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Diagnoses Slow in 8 California Whooping Cough Deaths – FOXNews
TopNews Arab Emirates Diagnoses Slow in 8 California Whooping Cough Deaths FOXNews | AP The eight infants who died in California's current whooping cough epidemic were not diagnosed with the contagious disease despite repeated visits to hospitals and clinics, according to state health officials. In several cases, doctors only treated ..
Full StoryGroup: Half of Calif. health workers got flu shots – BusinessWeek
Los Angeles Times Group: Half of Calif. health workers got flu shots BusinessWeek A consumer group has found that just over half of California health care workers received flu shots during the 2008-2009 flu season. Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, said that state public health department data shows an overall ..
Full StoryBedbug Nation: Critters Make a Comeback – BusinessWeek
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Bedbug Nation: Critters Make a Comeback BusinessWeek FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) — From sunny California to New York City, in flophouses, theaters and high-end offices, bedbugs are popping up in droves although, these days, they're found in a lot more places than just your bed
Full StoryGroup: Half of Calif health workers got flu shots – San Jose Mercury News
Boston Globe Group: Half of Calif health workers got flu shots San Jose Mercury News AP SAN FRANCISCO—A consumer group has found that just over half of California health care workers received flu shots during the 2008-2009 flu season.
Full StoryEgg recall boosts local sales – San Mateo Daily Journal
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com (blog) Egg recall boosts local sales San Mateo Daily Journal Even though a small portion of the recalled half-billion eggs linked to several cases of salmonella poisoning made their way from two Iowan farms to California grocer shelves, customer confidence in San Mateo County hasn't soured toward egg consumption … Lessons Learned from the Massive Egg Recall Health Jackal Egg recall hasn't affected local habits Rochester Democrat and Chronicle New York pols push for bills requiring salmonella vaccination for hens after … New York Daily News dBTechno
Full StorySebelius: Anthem’s smaller rate boost is progress – San Jose Mercury News
TopNews New Zealand Sebelius: Anthem's smaller rate boost is progress San Jose Mercury News LOS ANGELES—Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says California's reduction of Anthem Blue Cross' rate increase is a positive step in improving regulatory efforts on health insurers. …
Full StoryCalifornia OKs Anthem Rate Hike – NPR
CBS News California OKs Anthem Rate Hike NPR A six-month battle in California over health insurance has come to an end. When health insurer Anthem Blue Cross announced rate hikes last March of up to 39 percent for individual policyholders, it made national news
Full StoryCalifornia OKs Anthem rate hike after controversy – BusinessWeek
CBS News California OKs Anthem rate hike after controversy BusinessWeek State regulators have accepted rate hikes on individual Anthem Blue Cross health insurance policies after public outrage and government scrutiny halted a larger increase. The California Department of Insurance said Wednesday it …
Full StoryCalifornia traces salmonella infections back to early May prom – CNN
Globe and Mail California traces salmonella infections back to early May prom CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — As public health officials across the country look into the salmonella outbreak that began in the spring, the state of California believes it has identified its earliest cases — and says its investigation may have tipped … Eggs from Iowa farms could come to table near you Washington Post Could Egg Contamination Have Been Prevented? CBS News Egg recall has some changing buying, eating habits The Associated Press CNNMoney
Full StoryParents Warned: No Vaccine Could Mean No School – FOXNews
Parents Warned: No Vaccine Could Mean No School FOXNews Health officials are urging parents to get their children caught up on vaccines before students head back to school this year as the whooping cough epidemic approaches its peak in California. State health officials say more than 3000 cases of the …
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