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  • Amanda Bynes doesnt need rehab say parents

    Hollywood actress Amanda Bynes, who was arrested for drug possession, does not need to go to a rehabilitation centre, according to her parents. Her mother Lynn and father Rick want her to seek treatment at a psychiatric hospital instead, reports contactmusic.com. "Amanda has been clearly using drugs, yes, including marijuana, but that is just the symptom. The fact is Amanda suffers from severe ...

  • How State Governments Raise Costs And Rip Hundreds Of Billions Off The Federal Government Using Health Insurance Premium Taxes

    WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 12: Former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) (L) and former White House Chief of Staff under the Clinton Administration Erskine Bowles (R), both co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, have endorsed eliminating state-based provider taxes, one of the ways in which states manipulate federal health-care spending. (Image credit: Getty Images via ...

  • Five Quick and Important Facts On Health Insurance Through Obamacare

    How will you pay for health care? (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) The year is flying by and beginning in 2014, you'll be required to have health insurance coverage. There is still significant confusion on how insurance will be bought and sold, and how much it will cost. In this post, I discuss five quick facts you need to know to prepare for the health insurance ...

  • Syria opposition says kidnapped bishops in good health

    In this undated combo picture released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Bishop Boulos Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Church, left, and John Ibrahim of the Assyrian Orthodox Church, right, who were kidnapped Monday, in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. (AP ...

  • Unions Obama Differ on Health Plan

    Labor unions that have solidly backed President Obama are splitting with him over ObamaCare -- with one calling for the "repeal or complete reform" of the president's signature health-care law. Union leaders argue insurance costs for millions of workers will increase under the president's health-care plan so they might have to drop their existing plan, despite Obama ...

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Shrek [DVD]

Shrek [DVD]

The computer-animated comedy Shrek is a delightfully irreverent fairy tale whose hero is the titular giant green ogre, a contented outcast with all kinds of disgusting personal hygiene habits. When the movie opens, we get to see Shrek's daily routine, which includes bathing in mud, making ca ... ...

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  • Health coverage could require bank account debit or credit cards

    Americans shopping for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act next year might hit an unexpected obstacle: If they don't have a bank account, they might not be able to receive ...

  • Elisabeth Rohm discusses her struggle with infertility

    (CBS News) Despite years in the spotlight, actress Elisabeth Rohm, best known for her role on "Law and Order," kept her struggle with infertility private, until now. The actress-turned-author is out with a new book called "Baby Steps: Having the Child I Always Wanted (Just Not as I ...

  • In California Gardening for Mental Health

    The garden, on the scraggly outskirts of town, is one of seven in Fresno created for immigrants, refugees and residents of impoverished neighborhoods with mental health money from the state. At the Slavic Community Garden, Ukrainian refugees persecuted for their religious beliefs in the Soviet Union now grow black currants for jam, dill for pickles and soups, and medicinal calendula flowers from ...

  • Rashid Hospital to be one-stop facility

    Dubai: The master plan for Rashid Hospital at a cost of Dh3 billion includes six new specialised health centres, two hotels, villas and apartments for staff, and a mosque set in a picturesque setting with a lake and ...

  • Roseland Hospital Cuts Staff Salaries To Keep Doors Open

    CHICAGO (STMW) – As it waits to hear if it'll receive a $7 million bailout to stay open, Roseland Community Hospital laid off almost 70 employees, and other hospital employees will take a pay cut. The 68 people who were eliminated this week included lab and radiology clerks, secretaries, emergency room nurses and managers, Roseland hospital staff said. An additional 47 employees ...

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