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CentraState holding diabetes, weight loss and nutrition fair till 8 tonight
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — CentraState Healthcare System will host a diabetes, weight loss and nutrition fair from 5:30 to 8 p.m. today.

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Health & Wellness Fair this week at Signal Peak
SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College’s student nursing program will host the Health & Wellness Fair on Wednesday at the Signal Peak Campus.

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The power of positive deviants
In 2001, Muhammad Shafique arrived in the Haripur District in Pakistan, a region known for its traditionalism and wariness of outsiders. As part of a team from Save the Children, Shafique was seeking to improve outcomes for newborns. Immediate breast-feeding is recommended for babies, but infants in the region were typically fed ghutti, an herbal mixture, before nursing. By tradition, …

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Events Calendar: Nov. 3-9
Posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 10:14 pm | Updated: 7:11 am, Wed Nov 3, 2010. • 7 a.m. – Libby City Council breakfast meeting at Venture Inn. • 8-10 a.m. – Libby Asbestos Superfund Site Community Advisory Group meeting at St. John’s Lutheran Hospital conference center.

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Help & support
n Curves of York, ME. & Curves of Stratham NH: is offering FREE Weight Managements classes. Call for times and to reserve space. Curves York, Maine at (207) 363-9637/ Curves Stratham, NH at 773-9600.

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Dreamfields Pasta Invites Consumers to Chat Live Via Twitter With Diabetes Management Expert Amy Hess-Fischl
Just in time for Diabetes Awareness Month Dreamfields Pasta , announces it will rebroadcast its award-winning Diabetes 1.0 webcast to set the stage for a live Twitter chat about diabetes management. Â The webcast will be available starting November 8, 2010.

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Faith-based clinics care for uninsured in West Michigan
Health Intervention Services treats more patients as recession persists.

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Health Buzz: FDA Nixes Diet Drug Qnexa
Plus, why recent obesity drug rejections pose problems for diabetics.

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Novartis drug Afinitor® approved by FDA as first medication for children and adults with a benign brain tumor …
Novartis International AG / Novartis drug Afinitor® approved by FDA as first medication for children and adults with a benign brain tumor associated with tuberous sclerosis Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters. The issuer is solely …

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New medical facility opens doors
ENTERPRISE — Olive Branch Family Health, a new health care clinic and pharmacy in Enterprise, offers Wallowa County a state-of-the-art medical facility and the promise to provide old-fashioned personal care.

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