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		<title>Rhode Island: HEALTH reminds anyone with special healthcare needs to enroll in registry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providence RI--In light of recent emergency events, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) urges anyone with a disability, chronic condition, or special healthcare need to enroll in the Rhode Island Special Needs Emergency Registry. The intent of the Special Needs Emergency Registry is to have a reliable system for the identification of Rhode Islanders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island: Health advisory issued against using folk remedy for morning sickness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providence RI--The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) warns consumers not to use a folk remedy designed to relieve the symptoms of morning sickness. This product is called by several names including “Nzu”, “Poto” or “Calabash Chalk”. These products may be sold as a large pellet or in bulk and they resemble clay.
HEALTH’s laboratory testing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island: Update in national Salmonella outbreak investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providence RI--The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announces today that ground black pepper samples from an open container at Daniele Inc. has tested positive for salmonella. Further lab testing also shows that the ground pepper contains the same strain of salmonella that is associated with a national outbreak. This brand of ground pepper was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island: Health dept receives donation of seasonal flu vaccine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providence RI--The Department of Health (HEALTH) has received a donation of 5,000 doses of injectable seasonal influenza vaccine from Provant Health Solutions, LLC. This vaccine will be distributed to physician offices, community health centers and long-term care facilities that serve the elderly, the uninsured and medically fragile individuals.
“This donation of seasonal vaccine is greatly appreciated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island: HEALTH &amp; Walgreen&#8217;s Pharmacy to hold first ever medicine take-back event</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johnston RI--HEALTH and Walgreen’s Pharmacy will hold Rhode Island’s first-ever medicine take-back event on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at the Senior Center located at 1291 Hartford Avenue in Johnston, Rhode Island from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 
Rhode Islanders are invited to bring their unused or expired medicines for proper disposal. Many people discard unused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rhode Island: H1N1 vax clinic for RI students in out-of-state schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hal Newman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Providence RI--On Saturday December 12, the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will run an H1N1 vaccination clinic for Rhode Islanders in grades kindergarten through grade 12 who attend out-of-state schools. Parents and guardians must pre-register their children for this clinic. An online enrollment system is now available on HEALTH’s website (www.health.ri.gov). Clinic enrollment will [...]]]></description>
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