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China also suffers from indoor air pollution
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterChina is already home to 16 of the planet's 20 most heavily polluted cities -- a noxious consequence of its double-digit economic growth. Now researchers have worse news for the nation's beleaguered lower classes: The air inside their homes is up to 10...Tags: Air Pollution, Death and Dying, Cancer, Renewable Energy, Productivity
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Report: Ind. workers losing job-provided coverage
Associated Press WriterA new report provides grist for a health policy political debate Monday: Indiana fares better than most states when it comes to employer-provided health insurance, but the percentage of Hoosiers who are covered is dropping. Health plans through work...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Insurance, Executive Branch, Indianapolis, Health Insurance
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John McCain, Barack Obama on healthcare
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJohn McCain and Barack Obama's health reform plans are different both in their approaches to solving problems and their potential effects on voters. But to choose wisely, you have to do some homework. To help, we offer a guide to online resources that...Tags: Harris Interactive Incorporated, Cato Corporation, WebMD Corporation, Medicare, Health Insurance
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Lawful boost to mental health coverage
Special to The TimesAdvocates battling for more than a decade for improved mental healthcare coverage saw their labor rewarded this month when federal legislation was passed requiring group health plans to provide equal coverage for mental and physical illnesses. The Paul...Tags: $700 Billion Bank Bailout, Laws, Mental Illness, George Bush, Pete Domenici
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Tips for choosing a Medicare drug plan
Tips for choosing a Medicare drug plan Health plan or drug plan? Save time and work by deciding. Health plans such as HMOs generally offer lower prices than drugs-only plans but restrict your choice of doctors, hospitals and drugs. Check them all.... -
Pesticide exposure
Your story "Citing cost, USDA kills pesticide-testing program; Data used to help gauge food safety" (News, Sept. 28) left readers with a misconception. The discontinued program, operated by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, surveyed the extent...Tags: Environmental Politics, Food Safety, Regional Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Decades later, lead still lingers at Island Trees school
eden.laikin@newsday.comThe ongoing saga in Levittown about lead contamination at the former rifle range at Island Trees High School began down the road in another district where the problem was almost identical, but the resolution dramatically different. In 1999, Lynbrook...Tags: Environmental Politics, Defense, Building Material, Punishment, Environmental Cleanup
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Chinese farmers hit by milk scandal crackdown
Tribune NewspapersPANZHUANGZI, China — Before dawn each day, Gao Peng Hong and his wife join scores of other farmers in this dairy-rich village who must walk their cows to a local milk collection station because of new safety requirements. A byproduct of China's...Tags: Food Industry, Pets and Pet Supplies, Food Safety, Metal and Mineral, Health Organizations
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Hearing Thursday on second hospital
The Virginia GazetteFollowing a public advocacy campaign, Riverside Health System is anticipating a strong showing of support next week at the one-and-only public hearing for Doctors Hospital of Williamsburg. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has launched a...Tags: Christianity, Williamsburg, Baptist, Hospitals and Clinics
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The state of healthcare
The United States spent $2.1 trillion on healthcare in 2006, according to national health expenditure data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. That number is expected to hit $4.3 trillion by the end of 2017 -- 19.5% of the gross...Tags: John McCain, Medicare, Government Health Care, Economy, Health Insurance
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Drug coverage erodes in many South Florida Medicare plans
South Florida Sun-SentinelChange or pay more, or both: Those are the choices for Medicare recipients with prescription drug coverage in 2009. Medicare on Friday released full details about drug plans available next year, showing they are raising monthly premiums and co-payments...Tags: Government Health Care, Medicare, Broward County, Humana Incorporated
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Hallandale center, hospital team up to educate young mothers
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt's a baby shower with a twist. In honor of National Baby Safety Month, the Hallandale Community Adult Center, in partnership with Memorial Healthcare System, hosted a baby safety shower as part of its teen parent program. Instead of baby clothes and...Tags: Children, Infants, Diseases, People, Family
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