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Thousands of our kids may lose health care
247-7470Genia Jones was handing out fliers to her first-grade students when the realization hit her. "It was talking about people like us," Jones said. The flier — for the state's Family Access to Medical Insurance Security plan, or FAMIS —...Tags: Christopher Newport University, The White House, Medicaid, Medicare, Executive Branch
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Growth spurts differ in boys and girls
beth.whitehouse@newsday.comMy son just had his 12-year-old annual physical, and his pediatrician told me he will probably go through a "growth spurt" period this year. He said he'll likely grow 4 to 5 inches instead of the usual 2 to 3. What is this growth spurt? What else should I...Tags: Medical Specialization, Melville, Parent and Child, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Family
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Just The Facts
Speakers at both the Democratic and the Republican national conventions blurred facts to score political points. Here's a sampling:
JOHN MCCAIN: "We lost their trust when instead of freeing ourselves from a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, both...Tags: Medicare, Weaponry, Laws, Hillary Clinton, Health Insurance
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A closer look at Sarah Palin's record
The Wall Street JournalIn the five days since Sen. John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate, she has been embraced by the right and pilloried by the left as a staunch conservative on social and economic issues. But a look at her record as mayor...Tags: International Military Interventions, Medicare, Laws, Health Insurance, Condoleezza Rice
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Expectant mother didn't know it was the real thing
Chicago Tribune reporterLeslie Russell thought she had plenty of time to make it to Prentice Women's Hospital to deliver her baby. But she was wrong. Her 8-pound, 9-ounce daughter was born Tuesday in the front seat of her Toyota Camry outside Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital in...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Hyde Park, Vehicles
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Bail reduced for doctor facing drug charges
South Florida Sun-SentinelA judge on Thursday reduced the bail amount for pediatrician Sergio Rodriguez from $2.7 million to $1.25 million, an amount his defense says is still excessive. Rodriguez, 52, faces 33 counts, including racketeering, trafficking in the potent...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Medical Specialization, Laws, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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A pox on childhood's itchy red bumps
Chicago Tribune reporterBarely a decade after American children started getting vaccinations for chickenpox, the once-universal disease of childhood has virtually disappeared from many parts of the country, according to a report released Tuesday. Some parents still hesitate...Tags: Vaccines, Town & Country Corporation, Hospitals and Clinics, Diseases, Building Material
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Uninsured aliens
Forget Barack Obama's fierce campaign to issue a Rosa Parks postage stamp. Forget his (very) high pro-American Civil Liberties Union rating. Don't forget, however, his nationalized health-care plan. He says his plan will cover the 47 million "Americans"...Tags: Medicare, Private Health Care, Health Insurance, Health Treatments, Government Health Care
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Hospitals send formula home with baby while encouraging mother to breast-feed
Chicago Tribune reporterLaura Cardona was committed to breast-feeding long before she became pregnant. So the first-time mother was surprised when a nurse handed her a gift bag containing samples of baby formula as she was leaving the hospital. "It's kind of ironic because...Tags: Medical Research, People, Infants, Medicine, Cancer
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Health report
Cholesterol drug's cancer link cannot yet be ruled out MUNICH, Germany -- Results so far from three studies of the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin are not enough to prove or rule out a possible link to a higher risk of cancer, so the drug should be...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Heart Disease, Medical Research, Diseases, Roche Holding Limited
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Bush: Cooperation for Gustav better than Katrina
The Associated PressPresident Bush said today that coordination among states and the federal government in response to Hurricane Gustav has been better than during Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005 and tattered his administration's reputation for handling...Tags: The White House, Medicaid, Medicare, Disasters, Michael Chertoff
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Officials announce details about Disney hospital
The Associated PressOfficials at Florida Hospital in Orlando say a planned Disney-themed children's hospital will serve as a model for pediatric hospitals everywhere. Disney Children's Hospital at Florida Hospital -- the official name announced at a news conference today --...Tags: Children, Orlando, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Florida Hospital
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