Health CareNews and information about health care.Miller, Peake take aerial tour of future VA site- September 16, 2008 U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James Peake and Rep. Jeff Miller took an aerial tour of the potential site for a new $54.5 million VA inpatient center Monday afternoon.http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/clinic_11155___article.html/peake_eglin.html It's elementary: Key to progress is focus- September 16, 2008 Students are doing better in elementary and middle school, but key indicators show little progress among high school and college students, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said.http://www.caller.com/news/2008/sep/15/its-elementary-key-to-progress-is-focus/ Calif. lawmakers to vote on patchwork budget plan- September 16, 2008 State lawmakers on Monday were considering a compromise plan to end California's longest-ever budget stalemate, a proposal that includes increasing the paycheck withholding for state income taxes.http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_State_Budget_359066C.shtml I Just Got Push-Polled on Obama and Israel- September 16, 2008 My caller ID said "CENTRAL RESEARC 212-777-1645." Ugh, I figured. Another telemarketer.http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_plank/archive/2008/09/15/i-just-got-push-polled-on-obam... Never too late to- September 16, 2008 JOHN Mellusco knows how difficult it can be to quit smoking. He is a community health nurse for Altona-based ISIS Primary Care and often sees the difficulty people have to give up the deadly habit.http://www.senews.com.au/story/64015 Governor Says He Will Not Sign Deal- September 16, 2008 State lawmakers on Monday were considering a compromise plan to end California's longest-ever budget stalemate, a proposal that includes increasing the paycheck withholding for state income taxes.http://www.my58.com/politics/17481450/detail.html 10 Things I Have Learned in Alaska - Anchorage, Alaska, United States- September 16, 2008 Retired and off to work in Vicenza Italy or, as my GB & TB corrects me, not retired but transitioning to my new job.http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/kitchenshrink/vicenza-2007/1218433860.html One stop for care- September 16, 2008 Support where needed ... Ray Ascenzo, Brenda Davies, Spencer Davies and John Makaronis are joining forces in the newly formed Hume A CRAIGIEBURN diabetic who cares for his chronically sick father wants to ...http://www.senews.com.au/story/63993 Jason Smith looks to Georgia's future- September 16, 2008 When asked why he was running for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, Newnan attorney Jason G. Smith said he had four reasons: Ashton, Victoria, Caleb and Jayden -- his four children.http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Jason-Smith-looks-to-Georgia-s-future--547695 Community invited to participate in Falls Prevention events- September 16, 2008 The Falls Prevention Coalition of Nevada County, with support from the Board of Supervisors and the Cities of Grass Valley and Nevada City, is declaring September 21-September 28, 2008 "Falls Prevention Week." ...http://www.theunion.com/article/20080915/ENTERTAINMENT/809159971/1055&ParentProfile= |