OC approves tight budget for upcoming year
Finance Committee Chairman Gary Johnson calls the operating budget tight at 23,878,000 with a 320,000 increase over last year. Virginia Chisum notes total funds reach 32,221,000 including restricted aid. A 2 percent pay raise is planned to offset rising insurance costs. One million dollars is set aside to begin a computer equipment fund with a one-year spending cap and replacement life.
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Virginia Chisum
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ECISD Budget Vote Tonight Headlines Meeting
ECISD officials prepare to vote on the budget this evening while county commissioners hear public concerns over the county budget. The session focuses on funding priorities, anticipated deficits, and community input.
Military patients gain care options in Midland Odessa area
Medical Center Hospital and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center clinics joined Tri-Care as in network providers. The move extends access for more than 20 000 veterans and dependents in Ector and Midland counties, with about 25 000 across adjacent counties.
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Medical Center Hospital
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Joe Rickey
Midland Veterans Center
Ector
Midland
Andrews
Ward
Winkler
Crane
Upton
Robert Abernethy
MCH
Westwood Hospital
Midland Memorial Hospital
Westwood
Tri- Care
Abernethy
Permian Basin
Big Spring
Lubbock
Questioning the eight-glass water rule sparks health debate
A nutrition study group weighs daily fluid needs amid myths about thirst and dehydration. Some researchers doubt the eight glasses guideline, while Dr. Heinz Waltin calls the adage useful. The American Journal of Physiology reviews the idea as experts urge clearer guidance.
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Heinz Waltin
Dartmouth Medical School
American Journal of Physiology
Pennsylvania State University
Water intake myths debunked eight-glass rule questioned
A report notes no solid evidence supports the eight glasses a day rule for the average sedentary adult. It says caffeinated drinks count toward daily fluids, and water with meals may curb hunger. Effects vary by age and activity, with runners and the elderly showing different hydration needs.
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Texas Woman May Be First West Nile Death In State
Health officials awaited final word on whether a 52 year old Houston woman who was hospitalized has died of West Nile virus. The CDC was conducting tests while Houston and state health officials noted the death would be Texas first if confirmed.
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Houston Department of Health
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