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Top 5 HHS Programs Endangering Women and Children

Anne Stevenson | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: War on Women, Violence Against Women Act 2012, Department of Health and Human Services, Fathers HHS Services, HHS Domestic Violence, Hhs, Politics News

The so-called "War on Women" is raging, and billions of your tax dollars are being misused to fuel it via the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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My Year on Food Stamps

Wendy Fontaine | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Welfare, Department of Health and Human Services, Food Stamps, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, House Agriculture Committee, Buffett Rule, Impact News

I had worked as a newspaper reporter for more than a decade, interviewing presidential candidates and reality TV stars. I had a college degree and a retirement account. Never once had I thought I would need help with something as basic as buying food for my kid.

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U.S. Scrambles After Huge Surge Of Child Immigrants Caught Crossing Border

AP | CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, Video, Child Immigrants, Department of Health and Human Services, Red Cross, Immigrants, Immigration, Immigrant, Child Migrants, Undocumented Immigrant, Border Patrol, Latino Voices News

McALLEN, Texas -- An unprecedented surge of children caught trudging through South Texas scrublands or crossing at border ports of entry without their...

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Head Start Agencies Sue Over Strict New Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Boston, Video, Department of Health and Human Services, Pre-School, President Barack Obama, Ohio, Head Start Recompetition, Obama Administration, Head Start, Early Childhood Education, Head Start Recompetition 2012, Pre-K, Education Funding, Early Head Start, Education News

Not long ago, Bob Ruseau, a stay-at-home dad who lives in Medford, Mass., ran into an old friend from the neighborhood who said she was surprised by h...

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Mochas at The White House

Kuae Kelch Mattox | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Michael Strautmanis, John Carson, White House, Karyn Parsons, Michelle Obama, Stephanie Owens, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, Tina Tchen, Non-Profit, Epa, Stay-at-Home Moms, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Domestic Policy Council, Dru Ealons, Barack Obama, Tyra Mariani, African American History, Obama Administration, Cecelia Munoz, Heather Foster, Let's Move, Mocha Moms, Jocelyn Frye, Dr. Nadine Gracia, Moms, Bv-Life, Black Voices News

It's not often that I'm blown away by an invite, but when 150 leaders from Mocha Moms were invited to the White House for a private event last week, I had to pinch myself a few times just to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

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New Child Support System Could Cost Poor Men Their Only Income

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Social Security Administration, Center for Constitutional Litigation, Federal Benefits, Treasury Department, Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security, National Consumer Law Center, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Disability, Veterans' Benefits, Child Support, Debit Cards, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Old child support debts could cost thousands of poor men their only income next year because of a policy aimed at reducing the cost to t...

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After Heart Attack 42 Percent of Women Will Die; 24 Percent of Men

Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: American Heart Month, Womenheart, Suzanne O'Malley, Heart Attack, Heart Month, Yale University, Department of Health and Human Services, Heart Disease, The Yale Heart Study, Healthy Living News

I really don't know how I could have missed the fact that within one year of having a heart attack, 42 percent of women will die and 24 percent of men. See for yourself at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services statistics website.

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Miracle Zero Carb Cranberry Juice: American Heart Month, Day 16

Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.17.2012

Antioxidant-rich cranberry juice may boost heart health by decreasing arterial stiffness, according to a recent Tufts and Boston University study.

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Day 14 of 29: Secrets to the Map of a Women's Heart

Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: American Heart Month, Womenheart, Heart Attack, Heart Month, Heart Disease, The Yale Heart Study, Suzanne O'Malley, Yale University, Symptoms, Department of Health and Human Services, Valentine's Day, Love, Romance, Personal Health, Healthy Living News

Laughter is good for the heart -- and soul. The "Map of a Woman's Heart" (D.W. Kellogg & Co. circa 1833-1842), brings me such glee that I hope you will indulge me as I take you on a tour of it for Valentine's Day.

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Health And Human Services Launches Perinatal Health Campaign

The Sacramento Bee | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: March of Dimes, Motherhood, Perinatal Health, Premature Birth, Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal Health, Kathleen Sebelius, Global-Motherhood, Impact News

The March of Dimes campaign to reduce medically unnecessary early deliveries is being elevated to the forefront of the nation's maternal and child hea...

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Day 8: Know the 7 Symptoms of Women's Heart Attack

Suzanne O'Malley | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Symptoms, Suzanne O'Malley, Department of Health and Human Services, Ellen Degeneres, Yale University, Heart Disease, Heart Attack, The Yale Heart Study, Heart Month, American Heart Month, Womenheart, Healthy Living News

Patricia Butts, First Lady of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, has written rap lyrics to help women remember the seven signs of a woman's heart attack -- not the same as for a man.

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Critics Get It Wrong on Contraceptive Coverage

Marcia D. Greenberger | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Contraception, Birth Control, Department of Health and Human Services, Plan B, Health Care, Catholic Health Care Association, Contraceptive Coverage, Politics News

Opponents of the recent contraceptive coverage announcement by the Department of Health & Human Services are trying to twist this major advance on contraception into a fight about abortion.

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Jeb Bush Lobbied For Medicare Con Man

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Florida Primary 2012, Department of Health and Human Services, Jeb Bush Lobbying, FL Primary 2012, FL Primary, Elections 2012, Margaret Heckler, Miguel Recarey, Florida Election, Jeb Bush, Florida Primary, FL Primary Election 2012, Florida Primary Election 2012, Video, George H.W. Bush, Florida Election 2012, 2012 Election, FL Election, Jeb Bush Florida Primary, International Medical Centers, Medicare Fraud, FL Election 2012, Florida Primary Election, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Jeb Bush personally lobbied the secretary of health and human services while his father was vice president on behalf of a hospital execu...

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A Year of Rethinking Regulations

Richard L. Revesz and Michael A. Livermore | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Department of Labor, Regulation, Department of Health and Human Services, Business, Barack Obama, Business News

Weeding out old and outdated regulations makes sense. But so does keeping and expanding programs that could be working even harder.

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Embattled Biodefense Firm Threatened To Sue HuffPost

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Siga Technologies, Video, Department of Health and Human Services, Defense Contracting, Biodefense, Darrell Issa, Steven Chu, Ronald Perelman, Siga, MacAndrews Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Claire McCaskill, Solyndra, Smallpox, Andy Stern, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The top Democrat on the Senate subcommittee for contracting oversight is calling for an inspector general's investigation into a biodefe...

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Governors Provide Recommendations On Health Care Exchanges

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Governor Pat Quinn, State Health Policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, National Governors Association, Obama Health Care, Video, State Health Care Exchanges, Health Care Exchanges, Terry Branstad, State and Local Government, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Health and Human Services, Obama Health Care Reform, Politics News

The nation's governors sent the Obama Administration recommendations Thursday morning regarding the implementation of health care exchanges as a feder...

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Staggering Number Of Foster Kids Don't Finish High School, College

AP | KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 12.31.2011

When Carey Sommer entered foster care in California, he left his mom, his high school and his friends. Bounced from home to home, he changed high scho...

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Congress Should Act Now on President's Jobs Plan

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Health Care Jobs, Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, Community Health Centers, Health Care Reform, Health Secretary Sebelius, Jobs, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Obama Jobs, Barack Obama Jobs, Politics News

The common sense ideas that President Obama has proposed will provide an immediate spark to our economy. That's why Congress should act quickly to pass the American Jobs Act and send it to the president to sign.

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Progress in the Fight to Save NYC's Homeless Animals

Ed Sayres | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Aspca, Department of Health and Human Services, Animal Rights, Michael Bloomberg, Budget, Animals, Legislation, New York, New York City, Animal Shelter, Christine Quinn, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Cats, Animal Welfare, Spay, Neuter, Ed Sayres, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Dogs, City Budget, Advocacy, Pet Adoption, New York City Animal Care and Control, Ny Impact, New York News

One of the major obstacles to our efforts to save the city's homeless animals is that the city cuts the budget of the city's shelter system virtually every year.

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Tobacco Companies Sue Federal Government Over Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

AP/The Huffington Post | JEFFREY COLLINS | Posted 10.16.2011

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Associated Press)-- Four of the five largest U.S. tobacco companies sued the federal government Tuesday over new graphic cigarette lab...

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A Double-Edged Jobs Depression

McClatchy Newspapers | Daniel Lippman | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Full-Time Employee, Depression, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mental Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Mental Health Services, Budget Cuts, Long-Term Unemployment, Mental Health Services Administration, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Jobless, American Institute for Cognitive Therapy, Contractor, Business News

Ever since the 44-year-old Germantown, Md., resident was laid off from her job as an administrator for a federal contractor in May 2009, she's sent ou...

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Most Federal Agencies Have No Security Policy for Social Media

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Department of Health and Human Services, Twitter, Gao Report, Facebook Privacy, Twitter Government, Facebook, Social Media Networks, Twitter Federal Agency, State Department, Social Media Federal Agency, Social Media, Facebook Federal Agency, Facebook Federal Government, Social Media Government, Health and Human Services, Twitter Security, Gao, Government Accountability Office, Technology News

Less than one third of federal agencies using social media have created safeguards against hackers looking to exploit their accounts to launch cyber a...

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Expanding School-Based Health Clinics

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Education News, Education, Arne Duncan, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, Kathleen Sebelius, Obamacare, Grant Competitions, Race to the Top, Early Childhood Race to the Top, Health Care, Education News

Obamacare is going to school. In a collaboration between the U.S. Departments of Education and Health & Human Services, the U.S. government is awar...

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Lawmakers Can Help Small Businesses Reduce Soaring Health Insurance Costs

John Arensmeyer | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Health Insurance Exchange, Affordable Care Act, Small Business, Health and Human Services, Healthcare Reform, Department of Health and Human Services, Health Insurance, Center for American Progress, State Officials, Small Business America, Business News

State officials have the chance to drive our nation's chief job-creators down the road to less financial burden and more economic opportunities through health insurance marketplaces.

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WATCH: Do Smokers Know How Much They Spend On Cigarettes?

DailyFinance | Loren Berlin | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Philip Morris, Department of Health and Human Services, Smoking, Cigarettes, Cigarette Tax, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Healthy Living News

If you think your cigarettes are getting even more expensive, you're right. In the past 10 years, 47 states and the District of Columbia have implemen...

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