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In perfect health, the baby doctors said would be born deaf and blind …and live only a few hours (Daily Mail)
A couple who were advised to abort their baby when doctors said he was suffering from a rare brain disorder have spoken of their joy after their ‘miracle son’ was born in perfect health. Little Brandon Kramer defied all the odds
Deaconess hosts "Day of Dance and Health" (14 WFIE Evansville)
Deaconess Women’s Hospital hosts its annual "Day of Dance and Health."
GM, UAW to shift health care costs (AP via Yahoo! News)
The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. have taken a big legal step toward shifting billions in retiree health care costs from the automaker to an independent trust fund.
Health officials report flu cases, urge precautions (Park Rapids Enterprise)
Local health professionals say flu season may have peaked last week, but they are still seeing cases and encouraging preventive measures.
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CSU offers hands-on learning on high-quality nutrition (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Colorado State University’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition wants to help people learn to eat right.
NUTRITION IQ (The Columbus Dispatch)
Omega-3 fatty acids Omega-3 is a nutrition miracle, news reports say. But how much is enough, and which foods contain it? Here’s a true-or-false quiz to test your knowledge:
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Health Net Inc. must pay client $9 million (UPI)
Health Net Inc., a major California health insurance group, was ordered by an arbitration judge Friday to pay one of its clients more than $9 million.
Google testing online health record service (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A US medical clinic revealed on Thursday that it is helping Google test a much-anticipated online health record service that promises to compete with one launched last year by Microsoft.
Health Coverage Often Stops at the Campus Gate (New York Times)
Parents often do not think twice about health coverage when their children head to college, but it might be advantageous to take a second look.
Health Savings Account Answers (Washington Post)
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since Congress passed a bill December 9, 2006 authorizing changes to the health sav ings account program. The President is expected to sign the bill into law.
Google to manage health records for Cleveland Clinic (Washington Post)
Google will test a new online medical record service with a hospital group in Cleveland, Ohio, allowing patients to control who gets to see their health information. The two organizations hope the trial will lead to the creation of a national system for sharing electronic medical records.
England’s children are getting fatter: health department (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nearly one in four children aged four to five and almost a third of all 10- to 11-year-olds in England are obese or overweight, according to a study by Britain’s Department of Health.
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England’s children are getting fatter: health department (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Nearly one in four children aged four to five and almost a third of all 10- to 11-year-olds in England are obese or overweight, according to a study by Britain’s Department of Health.
Google to manage health records for Cleveland Clinic (Washington Post)
Google will test a new online medical record service with a hospital group in Cleveland, Ohio, allowing patients to control who gets to see their health information. The two organizations hope the trial will lead to the creation of a national system for sharing electronic medical records.
GM, UAW to shift health care costs (AP via Yahoo! News)
The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. have taken a big legal step toward shifting billions in retiree health care costs from the automaker to an independent trust fund.
Health Net ordered to pay $9 million after canceling cancer patient’s policy (Los Angeles Times)
The punitive damage award is the first of its kind and has prompted the giant medical insurer to scrap practices that have recently come under fire. A breast cancer patient whose medical coverage was canceled by her insurer was awarded more than $9 million today in a case against Health Net Inc. , one of the state’s largest for-profit insurers.
Google testing online health record service (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A US medical clinic revealed on Thursday that it is helping Google test a much-anticipated online health record service that promises to compete with one launched last year by Microsoft.
Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Health Savings Account Answers (Washington Post)
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since Congress passed a bill December 9, 2006 authorizing changes to the health sav ings account program. The President is expected to sign the bill into law.
Health plans don’t impress Michael Moore (UPI)
U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore criticized the two Democratic presidential hopefuls for not embracing government-financed health coverage.
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Seminar offers cow-nutrition advice (Rapid City Journal)
Livestock experts will present two training sessions addressing cow nutrition at calving and herd health, Feb. 22 in Wessington Springs and March 14 in Mitchell.
Final seat on Research Institute board likely will go to Dole Nutrition Institute director (Salisbury Post)
KANNAPOLIS The ninth and final seat on the board of directors for David H. Murdock ’s nonprofit foundation is probably reserved for the future director of the Dole Nutrition Institute in Kannapolis.
SDSU offers cow nutrition training sessions (Tri-State Neighbor)
BROOKINGS, S.D. - Livestock experts will present two training sessions addressing cow nutrition at calving and herd health Feb. 22 and March 14. The Feb. 22 event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at the 4-H building, 604 Second St. N.E., Wessington Springs, S.D. The session is free of charge.
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Doctor Says Exam of Girl Revealed Single Injury (New York Times)
An emergency room doctor who treated 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown for a cut on her forehead in November 2005, six weeks before she died, testified on Thursday at the murder trial of Nixzmary s stepfather that no other injuries or signs of abuse were found at the time on the girl s body.
Austin doctor punished for improper treatment of patients (Austin American-Statesman)
The Texas Medical Board ordered an Austin doctor to be monitored by another physician, limited his ability to prescribe drugs and banned him from treating chronic pain patients for five years after it said he violated rules for treating pain patients and failed to maintain proper records.
Police: Doctor Trades Prescriptions For Sex (WJXT Jacksonville)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville doctor was recently arrested and is facing drug charges after police said he traded prescription drugs for sex. According to investigators, 70-year-old Dr. Benjamin Malalang admitted to them that he has been trading prescriptions for sexual favors.
Doctor Arrested for Trading Prescriptions for Sex (First Coast News)
JACKSONVILLE, FL — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested a local doctor accused of exchanging prescriptions for sex. Police arrested 70-year-old Benjamin Malalang.
Doctor charged in drugs-for-sex scheme (The Florida Times-Union)
A 70-year-old Jacksonville doctor was charged Thursday with exchanging painkiller prescriptions for sex in a scheme police said has at least five women.
Miracle boy needs new doctor (14 WFIE Evansville)
An Evansville boy who was born with most of his intestines on the outsdie of his body tries to survive while looking for a new doctor.
Man seeking meds aimed gun at doctor, police say (The Palm Beach Post)
A 20-year-old man held a doctor at gunpoint after the physician refused to prescribe him more pain medication Wednesday at the Urgi-Med Clinic at 950 S.E. Fifth Ave., police said.
Trial Continues For Doctor Accused With Assault (CBS 13 Baltimore)
The defense attorney for a Salisbury doctor who allegedly sexually assaulted a patient is questioning why the alleged victim waited to notify police and kept going to the doctor’s office.
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