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Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients |
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Tuesday, 02 October 2012 |
From AP.org:
"As of Monday, Medicare will start fining
hospitals that have too many patients readmitted within 30 days of
discharge due to complications. The penalties are part of a broader push
under President Barack Obama's health care law"
Please take a moment and visit AP.org and read this story!
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Yosemite extends hantavirus warning; death toll rises |
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Saturday, 08 September 2012 |
From Fox News:
"Yosemite National Park doubled the scope of its hantavirus warning on
Thursday to some 22,000 visitors who may have bn exposed to the deadly
mouse-borne disease as the number of confirmed cases grew to eight and a
third death was reported."
To read this story, please visit Fox News
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H1N1 vaccine may be linked to rare nerve disorder |
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Wednesday, 11 July 2012 |
From Fox News:
"The H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine was associated with a small but significant
risk for developing a rare nervous disorder called Guillain–Barré
syndrome (GBS), say doctors in a report detailed in the July 11 issue of
the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)."
To read this story, please visit Fox News |
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Philly overtakes NYC as U.S. bedbug capital |
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Tuesday, 19 June 2012 |
From Mother Nature Network
"Philadelphia wasn't the only city to pass New York in the rankings;
Cincinnati moved up to No. 2, pushing NYC down to third. Ohio remains a
hotbed of bedbug activity in general, with at least three of its cities —
Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland — included in the top 15 for the
third year in a row."
"Bedbugs were virtually eliminated from the U.S. last century by DDT, a
pesticide that was later banned due to its knack for also killing brown
pelicans, bald eagles and other birds. The blood-sucking insects have since staged a nationwide comeback, fueled partly by their growing resistance to a variety of pesticides — including DDT.."
To read this story, please visit Mother Nature Network
Moms' Note: How can it be known if bedbugs are DDT resistant is the government does not allow DDT to be used? While birds are indeed beautiful, shouldn't the health and lives of our children matter more?
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Catholic university drops student health insurance, cites ObamaCare |
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 |
From Fox News:
"A Catholic university in Ohio said Tuesday it is being forced to end a
student health insurance program over increased costs it claims are
associated with President Obama’s contraception mandate and other
provisions of the health care overhaul."
To read this story, please visit Fox News |
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