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HTA sign agreement with Plaza to provide property management and leasing services for office portfolio

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. and Plaza Companies have formed an alliance on more than 641,000 square feet of high-profile medical office buildings in Sun City and Sun City West communities in the Northwest Phoenix area.

27 Mar 2010

MHN, Health Net Federal Services to serve as host sponsors of National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, part of the Government Contracts segment of Health Net, Inc., and Managed Health Network, Inc., Health Net’s behavioral health subsidiary, are honored to serve as host sponsors of the 24th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo., March 28 – April 2, 2010.

27 Mar 2010

Free online seminar to help small businesses better cope with current Healthcare Reform legislation

Extensis Group, LLC, in cooperation with the Marquis Agency, will present a free online seminar or webinar on April 12th to help the region's small businesses better cope with the current turmoil and confusion surrounding the recently passed Healthcare Reform legislation.

27 Mar 2010

APHA petitioned EPA to adopt protective standards to safeguard public health from ground-level ozone

The American Public Health Association this week petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to adopt stronger, more protective standards to safeguard the health of the public from ground-level ozone.

27 Mar 2010

FDA: Outbreak of campylobacteriosis linked to drinking raw milk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with several state agencies, is alerting consumers to an outbreak of campylobacteriosis associated with drinking raw milk. At least 12 confirmed illnesses have been recently reported in Michigan. Symptoms of campylobacteriosis include diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever.

27 Mar 2010

Agent Orange exposure: VA adds three new illnesses to list of health problems

Well over 100,000 Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to qualify for disability pay under a proposed regulation published by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that adds three new illnesses to the list of health problems found to be related to Agent Orange and other herbicide exposures.

27 Mar 2010

OLTCA appreciates measures supporting long term care homes in provincial budget

The Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) appreciates that today's provincial budget contains measures to support long term care homes in maintaining care and service levels to over 76,000 of Ontario's oldest and frailest citizens. The association is also looking forward to the opportunity for continued discussions with government to attempt to resolve outstanding questions to further protect the capacity of homes to provide the care and services residents need.

27 Mar 2010

Enrollment ceremony held to sign revised Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Leaders, Committee Chairs and newer Members of Congress held an enrollment ceremony in the Rayburn Room of the Capitol this morning to sign the revised Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act and send it to President Obama for his signature into law.

27 Mar 2010

Aid groups should work to make Haiti self-sufficient, former President Clinton says

Former President Bill Clinton asked aid groups working in Haiti on Thursday to focus on making the nation more self-sufficient, the Associated Press reports. Clinton, the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, spoke ahead of a U.N. donor conference on rebuilding Haiti next week.

27 Mar 2010

Christian Companion Senior Care to offer services to Charlotte

Christian Companion Senior Care, the nation's first senior care franchise to combine practical and spiritual assistance, is bringing its services to Charlotte.

27 Mar 2010

BCBSA honors Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama with Brand Excellence Awards

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama announced today that it has received two Brand Excellence Awards from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The annual awards honor Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies that excel in developing and enhancing the overall Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brand image.

27 Mar 2010

Indoor tanning devices: AADA testifies before FDA panel on needed classification changes and calls for ban

American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) President and dermatologist William D. James, MD, FAAD, along with other dermatologists and leading researchers today testified before a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel considering changes to the current classification of indoor tanning devices. Currently, the FDA classifies indoor tanning devices as Class 1, the category for items that have minimal potential to cause harm to individuals. Items in Class 1 include adhesive bandages and tongue depressors.

27 Mar 2010

New web site launched to support workers at Ascension Genesys Medical Center

Today, the Interfaith Coalition to Stop Abuses at Ascension, a coalition that includes the Teamsters and workers' rights, religious, social justice and community organizations, launched a new web site, www.StopAscensionAbuses.com.

27 Mar 2010

NIH awards $15M grant to UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

For the second time in less than one month, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School has been awarded a coveted $15 million grant by the National Institutes of Health.

27 Mar 2010

Federal agencies' complicated task: Implementing health reform provisions

NPR: "The health care bill President Barack Obama signed this week is more than 2,400 pages long. Still, it doesn't contain many of the details about how it will work and how it will be enforced. The responsibility for explaining the bill falls to workers in the trenches at government agencies. Some of the nitty-gritty details that are missing include defining many of the terms used in the measure, and spelling out exactly how individuals would prove they have health insurance."

27 Mar 2010

Oral Health America announces support for dental care benefits in health care reform bill

The health care reform bill passed by Congress, and now signed into law by President Obama, includes many provisions that will improve the nation's oral health. Most significantly, the bill does guarantee oral health coverage for children and allows for resources to extend oral disease prevention measures in every state. Over time, the bill's provisions can help to increase access to care for all ages.

27 Mar 2010

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HTA sign agreement with Plaza to provide property management and leasing services for office portfolio

MHN, Health Net Federal Services to serve as host sponsors of National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic

Free online seminar to help small businesses better cope with current Healthcare Reform legislation

APHA petitioned EPA to adopt protective standards to safeguard public health from ground-level ozone

FDA: Outbreak of campylobacteriosis linked to drinking raw milk

Agent Orange exposure: VA adds three new illnesses to list of health problems

OLTCA appreciates measures supporting long term care homes in provincial budget

Enrollment ceremony held to sign revised Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act

Aid groups should work to make Haiti self-sufficient, former President Clinton says

Christian Companion Senior Care to offer services to Charlotte

BCBSA honors Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama with Brand Excellence Awards

Indoor tanning devices: AADA testifies before FDA panel on needed classification changes and calls for ban

New web site launched to support workers at Ascension Genesys Medical Center

NIH awards $15M grant to UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Federal agencies' complicated task: Implementing health reform provisions

Oral Health America announces support for dental care benefits in health care reform bill

Republicans prepare political health reform attack on defiant Obama

High demand for Saturday's free health clinic near Atlanta

It's over: Congress completes work on health overhaul with approval of 'fixes'

FDA considers tightening restrictions on tanning beds

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