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Health minister nixed plan to limit trans fats in food, records show – Regina Leader-Post

February 7th, 2012 No comments

OTTAWA — Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq killed a government plan to impose strict limits on trans fats in food products that would have been in place by now, internal records show. The announcement, set for the fall of 2009 with a two-year …

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Obama Health Rule an Affront to Religious Groups: Ramesh Ponnuru – Bloomberg

February 7th, 2012 No comments

Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of Health and Human Services, says that a new health-care regulation “strikes the appropriate balance between respecting religious freedom and increasing access to important preventive services.” That’s …

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Fraser Health stockpiles vaccines as whooping cough outbreak spreads – The Vancouver Sun

February 7th, 2012 No comments

The Fraser Health Authority is stockpiling 50,000 doses of vaccine to ensure it is prepared if a whooping cough outbreak in the eastern portion of the Fraser Valley spreads further west. The outbreak started in Hope before Christmas and has …

Fraser Health stockpiles vaccines as whooping cough outbreak spreads – The Vancouver Sun

February 7th, 2012 No comments

The Fraser Health Authority is stockpiling 50,000 doses of vaccine to ensure it is prepared if a whooping cough outbreak in the eastern portion of the Fraser Valley spreads further west. The outbreak started in Hope before Christmas and has …

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