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• The Texas Tribune: Texans Lead Battle for Women’s Health
  
  In the skirmish between Susan G. ....
  By Emily Ramshaw.  International Herald Tribune.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:04:18 GMT.
• Economic View: Do Manufacturers Need Special Treatment? - Economic View
  
  Government manufacturing policies must go beyond the belief that it’s better to produce “real things” than services. People value health care and haircuts as much as washing machines and hair dryers.
  By Christina D. Romer.  International Herald Tribune.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:22:38 GMT.
• New eight-hospital system forms in Pa.
  
  Community Health Systems consolidated eight Pennsylvania hospitals under a newly created health system called Commonwealth Health.
  Modern Healthcare.  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST.
• 10 misleading food product labels in Canada
  
  A CBC Marketplace investigation reveals the Top 10 lousy labels in the grocery store, products which make supposed health claims that aren't always supported by the medical and nutritional evidence.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:11:32 EST.
• A Cuban-American jailed in Cuba since 2006 is freed and sent home because of ill health
  
  Julio Rafael Mesa Fariñas, freed by Cuba on Friday, was in a cell next to Alan Gross during part of his incarceration.
  Miami Herald.  Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:04 EST.
• Cancer charity in funding U-turn
  
  A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry.
  BBC News.  Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:09:03 GMT.
• WHO Stands by Its Numbers on Malaria Deaths
  
  World Health Organization disputes new study that claims nearly twice as many people are dying of malaria than current estimates.
  Lisa Schlein.  Voice of America.  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:31:16 GMT.
• Komen Brand Tainted in Women's Health Fight
  
  Organization suddenly finds itself saddled with political baggage.
  U. S. News & World Report.  Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:00 -0500.
• Africa: Malaria Kills Nearly Twice as Many People Than Previously Thought
  
  [Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation] Washington, DC - Despite assumptions that mainly young children die from the disease, 42% of 1.2 million deaths occur in older children and adults.
  All Africa.  Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:06:11 GMT.
• Police kill two protesters in Egypt clashes
  
  Police shot and killed two protesters in Suez, Egypt, early today, a health official said, the first to die in clashes that erupted around the country after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74, as sports violence spiralled into ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:21:37 +1200.

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