Melamine scandal lands 861 babies in hospital - Independent Online
Beijing - At least six infants died as a result of being fed milk contaminated with melamine following the scandal that hit almost 300 000 children in China four months ago, official Chinese media reported on Tuesday. And 861 infants are still ...
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Bally Files Bankruptcy for Second Time in 14 Months (Update3) - Bloomberg
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. , the operator of 349 gyms in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy little more than a year after emerging from court protection with financing from hedge fund firm Harbinger Capital Partners. Bally ...
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GM's Henderson to lead briefings on Capitol Hill - Detroit News
WASHINGTON -- Top executives from Detroit's Big Three automakers will brief key staff and members of Congress on their request for $34 billion in emergency aid. General Motors Corp.'s president and chief operating officer Fritz Henderson will talk ...
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Odetta, US folk singer, dies aged 77 - Daily Telegraph
Manager Doug Yeager says Odetta died on Tuesday night. With her booming, classically trained voice and spare guitar, Odetta gave life to the songs by workingmen and slaves, farmers and miners, housewives and washerwomen, both black and white. First ...
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I feel Gov. Paterson's pain, President-elect Barack Obama teases - New York Daily News
Barack Obama listens to Gov. Rendell of Pennsylvania on Tuesday. PHILADELPHIA - Barack Obama told the nation's governors on Tuesday that he feels their pain, and he commiserated with one he's handed a migraine to: New York 's David Paterson . By ...
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New Study Identifies $1.2 Billion Impact on State Economy by ... - PR Inside
The results of a first-of-its-kind study were released today identifying a $1.2 billion total impact on Washington"s economy by the community health center system within Washington. The total impact was determined by calculating the dollars spent ...
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Health department to test all donated venison before distribution - Pioneer Press
The Minnesota Department of Health will begin testing all donated venison before it's distributed by food shelves due to fears of lead contamination. The expanded screening announced today comes in response to a program of X-ray testing this fall ...
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Fitch Affirms Dormitory Authority of New York's Mental Health Bonds 'A ... - PR Inside
Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A+' rating on approximately $170 million Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) mental health services facilities improvement revenue bonds, series 2008F and the underlying 'A+' rating on about $3.8 billion in ...
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Budget ax falling on Washington Basic Health Plan - KEPR
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The budget ax falls Friday on the state's Basic Health Plan that covers 105,000 people. The Health Care Authority plans to reduce that number by 7,700 by July. Director Steve Hill told The Olympian it will limit enrollments. For ...
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Palin to Unveil Health Care Proposals - Alaska Superstation
Story Created: Dec 3, 2008 at 5:57 PM AKST Story Updated: Dec 3, 2008 at 5:57 PM AKST ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A spokesman for Governor Palin says she will unveil a proposed health care program Thursday. The high costs of care and a high number of ...
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