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TN Health department puts inspection reports of nursing homes online - The Tennessean
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:50:39 GMT

TN Health department puts inspection reports of nursing homes online
The Tennessean
Officials of the Tennessee Health Care Association, which represents for-profit nursing homes, say they have no opposition to the reports being disclosed although they worry that consumers looking solely at the reports might not get a full or fair ...

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Tennessee and Georgia resist health care reform - Chattanooga Times Free Press
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:13:45 GMT

Tennessee and Georgia resist health care reform
Chattanooga Times Free Press
by Mariann Martin With less than a year before state legislation must be in place to implement a critical part of national health care reform, Tennessee and Georgia, along with 18 other states, have not made substantial progress toward meeting federal ...

Study gauges costs of federal health care reform - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:03:10 GMT

Study gauges costs of federal health care reform
Memphis Commercial Appeal
But the rural health system in the state could be further strained, he said, once those who have avoided the doctor altogether because they can't afford it start showing up for services. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center produces the ...

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Planned Parenthood sues TN over cuts to STD program - The Tennessean
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:10:22 GMT

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Planned Parenthood sues TN over cuts to STD program
The Tennessean
Haslam's office referred questions to the Tennessee Department of Health, which declined to comment on the lawsuit and didn't respond to questions about why Planned Parenthood was defunded. State Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, has called Planned ...
TN Lawsuit says Leaders Put Politics Ahead of HealthPublic News Service
Planned Parenthood sues Tennessee health department over funding lossDeSoto Appeal
Planned Parenthood sues head of Tennessee Health DepartmentChattanooga Times Free Press
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Small steps to better health - Vancouver Sun
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:54:41 GMT

Small steps to better health
Vancouver Sun
Researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, studied a group of 23 men and women, ages 18 to 65 representing a wide range of weights, under a number of conditions to see how many calories they burned. Their calorie expenditure was monitored ...

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Haslam seeks more control over Tennessee's agencies - Knoxville News Sentinel
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:00:59 GMT

Haslam seeks more control over Tennessee's agencies
Knoxville News Sentinel
One is HB2385, which deals only with the Tennessee Regulatory Authority, the largest agency facing an overhaul. The TRA has a budget of $8.6 million in the current year and a staff of about 70 employees overseeing everything from natural gas companies ...
Gail Kerr: It's worth price to make repeat abusers sit in jailThe Tennessean

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Fitch Affirms University Health System, TN's Revs at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable - MarketWatch (press release)
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:01:41 GMT

Fitch Affirms University Health System, TN's Revs at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the rating on $225.6 million Health Educational and Housing Facility Board of the County of Knox (TN) (University Health System, Inc.) series 2007 revenue bonds at 'BBB+'.

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No combustible dust rules from OSHA any time soon - Fox News
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:04:46 GMT

No combustible dust rules from OSHA any time soon
Fox News
New safety rules will not be approved any time soon even though they could prevent accidents like the ones last year at a Tennessee metal powders plant, where fireballs fueled by iron dust contributed to five deaths. The Occupational Health and Safety ...

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Support building among legislative leaders for delaying action on federal ... - The Republic
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:59:44 GMT

Support building among legislative leaders for delaying action on federal ...
The Republic
ERIK SCHELZIG AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Republican lawmakers are building support for a plan to wait until the end of the year to take action on state requirements set by President Barack Obama's federal health care law. House Speaker Beth Harwell said ...

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New York's Le Roy students, public still seek answers in mystery illness - Nashua Telegraph
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:27:05 GMT

New York's Le Roy students, public still seek answers in mystery illness
Nashua Telegraph
One such case erupted at Warren County High School in Tennessee, recalled Dr. Timothy F. Jones, the state epidemiologist with Tennessee Department of Health. It started in November 1998, when one teacher started feeling sick, nauseous and short of ...

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