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Change of Address Changes Prognosis for Brain Cancer Patient
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In this second MedPage Today/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel special report, John Fauber describes an oncologist and his patients were successfully battling glioblastoma multiforme until Medicare bureaucracy reached out to her with disastrous consequences. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 21, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Democrats Predict Slim Margin in Health Vote SundayEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democrats late Saturday night said the 216 votes needed to pass the bill were nearly within reach, but that the margin of victory would likely be razor thin. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - March 21, 2010 Category: American Health Authors: By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Source Type: news
NB&T acquires American National Bank in ParmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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NB&T Financial Group, parent of National Bank & Trust Co., acquired the assets of American National Bank in Parma after federal regulators seized the bank Friday. (NBTF) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
House Unveils $940 Billion Health AccordEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pushing toward a Sunday vote that could transform the nation's health-insurance system, House leaders announced a $940 billion compromise Thursday that would extend coverage to the vast majority of Americans, cut billions of dollars from Medicare, and impose new taxes on the wealthy and the well-insured. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Health Insurance Coverage - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Baptist Health Has Projects Worth $13.2 Million in WorksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Baptist Health of Little Rock doesn't have any immediate plans to build a freestanding outpatient surgical center, but it has several construction projects in the works. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
St. Vincent Turns Attention to WLR With $50 Million CampusEmail this article to a colleague.
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St. Vincent Health System of Little Rock recently unveiled plans for a $50 million health care campus in west Little Rock adjacent to an open-air shopping center, The Promenade at Chenal. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
Tommy Van Zandt Surmounts Challenges of Disastrous FallEmail this article to a colleague.
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Despite a life-altering injury, northwest Arkansas commercial real estate developer Tommy Van Zandt stays in business. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
Movers & Shakers (March 22, 2010)Email this article to a colleague.
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New hires, promotions and awards for the week of March 22, 2010. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
Deming Leads: Let's Follow Up (Guest Commentary)Email this article to a colleague.
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When Claiborne Deming and Al Gore agree on most of the solutions, and when Arkansas is positioned to benefit, why are other business and political "leaders" holding us back? (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
A Quiet PlaceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Political furor such as that over national health care legislation creates an unstable environment for business, hindering long-term decision-making. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
'Burls' Beneficiaries to IncreaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Group eyes expansion throughout SEC states. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
Lesson Learned (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)Email this article to a colleague.
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The lesson to be learned from recent reporting on the Arkansas Medical Board is a doctor has a good shot at getting his license back if he takes the Medical Board to court. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
Metropolitan National Bank Recovers Maumelle Residential Land In $3.5 Million Foreclosure SaleEmail this article to a colleague.
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A look at important real estate transactions in Pulaski County. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
Week 37: House Democrats Keep Counting Reform VotesEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- As Democrats in the House got ready to vote on healthcare reform, the American Medical Association closed out a busy week on the Hill by announcing its support for the latest version of the reform legislation. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Pope: 'Abusers Must Answer to God'Email this article to a colleague.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse cases and ordered an investigation into the Irish church. But he laid no blame for the problem on the Vatican's... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Pope orders Vatican probe into Irish church, blasts bishops, takes no Vatican blame for abuseEmail this article to a colleague.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse and ordered an investigation into the Irish church but did not mention any Vatican responsibility.
In a letter to the... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Debate Continues Over Best Way To Screen For Prostate CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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As a boy, Ophni Davis dreamed of becoming a doctor. Instead, he became a barber. But he still considers it his job to look after people's welfare.
So if a man who looks about the right age comes into his Blue Hills Avenue salon in Hartford, Davis will... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 20, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
LandMark Financial extends time for dealEmail this article to a colleague.
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LandMark Financial Holding Co. said it would give holders of its trust preferred securities three more weeks to respond to an offer to sell their holdings. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Chase opens 2nd Homeownership CenterEmail this article to a colleague.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. opened its second Homeownership Center this week in Arizona to help struggling families handle mortgage payments. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
March 19 - CDC: Everyday Preventive Actions That Can Help Fight Germs, Like FluEmail this article to a colleague.
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CDC recommends a three-step approach to fighting influenza (flu). (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)
Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
March 19 - WHO Updates International H1N1 Flu SituationEmail this article to a colleague.
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As of 14 March 2010, worldwide more than 213 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including at least 16813 deaths. (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)
Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Regulators seize three Georgia banksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Regulators swept into Georgia Friday and seized three more Georgia banks as the crisis among small lenders continues to show no signs of abating. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Arkansas Congressmen Split on Health Reform PackageEmail this article to a colleague.
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Arkansas' four congressmen were split Friday on whether they would support a proposed overhaul of the nation's health care system that's coming up for a crucial vote this weekend. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: info
Arizona Cancels SCHIP Program for Lack of FundsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Arizona has become the first state to cancel its State Children's Health Insurance Program, which, like other SCHIP programs, is funded jointly by the state and the federal government. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Yahoo tech chief Pullara jumps to Benchmark CapitalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Yahoo Inc. Chief Technologist Sam Pullara is leaving to become entrepreneur in residence at Benchmark Capital, the venture firm said Friday. (YHOO) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Family of Cornell freshman from west Boca Raton copes with deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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Howard Ginsburg needed something to cling to since his son, Bradley, died a month ago.
He got it Friday, when the Cornell University basketball team won its first NCAA Tournament game.
Howard and Bradley spent hours talking about the Big Red... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Compensation up 46.9% for Ameriprise’s CracchioloEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ameriprise Financial Inc. pumped up top executive James Cracchiolo’s compensation by 46.9 percent in 2009, a year in which the Minneapolis-based financial-services firm swung to a profit and engaged in a $1 billion acquisition. (AMP) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Office of Thrift Supervision issues orders against former American Sterling Bank CEO, board membersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Office of Thrift Supervision issued orders against the former CEO of American Sterling Bank and four former members of its board. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Brentwood payment processor FrontStream purchases Fast Transact Inc.Email this article to a colleague.
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Brentwood-based FrontStream Payments, Inc. announced today the acquisition of Fast Transact, Inc., an Olympia, Wash.-based provider of payment-processing services for e-commerce and brick-and-mortar purchases. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Spencer Web Design gets $25,000 loanEmail this article to a colleague.
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Spencer Web Design, a web design, development and Internet marketing services business in St. Peters, Mo., has been approved for a $25,000 small business loan through Missouri. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
FDIC Chair: New playing field neededEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s Chairman Sheila Bair advocated for a level playing field between community banks and the “too big to fail” at a national banking conference in Orlando Friday. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Columbus man sentenced on money laundering chargeEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Columbus man was sentenced Friday for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme where participants secured loans on low-income Columbus properties whose property values had been exaggerated. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
March 19 - Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending March 13, 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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This document provides FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending March 13, 2010 (Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases)
Source: PandemicFlu.gov RSS Feed for News Releases - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
ServisFirst raises $15 millionEmail this article to a colleague.
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ServisFirst Bancshares Inc. said it raised $15 million in a private placement. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
SouthShore Community Bank signs consent orderEmail this article to a colleague.
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SouthShore Community Bank agreed to boost its capital ratios as part of a consent order with state and federal regulators. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
New Mexico credit unions grow mortgage bizEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two of New Mexico’s credit unions made more than $100 million in mortgages last year. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Family of Cornell freshman from west Boca copes with deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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Howard Ginsburg needed something to cling to since his son Bradley died a month ago.
He got it Friday, when the Cornell University basketball team won its first NCAA Tournament game.
Howard and Bradley spent hours talking about the Big Red basketball... (Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research)
Source: OrlandoSentinel: Medical Research - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
SBA honors Tennessee lendersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Tennessee District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Tennessee Small Business Development Center sponsored a statewide lender’s conference this week, during which eleven banks received awards for their fiscal year 2009 lending. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Tamalpais Bancorp gets Nasdaq delisting noticeEmail this article to a colleague.
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San Rafael-based Tamalpais Bancorp received a notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market that it no longer meets the minimum $1 per share bid price required for continued listing. (TAMB) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Diamond Foods cleared to buy Kettle FoodsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Diamond Foods Inc., a maker of food snacks, said Friday it expects its $651 million purchase of Kettle Foods, a maker of potato chips, to close by March 31. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Heritage Financial planning reorganizationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Heritage Financial Group plans to reorganize from a two-tier mutual holding company to a full stock holding company and will hold a "second-step" offering of additional shares of common stock. (HBOS) (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Enterprise CEO Benoist's ’09 compensation fell 62%Email this article to a colleague.
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Enterprise Financial Services Corp. CEO Peter Benoist’s total compensation fell 62 percent last year, according to a proxy statement filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Lewis Freeman's home target of foreclosureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Lewis B. Freeman, one of South Florida’s best-known forensic accountants, who recently pleaded guilty to fraud, now faces the loss of his Coconut Grove home. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: journals
Boston Scientific Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: RecallEmail this article to a colleague.
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Practitioners should not use these devices unless and until FDA reviews and approves changes made by the manufacturer. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations
Zocor (simvastatin): increased risk of muscle injury with high dosesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ongoing review shows risk also increased when drug, especially at higher doses, is used with certain drugs. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations
Health Canada Reminds Canadians to Manage Caffeine ConsumptionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health Canada is reminding Canadians about the importance of managing consumption of caffeine, especially by children, pregnant and breastfeeding women and women who are planning to become pregnant. (Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada)
Source: Government of Canada News - Health Canada - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations
FDA Warns about Increased Risk of Muscle Injury with ZocorEmail this article to a colleague.
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- Highest approved dose of cholesterol-lowering medication could cause harm to muscles (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations
Kraft to Cut Salt Levels in Many Products; Company Is Latest to Act Voluntarily as US Rules LoomEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kraft Foods Inc. plans to reduce sodium by an average of 10 percent over the next two years for North American brands, including Oscar Mayer and Velveeta. Kraft's move follows similar efforts by Campbell Soup Co. and ConAgra Foods Inc. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: news
RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPORTS: Use of a Reduced (4-Dose) Vaccine Schedule for Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Human Rabies: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization PracticesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations
QuickStats: Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-Related Death Rates, by Age Group --- United States, 2006Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - March 19, 2010 Category: American Health Source Type: organizations
