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Jan 22 2010

CNN

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Trustmark Mutual and Health Fitness announce a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Trustmark will acquire HealthFitness

Jan 22 2010

Journal of General Internal Medicine

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Family caregivers play a major role in maximizing the health and quality of life of more than 30 million individuals with acute and chronic illness.

Jan 22 2010

Washington Post

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One out of every five teenagers has cholesterol level that increases risk of heart disease, providing new evidence obesity is making children prone to illnesses

Jan 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Restaurants from Applebee’s to Starbucks are pushing new low-calorie menu items in an effort to attract customers who say they want healthier options.

Jan 22 2010

New York Times

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Democrats may now spend weeks or months drafting a new proposal or undertaking a series of bills to achieve their goals

Jan 22 2010

New York Times

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The absence of a forced change, insurers still face the challenge of selling a product that is increasingly out of reach for more Americans

Jan 22 2010

New York Times

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Trimming back the 2,000-page, trillion-dollar health care bills to the parts that average folks understand and like may not be as simple as it sounds

Jan 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Intuitive Surgical Inc. said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings soared 53% on strong sales and increased usage of its “da Vinci” motion-capture surgical robot systems.

Jan 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Venture capital investment in health care surpassed information technology last year for the first time on record

Jan 21 2010

Wall Street Journal

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A national program to reduce dietary salt could prevent heart attacks, strokes and deaths and trim as much as $24 billion from the U.S. health-care tab

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