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Cardinal Health Streamlining Operations, To Cut 600 Jobs
CNNMoney.com - Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) will formalize its operations into two segments - health care supply-chain services and clinical and medical products - and in doing so cut about 600 jobs, or about 1.5% of the work force. Cardinal Health Will Cut 600 Jobs in Consolidation (Update1) Cardinal Health (CAH) to Consolidate Certain Products into Two … |
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Life-saving golf tournament
DeSoto Times Today - By CYNTHIA BULLION The “Lucky 7 Tournament” in honor of 21-year-old Sean O’Hara, who died last year from sudden cardiac arrest, raised more than 000 for the purchase and location of Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public places such as … Columnist Melinda Beck answers readers' questions Push is on to get more AEDs in public spots |
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Deconstructing Salsa In Search of Salmonella
Washington Post - By Annys Shin and Simone Baribeau Investigators who spent nearly a month searching for the cause of a salmonella outbreak in tomatoes are now holding and testing shipments of imported jalapeños at the Mexican border in hopes of finding the outbreak … Salmonella mystery FDA Tests Cilantro, Peppers for Salmonella |
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Mosquitoes collected near Antioch test positive for West Nile
San Jose Mercury News - A group of mosquitoes collected last week near Antioch's Contra Loma Reservoir tested positive for West Nile virus - the second infected group documented in the county this year. A New Weapon Against West Nile Virus West Nile virus detected near Los Angeles |
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City health department reaches out to teens on MySpace
New York Daily News - BY JORDAN LITE Kids might not go to the doctor but they do go to MySpace. So the city Health Department is meeting teens where they live - online - with a site to reach kids who are depressed, using drugs or experiencing violence. Health Department Enlists MySpace To Reach Out To Teens Health dept. uses MySpace to reach teens |
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Watermelon may induce effects similar to Viagra's, researchers say
UT The Daily Texan - By Mackenzie Meador Watermelons contain ingredients that cause the same physiological effects as Viagra, though on a smaller and less-focused scale, according to a study conducted by researchers at Texas A&M University. Watermelon fun Watermelon Could Possibly Work As Well As Viagra |
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Restaurants sue over nutrition posting law
San Francisco Chronicle - California's restaurant industry is taking San Francisco to court over a city law that requires chain restaurants to post calorie totals and other nutritional information on menus and menu boards. California Restaurant Association sues over San Francisco menu … Restaurant group challenge San francisco label law |
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8-Year-Olds on Statins? A New Plan Quickly Bites Back
New York Times - By TARA PARKER-POPE What do you think of using cholesterol drugs for children to prevent heart disease later in life? Join the discussion. Wise or Not? Doctors Sound Off on Cholesterol Tests for Kids Kids' cholesterol levels stir debate |
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Man killed, woman hurt in Brooklyn shooting
Newsday - NEW YORK - Police say a shooting in Brooklyn has left a man dead and a woman hospitalized. Officers responded to to a report of a shooting on New York Avenue in East Flatbush at 1 am Saturday. Video: Video Shows Woman Dying on NY Hospital Floor Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs |
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Study suggests serotonin plays a role in SIDS
Los Angeles Times - Mice who overproduced the brain chemical showed symptoms similar to those of the infant syndrome before they died. By Wendy Hansen, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Mice genetically engineered to overproduce the brain chemical serotonin died at an early … SIDS Linked to Brain Chemical Dysfunction Chance discovery points to crib death cause |