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Registered nurse to give a year to Nicaraguan needyMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:33AMLeighanna Mandacino will volunteer with North Country Mission of Hope for a year, first testing the waters with a large group embarking on a 10-day mission next week.

Baking for Joplin: On the Street for Sunday, July 17Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:32PMBaking for Joplin: A group of girls from a Quincy neighborhood recently decided to have a bake sale on the campus of Quincy Medical Group, and they raised $1,358 for the Quincy Medical Group Healthcare Foundation.

The Cost Of Polluted Air Could Run To Trillions Of DollarsFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:41PMThe EPA calculates the value of the medical procedures and loss of life that can come from breathing pollution. The conclusion: clean air is an incredible investment in the economy. If someone offered you an investment that would pay out $25 for every $1 you paid you would probably take it. It turns out that investing in clean air generates exactly those returns in health benefits to the ...

Center for Spinal Cord Injury opensFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:29PMFour health care groups opened South Carolina’s first comprehensive care center for people with spinal cord injuries.

Work that can make a differenceFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:25AMLouise Jones and Teresa Hope both have fulfilling careers in the care business. Picture by Peter Boam. WIGHT LIVING THERE is much more to being a care worker than helping elderly people get washed and dressed.

E. Dundee gives heath center $73,000 for $183,000 renovationFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:35AMThe East Dundee village board this week agreed to give 7 Hills Healthcare Center the $73,000 incentive it needs to complete a $183,000 renovation project at its future office on 455 E. Main St.

Board mulls proposal for health care plan changeThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:23PMFRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County School Board met Thursday to discuss a brief agenda, including changing employee health plans. But as Superintendend Pamela M. McInnis said at the meeting, "Right now it's all about preparation for school to start."

A.M. Vitals: Samsung Says Report Shows No Cancer Link to FactoriesThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:57AMAlso: FDA warns on pelvic mesh in certain circumstances; Bristol-Myers drug Yervoy approved in Europe; fee-for-service alternative.

Security review after nurse stabbedTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:58PMSecurity at Blacktown Hospital will be reviewed after a nurse was stabbed with a butter knife by a patient.