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statements.” All statements other than statements of historical facts included
in this press release, including the Company’s prospects, plans, financial
position, and business strategy, may constitute forward-looking statements.
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Open to families and friends of alcoholics.
11 a.m. Mondays at the
United Methodist Church, Pitney Road.
7 p.m. Mondays at the Church of the Epiphany, 6605 Atlantic Ave.,
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7 p.m. Mondays at Seaview Baptist Read the rest of this entry »

v Dr. Pamela J. Nelson has joined Bronson Family Medicine of
Paw Paw as a physician, board certified in family medicine.
Nelson received her medical degree from Wayne State
University’s School of Medicine in Detroit and her
bachelor of arts degree from Albion College. She completed
her residency in family medicine at Grand Rapids Medical
Education and Research Center.
v Donna Roach has been appointed vice president, information
technology and chief Read the rest of this entry »

, the region’s largest cardiovascular practice.
“We see this as a very powerful partnership allowing both organizations to continue to move the needle on heart care,” said Susan Croushore, CEO of the Christ Hospital.
Ohio Heart’s 33 doctors and 190 staffers will become employees of the hospital. Christ is not purchasing the cash or accounts receivable of Ohio Heart or assuming any of its liabilities.
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THE HEALTH CARE M&A MARKET THIRD
QUARTER 2008
DOLLAR AMOUNTS BY SECTOR*
Sector Dollar Amount Percent of Quarter
Third Quarter 2008
Long-Term Care $ 1,208,120,000 1%
Hospitals 623,900,000
THE HEALTH CARE M&A MARKET Q3:08
- DEAL VOLUME BY SECTOR
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WASHINGTON — It’s one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain the wrong ingredient.
The warnings are voluntary — meaning there’s no way to know if foods that don’t bear them really should. And they’re vague: Is “may contain traces of peanuts” more reliable than “made in the same factory as peanuts?”
Now health officials in the U.S. and Canada are debating Read the rest of this entry »

The findings, “support public health interventions to avoid weight gain for prevention of colon cancer,” Dr. Lau Caspar Thygesen and researchers from the National Institute of Public Health in Copenhagen said in a report in the International Journal of Cancer.
None of the men had cancer at the start of the study in 1986. Information on the men’s medical history, weight and diet was updated every two to four years until 2004.
Men with an average Read the rest of this entry »

Registrations are being accepted through Friday for the annual Women’s Health Conference set for 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Ross County Service Center, 475 Western Ave., Chillicothe.
The seminar will feature presentations on such topics as ergonomics, bladder health, fitness break, healthy lifestyles, pandemic flu, aging well and wellness plans.
The program was put together by Adena Health System, Chillicothe Ross Chamber of Commerce, Read the rest of this entry »

MADRID, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Seve Ballesteros is responding
well to treatment on his brain tumour, the Madrid hospital
treating the Spanish golfer said on Wednesday.
The 51-year-old had a third operation to reduce brain
swelling and remove more of the tumour last Friday.
“The patient Mr Severiano Ballesteros has a favourable trend
in his neurological status but needs to be further controlled in
the Intensive Care Unit,” La Paz hospital said in a Read the rest of this entry »

A medical helicopter taking a 1-year-old girl to a Chicago hospital apparently clipped a radio tower wire before crashing and burning in a suburban forest preserve overnight, killing all four aboard, authorities said Thursday.
It was the sixth fatal crash involving medical helicopters this year, according to federal data.
The helicopter carrying 1-year-old Kirstian Blockinger of Leland, Illinois, was headed for Children’s Memorial Hospital in Read the rest of this entry »