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CBO: Budget deficit estimated at $845B
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time in President Barack Obama's tenure in office, a new report said Tuesday. The Congressional Budget Office analysis said the government will run a $845...Tags: Career and Workplace, Washington, DC, Government Health Care, Health and Safety at Work, Health Insurance Cost
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10 myths about children's health
Dr. Allan Greissman of Pediatric Critical Care of South Florida dispels some common misconceptions parents may have about their children’s health. 1. Kids in day care get sick more often While it may seem that kids in daycare get sick more often,...
Tags: Wheezing, Viral Diseases and Infections, Pediatrics, Asthma, Vomiting
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Doctors challenge Jerry Brown over children's health
PolitiCalThe state’s largest association of doctors is making a last-ditch attempt to resurrect a popular children’s health program eliminated by Gov. Jerry Brown earlier this year. The California Medical Assn., which represents more than 30,000... -
Taming the health care monster?
WASHINGTON -- Are we finally controlling health spending? Few issues loom larger in the economic outlook. For years, spiraling health costs -- mainly for Medicare and Medicaid, which serve the elderly and the poor -- have consumed a growing share of the...
Tags: Private Health Care, Insurance, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance
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MD gets $36.5 million for improving children's access to health insurance
The federal government has awarded Maryland $36.5 million for its success at getting children enrolled in government subsidized health programs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Wednesday that Maryland was among 23 states that was...Tags: Medicaid, Health Insurance, Government Health Care
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Shortchanging the children
America's children seem to be shortchanged on almost every issue we face as a society. Not only are we failing to protect our children from deranged people wielding semi-automatic guns, we're not protecting them from poverty. The rate of child poverty...
Tags: Firearms, Politics, Marketing, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at School
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Don't make kids bear the brunt of the fiscal cliff
As the federal "fiscal cliff" approaches, an important group of Marylanders with a lot on the line has been largely ignored: children. The stakes are immense, because the recession has been hard on Maryland children, with one out of every seven living...
Tags: Politics, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Taxation, Career and Workplace, Unemployment
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Baltimore retailer ordered to stop selling jewelry with lead
A Baltimore retailer has been ordered by city health officials to stop selling a children's ring, necklace and earrings because the items contain dangerous levels of lead. The Baltimore City Health Department said Tuesday it has issued a nuisance...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Family, Lead Poisoning, Health
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Obama should sidestep Congress
Incumbent presidents don't run for reelection simply to preserve first-term accomplishments. Presidents and presidential candidates are men and women of big ambition, driven by the immense self-confidence required to run for the job and a desire to...
Tags: Global Warming, Politics, Barack Obama, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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Parents to pediatricians: Don't tell me my kid's 'fat'
What's the best way to be told that your child is overweight or obese?
Not at all, of course. But if that bad news must be delivered, a national survey published in the journal Pediatrics this week finds that parents will feel blamed and respond badly to...Tags: Body Mass Index, Healthcare Provider, Human Interest, Pediatrics, Health
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Media matriarch and philanthropist Dame Elisabeth Murdoch dies at 103
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, has died at her home outside Melbourne, Australia, at the age of 103. The matriarch of the world's most prominent media family was well-known in Australia for her philanthropy, and...
Tags: News Corp., News of the World, Fox News Channel (tv network), Australia, Rupert Murdoch
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Maryland's teacher absence rate needs a closer look
Pardon me while I rant: Are you kidding me? According to a report from the Center for American Progress, about 35 percent of Maryland teachers missed 10 or more days of the 2009-2010 school year. Excuse me? Don't most teachers work 10 months? Don't...Tags: Lobbying, Politics, Teachers, University of Michigan, Family
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