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Tea party wins round in health care reform lawsuit
The tea party won the first round Thursday in a lawsuit that questions the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange that Gov. Steve Beshear set up last year by executive order. Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip J. Shepherd refused to dismiss the lawsuit, as had been requested by attorneys ...
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona, ...
Medical marijuana bill clears Senate Finance panel
A bill authorizing medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada cleared a key Senate committee Thursday, more than a decade after voters legalized medical marijuana. SB374 was approved by the Senate Finance Committee after the state Health Division indicated it could fund startup costs for managing the program with reserves in the ...
Pikeville hospital joining Mayo network
The Pikeville Medical Center says it will join the Mayo Clinic Care Network. The Lexington Herald-Leader (http://bit.ly/188N6oX ) reports that the network connects doctors with Mayo Clinic specialists for diagnosis, therapy and care management through an online information system. Joining the Mayo network is a collaboration, not an acquisition or ...
Shuttered NM plant resumes making peanut butter
The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves within a month. Sunland Inc. Vice President Katalin Coburn says the company last week got ...
RI gets $2.5M to remove household lead hazards
The federal government is giving a Rhode Island housing agency $2.5 million to find and eliminate the threat of household lead paint. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the grant Thursday. The money will pay for the removal of lead-based paint and other sources of lead in ...
News Summary: Hobby Lobby appeals health ruling
BACK TO COURT: Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. THE DETAILS: The arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses — not just ...
UAF nearing partnership for veterinary program
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is finalizing details on a partnership that would establish a new veterinary medicine program by 2015. The proposal would allow the school and Colorado State University to jointly offer a veterinary degree, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/1ac326E). Under terms of the deal, which ...
Feds find problems at Wis. mental health center
A federal agency has sanctioned the Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex for failing to protect patients from one another. It also was cited for insufficient follow-up after reports of beatings of patients by other patients, a patient who deliberately rammed into others with his wheelchair and two patient claims of ...
Analysis: Toomer's Oaks as old as 85 years
An analysis of Toomer's Oaks has revealed the trees were as old as 85 years when they were removed last month after being poisoned by a University of Alabama fan. Auburn University horticulturist Gary Keever and Brian Via, an associate professor in AU's School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, made ...
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