New Indiana dog-breeding rules take effect Jan. 1 – Ibj.com
Commercial dog breeders and brokers must register with the state under a new law that takes effect Jan. 1. Under the law passed by the Indiana General Assembly last April, commercial brokers must register with the State Board of Animal Health if they

Medicare Fraud Arrests Expected – ClickOnDetroit.com
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Federal agents arrested several suspects and expected to roundup about 30 in three states Tuesday on charges related to Medicare fraud totaling $61 million as the government cracks down on waste under health care overhaul

Man drinks fake fat in NYC health department’s video urging people to cut back on soda – Los Angeles Times
NEW YORK (AP) — A man drinks a glass of goop made to look like fat in a new video released by the New York City health department as part of a campaign to curb the consumption of sugary beverages. In the nauseating video, which was posted on YouTube and the health deparment web site Monday, a man

Mass. health officials say new emergency rooms policy does not result – Union-News & Sunday Republican
The state public health department said the average time patients spent in 75 of the state’s emergency rooms remained about Alice Bonner, director of health care safety and quality for the department, told The Boston Globe that the policy has

Early Medicare buy-in proposal hits roadblock – New Haven Register
WASHINGTON — A plan to let people as young as 55 buy into Medicare, heralded as a breakthrough in the Senate’s health care debate, ran into resistance Sunday from lawmakers who can make or break Democrats’ efforts to reshape the nation’s