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Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2011
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

November is National Health Food Month
TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - The Canadian Health Food Association has designated November as National Health Food Month, an opportunity for Canadians to take stock of what they're consuming-from food to products ...

Health Net Earnings Preview
Health Net will unveil its latest earnings on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Piece by piece, will Obama's health-care reform law be dismantled?
The landmark health-care reform law – President Obama's signature domestic triumph – has suffered its first major body blow, dealt not by Republican lawmakers intent on dismantling "Obamacare" but by the administration's own Health and Human Services (HHS) Department.

Report: Vt. public health care cost could top $9B
New projections by the state of Vermont say a public, universal health care system would cost between $8.2 billion and $9.5 billion a year — roughly $13,000 to $14,000 per resident — by 2020, but that sticking with the current system based on private insurers would cost even more.

Health Systems Show Razor Thin' Profits
Lakeland Regional Medical Center's rates going up 8 percent. Published: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 12:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 12:15 a.m.

Health cash could be raided - MPs
Cash-strapped councils may raid their health budgets to pay for basic services such as filling in potholes on local roads, MPs are warning.

Health ruling could be huge jolt
The Supreme Court is holding a private conference on whether to hear any or all of the four lawsuits.

Health campaigners urge boycott of J&J baby shampoo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of health campaigners on Tuesday urged a boycott of Johnson & Johnson until it removes from its baby shampoo a preservative considered by the government to be a possible trigger for some cancers and skin allergies.

Vanguard Health Systems Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results
NASHVILLE, TN-- - Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. today announced financial and operating results for the first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011 and issued its outlook for fiscal year 2012.First Quarter ...