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View Post: Health care stands of Sen. Mary Landrieu and Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao ...
12 hours ago by Jonathan Tilove  
Both Cao and Landrieu have concerns that ultimately could lead Landrieu to vote against the final reform package and could lead Cao to vote against the bill if it returns to the House after a Senate-House conference committee. ..... document is not being read and we also never have a article in the TP about the health care environment in Louisiana i.e. how many people are not covered, the availability of hospitals, rural health care issues, etc... only political rhetoric. ...
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View Post: Pa. Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns
22 Nov 2009 by ProPublica  
In addition to the cost of health care and health monitoring, the suit seeks compensation for the loss of property values in the rural area — something that would allow affected residents there, if nothing else, to leave. ...
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View Post: The Rural Blog: National Farmers Union backs Senate health bill ...
5 hours ago by Al Cross  
Herszenhorn notes that the much larger American Farm Bureau Federation "has raised serious concerns about the bill" and opposes the public option and a provision in the House version that "would require most employers to provide ...
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View Post: News And Views: The Future of Rural Health in Southern Kurdistan
17 Nov 2009 by United State of Kurdistan  
Existing healthcare facilities are often unstaffed or ill-equipped to care for common health concerns and illnesses. The World Health Organization has found that, in all of Southern Kurdistan, 70% of primary healthcare centers are in ...
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View Post: Health News about Beliefs and Practices in Women Health ...
7 hours ago by admin  
Health News about Beliefs and Practices in Women Health • Ramaiah Bheenaveni * Rural women's health is an infinitely broad topic. Many Indian women have come from from HEALTHLIFESOURCE.COM. ... including an older population, a limited supply of health care providers, and further distances from health care resources may contribute to special health concerns for people in non-metropolitan areas. Access to health care and social services are critical issues for rural women. ...
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View Post: Rural health panel called "nonsense" - Welland Tribune - Ontario, CA
18 Nov 2009
"It's nonsense," Natalie Mehra says of the provincial government's Rural and Northern Health Panel. She's concerned that the terms of. ... terms of reference for the panel -- including for a review of the impact of small and rural hospital cuts and closures on affected communities, a moratorium on any cuts and closures until the panel's work is complete, and public consultation in affected communities across the province to allow residents to bring their concerns forward. ...
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View Post: Farm Union Aims Health Pitch at Key States - Prescriptions Blog ...
24 Nov 2009 by By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN  
“We are very pleased that she agreed to the current health care bill in the Senate being moved forward to debate,” he said, adding that many of the residents of rural East Arkansas lacked access to health insurance and sufficient health care services. And Annie Cheatem, the president of ... The American Farm Bureau, for instance, has expressed opposition to the House-passed health care legislation and raised serious concerns about the bill headed for debate in the Senate. ...
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View Post: University of California - UC Newsroom
Excess folic acid may ...
19 Nov 2009 by help@ucop.edu   ...
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View Post: Rural Veterans - Honoring…and Covering?…Those Who Serve
11 Nov 2009 by Danny Fernandez  
“whether motivated by their values, patriotism, or economic concerns… rural Americans serve at rates higher than their proportion of the population.“ In fact, she continues: “Though only 19% of the nation lives in rural areas, 44% of U.S. Military recruits are from ... Please download Hilda Heady's entire testimony here for more information on issues that MUST be a priority for the Administration and Congress to address the current disparities in rural veteran health care ...
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View Post: Cantwell Will Vote Against Any Health Insurance Reform Bill That ...
24 Nov 2009 by editor@thestranger.com (Eli Sanders)  
I work here at PP in Seattle and overwhelmingly the number of women who enter our doors are poorer, non-city, non-Seattle, under-educated rural conservative types who come here usually with a very angry family member or friend that we have to deal with ... @27 Any bill that puts partisan politics between a person and their doctor, that chooses ideology over legitimate health concerns, that undermines the largest users of health insurance, is NOT a bill I want to pass. ...
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