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According
to the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance Business Opinion
Survey, conducted weekdays from August 16 through August
31, 2011, very few respondents feel positive about New
Jersey’s business climate over the past five years.
Given the on-going
debate over changes to Medicare as the nation struggles
with budget deficits, one local nonprofit organization,
Martin's Point Health Care serving northern New England,
has just received two five-star ratings from the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its Value
and Prime Medicare Advantage plans.
According to
data being released on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, by
the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its annual KIDS COUNT
Data Book, over the last decade there has been a significant
decline in economic well-being for low income children
and families. State by state sound bites are available.
Recent progress in HIV prevention research has given
new hope. This exciting progress is only possible with
the help of communities and generous volunteers who
support and participate in research.
Gary Daffin,
community educator in Boston
Calvin Gerald,
community educator in Washington, DC
Recently there
have been reports of the overuse of heart stents in
several Maryland hospitals. The American College of
Cardiology, discusses the continuing efforts to improve
the quality of cardiovascular care in Maryland.
Approximately
nine million Americans over 50 are living with a disease
that affects their legs and raises their risk of a heart
attack, and many do not even know they have it. Dr.
Michael Jaff, medical director of the Massachusetts
General Hospital Vascular Center, explains the dangers
of P.A.D. - or poor circulation of the legs.
Black Americans comprise almost half of all people living
with HIV in the United States. On National Black HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day, local sound bites are available to increase
awareness of HIV/AIDS research, prevention, care and
treatment and the benefits of HIV testing.
Massachusetts
ranks number thirty-three for child obesity at 13.3
percent. As part of their commitment to happy hearts
and healthy bodies, Primrose Schools, the leader in
educational child care, is stepping up its fight against
childhood obesity with its second annual Family Dance-off,
benefiting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
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