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Dishwasher Wounds Overcome

by Melinda Tuhus | Feb 29, 2008 9:51 am | Comments (0)

Cornelia Leavitt Scudder is an octogenarian who describes herself as “a pretty healthy bird.” So it was with some dismay that she found the wound on her leg—the result of many run-ins with the open door of the dishwasher—not healing properly, despite her home remedies of applying vitamin E, Bacytracin and a few other topical treatments.

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Rell, Dems Spar On Charter Oak

by Christine Stuart | Feb 27, 2008 9:02 am | Comments (0)

Democrats and Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell took each other to the proverbial mat again Tuesday as they argued over Rell’s Charter Oak Health Plan approved last year by the legislature. The Independent’s Capitol bureau chief reports here.

What The Doctors Didn’t Tell Him

by Staff | Feb 22, 2008 1:04 pm | Comments (0)

When Raman Prasad landed in the hospital as a teen, it looked as though he’d live the rest of his life as a hostage to an incurable bowel disease. The medical establishment didn’t tell him about a diet that could—and would—free him.

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Students Pass The Word—& The Protection

by Reel News | Feb 22, 2008 12:50 pm | Comments (0)

City high schoolers took to the Green to hand out condoms and talk straight up about safe sex. Full story here.

Tackling the Killer, Diabetes

by Melinda Tuhus | Feb 21, 2008 9:40 am | Comments (2)

This woman got upset after being diagnosed with diabetes five years ago. Now she’s part of an outreach team in New Haven that informs others about the dangers of the disease, which disproportionately affects African-Americans and Hispanics, especially women.

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Healthy Teens Coalition Backs Sex Education Bill

by Christine Stuart | Feb 21, 2008 9:33 am | Comments (0)

The Independent’s Capitol correspondent reports here.

Blumenthal Weighs In On HUSKY Dust-Up

by Christine Stuart | Feb 19, 2008 9:55 pm | Comments (0)

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal told the Department of Social Services Commissioner Michael Starkowski that he has “grave misgivings” about the department’s request to hire outside counsel to sue legal aid attorneys. Full story here.

Nanotech’s Underside?

by Staff | Feb 17, 2008 11:10 am | Comments (0)

It’s a key component of Connecticut’s job-creation strategy. Is it dangerous to workers’ health? Carole Bass poses the question in this Scientific American post.

Lawmakers To Rell: Restore Medical Interpretation Services

by Christine Stuart | Feb 16, 2008 6:09 pm | Comments (0)

When Gov. M. Jodi Rell cut $4.7 million out of this year’s budget to provide medical interpretation services to Medicaid recipients, State Sen. Jonathan Harris of West Hartford, was surprised, but not defeated. At a news conference Friday, he said that the money, which would serve an estimated 22,000 Medicaid recipients with limited English proficiency, increases access to the health care system and saves taxpayers money by helping health care providers avoid mistakes. Click here for the full story.

Shays Touts Health Plan

by Christine Stuart | Feb 12, 2008 9:12 am | Comments (0)

The Working Families Party doubts his commitment. Click here for the full story from the Independent’s Capitol correspondent.

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