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Only days left to apply for disaster food stamps and disaster unemployment (Cleveland Advocate)
The deadline to apply for disaster food stamps or for disaster unemployment benefits is October 15. People who apply for disaster food stamps before this deadline go through a simplified application. In addition, income and resource requirements are different than regular food stamps requirements. Detailed requirements are available on the Texas Human Health and Human Services website, ...
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Increased food stamp needs creating long lines, crowded street (The Potpourri)
A special federally approved disaster supplement is allowing the Texas Health and Human Service Commission to increase the amount of emergency food stamps many Hurricane Ike victims will receive this month. It also means those low-income households eligible to receive the food assistance are often waiting in long lines to apply.
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Food center gives help to low-income families (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
The Interfaith Food Center was started in 1983 by a group from local churches and synagogues. The concern was for the health and welfare of senior citizens amid fears that inflation was causing malnutrition in that group which had fixed incomes.
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Melamine contamination has worldwide effect (International Herald Tribune)
The melamine scandal has heightened fears that the globalized food industry is racing ahead of the ability of governments to detect health-threatening contamination, whether accidental or deliberate.
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Great Falls health department cuts food inspections (KRTV Great Falls)
The City-County Health Department faced drastic budget cuts this year, causing some programs to be either reduced or eliminated. One of the areas facing cuts is Food Safety Inspection. The biggest change is the inspection of "high risk" establishments, such as schools and temporary vendors at events such as the Farmers Market. Schools will now be inspected just once a year instead of twice.
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Tax rebate, food stamp money possible in aid plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday.
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Danny Wegman, Louise Slaughter honored for contributions to women's health (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
The CEO of Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and the Congresswoman from Fairport were honored for their contributions to women's health.
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Health authorities monitoring botox use after deaths overseas (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Philippines News)
SINGAPORE: There have been no local deaths associated with the use of botulinum toxin or botox, says Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority.
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Florida couple turns food talk into board game (The Pantagraph)
MIAMI -- Eric and Monica Ash moved to northwest Broward, Fla., from Alexandria, Va., in May with a newborn, a toddler and no regular paychecks to cover the mortgage or employers to subsidize the health insurance. Eric says they're living a dream.
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Food Bank event backs breastfeeding (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
The San Antonio Breastfeeding Coalition, Food Bank and Metro Health’s WIC program will host an International Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge at 11 a.m. today at the Food Bank, 5200 Old Highway 90 W.
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