No. 1 North Carolina at UC Santa Barbara, 10p.m.
No. 2 Connecticut vs. La Salle at the Sports and Fitness Center, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 6p.m.
No. 4 UCLA vs. Southern Illinois at Madison Square Garden, 5p.m.
No. 6 Pittsburgh vs. Akron, 7p.m.
No. 8 Notre Dame at Loyola Marymount, 10p.m.
No. 10 Duke vs. Michigan at Madison Square Garden, 7:30p.m.
No. 13 Memphis vs. Seton Hall at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, P.R., 7p.m.
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Ill. health coverage stopped until judge rules
11.11.08,
6:22 PM ET
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -
The Blagojevich administration has stopped payment on most Illinois-subsidized health care, asking a judge to clarify his order to shut down an illegal expansion of the FamilyCare program.
Court documents indicate state reimbursement to doctors treating more than 500,000 FamilyCare patients stopped Oct. 15, the day Cook County Read the rest of this entry »

BALTIMORE – The Sister to Sister Foundation kicked off its annual Women’s Healthy Heart Campaign with a luncheon in Baltimore on Tuesday and a schedule of events that would encourage heart healthy habits through February.
“More women die of heart disease than men, and also women, in a sense, control our diet, and diet is one of the big areas where heart disease comes from,” said preventative cardiologist Dr. Robert Vogel.
Doctors said that by Read the rest of this entry »

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Five people were taken to hospital after a gun attack on the outskirts of west Belfast last night.
Shots were fired at a house in what police described as a paramilitary-style attack.
The inside of the property was showered with glass and shotgun pellets during the incident in the Lagmore Avenue area near Poleglass.
Three men, aged 20, 25 and 32, were taken to hospital with shotgun pellet injuries and two women were treated for shock.
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was still under the thumb of the state, hospital staff had to put out everything for bid. Every bandage. Every needle. Everything.
Nurse Mary May remembers regularly running out of supplies while the hospital navigated time-consuming state purchasing procedures. She and her colleagues often had to make due by borrowing from other area hospitals.
“I figured that’s the way it was everywhere,” said May, who still works as a registered Read the rest of this entry »

are costing Utah families more than ever – and are increasing far faster than Utahns’ median earnings. Advocates worry a cycle of paying more for less coverage will doom families in this faltering economy. “A bad situation is clearly growing worse,” said Ron Pollock, of Families USA. Details, A4
    Health insurance premiums are tearing a bigger bite out of Utah families’ budgets than ever before.
    A new report by Families USA shows Read the rest of this entry »

n Busy Bee Cooks — 1:30-2:30 p.m. Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13. Students ages 4-5 will learn proper nutrition and healthy eating habits while having fun and learning to cook. Children will learn how to safely use various utensils and appliances, and about the importance of proper cleanup. Heather Farm Community Center, 301 N. San Carlos Drive, Walnut Creek. $187, plus $24 lab fee. 925-943-5858,
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WINCHESTER — Valley Health will start the new year with a new addition to the family.
Page Memorial Hospital in Luray officially joined the Winchester-based health system on Thursday after 84 years as an independent.
The acquisition gives Valley Health five member hospitals, and continues a recent trend of purchases that carry commitments to build new facilities in the region.
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A Sylvia woman was injured Wednesday after the driver of the car she was riding in had a diabetic reaction and ran off the road.
Rita Searcy, 86, was taken to Promise Regional Medical Center after the 9 p.m. crash on U.S. 50 and Whiteside. The vehicle ended up in a field, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
The driver, James Searcy, 60, was not injured. Both were wearing seat belts.
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