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Kids with hidden high blood pressure
But a recent report from the University of Michigan Health System suggests high blood pressure may be a rising health concern for kids and teens – yet it's often missed. One reason for the slip-up is that doctors don't take kids' blood pressure at …
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Greatbatch, Inc. to Participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 …
CLARENCE, NY, May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE:GB) , today announced that Mr. Thomas J. Hook, President and CEO will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Health Care Conference in Las Vegas, NV on Tuesday, May 15, …
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In New Orleans, A Health Clinic For Working Musicians
Many of the performers don't have health insurance, so when they need a tuneup, they get care from the New Orleans Musicians' Clinic. It's one of a few health centers in the country that provide care exclusively to artists. The clinic is really just …
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Serious Questions About D.C.'s Proposed Health Care Exchange
Whether or not the mandate for health insurance in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), colloquially known as Obamacare, will pass muster with the Supreme Court many states including the District of Columbia are moving ahead with plans …
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House GOP set to curb student loan costs, put Democrats in bind over health …
The GOP-written package would cover its $ 5.9 billion cost by plucking money from a preventive health fund established in President Barack Obama's 2010 health care overhaul law — a cut many Democrats are reluctant to make. Friday's vote comes with …
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Ex-VA hospital official faults mental health care
WASHINGTON — Veterans are waiting too long for mental health care and are unaware that hospitals sometimes manipulate records in an attempt to make it appear that standards are being met, a former Veterans Affairs hospital official told senators …
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Dems blast effort to cut Planned Parenthood money
AP COLUMBUS — Ohio Democrats on Wednesday blasted a proposal intended to cut federal funding to dozens of Planned Parenthood centers in the state, arguing it's a sneak assault against women's health that's being undertaken by other state governments …
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Cambia Health Solutions Announces Investment in GNS Healthcare
PORTLAND, Ore., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Does electronic health data hold the key to improved health and consumer affordability? Cambia Health Solutions and GNS Healthcare think so. Cambia has invested in GNS Healthcare as they advance …
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Consumer Protection Bureau Can Teach Financial Self-Help
Improving financial decisions by consumers is a worthy goal, but it will not be easy to design effective government actions to help them do so. When consumers make poor financial decisions, they often do so because they lack information and …
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Thinking back to look down 'The Road Not Taken' in life
Every couple of years, a new "self-help" book comes out, telling us how to be successful and get rich — which, in our society, is pretty much the same thing. They, like most diet books, are a kind of "wish book" for people who want an escape from …
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Mental Health Issues on the Rise
Cases of mental health issues are on the rise in Butte County. But at a time of budget and staff cuts, help is not as readily available as the county would like it to be. As it turns out residents in need aren't the only ones who need help.
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Report: short staffing hurts Ohio juvenile reforms
The 257-page report said many of Scioto's units are short-staffed two to three times a week, the mental health issues of the most disruptive youth aren't being properly addressed, and some youth are having their stays behind bars extended because of …
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Homophobic Attitudes Likely To Be Stronger Among Those Who Have Repressed Same …
Set to be published this month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the study reportedly comprised four separate experiments, each involving an average of 160 college students, conducted in the US and Germany. The findings provide new …
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The psychology of photography
Before going into photography, Charlie studied psychology at university. While one didn't necessarily lead to the other, there are more similarities than are immediately obvious. 'It's not that I did photography because I did psychology.
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Lifespan Seminar to Teach Health & Wellness in Universities
Mr. Ale, who serves as Vice President of Asia Pacific Association of Psychology, and Teresa Mishler, DBA, Programming Director of Lifespan Seminar, have kept busy on the international speaking circuit, being invited to present their research on …
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Myths around psychology careers busted
By Rania Moussly, Staff Reporter Educators came together to host a student conference, at the Heriot-Watt University's Dubai campus, with Dubai British School, to dispel myths about careers in psychology. Dubai: Choosing what to read at university is a …
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JetBlue pilot's meltdown puts focus on psychological exams; pilots say system …
Article by: DAVID KOENIG and JOAN LOWY , AP DALLAS – The case of the JetBlue captain who came unglued at 35000 feet has focused attention on what some aviation experts say is a flimsy system for detecting psychological problems in pilots.
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Five-a-day: Scottish science fiction, ME self help and the origin of food
There is an open meeting of the Edinburgh ME self help group (edmesh) where health professional Keith Anderson will give a talk about the service he runs which has been evaluated highgly. He has 24 years nursing experience and currently works with …
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Affordable Health Care Suggestions from Health Advocate Sharon Kleyne – the …
Proactive self-help will save money and improve health, says Bio-Logic Aqua Research founder. With the national debate over the Affordable Health Care Act (Obama Care) and the rising cost of medical services, health advocate Sharon Kleyne is concerned …
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