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American Cancer Society To Recognize Corporate Employers Changing The Course Of The Cancer Fight
The American Cancer Society - the nation"s leading voluntary health organization and largest non-governmental funder of cancer research and discovery - will present its Corporate Impact Awards June 19 during the Society-hosted Corporate Impact Conference in Chicago. The awards will recognize companies" engagement in targeted efforts to significantly impact cancer"s effect on the workplace, where disease-related expenditures and lost productivity costs annually surpass $228 billion; in contributing funds to the American Cancer Society to fight the disease; and in addressing responsible community involvement.

For Many Young Adults, No Health Insurance, No Regular Doctor, USA
Approximately 5 million adults age 19 to 23 in the United States had no health insurance in 2006 for the entire year and 30 percent of them said they didn"t think it was worth the cost, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Autism-Mitochondrial Study: Participants Needed
ASD Centers, LLC has expanded the clinical study started in the Dallas, Texas area to include other locations. This study is designed to examine mitochondrial dysfunction and how L-carnitine supplementation affects behavior, cognition, muscle strength, and health/physical traits in those with a diagnosed autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Critical Medicare Benefit In Jeopardy

Please help us protect people with neuromuscular diseases from the potentially harmful impact of the recently released House Tri-Committee healthcare reform proposal. The package eliminates the first month purchase option for all power wheelchairs. The current policy allows individuals to purchase power wheelchairs in the first month the product is prescribed, which ensures appropriate access to equipment and lower costs to consumers and the Medicare program. Individuals can purchase the power wheelchair that is right for their size, ability, and home situation, or they can choose to rent for a period of up to 13 months. Currently, 90 percent of beneficiaries choose to purchase their wheelchair during the first month, but the new language eliminates the immediate purchase-option for power-driven wheelchairs effective January 1, 2011. The proposed changes will apply to power-driven wheelchairs furnished on or after that date. Please act now to help inform members of Congress about the consequences of this "one-size-fits-all" approach to healthcare; use MDA"s online advocacy tool to e-mail your elected officials about this issue. Please take 5 minutes to reach out to your member of the House of Representatives and let him or her know that you want to "preserve the first-month purchase option" for power wheelchairs. Thank you! Together we will make a difference! MDA


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