Health

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The number of students receiving free and reduced-price meals at Wyoming public schools increased this year even though the state's economy has been steadily improving.

Statistics from the Wyoming Department of Education show that 37 percent of students in Wyoming receive breakfasts and lunches subsidized by the federal government

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CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's two largest hospitals are looking at joining forces to create a statewide health care organization.

Wyoming Medical Center and Cheyenne Regional Medical Center announced the possible merger on Tuesday

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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A national report ranks Teton County the healthiest county in Wyoming once again.

The 2012 County Health Rankings show Teton County continues to fare well on a broad range of factors that affect health — from education and income to smoking and obesity

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RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality says preliminary results from an air monitoring station in an area several miles east of Pavillion did not reveal pollution levels exceeding federal standards

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Experts are recommending the Food and Drug Administration offer training, technology and expertise to developing nations in Asia, Latin America and other developing regions to assure the safety of more imported goods

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A vote today by the Supreme Court on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will go a long way toward determining its fate but still may not be the final word.

The decision and accompanying opinions won't be released until sometime in late June

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The Supreme Courts Activities this week had little impact on an educational forum on Health Insurance Exchanges that took place Wednesday.

The event in Casper was aimed at employers. Anne Ladd with the Business Coalition on Health, says it was well attended

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The survival of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices

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