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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

The York Health Boutique will celebrate its 10th year of providing specialty health care products and services for women who have been or are in the process of being treated for cancer.

The Calhoun County Health Department has issued a water advisory for those with private wells living within 200 feet from the edge of the Kalamazoo River bank between Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo County line.

The health insurance industry has won a concession from the Obama administration on insurance coverage for children.

Health fair set for Aug. 6 in Chardon

HEALTH bosses in Suffolk have agreed to explore the option of merging the county’s mental health services with a neighbouring authority, it can be revealed.