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REUTERS SUMMIT-WHO budget cuts worry bird flu watchers
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * CDC head concerned at WHO ability to respond effectively * Swiss-based U.N. agency hit by Swiss franc strength * WHO official says work being done but...Tags: Health Organizations, Politics, Finance, China, Bird Flu
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Annapolis man to head FEMA grant program
President Barack Obama has named an Annapolis man to head the multibillion-dollar grant program through which the Federal Emergency Management Agency helps local governments prepare for disasters. Brian Kamoie, 41, will oversee a vast portfolio of...
Tags: Politics, Annapolis, Government Aid, Tokyo Electric Power Co., White House
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A SunFest survival guide
SunFest is back, and the big, waterfront festival is expected to clog downtown West Palm Beach with at least 165,000 people Wednesday through Sunday. It's called the SunFest Music and Arts Festival for a reason: The event's 31st year brings plenty of...
Tags: FPL Group, Music, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, Sports
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Calcium, Varicella Vaccine, Bullying, Blood Disorders, Diets and Dieting
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Settlement cost for Moody's, S&P, Morgan Stanley is $225 mln -WSJ
ReutersApril 29 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley and two ratings agencies have agreed to pay about $225 million to settle lawsuits claiming they concealed risks in two mortgage-related deals that collapsed during the financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, The Wall Street Journal, Stock Market
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Moody's, S&P settle lawsuits over debt vehicle ratings
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's on Friday said they have settled two long-running lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for misleading investors about the safety of risky debt vehicles that they had rated. The...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Laws
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Horry County Sheriff deputy remains hospitalized after working Windsor Green fire, benefit held Friday
The Sun NewsHorry County law enforcement and area community members ate barbecue lunches and dinners Friday to benefit the family of a sheriff deputy, who has been hospitalized with severe smoke inhalation after working several nights guarding the Windsor Green...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, Health Treatments, Medically Induced Coma, Crime, Law and Justice
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Moody's, S&P settle lawsuits over SIV investments
ReutersApril 26 (Reuters) - Settlements have been reached in two long-running lawsuits seeking to hold Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's responsible for misleading investors about the safety of risky debt vehicles that they rated. The lawsuits had...Tags: Justice System, Moody's Corporation, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Crime, Law and Justice
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Medication nation: Study shows antibiotic overuse
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. doctors are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 4 out of 5 Americans every year, an alarming pace that suggests they are being overused, a new government study finds. Overuse is one reason antibiotics are losing...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Azithromycin (drug), Diabetes, Pneumonia, Science and Technology
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Virginia Medical Reserve seeking volunteers
More than 1,700 volunteers participate in the Medical Reserve Corps in Hampton Roads, divided among eight units. The Corps, which has more than 12,500 volunteers statewide, supports public health in the community, working in conjunction with local offices...
Tags: The Salvation Army, Meningitis, Health, Hampton Roads, Tetanus
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Record number of flu deaths in San Diego County
San Diego County has had more influenza-related deaths this flu season than in any other on record, the county Health and Human Services reported Wednesday. Sixty people in the county have died of complications related to the flu, surpassing the total...
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The expat life: Going south of the border
In June 2009, my husband Sam and I slammed down the hatchback of our Honda CRV, the interior bulging with containers of Legos and books, school supplies and board games, and a box of shoes, a tin of Old Bay in the glove compartment. On the roof was a...
Tags: Music, World War II (1939-1945), Foods and Beverages, Entertainment, Honda
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