LOCAL-NEWZ.COM http://local-newz.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:18:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Burlington, Vermont Is America’s Healthiest City – That Happened! http://local-newz.com/burlington-vermont-is-america%e2%80%99s-healthiest-city-that-happened.html http://local-newz.com/burlington-vermont-is-america%e2%80%99s-healthiest-city-that-happened.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:15:03 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/burlington-vermont-is-america%e2%80%99s-healthiest-city-that-happened.html
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Burlington, Vermont Is America’s Healthiest City
That Happened! -7 hours ago
New York – The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put together a report that has chosen Burlington, Vermont as the nation’s healthiest city.
Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC saysThe Associated Press
Burlington, Vermont, Named Healthiest US CityAssociated Content
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]]> http://local-newz.com/burlington-vermont-is-america%e2%80%99s-healthiest-city-that-happened.html/feed 0 Political temperature may be just right for healthcare overhaul – Los Angeles Times http://local-newz.com/political-temperature-may-be-just-right-for-healthcare-overhaul-los-angeles-times.html http://local-newz.com/political-temperature-may-be-just-right-for-healthcare-overhaul-los-angeles-times.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:15:00 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/political-temperature-may-be-just-right-for-healthcare-overhaul-los-angeles-times.html
The Money Times

Political temperature may be just right for healthcare overhaul
Los Angeles Times -1 hour ago
Experts say the nation's hard times may paradoxically quicken a sweeping reform of the healthcare system. By Noam N. Levey and Lisa Girion Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington — When Barack Obama steps into the Oval Office in January, …
Senate Legislative Proposal Emerges for Comprehensive Health Care …Helicopter Association International
Senate Democrats Get Serious About Health Care System OverhaulCQPolitics.com
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]]> http://local-newz.com/political-temperature-may-be-just-right-for-healthcare-overhaul-los-angeles-times.html/feed 0 NY Probes Student Insurance – Washington Post http://local-newz.com/ny-probes-student-insurance-washington-post.html http://local-newz.com/ny-probes-student-insurance-washington-post.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:14:59 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/ny-probes-student-insurance-washington-post.html
Wall Street Journal Blogs

NY Probes Student Insurance
Washington Post -38 minutes ago
By Susan Kinzie Georgetown University has received a subpoena from New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo as part of a broader investigation into how colleges interact with health insurance providers.
Cuomo Investigating Colleges’ Deals with Health InsurersNew York Times
New York AG Probes Colleges’ Ties To Health InsurersWall Street Journal Blogs
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]]> http://local-newz.com/ny-probes-student-insurance-washington-post.html/feed 0 UTMB to begin first of 3000 layoffs this week – Houston Chronicle http://local-newz.com/utmb-to-begin-first-of-3000-layoffs-this-week-houston-chronicle.html http://local-newz.com/utmb-to-begin-first-of-3000-layoffs-this-week-houston-chronicle.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:14:57 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/utmb-to-begin-first-of-3000-layoffs-this-week-houston-chronicle.html
SmartAboutHealth

UTMB to begin first of 3000 layoffs this week
Houston Chronicle -3 hours ago
GALVESTON – The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston on Tuesday will begin laying off the first of about 3000 employees it expects to shed this week because of damage caused by Hurricane Ike, UTMB President David Callender announced Monday.
UTMB Children’s Hospital won’t reopen soonDaily News – Galveston County
Hospital Flooded in Storm to Cut Its Staff by a ThirdNew York Times
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]]> http://local-newz.com/utmb-to-begin-first-of-3000-layoffs-this-week-houston-chronicle.html/feed 0 Time for Medicare patients to think about open enrollment options – Houston Chronicle http://local-newz.com/time-for-medicare-patients-to-think-about-open-enrollment-options-houston-chronicle.html http://local-newz.com/time-for-medicare-patients-to-think-about-open-enrollment-options-houston-chronicle.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:14:55 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/time-for-medicare-patients-to-think-about-open-enrollment-options-houston-chronicle.html
Current World News

Time for Medicare patients to think about open enrollment options
Houston Chronicle -10 hours ago
By CINDY GEORGE Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle If you're one of America's more than 36 million seniors, it's time to prepare and compare for your 2009 Medicare coverage.
Shopping for a new Medicare drug planBradenton Herald
First Annual Health Net Cup Virtual Bowling Tournament Crowns a …MarketWatch
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]]> http://local-newz.com/time-for-medicare-patients-to-think-about-open-enrollment-options-houston-chronicle.html/feed 0 Judges throws out contempt order against reporter – The Associated Press http://local-newz.com/judges-throws-out-contempt-order-against-reporter-the-associated-press.html http://local-newz.com/judges-throws-out-contempt-order-against-reporter-the-associated-press.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:14:52 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/judges-throws-out-contempt-order-against-reporter-the-associated-press.html
KARK

Judges throws out contempt order against reporter
The Associated Press -5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a contempt order requiring fines of up to $5000 a day against a former USA Today reporter who refused to identify sources for stories about the 2001 anthrax attacks.
The real cost of fining a reporterUSA Today
Locy appeal dismissed, contempt order vacatedReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
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]]> http://local-newz.com/judges-throws-out-contempt-order-against-reporter-the-associated-press.html/feed 0 A Call for Caution in the Rush to Statins – New York Times http://local-newz.com/a-call-for-caution-in-the-rush-to-statins-new-york-times.html http://local-newz.com/a-call-for-caution-in-the-rush-to-statins-new-york-times.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:14:51 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/a-call-for-caution-in-the-rush-to-statins-new-york-times.html
That Happened!

A Call for Caution in the Rush to Statins
New York Times -2 hours ago
By TARA PARKER-POPE David Corcoran, a science editor, explores some of the topics addressed in this week’s Science Times. Judging by recent headlines, you might think so.
Options beyond statinsBoston Globe
Could statins boost your bedroom performance?Food Consumer
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]]> http://local-newz.com/a-call-for-caution-in-the-rush-to-statins-new-york-times.html/feed 0 Too little sleep tied to increased cancer risk – Reuters http://local-newz.com/too-little-sleep-tied-to-increased-cancer-risk-reuters.html http://local-newz.com/too-little-sleep-tied-to-increased-cancer-risk-reuters.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:14:49 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/too-little-sleep-tied-to-increased-cancer-risk-reuters.html
AFP

Too little sleep tied to increased cancer risk
Reuters -7 hours ago
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Regular exercise can reduce a woman's risk of cancer, but the benefits may slip away if she gets too little sleep, US researchers said on Monday.
Researchers: Sleep Can Prevent CancerWFMY News 2
Exercise, sleep cuts cancer risk: studyAFP
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]]> http://local-newz.com/too-little-sleep-tied-to-increased-cancer-risk-reuters.html/feed 0 Health groups lash US states over tobacco efforts – Reuters http://local-newz.com/health-groups-lash-us-states-over-tobacco-efforts-reuters.html http://local-newz.com/health-groups-lash-us-states-over-tobacco-efforts-reuters.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:14:48 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/health-groups-lash-us-states-over-tobacco-efforts-reuters.html
TopNews

Health groups lash US states over tobacco efforts
Reuters -1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US states have not lived up to their commitment to devote a major portion of their huge legal settlement with the tobacco industry a decade ago on anti-smoking efforts, health advocacy groups said on Tuesday.
Great American Smokeout coming ThursdayOpelika Auburn News
Health Matters: Challenge yourself to kick habitThe Olympian
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]]> http://local-newz.com/health-groups-lash-us-states-over-tobacco-efforts-reuters.html/feed 0 Birth Defects Tied to Fertility Techniques – New York Times http://local-newz.com/birth-defects-tied-to-fertility-techniques-new-york-times.html http://local-newz.com/birth-defects-tied-to-fertility-techniques-new-york-times.html#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:14:47 +0000 admin http://local-newz.com/birth-defects-tied-to-fertility-techniques-new-york-times.html
TopNews

Birth Defects Tied to Fertility Techniques
New York Times -3 hours ago
By DENISE GRADY Infants conceived with techniques commonly used in fertility clinics are two to four times more likely to have certain birth defects than are infants conceived naturally, a new study has found.
Defects linked to infertility treatmentSan Francisco Chronicle
Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Birth DefectsU.S. News & World Report
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