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Morris man sick for about 10 days before dying from suspected H1N1

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:12:16 GMT

The 35-year-old Morris Plains man, whose death was the first in Morris County linked to the H1N1 virus, died about 10 days after first becoming ill, his family said.
Source: The Morris County Daily Record

Moo murder move

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:41:01 GMT

Forget the Thick of It. The truth of what goes on in Westminster is always better than fiction. Let me tell you the story of a classic Whitehall farce, a tale of how the government came within a whisker of advocating bovine genocide.
Source: BBC News

'Cancer of Fraud' Permeates Health Care System: Critics

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:07:15 GMT

The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services launched a special strike force in Miami in 2007 to combat Medicare fraud in South Florida, and similar units have been set up in Los Angeles, Houston and Detroit.
Source: CNBC

Congress Fights Obesity With Healthcare Bills

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:33:46 GMT

In 2018, more than half the adults in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, and South Dakota could be obese.
Source: U.S. News & World Report

DHH encourages travelers to take steps to stay healthy this holiday season

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:57:55 GMT

BATON ROUGE The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, in conjunction with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has issued safety tips to help families prevent the spread of flu and stay healthy while traveling this holiday...
Source: The Alexandria Town Talk

VA and Kaiser Permanente Invite Veterans to Participate in Health Record Pilot Program

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:28:37 GMT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Kaiser Permanente today announced an exciting program designed to improve care and services to our Nation's heroes.
Source: PR Newswire

Over 40% of local women over 50 have osteoporosis: survey

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:03:45 GMT

Taipei, Nov.25 (CNA) More than 40 percent of Taiwanese women over the age of 50 suffer from osteoporosis, according to the results of a survey released by the Department of Health (DOH) Wednesday.
Source: eTaiwan News

Experts call for greater crackdown on Medicare fraud

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:50:39 GMT

Efforts to crack down on Medicare fraud heat up while some experts say more should be done.
Source: News-Medical.net

Quoted in 'Health Debate Bears Down On Senators'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:38:52 GMT

said in Medical News Today:

To help bridge that divide, President Obama has recruited Tom Daschle, the former Senate majority leader from South Dakota and one-time nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services.

Quoted in 'Flu on the wane in county; vaccinations continue'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:43 GMT

said in The Newark Advocate:

The group we had been vaccinating is the group (the Ohio Department of Health) recommends everybody continue to focus on, but we feel we've had plenty of clinics that if somebody really wanted to get in, they've had multiple opportunities

Photo from AP Photo

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:12:51 GMT

Eva Graziano of the Albany County Department of Health refrigerates swine flu vaccine in Albany, N.Y. , Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:09:07 GMT

Maribeth Miller of the Albany County Department of Health holds a box of swine flue vaccine in Albany, N.Y. , Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.

Help Me Smile - Ohio Dept. of Health

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:44:05 GMT