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Workplaces expand wellness efforts
Jerry Benish wasn't looking for a medal when he finished Camcraft Inc.'s fun run and lost 10 pounds in the company's "Biggest Loser" contest.
He knew the biggest winner could be Camcraft itself. As director of human resources at the Hanover Park-based...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Employees, Yoga, Economy, Business and Finance
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Health briefs
Raccoon rabies vaccination project The county Health Department will conduct its annual raccoon oral rabies vaccination project Wednesday, Sept. 8 to Sept. 30. About 70,000 edible baits for raccoons will be distributed throughout the county. Department...Tags: Children, Crofton, Disasters, Event Planning, Maryland
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Residents Taxed For Trying To Stay Healthy
In response to Dr. Dennis Gottfried's Aug. 15 Opinion article "Anti-Smoking Tactics Can Squeeze Obesity": Dr. Gottfried referred to the success of the cigarette tax in reducing the number of smokers. He also refers to the soda tax that a few states...Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Connecticut, Yoga, Clubs and Associations
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New health care program begins in Illinois
Staff WriterA new health care program in Illinois went into effect Thursday to provide expanded coverage to many across the state. The new program, called the pre-existing insurance plan, will help uninsured people with their medical issues and is part of the...Tags: Illinois, Health
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POLITICAL INSIDER: Pawlenty: DC like 'drug dealer'
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is likening the federal government to a drug dealer. In an interview Thursday with Fox News' "Your World With Neil Cavuto," Pawlenty defended his order that seeks to limit his state's participation in the new health care...Tags: Political Candidates, Timothy M. Kaine, Republican Party, Tim Pawlenty, Crimes
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Health/wellness events
Upcoming "Art's the Spark" program designed for those with early and middle stage Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers; Aug. 28 and Sept. 11; Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., Orlando. Professional educators lead private tours, for small...Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Stress, First Baptist Church of Orlando, HIV, Leesburg
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Target to launch clinics in Chicago, south Florida
Target Corp., renewing its push into retail medicine, will open eight new clinics in the Chicago area and Palm Beach, Fla., giving a boost to a form of health care delivery that has seen slower growth amid the economic downturn. The Minneapolis-based...Tags: Maryland, Flu, Health and Medical Professionals, Economy, Business and Finance, Health
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Study shows increase in worker health insurance contributions outpaces total premium growth
AP Business WriterINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows. The average employee contribution...Tags: Diabetes, Employers, Employees, Economy, Business and Finance, Research
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Help for Alzheimer's caregivers
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIf you're caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's, you're in plenty of company. Nearly 11 million people take care of the 5.3 million Americans with the disease, a number that's expected to grow to almost 16 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer's...Tags: Stress, Physical Therapists, Plastic Surgeons, Healthcare Policies, Medicare
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State To Help Health Clinics During Budget Impasse
The Associated PressCalifornia is offering interest-free loans to rural hospitals and community clinics struggling with the state's budget impasse, the Treasurer's Office announced Thursday. The California Health Facilities Financing authority made $9 million in loans...Tags: Bill Lockyer, Budgets and Budgeting, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hospitals and Clinics, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Arguments to bar citizenship for children of illegal immigrants miss vast majorities of babies
Associated Press WritersSAN JUAN, Texas (AP) — When Ruth Garcia's twins are born in two months, they'll have all the rights of U.S. citizens. They and their six brothers and sisters will be able to vote, apply for federal student loans and even run for president. Garcia...Tags: Children, Republican Party, South Carolina, Crimes, Personal Data Collection
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CEOs make millions while health care workers struggle
In my 21 years as a patient care technician at the University of Maryland Medical Center, I've known many co-workers who are paid so little that they are forced to live in public housing, can't afford health care for their own kids and rely on food stamps...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Corporate Officers, Employees, University of Maryland, Hospitals and Clinics
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