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• Edwards to emerge from seclusion for speech
Christine Messina-Boyer, director of women's health at Cooper University Hospital, also said an agent for Elizabeth Edwards recently confirmed she would appear there at the end of September.
• N.J. Towns Close Beaches Again As More Syringes Found
Kevin Thomas, the director of the Cape May County health department, said the needles discovered last weekend resembled intravenous needles used in hospitals, while the needles found more recently were more like insulin needles used by diabetics.
• 87 sick, one dead from salmonella outbreak
OTTAWA - One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in Quebec, health officials said on Friday. The outbreak comes amid consumer alarm over a massive recall by Maple Leaf Foods Inc of ready-to-eat meats. An ...
• Uninsured pay $30 billion for health care
WASHINGTON - Americans who go without health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care and they will get $56 billion worth of free care, according to a report released on Monday. Government programs pay for ...
• Facing foreclosure? Don't be caught unprepared
The Homeownership Preservation Foundation found that about 32 percent fell behind on payments after a job loss. For another 25 percent, a health crisis brought on the situation.