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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Child abuse and neglect cost the United States $124 billion a year, which is comparable to the costs of other major public health problems, a new government study shows. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance has amended some 25 percent of its personal injury protection (PIP) rule proposals, after reviewing and incorporating recommendations from a mountain of public comment letters it has received. The department said last week … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Members of the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission are considering recommendations for overhauling the agency’s hiring policies and shifting some of its duties to other state departments. The commission sets rates for electric and natural gas utilities, insurance companies and … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

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ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) – The public health effects of shale gas development need to be rigorously studied as production rapidly spreads in the United States, public health professionals and advocates said on Monday. Advances in a drilling t… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

RIMS (the Risk and Insurance Management Society Inc.) on Tuesday announced that Deborah M. Luthi will lead the society as president for the 2012 term, effective January 1. Luthi is the enterprise risk manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

In the fierce national debate over a new federal law that requires all Americans to have health insurance, it’s widely assumed that private health insurance can do a better job than the public insurance funded by the U.S. government. But a first-of-its-kind analysis of newly available government data found just the opposite when it comes [...]

FRIDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) — Police officers who have to draw or fire their gun or use other weapons often report feeling powerless, guilty, angry and fearful afterward, Canadian researchers report. View full post on Yahoo! Health News

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The Brazilian Congress has passed a bill banning smoking in enclosed public places nationwide. View full post on Yahoo! Health News