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Valley children’s organization to hold rally for health care reform (The Monitor)
Fri Nov 06 20:09:48 PST 2009
McALLEN — The Children’s Defense Fund plans to have a “stroller brigade” Saturday morning to rally for children’s health care reform as officials in Washington, D.C., continue work on comprehensive health care reform legislation. The rally...
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and UF Proton Therapy Institute to Begin Proton Therapy Clinical Trial (Newswise)
Mon Nov 09 08:18:27 PST 2009
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute have formed a collaboration to provide proton therapy for St. Jude patients.
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B.C. Children's Hospital asks healthy family members to stay away from ER (Vancouver Province)
Sun Nov 08 20:06:29 PST 2009
In a bid to control the spread of the H1N1 flu virus, B.C.’s Children’s Hospital is asking that no more than two family members go to the emergency department with sick kids.
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CHIP Provision In Health Bill Triggers Concern (Medical News Today)
Mon Nov 09 06:29:35 PST 2009
"The $894 billion health reform bill working its way toward a House vote this week would repeal the Children's Health Insurance Program, shifting some low-income kids into Medicaid and others into private plans that would both cost more and guarantee fewer benefits," The Washington Independent...
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Two Hawaii clinics receive funding for children's health care (Honolulu Advertiser)
Wed Nov 04 17:32:06 PST 2009
Bay Clinic Inc. and the Hawaii Primary Care Association are among 69 organizations receiving $40 million of grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for finding and enrolling children who are eligible for Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program.
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Christina Pirello: Children's Health And The Meat Industry (The Huffington Post)
Sun Nov 08 04:38:59 PST 2009
When school began in September, the kids of Baltimore became the first in the country to adopt 'Meatless Mondays, and international program that asks people to cut meat from their diet one day a week.
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Children's Defense Fund marches for children (WLBT 3 Jackson)
Sun Nov 08 18:11:09 PST 2009
Jackson, MS (WLBT) - On the heels of the House of Representatives passage of a health care bill a local group marched to protect children and their health care needs.
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Children's hospital in Hershey on horizon (Lancaster Online)
Sat Nov 07 04:53:35 PST 2009
Ten months ago, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center shelved plans for a new children's hospital because of the tanking economy.It was unable to get bond financing for the project amid a credit freeze at the time.Being forced to hold off, it turns out, will pay off.On Friday, Penn State...
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How healthy are your children's eyes? (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
Thu Nov 05 23:27:39 PST 2009
(ARA) - For children, eyes are the windows to learning, playing and growing. That's why children's eye health is just as important as an adult's eye health. As a parent, do you really know how healthy your child's eyes are?
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PSU to build new children's hospital (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Fri Nov 06 21:32:19 PST 2009
Penn State University plans to build a new Children's Hospital on the campus of its Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey.
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