The Northern Virginia Daily Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:35 PM PDT
FRONT ROYAL -- Members of the Lord Fairfax Health District staff and volunteers carried out an exercise Thursday to simulate the response to an anthrax attack.
Teen escapee remains at large
The Post and Courier Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:32 PM PDT
SUMMERVILLE -- A Washington, D.C., teenager who had been committed to a local behavioral health facility for treatment of violent criminal behavior was still on the loose Thursday night, more than 24 hours after he and three other teens escaped from the facility. Four teens, ranging in ag...
Cities and towns may gain more control over health costs
Hopkinton Crier Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:32 PM PDT
Some local lawmakers yesterday seemed unsure about a Dorchester Democrat's proposed alternative to a House Ways and Means plan to allow towns and cities more latitude to control health care costs and shift some of the burden to employees.
Hopkinton approves budget without raises, health care hikes
Hopkinton Crier Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:31 PM PDT
A proposed municipal budget now set for May Town Meeting covers the School Committee's request for education spending, keeps other services intact and tempers property tax hikes.
US, Colombia revive trade pact
Aftermarket Business Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:30 PM PDT
Labor activist Francisco Antonio Abello helped lead a strike last year that won raises and health insurance for 185 workers at an oil palm plantation on the Caribbean coast.
Ohio lawsuit says Ky. health club chain deceptive
seattlepi.com Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:30 PM PDT
share: digg facebook twitter CLEVELAND (AP) รข An Ohio lawsuit says Kentucky-based health club chain Urban Active Fitness violates consumer protection law and uses unfair and deceptive business practices. Attorney James DeRoche said in a news release Thursday the health club chain is accused of reneging on contractual promises that memberships can be canceled and continuing to charge fees for ...
Republicans seek to reassure elderly on Medicare
Reuters Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:28 PM PDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans pushing deep cuts to government spending are seeking to reassure older Americans that their health insurance will remain intact even if Medicare is privatized.
No evidence coffee ups risk of high blood pressure
Reuters Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:27 PM PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite earlier concerns, downing lots of coffee doesn't seem to increase the risk of high blood pressure, according to a new report -- but the evidence isn't conclusive.
Many kids with diabetes have other immune diseases
Reuters Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:27 PM PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A third of children with type 1 diabetes have signs of other immune system disorders when they get diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study.
Ivory Coast polio outbreak could spread abroad: WHO
Reuters Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:27 PM PDT
GENEVA (Reuters) - Polio has broken out in Ivory Coast, with three children confirmed as having the crippling disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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