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Hospital Unit From Mass. Going to Iraq
WBZ-AM - BOSTON (AP) — The U-S Army Reserve says it will deploy the first combat hospital unit from New England to Iraq. A total of about 470 doctors, nurses and medics from the 399th Combat Support Hospital based in Taunton are scheduled to leave June tenth

Union can represent nurses at new Boston Medical Center facility
Boston Globe - The Massachusetts Nurses Association has won the right to represent nearly 50 nurses who will work in the Boston Medical Center's new $96 million Moakley outpatient cancer facility, according to a decision by the National Labor Relations Board. The

Liere family supports Relay for Life, scholarships
Devils Lake Daily Journal - Long-time Devils Lake resident Larry Liere is in his sixth year of being cancer-free, and he can't help but wonder why his son, Pat, couldn't have been as lucky. Pat, who was a senior in college when diagnosed with cancer nearly 20 years ago, lost

More weight, more reflux, study shows
Tacoma News Tribune - NEW YORK Women who put on extra pounds raise their risk of getting frequent heartburn or making symptoms worse even if they aren t overweight, a new study found. Compared with women whose weight didn t change, a moderate gain doubled the

Lynette Ann (Jevens) Powers
Portage Daily Register - Lynette Ann (Jevens) Powers of Stone Bank died peacefully at AngelsGrace Hospice in Mapleton on May 4 after a courageous battle with a brain tumor. She was born in Portage on Aug. 11, 1957. She was the beloved wife of Douglas, dear sister of Leslyn

CRIME ALERT: Murder Suspect On The Run
El Paso News - Abraham Cavazos is accused of shooting and killing 25-year old Rogelio Roy Terrazas, back in December of 2004. The two men were in a fight in East El Paso, and by the end of it, Terrazas was shot. Since then, Cavazos has managed to avoid arrest."We

Clicked: What the heck is Morgellons?
MSNBC - In what may be the creepiest blog entry I've ever clicked, I read through a long entry on AdRants about how a disease I've never heard of, Morgellons, a symptom of which is the production of wiry hairs from itchy sores, is actually an elaborate viral

Two People Found Dead in East El Paso Mobile Home
El Paso News - A man and a woman were found shot to death Wednesday afternoon. A relative of the dead woman tells NewsChannel 9 she thinks she knows who the killer is. Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Police first found the 37 year old Hispanic woman after 1:30

City Pools in El Paso&Las Cruces Now Open
El Paso News - City pools in El Paso opened today for the summer season. Pools in Las Cruces opened Saturday. Officials in both cities have suggestions to help make your swimming experience safer and more fun. Monday, May 29, 2006 Make sure everybody washes

Top Jobs
Anchorage Daily News - Now Hiring: Medical Records Technician North Star Hospital is looking for a Technician to coordinate maintenance of medical record files, coordinate processing of discharged and active charts, maintain accurate computerized databases, and other

Lely graduates 82 Islanders
1960 Sun - Last Friday evening, the Class of 2006 from Lely High School had finally reached the end of their long-awaited educational countdown: graduation. And for the first time in school history, the ceremony was not held at the school's gymnasium, but

Become an Active Partner in Your Health Care
WALB 10 - You're sitting on the cold table in the medical examining room. You've been staring at the walls for what seems like eons. Finally, your health care professional enters, flips open your chart, asks some"yes or no"questions, examines you quickly

'Lyme in Rhyme': Children's book addresses Lyme disease
News-Times - Geri Rodda works for the New Milford health department and has written a book,"Lyme in Rhyme,"to educate children about Lyme disease. NEW MILFORD Ticks. Just the thought of the bug dropping down on you and quietly, unfelt, settling down for a

Find Cheap Gas Prices On The Go
El Paso News - But here's a new way to find the cheapest gas while you're in your car. Verizon Wireless lets you log onto the mobile web, then the lowest gas prices pop up based on your zip code or city. Silvio Cuadra, of Verizon Wireless, says,"We cover about 100

Graduation ceremonies set for next week
Lompoc Record - Hundreds of students in Lompoc's three high schools and the Lompoc Adult School are set to graduate next week in ceremonies that will recognize their hard work and celebrate their transition into the larger world. This graduation culminates their

Hospice Care: Making a difference in the lives of the terminally ill
Southern Illinoisan - Not too long ago, a terminally ill girl in our community had one last wish. She had seen previews of the upcoming Disney movie,'Brother Bear'and expressed her fervent desire to see the film. The movie had not been released as yet and the girl had

'A great manager'
Lodi News-Sentinel - Jan Bell has worked at Galt's only convalescent hospital for 34 years. Now she's calling it a career. Jan Bell Bell was known as a hands-on administrator who preferred to talk to residents at Royal Oaks Convalescent Hospital rather than sit in her

FBI Agents Raid NCED
El Paso News - More trouble for the National Center for the Employment of the Disabled, as FBI Agents take away truck loads of documents. Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Over 65 agents with FBI, General Services Administration, US Army and IRS raided the offices of the

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Berry Sentencing Continues
El Paso News - A jury heard from yet another woman in Theodore Berry's past in the sentencing phase of his trial today. On Wednesday Berry was found guilty of shooting and killing police officer Andrew Barcena. Friday, May 12, 2006 Ramona Yrigoyen was married

Former Hatch Coach Pleads Guilty
El Paso News - The former head football coach at Hatch High School in New Mexico takes a plea agreement that keeps him out of jail. Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Shawn Bohannon pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of child abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a

LSUHSC-St. Jude partnership means world to families with children with
Shreveport Times - For a child, battling a disease as overwhelming as cancer is a terrifying and all-consuming affair. But adding a weeklong visit for treatment at a hospital far from home, family, and the familiar makes the experience all the more traumatic. Just ask

25% of Quebec nurses fail their exam
940 News - Don't expect the nurses shortage to get any better soon. The few candidates the province has managed to lure into nursing programs are now failing the Order of Nurses exam. TQS reports one in every four nurses failed the test this year, the worst

Military duty calls for hospital s nurses; South Shore Hospital is
Patriot Ledger - Several members of South Shore Hospital s nursing corps are being called to active duty, including three who will serve in Iraq. Four men and a woman, either nurses or nurses assistants, have been mobilized by their respective National Guard or

State workers union looking at strike
Eureka Times-Standard - EUREKA — Local state workers cast ballots on whether to authorize a strike Tuesday as part of a statewide SEIU Local 1000 vote, which could trigger the first statewide walkout of public workers in California, according to the union. A yes vote