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Health Highlights: Nov. 28, 2008   Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News   Doctors debate new cancer treatment... Northwestern U. opens obesity clinic... Gene flap delays babies' epilepsy care... EU says drug firms blocked generics... Health/Science news from UPI.

Health of Guantanamo prisoner in doubt, attorney says  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico | The health of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner on a hunger strike for more than three years has deteriorated sharply, his lawyer said in legal papers seeking an independent medical examination.

Health centers need, offer help  Community Health Centers, Inc. is wishing for cash, children's books -- and a new parking lot. The health centers help provide medical care to the uninsured and others.

State's children lack health coverage  Nearly 19 percent or 797,000 children in Florida do not have health insurance -- the second highest percentage in the country -- and experts expect the number to rise as more parents are laid off, according to a report released this week.

ABQ Health Partners unveils new signs  ABQ Health Partners is replacing its old Lovelace signs in the City Different for its one-year anniversary of becoming an independant physician-owned medical group.

Florida children without health insurance  Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance, the second highest percentage in the country.

Debakey health school seeks partners  THE newly established Michael E Debakey High School for Health Professions DHSHP in Doha has sought the assistance of the local medical community to be able to smoothly deliver the goals it has set out to achieve.

Up, up and away: Health care premiums rising  It's that time of year again. Time to find out how much your health insurance premiums will rise. Not if they're rising, but rather how much more you and your employer will pay next year, because at this point, some increase is almost a given. "If we were back in the Roman days I would have been killed years ago because they always sacrificed the messenger," joked Jim Elrod, president of the ...

Braintree seems increasingly unlikely to join state health insurance plan  Braintree��s chance to join a state health insurance plan may finally be dead. The police union��s president, leading a group of several unions, said the town��s offer fell far short. But the mayor said Wednesday that he remains optimistic an agreement can be reached.

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