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Area schoolchildren participate in annual Children’s Health Fair (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
EFFINGHAM More than 500 students from kindergarten through second grade from 13 area schools attended St. Anthony s ninth annual Children s Health Fair held April 16-18 at the Effingham Knights of Columbus building.
Decatur mayor to resign, citing job conflicts, health concerns (The Pantagraph)
DECATUR — Mayor Paul Osborne will resign as mayor Sunday, citing a desire to focus on his role as editor of the weekly Decatur Tribune newspaper and recent health problems with kidney stones.
Norway: Teachers and Health Workers Strike (New York Times)
Nearly 5,000 Norwegian teachers and health workers walked off the job, joining 3,300 others who had been on strike since Monday in a dispute over pay.
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Health Highlights: May 30, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
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Opening Glance: health care equipment and supplies (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Health care equipment and supply stocks rose early Thursday after the Commerce Department upwardly revised its reading of first-quarter gross domestic product growth to an annual rate of 0.9 percent.
Obama’s doctor: Democrat is in ‘excellent health’ (AP via Yahoo! News)
Barack Obama’s doctor said Thursday the candidate was in excellent health at the time of his last checkup 16 months ago but he has a family history of cancer and a smoking habit he’s tried to break.
Health Highlights: May 29, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Obama’s Doctor: Democrat Is In ‘excellent Health’ (CBS News)
Barack Obama’s doctor says he’s "in excellent health," in a one-page letter released by the campaign Thursday.
Doctor: Obama is in ‘excellent health’ (MSNBC)
The Democratic presidential candidate’s physician said Thursday the Illinois senator was in excellent health at the time of his last checkup 16 months ago.
Obama’s Doctor Says Senator in Excellent Health, Fit for Duty (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
May 29 (Bloomberg) –Barack Obama’s doctor said the Democratic presidential frontrunner is in excellent health and fit for office.
NYC Health Department: Mice at Met Opera (USA Today)
On-stage villains aren’t the only vermin at the Metropolitan Opera. The grand theater at Lincoln Center, where much of New York’s society gathers to show off gowns and jewels, has been cited for sanitary violations by the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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Health care to get the Hollywood treatment (USA Today)
Hollywood writers and producers are working with senior advocacy group AARP to bring attention to the need to provide affordable health care, the groups will announce today.
Fujitsu Ends Computer-System Contract With U.K. Health Service (Bloomberg.com)
May 29 (Bloomberg) — Fujitsu Ltd. , Japan’s biggest computer-services company, terminated a contract with the U.K. National Health Service to computerize its patient-record system.
Budget-breaker health care (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
As the presidential elections focus on nationwide health care reform, some South Hills leaders say a crisis of costs has already hit home and, if left unchecked, could mean cuts in municipal …
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Qld Health defends cancer patient waits (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Queensland Health has defended waiting times for oncology patients, after reports they wait almost three times longer for radiation treatment than recommended.
NASA: Phoenix Spacecraft in Good Health After Mars Landing (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
PASADENA, Calif. NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander is in fine health after its unprecedented landing in the Martian arctic Sunday as mission scientists turn their attention to the craft’s main goal: to explore the layers of water ice under the frozen soil.
Philippine hospitals not good for health –expert (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines — Hospitals in the Philippines may not be good for your health, warned a UK-based scientist visiting the country.
S.E.C. Backs Health Care Balloting (New York Times)
The Securities and Exchange Commission, shifting its position, has told companies they must allow shareholders to vote on a proposal for universal health insurance coverage.
Prison health ‘needs cash boost’ (BBC News)
Mental health services in prisons need major investment if they are to provide good care to inmates, experts say.