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Hospitals still unprepared for swine flu

September 1, 2009 By John Wojcik

A survey of 190 American hospitals compiled by nurses in eight different states shows that hospitals across the nation are not ready for the coming H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic. The findings were released this week by...

Immigrant deaths on Arizona border rise

September 1, 2009 By Joe Bernick

With five weeks left in the fiscal year the number of human remains recovered on the Arizona-Sonora border since October 1, 2008 has reached 183 already surpassing last year's death toll.

Florida rally demands health care reform now

September 1, 2009 By Thomas Adriaan Hellinger

ORLANDO – Over 1,000 residents from throughout Florida met last Saturday to demonstrate widespread outrage at the lack of quality, affordable health care. The assembled crowd filled a gymnasium adjacent to the O-Rena (officially the Amway...

Obama needs a little help from his friends

September 1, 2009 By Sam Webb

I read too many analysts these days that say that the passage of real health care reform rests largely on President Obama’s shoulders.

Uninsured rate in Houston among highest in the nation

August 31, 2009 By James Thompson

HOUSTON – A front page article in the 8/30/09 edition of the Houston Chronicle notes that Houston is among the worst in the nation in terms of uninsured residents. This great, culturally diverse city which is...