Health Services

Finding HOPE In the Slums of Kolkata

MeiMei Fox | Posted 03.13.2012

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MeiMei Fox

This past December, I returned to Kolkata for the first time since 2004, this time with my husband, Kiran. Here is our story -- Kiran's photographs, my words -- of poverty, inspirational people, and, ultimately, hope.

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Industry Trends & Talent Development Needs in Health Care

Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn | Posted 11.13.2011

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Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn

The health care industry is currently faced with many challenges. Pressures to reduce the cost of health services, concerns regarding health care effi...

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Cutting Women's Rights

Rep. Bruce Braley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iowa, Women's Rights, Family Planning, Women's Issues, John Boehner, Speaker Boehner, Health Services, Bruce Braley, Planned Parenthood, Women's Health, Terry Branstad, Health Care, Iowa Governor, Title X, Republicans, Politics News
Rep. Bruce Braley

Instead of an honest discussion about our very real fiscal problems, Washington Republicans have decided to roll back the rights of women by half a century.

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Navigating The Health Care System For Homeless Women

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boston, Homeless Health, Homelessness, Women's Health, Health Services, Homeless Shelters, Homeless Women, Health Care, Roseanna Means, Women of Means, CNN Heroes, Video, Impact News

When Dr. Roseanna Means walked the streets of Boston, she talked to women living on the streets who were in need of medical care. She decided to hel...

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Big Retailer To Offer $99 Health Care Plan

CNN Money | Parija Kavilanz | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Beginning this month, Sam's Club shoppers stocking up on milk, detergent and toilet paper, can now also throw a basic health se...

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Peace Through Moderation: U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative's Work with Pakistan at Harvard Club

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

The Peace Through Moderation (PtM) project of the Alliance for Peacebuilding hosted last week an engaging and exclusive reception recently featuring t...

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Profound Health Impact for Small Change

Tido von Schoen-Angerer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Health Care Developing Countries, World Health Organization, World Bank, World Health, United Nations, Who, Malaria, Health Services, Universal Health Care, Un, Global Health Funding, Impact News
Tido von Schoen-Angerer

The WHO predicts that none of the health-related Millennium Development Goals that the international community had set itself will be met by 2015. Clearly no less than a paradigm shift will do.

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'Project Healthy Neighbors' Fair Helps Santa Barbara Homeless

Posted 05.25.2011

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Did you know that the largest mobile medical clinic in Southern California serves the homeless community? The fifth annual "Project Healthy Neighbors"...

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Michelle Obama Thanks Veterans Affairs Employees

Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Obama paid a visit to the Veterans Affairs headquarters on Tuesday, part of a tour of all cabinet department headquarters, and thanked VA emp...

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So, Your Child Is Going Off to College... Drinking, Drugs, Depression and Dealing With Colleges and Universities

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: College Students, Stds, Hipaa, Resident Hall Advisors, Drug Problems Youth, Health Services, College and Parents, Ras, Parenting, Virginia Tech, University, College, Studnent Mental Health, Sexual Exploration, Dormitory, Adhd, Ferpa, Addiction & Recovery, Healthy Living News
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

Mental illnesses, including alcohol and drug abuse, are the conditions that arise and may affect your child as he takes on the developmental steps of leaving home to go off to school.

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