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Children's hospitals object to proposed funding reductions (USA Today) Fri Nov 20 11:50:42 PST 2009 Children's hospitals lobby to alter a provision in pending health care legislation that industry leaders say will cut their funding too much. Read full article »
Children's Dental Health Project Applauds Historic Leadership in the U.S. Senate to Improve Nation's Oral Health (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Thu Nov 19 13:09:00 PST 2009 WASHINGTON----The Children’s Dental Health Project today applauded the U.S. Senate for recognizing the importance of oral health with the introduction of its health reform bill. Unveiled last night, the Senate’s bill includes a historic commitment to strengthen oral health among the nation’s... Read full article »
Health Overhaul Triggers Debate About What Lies Ahead For The Children's Health Program (Medical News Today) Thu Nov 19 06:40:55 PST 2009 Kaiser Health News staff writer Mary Agnes Carey reports on the future of the Children's Health Insurance Program. One of its staunchest backers, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, "isn't ready to see it swallowed up by a new health insurance marketplace designed by Congress" (11/17). This information was... Read full article »
Children's hospital in Akron expands in own backyard (Norwalk Reflector) Sat Nov 21 03:16:57 PST 2009 AKRON - Akron Children’s Hospital Medical Center is growing again — this time in its own backyard. Read full article »
Children’s charity presents ‘Mr. Plano’ Star award (Plano Courier) Fri Nov 20 22:23:11 PST 2009 Jim Boswell, often dubbed “Mr. Plano” by friends and colleagues, has received an outstanding achievement award established in his honor by Star Children’s Charity, a Plano-based nonprofit philanthropic organization. Read full article »
Children's hospital seeks bulletproof vests (CBC New Brunswick) Thu Nov 19 10:21:08 PST 2009 The IWK Health Centre, the children's hospital for the Maritimes, is buying vests to protect security guards from gunshots and knifings. Read full article »
With success, All Children's challenge grows (St. Petersburg Times) Fri Nov 20 11:56:23 PST 2009 All Children's Hospital, about to move into its new complex, finds its successes can lead to new struggles. Read full article »
GLOBAL: Children's rights not yet a reality (AlertNet) Fri Nov 20 08:53:59 PST 2009 Source: IRIN Children's rights advocates are taking 20 November, the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), to highlight legal advances, but say when it comes to education, healthcare and protection in conflicts and natural disasters, children are often the first to... Read full article »
CVS/pharmacy Kicks Off Annual Thanks and Giving(R) Campaign for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (redOrbit) Fri Nov 20 07:09:31 PST 2009 WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy kicks off its annual in store fundraiser for the sixth year to support the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Thanks and Giving campaign, beginning this Sunday and running through December 12. Read full article »
Wood hosts event for children's hospital (Chicago Cubs) Fri Nov 20 06:47:29 PST 2009 Wood hosts event for children's hospital Read full article »