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    A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry.

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    1. The high cost of smoking

      Utah lawmakers purpose making smokers eligible for Medicaid pay a larger co-pay than non-smokers

    2. George Washington University confirms 85 cases of norovirus

      An outbreak of the highly-contagious norovirus is spreading through The George Washington University, officials confirmed Wednesday.Officials at the university and t...

    3. Provocative California pamphlet on STDs under investigation

      A California health department pamphlet on sexually transmitted diseases is under investigation after concerns were raised about the graphic nature of sections on ga...

    4. Lawmaker wants ban on taxpayer-funded ad campaigns against sodas, junk food

      Want a Twinkie? The government shouldn't spend any money to convince you not to eat it. At least, that's the premise behind a bill that was just introduced in Congre...

    5. Louisiana rolls out new Medicaid managed care program

      Louisiana's Medicaid program on Wednesday started providing health care through private managed care networks in nine parishes around New Orleans, the first step in ...

    6. Dog rescued from freezing pond bites Denver TV anchor during live broadcast

      An 85-pound Argentine mastiff dog dramatically rescued a day earlier from an icy lake was impounded Wednesday after viciously biting a Denver television news anchor ...

    7. Rescued dog bites TV anchor during broadcast

      A dog rescued by a firefighter from a freezing pond was impounded Wednesday after biting a veteran Denver television anchor in the face during a live morning broadca...

    8. Vietnam reports 2nd bird flu death in a month

      Vietnam has confirmed its second human death from bird flu in nearly a month, after going nearly two years with no reported fatalities.The director of the Health Dep...

    9. Officials warn of possible rabies exposure in Rhode Island

      A crowd of onlookers in downtown Providence may have been exposed to rabies last month by a bat that a man was carrying in a box, health officials said on Thursday.T...

    10. Nearly 300 NYC cops diagnosed with cancer since responding to 9/11 attacks

      A startling number of healthy, young New York City cops who responded to the 9/11 terror attacks have since been diagnosed with cancer, according to data obtained by...

    11. Protecting those who protected us

      New data indicates nearly 300 New York City police officers who responded to the 9/11 attacks have been diagnosed with cancer, the New York Post reported.  The numbe...

    12. South Africa recalls 1.35 million condoms

      South Africa is recalling 1.35 million condoms given away at the African National Congress party's centenary celebrations amid charges some broke during intercourse ...

    1. Stream your smartphone to your face?

      Google reportedly debuting futuristic glasses later this year

    2. California counties get federally-funded teen mail-order condom program

      Teenagers in several counties can get condoms in the mail for free under a program launched this week and supported by state public health officials.  The Condom Acc...

    3. E. coli vials found in Arkansas apartment used to treat aliment

      Two dozen vials of E. coli were left in the refrigerator of two Arkansas college students when they vacated their apartment are now being tested by state health offi...

    4. Gunmen kill provincial judge, child in Afghanistan

      Gunmen burst into a family home of a provincial judge in eastern Afghanistan , killing him and his niece in the latest assassination of an Afghan government official...

    5. Smokers may have to pay higher Medicaid payments

      Lawmaker aims at tax savings, getting smokers to quit

    6. Fellow resident suspected in killing of nursing home patient

      The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating the fatal assault of a nursing home resident in suburban Chicago .Authorities say 80-year-old Anibal Calder...

    7. Smokers May Have to Pay Higher Medicaid Payments

      Will it help smokers quit?

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