Word: health
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...ordinance, written by the Alewife Study Group, the Public Health Office and City Councillor members, is the first of its kind in the nation. Its regulations are designed to fill in the gaps left by state and federal standards involving air pollution...
...With this ordinance we're trying to lead the way, to be an example for other cities to follow," said Michael F. Nakagawa, a member of the Alewife Study Group Subcommittee for Public Health and Contamination Issues...
...neighbors put forth a lot of effort...we came up with compromise language that appeased both the city and community interests," said Chief Public Health Officer Harold...
PAGING DR. DOTCOM A major reason patients may shy away from managing their health care online is fear that their privacy will be invaded. What if someone could find out your test results or what's in your medicine chest? To head off such fears, the American Medical Association, with Intel's help, will begin credentialing online doctors. A digital identity card will allow them to transmit medical data to patients securely. Next on our wish list: e-docs who make house calls...
...people's privacy without their permission," says Quittner. "In the case of RealJukebox, it's a banal thing because it's music, but you can extrapolate a little bit and see how it's a problem as we move forward with other types of information. Say it's a health care web site, and now they're compiling all sorts of information about your health." Note to HMOs: You didn't hear that last part...