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Farm bill boosts nutrition and cuts ethanol credit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The new U.S. farm law would reduce the tax credit for corn-based ethanol while giving nutrition programs such as food stamps a $10.4 billion increase, House and Senate negotiators said on Friday.

Nutrition policy for children in offing (Business Standard India)
The Ministry of Women and child Development has decided to come out with a nutrition policy for children.

Corker Delivers Keynote Address At Children’s Nutrition Program Of Haiti Benefit (The Chattanoogan)
U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tn., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will be the keynote speaker at an annual benefit sponsored by the Children s Nutrition Program of Haiti in Chattanooga on Friday evening.

Smart tips to pack extra nutrition into every bite (CNN.com)
In 2005, the government’s revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans introduced the term "nutrient density," which sounds complicated but simply refers to how much nutrition a food provides. For example, a slice of 100 percent whole-grain bread is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and fiber, while a slice of regular white bread is lower in all three.

Key lawmakers agree on nutrition aid boost (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Congressional negotiators agreed on a $10 billion increase for nutrition programs including food stamps under the new U.S. farm law, up $500 million from the earlier target, the heads of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees said Thursday.

State, feds ease nutrition program income guidelines (Boston Globe)
More New Hampshire residents will be eligible for help from two state and federal nutrition programs under new income guidelines.

Middle school nutrition manager wins state award (The Moultrie Observer)
MOULTRIE Williams Middle School cafeteria manager Tammy Hart s winning sweet potato salad made her a State Culinary Champion recently at the Georgia School Nutrition Association s Culinary Arts Competition.

State, feds ease nutrition program income guidelines (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press - April 23, 2008 12:25 PM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - More New Hampshire residents will be eligible for help from two state and federal nutrition programs under new income…

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City doctor faces charge over conduct (Saskatoon StarPhoenix)
A Saskatoon family doctor already facing two charges of unprofessional conduct is now facing a third charge related to making sexual advances towards a patient.

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Peterborough Health Unit Gets Funding To Help Residents Butt Out, Canada (Medical News Today)
Dean Del Mastro, Member of Parliament for Peterborough, announced an investment of $263,933 in the Peterborough County-City Health Unit’s smoking cessation project on behalf of Health Minister Tony Clement. The funding will allow the health unit to establish comprehensive smoking cessation programs for smokers in the area.

VA criticized over mental health in suit (Baltimore Sun)
SAN FRANCISCO // The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs isn’t doing enough to prevent suicide and provide adequate medical care for Americans who have served in the armed forces, a class-action lawsuit that goes to trial today charges. The lawsuit, filed in July by two nonprofit groups representing military veterans, accuses the agency of inadequately addressing a "rising tide" of mental health …

Health care costs on agenda at forum (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Author Ian Morrison will speak in Rochester about the future of health care this week.

Our view on health care: Beware drug co-pays, no-pays (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
For all the complexity of health insurance, the idea behind it is pretty simple. You and millions of other people pay premiums so that those who get sick will be protected, particularly if the illness is severe or debilitating. But increasingly and to policyholders’ surprise that’s not the case when someone needs the most expensive drugs.

Opposition critical of mental health escape (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
The Health Department has defended its decision not to tell the public yesterday morning that a mental health patient had escaped from a secure facility in Adelaide.

Community Food and Health Details (Smart Growth Online)
"Community Food and Health" is a discussion about childhood obesity, what communities are doing to improve food access and how it all ties into the national food system.

Health Highlights: April 20, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Key health body backs unified system (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
The push for a more unified health system has won the support of a key industry stakeholder

Auditors: Administration overstepped on child health program (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration overreached last year when it limited states’ ability to extend health coverage to moderate-income children, government auditors said in a letter released Friday.

Most workers surveyed take ‘mental health’ days (Houston Chronicle)
Feel like you’re going crazy? Maybe you need a day off. More than 80 percent of employees admit to taking "mental health" days from work to recover or recharge, according to a recent poll conducted by ComPsych Corp., which provides corporate counseling services. Almost a third said family and relationship issues were the cause.

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Palace official wants health dept to look into Cebu surgery scandal (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippine - A Palace official announced he will ask Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to investigate a scandal involving a video of a rectal surgery operation which was later uploaded to the internet.

GAO: Bush administration violated federal law in children’s health insurance matter (The Kansas City Star)
WASHINGTON | The Bush administration violated federal law last year when it restricted states ability to provide health insurance to children of middle-income families, the Government Accountability Office ruled Friday.

EU sees ’super bugs’ as major public health challenge (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Multi-drug resistant "super bugs" are one of the major challenges for public health in Europe, with action required both at a national and EU-wide level, EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said Friday.

Administration challenges health-care disclosure ruling (Contra Costa Times)
WASHINGTON Although President Bush repeatedly has called for helping consumers make better decisions about health care, his administration is appealing a groundbreaking court ruling that would have permitted disclosure of Medicare billing records so patients could compare individual

Chipotle in Kent closes after health scare (Akron Beacon Journal)
The Kent city health commissioner said it was unclear whether the Chipotle Mexican Grill on Main Street would reopen Saturday after at least 34 people, many of them Kent State University students, became ill Thursday with suspected food poisoning after eating at the restaurant.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News (UPI)
Midwest quake rattles buildings in Chicago Toxic chemicals found in pets Chicago to test water for drugs Canada to ban BPA baby bottles Norway may halt salmon fishing season Health/Science news from UPI.

Closing glance: health care equipment and supply shares rise (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of health care equipment and supply companies mostly rose Friday as the market rallied on first-quarter results from Citigroup Inc., Caterpillar Inc. and Google Inc.

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