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Health chief leaving legacy
Soon after health chief Alan Levine’s arrival in 2008, a mentally ill person shot and killed a New Orleans police officer, then there was an oil spill in the Mississippi River, two hurricanes and the H1N1 virus outbreak.
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Health care professionals still in need
Central Regional Health Authority is reporting there is still a great need to attract more health care professionals to the region. Dr.[...]
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Health care law has more doctors teaming up
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — As Congress debated the health care bill, many critics lamented that it would do little to transform a system in which doctors and hospitals bounce patients around in an uncoordinated, costly, sometimes tragic process.
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Health care costs on rise for Augusta
City of Augusta employee health insurance costs are projected to rise a staggering $6.9 million next year, and the prognosis for maintaining the same coverage they had this year is grim.
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Health officials urge post-flood caution
Public health officials advise residents affected by recent flooding to take precautions to protect their health, including attention to hygiene, current vaccinations and any actual contact with floodwaters.
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Health law provision called paperwork nightmare
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tucked into the new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses. They must file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.
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Health Care's Reliance On Women Calls For Flexible Work Arrangements
"In the coming decade, the health care and social assistance sector will be one of the leading sources of employment. It is going to be one of the most vital sectors in the economy and it is going to be a place of job growth," said Ithaca College sociologist Stephen Sweet. Since women make up a whopping 80 percent of the workforce in the health care industry, allowances will have to be made for ...
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Health Reform Law: What It Means for Women
The new health reform law — the Affordable Care Act -- bodes well for as many as 30 million women -- a number that includes 15 million women who are uninsured, according to a new report.
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World’s largest relay to arrive in Valley
The World Harmony Run – the world’s largest relay run – is expected to arrive Monday at 3 p.m. for a ceremony at the Tuscarawas County YMCA at Dover.
World oil prices rise
World oil prices have climbed as investors shrug off concerns that the US economic recovery could stall.
World Stocks Fall Due To Earnings Data
World stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings
World Friendship Day
World Friendship Day celebrated on August 1 each year is a good time to recognize our friends and their contributions to our lives. The event highlights why friendships are important, and why establishing and maintaining friendships all throughout our lives will make life happier, a little less serious and complicated.
World Bank head cites uncertain recovery
World Bank president Robert Zoellick has warned that global recovery is still fragile and uncertain.
World Expo appears to have attracted the whole world to Shanghai
SHANGHAI — Authorities have put out the welcome mat for the World Expo now open in Shanghai, touting world-class pavilions and entertainment, but there's a basic problem: Many of these things are difficult to actually see. The reason? Crowds — hundreds of thousands of people every day — are creating monstrous lines that make Disneyland on a summer weekend feel like a waltz in the park.
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