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More people using free preventive benefits provided by Affordable Care Act Number of people who received 50 percent discount on prescription drugs also rises The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reported today that nearly 20.5 million people with Medicare reviewed their health status at a free Annual Wellness Visit or received other preventive […]
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‘Genetic biopsy’ of human eggs might help pick the best for IVF Researchers at Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island have developed a way to extract information about gene expression from fertile human egg cells without hurting them. Expendable ‘polar bodies’ in the cells reflect much the same information as the […]
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Nursing home flu shots fall short, especially for blacks Black nursing home residents are less likely than their white counterparts to receive flu shots, even within the same nursing home, a new analysis finds. Overall, vaccinations have yet to reach the 90 percent level sought by Medicare and Medicaid. In most cases patients go […]
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President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts … The White House Office of the Press Secretary October 05, 2011 President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll – Member, President’s Advisory Commission on Educational […]
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The White House Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest and Grilled Garden Pizza ### First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Chefs join children from Bancroft and Tubman Elementary Schools to harvest vegetables during the third annual White House kitchen garden fall harvest Oct. 5, 2011. Mrs. Obama planted the White House kitchen garden to help connect […]
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Has Your Brain Already Crystallized? If grandpa grouses while fumbling with his new cell phone, or grandma bristles at the thought of sending an e-mail over the dark and scary abyss that is the World Wide Web, be patient with them. There’s much more at play than just stubborn resistance to today’s technological wonders – their […]
Top UN relief official to visit DPR Korea The top United Nations humanitarian official will visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) later this month to assess the extent of the country’s food crisis and hear from authorities what longer-term plans they have to deal with the food shortages. Valerie Amos, the Under-Secretary-General for […]
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Announcing: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011 was divided, one half jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann “for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity” and the other half to Ralph M. Steinman “for his discovery of the dendritic cell and […]
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Presidential Proclamation – National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2011 … The White House Office of the Press Secretary October 03, 2011 NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, 2011 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION This month, pink ribbons will be displayed around our country, […]
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Child Health Day, 2011 On the first Monday of October, maternal and child health professionals across America remind us that nothing is more important the health of our children. On this 83rd annual celebration of Child Health Day, HRSA reminds you of maternal and child health programs that help children lead healthy lives everyday. […]
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