who fail the ...

1/30/12 - Shift Work, Long Hours Weigh Down Nurses

1/30/12 Shift Work, Long Hours Weigh Down Nurses

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EHS Today

Of the 2103 nurses surveyed, 55 percent were obese. ... A previous study in the series found that, along with long work hours, lack of time off was most ...

1/30/12 - Epidural Plus Fever During Labor Put Baby at Risk

1/30/12 Epidural Plus Fever During Labor Put Baby at Risk

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MedPage Today

Infants whose mother ran a fever over 101°F while receiving an epidural ... Greenwell is now at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Health.

1/30/12 - "Spam" linked to diabetes risk in Native Americans

1/30/12 "Spam" linked to diabetes risk in Native Americans

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Reuters

Native Americans are at especially high risk of developing diabetes. By the age of 55, nearly half will have the condition. To look into potential reasons ...

1/27/12 - States maintain or ease access to Medicaid and CHIP

1/27/12 States maintain or ease access to Medicaid and CHIP

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American Medical News

For example, the Dept. of Health and Human Services announced in April 2011 that it would pay 90% of the costs of developing new or upgrading existing ...

1/27/12 - Cancer Screening Rates Low Among Ethnic Groups, USA

1/27/12 Cancer Screening Rates Low Among Ethnic Groups, USA

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Medical News Today

Not only are relatively few Americans screened for cancer, but there are considerable disparities between ethnic and racial groups in the country, ...

1/27/12 - Multiple Pregnancies Could Lead to Obesity, Study Shows

1/27/12 Multiple Pregnancies Could Lead to Obesity, Study Shows

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HealthCanal.com

... of Cincinnati (UC) scientists suggests that women who give birth more than once (multiparous) could be at higher risk for obesity and inflammation, ...

1/27/12 - Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug

1/27/12 Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug

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Voice of America

Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug Carol Pearson | Washington Asthma is a chronic disorder that makes it difficult to breathe.

1/26/12 - U.S. Soldiers Face Host of Mental Health Issues

1/26/12 U.S. Soldiers Face Host of Mental Health Issues

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U.S. News & World Report

(HealthDay News) -- US military personnel and veterans are plagued by substance abuse, depression and suicide, three new studies indicate.

1/26/12 - Kids' health predicts parents' future heart disease, study finds

1/26/12 Kids' health predicts parents' future heart disease, study finds

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Fox News

Heart disease, stroke, diabetes The study, reported in the Journal of Pediatrics, included 852 school students who, at an average age of 12, ...

1/26/12 - Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss, Especially in Women

1/26/12 Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss, Especially in Women

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HealthNewsDigest.com

By Staff Editor (HealthNewsDigest.com) - DETROIT – Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if ...

1/26/12 - Cancer Screening in US Lags Behind for Asians and Hispanics

1/26/12 Cancer Screening in US Lags Behind for Asians and Hispanics

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BusinessWeek

26 (Bloomberg) -- Americans aren't getting screened for cancer as regularly as the US government would like, with Asians and Hispanics leaving themselves ...

1/25/12 - Medically Unnecessary Early Deliveries Declining

1/25/12 Medically Unnecessary Early Deliveries Declining

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HealthNewsDigest.com

25, 2012 -- Efforts to give more babies a healthy start in life by ... health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

1/25/12 - State Has No Whooping Cough Deaths for First Time in 20 Years

1/25/12 State Has No Whooping Cough Deaths for First Time in 20 Years

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California Healthline

On Tuesday, the California Department of Public Health announced that it recorded no ... According to DPH, there were 10 infant deaths in California from ...

1/25/12 - New School Lunch Rules Aimed at Reducing Obesity

1/25/12 New School Lunch Rules Aimed at Reducing Obesity

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New York Times

The rules are the first changes in 15 years to the $11 billion school lunch program. They will double the amount of fruits and vegetables children are ...

1/25/12 - CDC: Diabetes amputations falling dramatically

1/25/12 CDC: Diabetes amputations falling dramatically

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Fox News

Other diabetes studies have shown declines in lost toes, feet and legs, but not as dramatic. "What jumped out to me was the scale of the improvement," said ...