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Final Days Of Health Law Open Enrollment Marked By Stepped Up Outreach EffortsNews outlets detail the various strategies that are being employed to encourage more people to sign-up for coverage.聽Insurers are paying for ads and聽supporting the work of grassroot
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Thursday, Apr 16 2009Former Soviet Nations, China Face High MDR-TB Prevalence, Study SaysMany countries from the former Soviet Union are facing a high prevalence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, and several Chinese provinces also have high rates of the strain, according to a study published online Thursday in the journal Lancet, AFP/Google reports.For the study, researchers examined data collected between 2002 and 2007 on 90,000 patients from 83 countries. They found that of the approximately nine million new TB cases diagnosed each year, about one in nine did not respond to at least one drug. In addition, drug-resistant TB acco
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Concerns Over Melatonin Gummy Safety Amid Rising Child PoisoningsUSA Today notes that a sixfold rise in poisonings from melatonin supplements among U.S. children over a decade are driving concerns over the unregulated sleep aid. Separately, a crackdown a
brumate era gainst salmonella in breaded raw chicken, anxiety risks linked to fried food, and more are also in the news.USA Today:Is Melatonin Safe For Kids Gummies Can Cause Poisoning, Study FindsAmid a聽sixfold rise in poisonings from melatonin supplements among U.S. children over the past decade, a study released Tuesday sheds light on how unregulated the sleep aid actually is.聽Because melatonin is sold as a supplement, its not regulated as a drug 鈥?so the U.S. Food and Drug Administration doesnt have oversight over ingredient content or accuracy. Hassanein, 4/2
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adidas samba scrimination. Halima Shariff, country director for USAID s Health Policy Initiative, said that her organization over the past year has collaborated with the AIDS Business Coalition of Tanzania and the Media Owners Association of Tanzania to launch the workplace policies. Shariff added that an assessment of media houses in 2006 -- which was conducted in collaboration with the Association of Journalists Against HIV/AIDS in Tanzania -- revealed that despite their commendable role in promoting HIV/AIDS education and advocacy, media houses lacked defined HIV/AIDS workplace programs and policies. Following the assessment -- which also found gaps such as low HIV/AIDS knowledge and risky behaviors and practices -- HPI distributed the findings to media houses and other stakeholders, according to Shariff. Following the 2006 assessment, Shariff said that MOAT executives committed to join forces in ensuring that media houses instituted workplace policies and/or programs
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The Struggle To Keep The Food Supply Steady Made More Difficult As Grocery Stores, Meat Plants Hit By InfectionsSo far, at least four grocery store workers have died. And employees at meat plants in several states are sick. Meanwhile, onl
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Thursday, Jun 11 2009Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Examines Pennsylvania School Districts ; Use of Medicaid FundsThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Feb. 24 examined Pennsylvania school districts increased use of Medicaid funds to pay for school
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af1 . Last year, Pennsylvania schools billed Medicaid for $26 million in such charges -- an $11 million increase over 2001. While the program has been in effect since 1994, only 14% of the state s 654 districts and other school units use it because many school officials believe filling out the paperwork to receive the reimbursements is not worth their time, Cathy Lynch of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit, said. However, George Schneider, executive vice president of Leader Services, which administers the program for Pennsylvania and several other states, said the company has become busier recently beca
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