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Lawmakers gird for renewed debate on lead poisoning
With efforts to reduce lead poisoning among children at a crossroads, Maryland lawmakers are wrestling with proposals to expand state regulation of home sales, rentals and repairs to reduce youngsters' exposure to the toxic metal.
But the biggest...Tags: Laws, Health, Democratic Party, Home Improvement, Local Government
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Health Notes: Bon Secours Care-A-Van treats uninsured children and adults free -- January schedule in Newport News
Bon Secours Care-A-Van, is a mobile medical unit that travels throughout Hampton Roads providing health care to adults and children who are uninsured. All services are free, but donations are welcome.
The Care-A-Van provides general medical care,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Diabetes, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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Happy Meal toys no longer free in San Francisco
CNNGoodbye, free plastic toys inside Happy Meals -- at least in one major California city. A new San Francisco law goes into effect on Thursday that prevents fast-food restaurants from giving away trinkets, action figures and other toys in their kid's meals...Tags: French Fries, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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Caring for children
The Children's Health Insurance Program is an example of a government program that works right. Even though 173,000 Pennsylvania children now live with at least one unemployed parent, the number of uninsured children in Pennsylvania has gone down. The...Tags: Government Health Care, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Health, Health Insurance Cost, Health Insurance
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Wednesday's Calendar
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'The Art of Uncertainty'
Dennis Merritt Jones will talk about "The Art of Uncertainty" at an Inside Edge networking breakfast meeting at UC Irvine's University Club, 801 E. Peltason. The event starts at 6:30 a.m. First-time guests pay $35...Tags: Museums, Hanukkah, Holidays, University of California, Irvine, Fine Artists
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Maryland gets $28.3 million health performance bonus
The state of Maryland has received a $28.3 million performance bonus for its efforts in enrolling children in federal health programs. The money was given to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...Tags: Government Health Care, Entertainment, Music, Health, Health Insurance
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Arsenic in apple juice concerns prompt action by FDA
New reports on arsenic in apple juice may leave parents confused about what they should be pouring into their children's glasses.
Although the Food and Drug Administration continues to say it is "confident in the overall safety of apple juice consumed in...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Entertainment, Medical Specialization, Diseases and Illnesses, Health
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'The fabric of Illinois is torn'
U.S. District Judge James B. Zagel has been a fixture on the federal bench here for nearly a quarter-century, and before that he served as an Illinois Cabinet official as well as chief of the Illinois State Police. So he is as well-positioned as anyone to...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Punishment, Rod Blagojevich
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HHS Approves Free Birth Control For Women
CNNLOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new guidelines in Washington Monday requiring health insurance plans beginning on or after August 1, 2012 to cover several women's preventive services, including birth control and...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Women's Health, Washington (U.S. state), Health, Food and Drug Administration
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Risk of disease partially set in womb, scientists say
Pregnant women sacrifice many of life's simple pleasures — caffeine, sushi, a glass of wine — in the hope that their baby will be born healthy.
But according to a provocative new field of research, what happens during pregnancy can have...Tags: Pancreas, Health and Safety at School, Environmental Pollution, Heart Disease, Health
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