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Los Angeles Times

Weekend TV Talk Shows: Newt Gingrich; Rudy Giuliani; Antonio Villaraigosa

about 5 hours ago
SATURDAY The Chris Matthews Show 2012 campaign, Memorial Day. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC; 5:30 a.m. Sunday KNBC McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY Today 2012 election; the Black Dahlia murder; summer movie previews. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC State of the Union With Candy...
China Daily

Disease costs 13% of China's GDP: Vice minister

about 6 hours ago
The economic burden of disease currently consumes about 13 percent of China's gross domestic product (GDP), Vice Minister of Health Wang Guoqiang said Friday.
New York Times

Letter: Religious Freedom: An American Bishop’s View

about 6 hours ago
John J. Myers, the archbishop of Newark, writes about religious freedom under the Obama’s administration’s final health rules.
Washington Post

Pom tests limits of FTC power with ad campaign

about 7 hours ago
The juice maker Pom poked a big stick in the eye of the Federal Trade Commission this week. The FTC and the marketer of pomegranate juice have been locked in a legal battle ever since the agency accused the company of over-hyping the health benefits of its juice and related products. Earlier this week, an administrative court judge slammed Pom for failing to back up claims in some of its adver...
The Lancet

[Editorial] Mental health in the USA: hopes and fears

about 8 hours ago
May, 2012—USA Mental Health Month—got off to a turbulent start as the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in Philadelphia was targeted by protesters, occupying both the pavement outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center and the conference's Twitter hashtag. Much of this ire focused on the fifth edition of the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-...
WSJ

$1.6 Billion Budget Cut Passed for Illinois Gap

about 8 hours ago
Illinois is taking steps toward plugging one of the nation's worst fiscal gaps, a $2.7 billion shortfall in the state and federal health program for the needy, disabled and elderly.
Huffington Post

Jeffrey Levi: Safety First, Yet the Facts Hurt: How Injury Prevention Can Save Lives

about 9 hours ago
If we're going to lower the number of injuries in America, we need to redouble efforts. We need to adopt, implement and enforce evidence-based approaches, and increase public awareness of ways we can all keep ourselves and our families safer.
Reuters

EU says China, U.S., Japan also have economic work to do

about 9 hours ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States and Japan must tackle their tax issues and China must relax restrictions on the yuan, as they share responsibility with Europe for restoring global economic health, EU leaders said ahead of a June summit of the G20 leading economies.
Slashdot

Battle Brewing Over Labeling of Genetically Modified Food

about 9 hours ago
gollum123 writes with this excerpt from the NY Times: "For more than a decade, almost all processed foods in the United States — cereals, snack foods, salad dressings — have contained ingredients from plants whose DNA was manipulated in a laboratory. Regulators and many scientists say these pose no danger. But as Americans ask more pointed questions about what they are eating, popular suspicion...
Huffington Post

Caitlin Padula: The Affordable Care Act: Protecting America's Protectors

about 10 hours ago
The Affordable Care Act is around to serve these veterans, just like they served their country. Take a few minutes this holiday weekend to think about veterans and their service. Don't they deserve affordable health care for themselves and their families?
NEWS.au.com

Eyes gouged out to 'save the world'

about 10 hours ago
HEALTH authorities in Mexico City say a five-year-old boy whose mother allegedly gouged out his eyes is expected to live, but has been left completely blind.
ElPais

US rights report zeros in on Spanish police abuse

about 12 hours ago
Public corruption investigations and rise in xenophobic parties also noted by State Department
The Nation

AKU awareness event on World No Tobacco Day

about 13 hours ago
KARACHI – The Aga Khan University is organising a public health awareness event on May 31 on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, the global theme for which is Tobacco Industry Interference. Experts will give presentations about health consequences of tobacco use, smoking cessation, tobacco control laws and their implementation, and tobacco industry tactics in promoting tobacco use. ...
The Nation

AKU awareness event on World No Tobacco Day

about 13 hours ago
KARACHI – The Aga Khan University is organising a public health awareness event on May 31 on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, the global theme for which is Tobacco Industry Interference. Experts will give presentations about health consequences of tobacco use, smoking cessation, tobacco control laws and their implementation, and tobacco industry tactics in promoting tobacco use. ...
The Nation

AKU awareness event on World No Tobacco Day

about 13 hours ago
KARACHI – The Aga Khan University is organising a public health awareness event on May 31 on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, the global theme for which is Tobacco Industry Interference. Experts will give presentations about health consequences of tobacco use, smoking cessation, tobacco control laws and their implementation, and tobacco industry tactics in promoting tobacco use. ...
The Nation

9-month-old child abducted from NICH

about 13 hours ago
karachi - A 9-month-old infant was kidnapped from the National Institute of Child Health on Friday. A burqa-clad woman took captive the nine-month-old infant from his 11-year-brother. The kidnapper deceived the boy and took the baby away. Police have registered a case against the unidentified abductor.dcc
National Post

International allianced needed to develop drugs for poor countries: World Health Organization

about 13 hours ago
Health talks in Geneva could pave the way for a binding international convention to help fight the developing world’s major killer diseases, currently overlooked by the research industry.
WSJ

Pilgrims Kidnapped in Syria Are Released

about 14 hours ago
A group of Lebanese Shiites who were kidnapped in Syria were released in good health, three days after gunmen abducted the men as they returned from a religious pilgrimage.
Daily Mail

African scientists warn that eating monkeys and apes could cause 'the next HIV epidemic'

about 14 hours ago
Cameroon scientists are already tracking a HIV-like virus called simian foamy virus, and fear more viruses could spread and lead to a global health crisis.
webwire

HealthLady.com and Richard Vuksinic, ND Explore Health Benefits of Wild Herbs in Free Teleclass

about 14 hours ago
(Friday, May 25, 2012) Ontario, Canada - The holistic nutrition blog HealthLady.com announced today a new teleclass with Richard Vuksinic, a naturopathic doctor who specialises in [url...
CNN

A creative life is a healthy life

about 16 hours ago
The link between creativity and better mental and physical health is well established by research.
China Daily

China to better supervise medical insurance funds

about 16 hours ago
Vice-Minister of Health Liu Qian said more efforts will be made to supervise funding for rural cooperative medical insurance programs.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Video: Lung transplant recipient in good spirits

about 16 hours ago
Helene Campbell became a poster child for organ donation after her health took a sudden turn for the worse. Now recovering from a double-lung transplant, the 21-year-old says she is "so grateful."
TechCrunch

Mint-Like Healthcare Expense Tracker Simplee Partners With The HSA Solution, Grabs 800K Accounts

about 16 hours ago
A big win for healthcare expense-tracking platform Simplee, fresh off its $6 million Series A from earlier this month: the company is now announcing a partnership with top HSA provider in the U.S. ACS (a Xerox company). This is the first major HSA partner for Simpleee, which now introduces its service to ACS|BNY Mellon's The HSA Solution's 800,000 members. While perhaps not as exciting as a br...
BBC

Obese teen 'settled' in hospital

about 19 hours ago
An obese teenager, whose house had to be modified so she could be transferred to an ambulance, has spent a "settled night" in hospital say health officials.
AP

Portugal adopts 4-year plan to cut state spending

about 20 hours ago
LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Portugal's Parliament has endorsed a four-year budget plan that places legal limits on state spending in an effort to restore the bailed-out country's fiscal health....
Daily Mail

Doctors await test results on SECOND suspected rabies case as grandmother fights for life in intensive care

about 24 hours ago
The Health Protection Agency said a second person, a man from Leeds, was being tested for the disease, two days after the potentially fatal illness in a 50-year-old woman who had been bitten by a dog in South Asia.
New York Times

Recipes for Health: Pasta With Collard Greens and Onions — Recipes for Health

1 day ago
Slow cooking sweetens the collards in this satisfying pasta dish.
Los Angeles Times

The Golden Gate Bridge's fatal flaw

1 day ago
San Francisco's famed bridge is a public health hazard; it needs adequate barriers to stop suicides.As San Francisco hosts a citywide birthday party for the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th anniversary, one thing that won't be celebrated is the fact that the bridge continues to be the world's top suicide site. Since it opened on May 27, 1937, there have been an estimated 1,600 deaths in which the body...
New York Times

Dispute Over Labeling of Genetically Modified Food

1 day ago
Concern over the possible health and environmental effects of such food has prompted a move for labeling it, but scientists, farmers and technology companies call the measures alarmist.
The Jerusalem Post

'Calcium supplements raise risk of heart attacks'

1 day ago
Health Ministry maintains intake recommendations, but says will follow developments from Zurich researchers.
Daily Mail

Britain is shamed by Europe over lonely and neglected elderly as many go weeks with little contact, says damning report

1 day ago
They are more likely to suffer ageism in health care and in their daily lives than in either Germany, Sweden or the Netherlands.
Washington Post

Editorial Board: The District can do more on children’s mental health

1 day ago
CHILDREN WITH unmet mental health problems suffer the effects. So do their families. But the consequences don’t stop there: Many of these children will need costly special education, end up in the juvenile justice system, drop out of school and grow into adults who are unable to get work and will rely on public assistance. The cost to children, families and society is why it is so important tha...
Irish Times

Medical card backlog cleared in April

1 day ago
JOINT COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND CHILDREN:A BACKLOG of almost 60,000 medical card applications, built up over a six-month period, has been fully cleared, an Oireachtas committee was told yesterday.
Irish Times

Protecting the elderly

1 day ago
ABUSE OF the elderly is one of those offences that Irish society has been reluctant to recognise or to confront. That may be because the great majority of offenders are found to be the sons or daughters of their victims or, in many cases, a spouse or another close relative. In earlier times, what happened within the family was expected to stay there. Law enforcement, health and welfare official...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Ontario's Court of Appeal bars mental health judges from forcing hospitals to take offenders

1 day ago
Judges had been rebelling against allowing mentally ill accused to end up in jails when hospitals were full
The Sun

Patients’ web quiz to shame hospitals

1 day ago
'TRIP Advisor'-style ratings are a bid to shame the worst health trusts into taking action
Daily Mail

Stacey Solomon shows off post baby weight loss in white skinny jeans just two-weeks after giving birth

1 day ago
The former X Factor finalist was in good health and still glowing from her pregnancy as she dressed up for the day out.
Times of India

Uttar Pradesh govt to set up special court to handle NRHM scam cases

1 day ago
The Uttar Pradesh government is all set to constitute a special court for speedy trial in the Rs 5,700 crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam cases.
science blogs

Young widow ‘felt like a fool’ waiting to hear from OSHA

1 day ago
Six months after Maureen Revetta’s husband, Nick, 32, was killed by an explosion at the U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, PA, she was still waiting to hear from the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).   The young widow, now a single parent with a two children under age 5, had received a…
politico

White House: Senate GOP not serious about student loan issue

1 day ago
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday that Senate Republicans haven't "proven that they're serious" about keeping student loan rates from doubling on July 1st. "For the second time this month, they voted to ask millions of students to pay an average of $1,000 each rather than close a loophole that allows the very wealthy to avoid paying their fair share. Now is not the time to re...
Mail & Guardian

Tik and HIV: A ticking time bomb

1 day ago
A study by the Centre for Health and Prevention Studies at New York University has found that the use of tik leads to dangerous sexual behaviour.
White House

Statement by the Press Secretary on Student Loan Interest Rate Votes in the Senate

1 day ago
With only 37 days left to stop student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1, Senate Republicans still have not proven that they’re serious about resolving this problem.  For the second time this month, they voted to ask millions of students to pay an average of $1,000 each rather than close a loophole that allows the very wealthy to avoid paying their fair share.  Now is not the time t...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

POM Wonderful, U.S. regulator duke it out over health claims

1 day ago
Judge rules juice, supplement firm made ‘deceptive claims in some advertisements,’ but stops short of demanding FDA-style standards
omg

Founding member of 3 Doors Down leaves band

1 day ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Matt Roberts, a founding member of Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down, is leaving the group after nearly two decades due to health issues, the band said on Thursday. "3 Doors Down will always have a special place in my heart and it saddens me to take this time off ... But my health has to be my first priority," Roberts said on the band's official website. Roberts did not...
BoingBoing

Quebec cops kettle and mass-arrest demonstrators

1 day ago
In the Globe and Mail a Canadian Press report by Nelson Wyatt on the mass-kettling and arrest of protesters in Montreal last night. A long-running and hard-fought student strike over tuition hikes led to the passage of a shameful law that limits the rights of protesters. Quebeckers are out in force to protest this law, [...]
Science Daily

Brightly colored bird bills indicate good health

1 day ago
Female bill color reflects the health of the bird, a new study shows. Females with more colorful bills have higher antibody levels, indicating greater strength and the ability to fight off invaders.
Entertainment Online

3 Doors Down Guitarist Matt Roberts Leaves Band "to Focus on His Health"

1 day ago
Even rockers need to rest sometimes. 3 Doors Down guitarist Matt Roberts is leaving the band "to focus on his health," according to the band's website. Roberts, who is one of...
National Post

Pakistani doctor jailed for helping U.S. find bin Laden 'weak and depressed'

1 day ago
The Pakistani doctor sentenced to 33 years for treason after being recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden is in poor health and under medical watch
Irish Times

Study shows child protection deaths

1 day ago
Two children in state care and 10 more known to child protection services have died so far this year, health chiefs have revealed.
Reuters

Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study

1 day ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An obese person isn't inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new U.K. study finds.
Daily Mail

Malcolm Glazer alive, say Manchester United after false death reports

1 day ago
Manchester United have announced that rumours circulating on the internet relating to the health of owner Malcolm Glazer are false. Twitter had been rife with the rumours.
USA Today

Health roundup: Pill not best birth control

1 day ago
IUDs and other methods work better than birth control pills, study shows. Also: Many heart patients get procedure when drugs would do.
Mashable

Introducing Mashable’s Lifestyle Channel

1 day ago
Since 2005, Mashable has looked at the world as a digital experience. New products, technologies and ideas smashing together to create great ne…
BBC

Japan radiation levels are 'low'

1 day ago
Radiation levels in most of Japan are below cancer-causing levels a year after the Fukushima plant accident, a World Health Organisation report says.
science blogs

Freiheit für Wissen(schaft) [Topthema]

1 day ago
Politischer Aktivismus ist eigentlich nicht Sache dieses Blogportals (was nicht heißen soll, dass einzelne Blogs keine politische Stellung beziehen dürfen). Aber der freie Zugang zu wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen - vor allem, wenn sie mit öffentlichen Mitteln finanziert wurde - ist ein Anliegen, dass praktisch alle Wissenschafter einigt. Und darum weisen wir hier auf eine Petition hin, die au...
China Daily

Inquiry into the health of citizens

1 day ago
You never know what you have until it's gone. This is especially true of your health.
FOX

Health officials testing 35 babies for tuberculosis exposure in California

1 day ago
BBC

VIDEO: Push for polio eradication

2 days ago
Member states of the WHO, meeting in Geneva, are expected to declare polio a global public health emergency, and will launch one last push to finally eradicate the disease.
Telegraph

Cataracts surgery 'restricted across half of England'

2 days ago
People whose cataracts are so bad they cannot drive are being denied operations by six out of ten health trusts as they impose spending cuts, research has found.
news.com.au

Health, energy stocks support Aussie market

2 days ago
THE Australian sharemarket was in positive territory at midday with healthcare and energy stocks the highlight.
The Guardian

Rabies case confirmed in UK

2 days ago
Health Protection Agency confirms potentially fatal disease in patient who was bitten by a dog in south AsiaA case of rabies has been confirmed in the UK, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said on Wednesday. The potentially fatal disease was confirmed in a patient from London who was bitten by a dog in south Asia.The patient, whose age and gender were not given, is receiving hospital treatment...
amNY

A year after ban, smoking down in city parks and beaches

2 days ago
Smoking in city parks is down by two-thirds since the city banned it last year, and cigarette-related litter has dropped by about the same amount, the Department of Health said Wednesday.
Telegraph

Does anyone honestly think another VAT cut would cure economy?

2 days ago
Not since the 1970s, when the UK was forced to ask for a bail-out, has the International Monetary Fund's "article IV" annual health check caused such a kerfuffle.
Gizmodo

Skinny Jeans Are Bad For Your Health [Clothes]

2 days ago
They might be a staple of the well-dressed geek's wardrobe, but skinny jeans aren't doing you any favors. In fact, they might be causing you real, physical damage. More »
AP

Person visited neonatal units before TB diagnosis

2 days ago
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Health officials say a person with an active case of tuberculosis who visited two Northern California neonatal intensive care units had a valid reason to be there and had not been diagnosed at the time....
Reuters

World experts agree on cattle breeding rules

2 days ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Members of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) agreed on Wednesday on cattle breeding rules, its first ever deal on livestock production.
USA Today

Long commute time linked with poor health, new study shows

2 days ago
New evidence shows that a long commute by car not only takes hours out of your day, but could take years off your life.
Daily Mail

Cycling could harm male reproductive health by increasing estrogen levels

2 days ago
Male cycling enthusiasts may have more to worry about than saddle sores and road safety, after a UCLA study found the sport can play havoc with their fertility.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Health Minister acknowledges Northern food issues, but maintains criticism of UN

2 days ago
The health minister says she resents being told how to fix things by an outsider who has no first-hand knowledge of the North
AP

UN global health agency chief wins 2nd term

2 days ago
GENEVA (AP) -- Dr. Margaret Chan, who has steered the World Health Organization through crises over bird flu and the respiratory SARS bug, has won a second five-year term as its director-general....
Wired

Combat 'Burn Pits' Ruin Immune Systems, Study Shows

2 days ago
Since returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, an untold number of soldiers have come down with puzzling health problems. Many of them are pointing the finger at a single culprit: The open-air "burn pits" that incinerated trash -- from human waste to computer parts -- on military bases overseas. Now, a new study is offering up some the most damning scientific evidence to-date that links burn p...
physorg

Fukushima radiation mostly within accepted levels: WHO

2 days ago
Radiation affecting residents in Japan's Fukushima prefecture since the nuclear plant disaster is below the reference level for public exposure in all but two areas, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
WHO

Dr Margaret Chan appointed to a second term as Director-General

2 days ago
23 May 2012 -- The World Health Assembly today appointed Dr Margaret Chan for a second five-year term as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). In her acceptance speech to health ministers and representatives of WHO’s Member States, Dr Chan pledged her continued commitment to improve the health of the most vulnerable.
Washington Post

The latest Crossroads GPS attack on Obama

2 days ago
“Obama started spending like our credit cards have no limit ... his health-care law made health insurance even more expensive.” — Voiceover of new Crossroads GPS television ad Read full article >>
Fortune

Small business shuns health care tax credit

2 days ago
A tax credit meant to help millions of small businesses afford health coverage for their employees was claimed by only 170,300 last year, a government watchdog has found.
Times LIVE

Man thought he beheaded, ate alien on bus

3 days ago
A Chinese immigrant who beheaded and cannibalised a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in western Canada four years ago thought he was attacking an alien, according to a mental health advocate who interviewed him.
siliconindia

Musical Device to Help Premature Babies Feed Better

3 days ago
Many premature babies face typically unpleasant medical procedures, long hospital stays and increased chances of chronic health issues throughout their lives.
UN

UN independent expert urges Azerbaijan to spend more on health

3 days ago
A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged the Government of Azerbaijan to raise its expenditure on health to international standards to ensure that the country’s considerable wealth is used to improve the health of its people.
Scientific American

High-Ranking Baboons Heal Faster

3 days ago
As any high school quarterback knows, a lofty social status comes with plenty of perks. Now a study of baboons finds that such status benefits may include better health. The study is in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . [Elizabeth A. Archie, Jeanne Altmann and Susan C. Alberts, Social status predicts wound healing in wild baboons ] [More]
The New Yorker

Health Cartoons

3 days ago
Cartoons about doctors, medicine, and hospitals from The New Yorker.
New York Times

Partnership Plans to Bring Ultrahigh-Speed Internet to Six Communities

3 days ago
A start-up company will work with an alliance of universities to build faster networks to foster economic development and to promote services like education and health care.
New York Times

Gains in Health System Seen as Lasting by Some

3 days ago
The new health care law has improved the system for patients, and those gains will survive any Supreme Court decision, some Democratic officials said.
News.co.au

24-hour mental health help line launched

3 days ago
PEOPLE with mental health problems will be able to access help any time of the day with the launch of new 24-hour help line in NSW.
Times of India

US envoy to Afghanistan quits over health reasons

3 days ago
The United States said that Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his job for health reasons.
Irish Times

Free condoms for football supporters at Euro 2012

3 days ago
Polish health officials are to distribute free condoms to hundreds of thousands of football fans attending Euro 2012.
Nature

Human genetics: Not-so-rare gene variants

3 days ago
By sequencing more human genomes more thoroughly than ever before, researchers have shown that most of the genetic variation in the human population is due to rare variants. These rare versions of genes are more likely to affect human health than are their common counterparts
Irish Times

Vlasic unsure about fitness

3 days ago
Blanka Vlasic, one of the world’s best high jumpers, may miss the London Olympics because of health problems, the Croatian said yesterday.
USA Today

Bills wide receiver tweets his HIV results

3 days ago
Buffalo gave 26-year-old wideout a clean bill of health when they signed hiim in January. He got another one on Tuesday and shared it via Tw ...
Daily Mail

It's not just bad for your marriage: Cheating on your partner 'can also give you a heart attack'

3 days ago
A wealth of studies show that men who cheat on their wives risk not only their marriage but also their cardiac health.
BBC

US Kabul ambassador to step down

3 days ago
The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, is to step down this summer due to ill health after a year in his position, the state department says.
The Jerusalem Post

'My girl isn't home, but animals who raped her are'

3 days ago
House arrest expires for boys arrested on suspicion of group raping 11-year-old girl in her building; victim is in mental health clinic.
New York Times

Education Cuts Met With Strike in Spain

3 days ago
Cuts to education and health care, which had been considered sacrosanct until now, have prompted nationwide strikes and protests.
Telegraph

Roman Catholic church in the US launches legal assault on Barack Obama's health reforms

3 days ago
The Roman Catholic church in the US has launched a huge legal assault against President Barack Obama and his health reforms requiring most American employers to buy contraception for their staff.
Times of India

US ambassador to Afghanistan to step down early because of health

3 days ago
The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, is to leave his post early for health reasons, US officials said on Tuesday, a day after Nato leaders charted a path out of the Afghan war at a summit in Chicago.
AP

Serial stabbings trial goes to jury in Michigan

3 days ago
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- DNA evidence and the opinions of mental health experts are grounds for convicting an Israeli immigrant of murder, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in the first trial from a series of 2010 stabbings that began in Michigan and stretched to other states....
American Scientist

Life at the Top Can Be Good for Your Health

3 days ago
Many studies in humans and animals suggest that chronic stress is bad for one's health, in part because it suppresses the immune system. But nearly 30 years of data on wild baboons shows that top-ranking males, despite showing signs of increased stress, recover more quickly than low-ranking baboons from wounds and illness. The results may help explain why some people escape from the negative ef...
Daily Telegraph

Private health by any means test

3 days ago
PRIVATE health insurers are bracing for a flood of calls from members seeking to downgrade benefits, increase their excess or quit for good.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

More than a third of southeast Asia, Africa malaria drugs are fake or low quality: study

3 days ago
A study released Tuesday reveals that more than one third of malaria-fighting drugs are counterfeit or low quality, giving health researchers “a sense of emergency” since 3.3 billion people worldwide are at risk of infection.
Times LIVE

US Catholics file suits over health plan birth control requirement

3 days ago
Forty-three Catholic dioceses, universities and other organisations have filed 12 suits across several US states challenging a federal requirement that their health plans cover birth control.
Irish Times

Fake anti-malaria drugs flood market

4 days ago
Low-quality and fake anti-malarial drugs flooding into markets in Asia and Africa are driving drug resistance and threatening gains made in the fight against the disease in the past decade, according to a study by global health experts.
IKRK

ICRC to award prize for photojournalism on threats to health services

4 days ago
At the 24th Visa pour l'image international photojournalism festival, which will be held in the French city of Perpignan from 1 to 16 September 2012, the ICRC will award the second Humanitarian Visa d'or photojournalism prize.
WSJ

Critics: Chesapeake Books Obscure Costs

5 days ago
As investors struggle to assess the health of embattled natural-gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp., some say they are facing an obstacle: the company's accounting.
Times of India

Devadasi of Puri temple fasts for Lord Jagannath

5 days ago
Despite her deteriorating health, 89-year-old Sasimani Devi, said to be the lone surviving devadasi of Jagannath temple in Puri, fasted for the well being of Lord Jagannath on the occasion of Sabitri Brata on Sunday.
perez hilton

Robin Gibb Has Passed Away.

5 days ago
This is so incredibly sad. After a long and - in the past few months, especially tumultuous - battle with cancer, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees has passed away at the age of 62. According to a statement from his family: "The family of Robin Gibb, of the Bee Gees, announce with great sadness that Robin passed [...]
Times LIVE

HEALTH BRIEFS

5 days ago
Feeling zonked? Zinc up to zap the old cold symptoms
Telegraph

Lansley: Online appointments will make NHS 'hassle free'

5 days ago
Patients will be able to book doctors' appointments and receive medical test results online under plans to "take the hassle out of the health service".
FT

Funds’ €60bn to buy European bank debt

5 days ago
War chest built up to purchase loans as many of the continent’s stricken lenders seek to sell assets and shrink their way to health
Daily Mail

Sir Alex Ferguson recovering well after heart scare

5 days ago
Sir Alex Ferguson was reported to be recovering well on Saturday night after suffering a health scare in Glasgow. The Manchester United manager was taken ill on Friday night at the city’s Thistle Hotel.
APA-OTS

Kanadische Gesundheitsbehörde (Health Canada) - Pressenotiz

7 days ago
Ottawa, Ontario (ots/PRNewswire) - Die Ehrenwerte Leona Aglukkaq, Gesundheitsministerin, wird als Rednerin an der Plenarsitzung der 65. Tagung der Weltgesundheitsversammlung teilnehmen. Datum Montag, 21. Mai 2012 Zeit 15:15 Uhr (CET) Ort Versammlungssaal des …
SI

Tim Layden: Double is back in play for Felix, but the particulars remain a mystery

7 days ago
LOS ANGELES -- From the lobby lounge of the health club where she does weight training, Allyson Felix pointed an accusing finger toward the street. "Right out there,'' she said, wagging the digit. "Right out on San Vicente Boulevard.''
Los Angeles Times

Cause of rocks igniting in O.C. woman's pocket remains a mystery

7 days ago
Scientists say they remain puzzled about what caused rocks picked up on San Onofre State Beach to ignite in the pockets of a woman's cargo shorts.
Hindustan Times

S&P's negative outlook may have perception impact: Pranab

7 days ago
The Government today said S&P's negative rating outlook on India's deficit, debt burden and economic health may have "perceptional impact" on foreign investors.
Daily Mail

Crisis hits Cyprus Popular Bank but Bank of Cyprus in better health

7 days ago
The news could have implications for many savers here after a push by the Bank of Cyprus, the country's biggest bank, in recent years to attract deposits from the UK with table-topping rates.
Wired

Craig Venter Wants to Solve the World’s Energy Crisis

7 days ago
Here is one version of Craig Venter’s life story where he would’ve been a dutiful scientist at the National Institutes of Health, a respected yet anonymous researcher in genetics, perhaps. Thankfully, Venter saw that story line developing—and set about making sure it never happened. Instead, in 1992 Venter left the NIH to head the nonprofit [...]
Number10

Prime Minister announces support for parents and families

7 days ago
PM: "This Government is doing everything possible to support parents"
Reuters

South Carolina woman battles flesh-eating bacterial disease

8 days ago
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A new mother of twins in Greenville, South Carolina, is the latest victim of a rare and potentially fatal flesh-eating bacterial infection, health officials said on Thursday.
news.com.au

Grab your morning coffee, add years to your life

8 days ago
NEW research suggests several cups of coffee a day might not be so bad for your health.
Science News

Science & the Public: Redefining ‘concern’ over lead

8 days ago
Federal health agency accedes to two decades of accumulating toxicology data
circleID

Case Studies from the UN Broadband Commission

8 days ago
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development, in partnership with ITU, has released its first country case studies looking in-depth at the state of broadband development in four economies and examining links between broadband and the UN Millennium Development Goals. The case studies, which cover the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Panama, the Philippines, and Romania, look at the e...
Irish Times

Hiqa report raises concerns over Tallaght patient safety

8 days ago
Serious issues in relation to the quality of care and patient safety and the governance of Tallaght hospital have been raised in a report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa).
New York Times

World Briefing | Europe: Ukraine: European Experts Will Assess Health of Jailed Former Prime Minister

9 days ago
Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Wednesday that the European Union would be allowed to send experts to assess the medical state of his jailed predecessor, Yulia V. Tymoshenko.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Video: Health Minister labels UN food representative 'ill-informed'

9 days ago
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq has labelled a UN food representative as "ill-informed" and "patronizing." Aglukkaq's comments come after the UN right-to-food envoy raised the alarm about hunger in Canada.
Reuters

Taxes lurk behind court test of Obama health law

9 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While Supreme Court watchers focus on the controversial insurance requirement in President Barack Obama's healthcare law, lesser known is that the court's ruling next month will also decide the fate of billions of dollars in new taxes.
USA Today

Skechers will pay $40 million to settle false-ad claims

9 days ago
Federal Trade Commission says the company can't back up health claims for Shape-ups, Resistance Runner, Toners, Tone-ups.
Reuters

India's Piramal to buy U.S. health info firm for $635 mln

10 days ago
May 16 (Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Piramal Healthcare said it has agreed to buy U.S.-based healthcare information provider Decision Resources Group (DRG) for $635 million as the Indian company...
BBC

Cutting pollution 'helps hearts'

10 days ago
Cutting air pollution has an instant impact on heart health, experts believe, after reviewing studies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Scientific American

The Mathematician’s Obesity Fallacy

10 days ago
As I write, this interview with mathematician Carson C. Chow is the number-one most-emailed story on the New York Times Web site. Chow, a researcher at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, had no experience in the health sciences before he came to study the problem of why so many Americans [...]
New York Times

Pepsi and Competitors Scramble as Soda Sales Drop

10 days ago
Mainly because of health concerns, Americans are abandoning carbonated drinks, and PepsiCo, Coca- Cola and Dr Pepper are producing alternatives.
Los Angeles Times

Clippers ready to play against Spurs despite health issues

10 days ago
Blake Griffin (sprained left knee), Chris Paul (strained right hip flexor), Caron Butler (fractured left hand) and Mo Williams (sore right hand) all say they won't miss Game 1 of the conference semifiBlake Griffin (sprained left knee), Chris Paul (strained right hip flexor), Caron Butler (fractured left hand) and Mo Williams (sore right hand) all say they won't miss Game 1 of the conference sem...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Video: HIV/AIDS drugs too expensive, expert says

10 days ago
HIV/AIDS drugs are not affordable, Mohammad Akhter, a former executive director of the American Public Health Association, tells a U.S. Senate Subcommittee hearing
Washington Post

Henry Rodriguez is healthy, has the day off, Davey Johnson says

10 days ago
Henry Rodriguez will have the day off today after another rocky performance last night, his third consecutive day pitching. Manager Davey Johnson has steadfastly stuck by Rodriguez, and even with this day off that has not changed. Johnson added today that Rodriguez is not having any health issues. Read full article >>
The Sun

Travolta wife Kelly: I want baby at 50

10 days ago
ACTRESS and mum of two has told TV host Amanda de Cadenet that she would like another child despite the health risks. She also talked about losing son Jett
AllThingsDigital

Social+Capital and Greylock Fund Health Insurance Site Simplee

10 days ago
Simplee, a health insurance management site for consumers that helps them pay bills, has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by The Social+Capital Partnership and including seed investor Greylock Partners. The company, which launched last year and competes with Cake Health, said it's compatible with 80 percent of U.S. insurers and plans to expand to large employers and health savings acco...
USA Today

Bill Walton to be a Pac-12 analyst for ESPN

10 days ago
Health issues have kept Bill Walton away from regular broadcasting gigs. But the Pac-12 is about to get a healthy big man.
APA-OTS

LR und Bruce Willis setzen erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit bis 2016 fort / Vorzeitige Vertragsverlängerung für internationale Duftvermarktung um drei Jahre

10 days ago
San Francisco/Ahlen (ots) - ~ - Querverweis: Bildmaterial ist abrufbar unter http://www.presseportal.de/galerie.htx?type=obs - ~ Der Kosmetik-Hersteller LR Health & Beauty Systems stellt langfristige Weichen für seine exklusive Parfumvermarktung mit Hollywood-Superstar Bruce Willis …
BBC

Foreign investment in China slips

11 days ago
Foreign direct investment in China falls for a sixth straight month in April, as worries persist over the health of the country's economy.
Irish Times

Cork jobs boost

11 days ago
PRIVATE HEALTH insurance firm Laya Healthcare is to create 100 jobs in Cork over the next three years, writesCIARA O’BRIEN
Barrons

Nu Skin, Herbalife Continue Sliding After Barron’s Story

11 days ago
Herbalife (HLF) and Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) run multi-level marketing networks designed to coax people into selling each other the companies’ health products. But many of the people who distribute products for the two companies make little or no money, and the companies have high turnover rates among its distributors,  Barron’s Senior Editor Bill Alpert [...]
USA Today

Britain bedeviled by binge drinking increase

11 days ago
Binge drinking has reached crisis levels in Britain, health experts say, costing the cash-strapped National Health Service 2.7 billion pounds ...
APA-OTS

HealthGovMatters Conference on May 16, 2012 in Brussels

11 days ago
Brussels/Vienna (OTS) - The Health Governance Matters Conference on the topic "How to govern medical knowledge, converging technologies, and neurological disorders" will take place on May 16, 2012 in the European Parliament in Brussels. The conference will inform policy-makers, representatives …
siliconindia

Ways to reduce Insurance Rates

11 days ago
by sumit p kanaujia Sluggish global economy is putting downward pressure on our household budgets. Persistent elevated inflation and the lack of supply side responses along with wrong fiscal policy measures have restrained the aggregate demand. Most of us are even tempted to cancel our life insurance uk policies to put some amount in the bank. Since, it is more than likely that you would need...
New York Times

Exploring the Role of Mobile Technology as a Health Care Helper

12 days ago
Mobile technology is changing the landscape of health care delivery across the developing world by giving people the ability to connect with doctors, nurses and other providers.
Los Angeles Times

Review: HBO's 'Weight of the Nation' pounds away at obesity

12 days ago
The four-part 'Weight of the Nation' continues HBO's crusade for change, with a look at how obesity has affected Americans and what can be done for the long run."The Weight of the Nation," HBO's new four-part documentary exploring the rising obesity rates among Americans, does not pussy-foot. Americans, we are told early and often, are simply too fat and their collective girth is straining more...
TheDomains

SHA.com Becomes Lastest 3 Letter Domain To Have UDRP Filed Against It

12 days ago
A UDRP has been filed for another three letter .com domain name The UDRP was filed by Albir Hills Resort, S.A. against the domain SHA.com SHA.com is owned by Telepathy, Inc. The complainant does own a federal US Trademark on the term SHA with a filing date of July 27, 2007 and a registration date of August 26, 2008 According to DomainTools.com, Telepathy has owned the domain name since October ...
Nikkei

Firms Can Contribute To Workers' Mental Health: Du Ree

12 days ago
Daily Mail

Starving their way to the alter: Every bride wants to look slim on her big day but doctors fear many are risking their long-term health

12 days ago
Six weeks before she married, Kerri Thomas held a pre-wedding celebration in a local restaurant with her groom-to-be and some of their best friends.
Irish Times

School-leavers with intellectual disabilities face cuts in support

12 days ago
HEALTH AUTHORITIES are under mounting pressure to find places for up to 700 children with intellectual disabilities who require essential services when they finish school next month.
Reuters

Europe's woes hit global demand for luxury homes

12 days ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for the world's priciest houses is likely to cool this year after two years of strong growth, as concerns over Europe's debt crisis, the health of the global economy and...
Barrons

Stocks Fall More Than 1% as Bank News Stings

13 days ago
The Dow falls 1.7%; the S&P 500, 1.2%. Why Cardinal Health and Western Digital might be worth a bet.
National Post

Boxing welcomes all the health risks

14 days ago
Jim Lampley, the long-time boxing broadcaster, talks about the physical risk assumed by boxers not as something that should be mitigated, but celebrated
FOXnews

'Grey's Anatomy' star Jessica Capshaw puts spotlight on global maternal health care needs

14 days ago
"Being a mom has been my most important job to date, and I take my job very seriously," Capshaw said.
Reuters

UPDATE 1-Sealy loses perch as rivals tap into Boomers' health fears

15 days ago
May 10 (Reuters) - More than a hundred years ago, U.S. mattress maker Sealy Corp launched an advertising campaign with the line, "Sleeping on a Sealy is like sleeping on a cloud."
BBC

VIDEO: Iran tops global road death chart

15 days ago
The World Health Organisation ranks Iran top in a chart of countries with the highest number of deaths caused by road accidents.
USA Today

Rihanna IV photo prompts health concern

15 days ago
Is Rihanna seriously sick?
Telegraph

Poll: is the Premier League in good health?

15 days ago
Poll: Have you say on whether spending £2.51 billion is manageable, or if it's simply plunging clubs into uncontrollable debt.
USA Today

Clippers' Griffin, Paul go down with injuries

16 days ago
Los Angeles still leads 3-2, but it goes into Friday's Game 6 with serious question marks about the health of its two best players.
SI

Rivera treated for blood clot in leg after ACL tear

16 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mariano Rivera hobbled up to the podium on a pair of crutches he's quickly grown tired of, ready to reveal more news about his health.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Keeping Scully in Dodgers booth is baseball's easiest call

16 days ago
Octogenarian announcer bounces back from health scare to welcome team’s new ownership
National Post

Health Canada’s tips on managing food allergies

16 days ago
It’s estimated, based on clinically documented cases, that about 1.8 million Canadians may be affected by food allergies, Health Canada said in a recent release
AP

Yankees closer Rivera has blood clot in calf

16 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mariano Rivera has a blood clot in his right calf, the latest health problem for the longtime New York Yankees closer who tore a knee ligament last week while shagging fly balls during batting practice....
USA Today

Health group wants Jordan ad pulled

16 days ago
A health group wants to make it clear that Gatorade is not a wonder drug and Michael Jordan is not a superhero.
TMZ

Tanning Mom BANNED From Local Tanning Salons

16 days ago
Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil is running out of places to hide -- TMZ has learned, several tanning salons surrounding her NJ home have BANNED her from their premises ... and now, even the NJ Department of Health is getting involved.Sources tell TMZ,…
BBC

VIDEO: World health charity targets Greece

17 days ago
Michael Portillo travels to Greece to find out how the Euro crisis has affected attitudes to the monetary union.
Pravda

1 in 15 premature babies die

17 days ago
According to the World Health Organization, fifteen million babies are born premature and every year, one million of them die. Worse: despite the advances we are making in technology, the situation is becoming worse. Pre-term death is the second most common cause of death for children under five.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

How to get your 'friendly bacteria' fix with probiotics

17 days ago
With mounting evidence of probiotics’ power to keep your gut in good health, the helpful bacteria are popping up more and more often in foods and supplements
New York Times

Well: 18 and Under: Parents' Mental Health Is Critical to Children's Care

18 days ago
Parental depression can be linked to all kinds of problems in babies and children, and even in the lives of adolescents.
AP

GOP plan protects Pentagon, cuts social programs

18 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Moving to protect the military from a crippling wave of budget cuts next year, a key House committee voted Monday to cut instead food aid, health care and social services like Meals on Wheels....
science blogs

Kommentar von Climategate bei "Dies und das - Teil III" (Primaklima) am 07.05.2012

18 days ago
@ Vennecke Irrtum! Es ist zumindest auch die Einsicht in die Notwendigkeiten, denn wenn ALLE über 7 Mrd. Menschen auf dieser Erde unseren bisherigen Lebensstil leben wollten, würde die Erde ökologisch zusammenbrechen. LOHAS ist ein Akronym für „Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability“ (Lebensstile für Gesundheit und Nachhaltigkeit). Besonders das gutsituierte, grüne Klientel gehört zu den LOH...
THE AUSTRALIAN

FWA undermined by handling of affair

18 days ago
THE reputation of Fair Work Australia has been severely tarnished by the Health Services Union fiasco.
Times of India

Brain drain or not, the right to emigrate is fundamental

20 days ago
Socialists like health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad won't admit it, but they rather liked the Berlin Wall. They think it's morally right to keep citizens captive at home, unable to migrate for better prospects. Azad has proposed not a brick wall but a financial one: he wants all doctors going to the US for higher studies to sign a financial bond that will be forfeited if they do not return. Sorr...
Al Jazhera

Scores injured as police break up Cairo rally

21 days ago
Health ministry says 128 wounded in clash between troops and protesters marching on the defence ministry.
Technology Review

Shelved Drugs Will Become a New Research Resource

21 days ago
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, which is the newest branch of the National Institutes of Health, is partnering with big pharma to give academic researchers access to more than 20 drugs that have passed some safety testing in humans but for some reason have been iced by the drug makers.
Technology Review

Shelved Drugs Become a New Research Resource

21 days ago
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, which is the newest branch of the National Institutes of Health, is partnering with big pharma to give academic researchers access to more than 20 drugs that have passed some safety testing in humans but for some reason have been iced by the drug makers.
THE AUSTRALIAN

Driving Asciano back to good health

21 days ago
LIKE its chief, the port and rail operator is on the comeback trail.
Reuters

Researcher believed killed by lab bacteria

22 days ago
FAIRFAX, California (Reuters) - A young research associate killed by a highly virulent strain of meningococcal disease is believed to have contracted the bacteria from the San Francisco lab where he was working on a vaccine against it, public health officials said on Thursday.
The Jerusalem Post

Global Agenda: Has democracy failed?

22 days ago
Now that there is no money for pensions and health tomorrow, nor even for make-believe jobs today, how is the public likely to react?
Times of India

Piramal Health Q4 net loss at Rs 38.68 cr

22 days ago
Piramal Healthcare today said it has posted a consolidated net loss of Rs 38.68 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.
USA Today

107 accused of $452M Medicare fraud

23 days ago
The Obama administration today announced it has charged 107 health providers in seven cities with defrauding Medicare of $452 million.
Elliotsblog

Lewis & Lin Defends Tucks.com from UDRP Filed by Johnson & Johnson

23 days ago
When one of the largest companies in the world files a UDRP, most would probably think the outcome would go in their favor, regardless of the descriptive nature of the domain name.  Johnson and Johnson, one of the largest health and consumer goods companies in the world, filed a UDRP to try and wrest the [...]
Washington Post

Deadly clashes at protest mar start of Egyptian presidential campaigns

23 days ago
CAIRO — At least 11 people were killed in clashes that broke out early Wednesday at demonstrations outside the Egyptian Defense Ministry, the Health Ministry said. The demonstrations evolved from a sit-in convened to decry the way the Egypt’s generals have been ruling the country. Read full article >>
USA Today

Brooke Burke-Charvet: Breast redo is 'likely'

24 days ago
The 'Dancing With the Stars' co-host is sharing shares her health issues and says, "40 is better than 30!"
Barrons

Health-Care Stocks on Sale

24 days ago
Kris Jenner, who manages the red-hot T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, is especially bullish on small- and mid-caps.
Rolling Stone

Exclusive Stream: Eddie Vedder's Mellow Solo Tune 'Skipping'

25 days ago
Click to listen to Eddie Vedder's 'Skipping' Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder contributed "Skipping" a gentle acoustic ballad to Every Mother Counts 2012 a benefit for the maternal health advocacy campaign of the same name The disc also features previously unreleased cuts by Beck Coldplay Bono and the Edge Patti Smith...
Daily Telegraph

Thousands protest in Spain against cuts

26 days ago
PEOPLE are demonstrating across Spain against new austerity measures targeting education and health care spending.
Hindustan Times

No new demands by Maoists, Sukma collector safe: mediators

27 days ago
With the fate of abducted Sukma collector still uncertain, the Maoist interlocutors who returned from the Naxals' hideout today said: "The collector is safe and in good health condition". Third round of talks to begin
Reuters

Blind China activist makes mystery "escape"

27 days ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, one of the China's most prominent human rights advocates, has escaped from home imprisonment, activists said on Friday, but uncertainty over his whereabouts and fears about his health have worried supporters.
National Post

Gordon Lightfoot is happy to be All Live

28 days ago
The singer is releasing a concert album entitled All Live. After a myriad of health issues and one popular death hoax, it’s an album the iconic folk singer figured he wouldn’t live to see
BBC

Eritrea rebuts rumour over leader

28 days ago
The Eritrean government denies persistent rumours that President Isaias Afewerki is dead, telling the BBC he is in 'robust health'.
China Daily

Miranda Kerr: Health is wealth

28 days ago
Miranda Kerr swears by yoga and a "super healthy" diet to keep herself healthy and wealthy.
MarketWatch

Coventry Health Q1 op. sales up 21% to $3.69B

28 days ago
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
THE AUSTRALIAN

Codes to win in sports broadcast case

29 days ago
A COURT decision upholding sports' rights to secure internet broadcast deals will ensure the financial health of Australian sport, the AFL says.
WSJ

Boardroom Cuts Won't Cure AstraZeneca

29 days ago
AstraZeneca's condition has gone from serious to critical. For the drug maker's incoming chairman and interim CEO, there's no quick way to restore it to health.
dlisted

Ke$hit Continues To Document Her Acts Of Severe Classiness

29 days ago
What ho hasn't drunkenly pissed in the dirt on the side of the highway as flat bed trucks go driving by and who hasn't squatted over a bar bathroom sink when the line for the regular toilet is too long? Every ho has! But of course, Garbage Pail Skank Ke$hit thinks she's the first trick to do it and bragged about it to her Twatter followers (via UsWeekly) by sharing this picture with them...
Daily Telegraph

Porn actress' assets for health

about 1 month ago
AN industry known for selling sex is doing its part to save women's breasts - as well as their lives.
Domainnamewire

Cybersquatting lawsuit filed against KnowMore.com

about 1 month ago
It will be interesting to “know more” about this lawsuit. A Florida broadcast video company has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the owner of KnowMore.com claiming trademark infringement and cybersquatting. NewsProNet, Inc. has a registered trademark for “Know More” for “Entertainment services in the nature of the production and distribution of recurring television news programs, [...]
Entertainment Online

Russell Brand Testifies on Drug Addiction, Calls It a Health Matter

about 1 month ago
Russell Brand is taking a stand on behalf of his fellow addicts. The comedian and former heroin user went before the British Parliament's Home Affairs Committee today and offered up...
Rolling Stone

Robin Gibb's Health Improves

about 1 month ago
Robin Gibb's doctors say that the Bee Gees founder is making an astonishing recovery from the grave health problems that he has been battling "Only three days ago I warned Robin’s wife Dwina son Robin John and brother Barry that I feared the worst" Gibb's physician and gastroenterologist Dr Andrew Thillainayagam...
Reuters

FDA says nanotech may need extra safety tests

about 1 month ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators said consumer products that use nanotechnology may have unknown effects on the human body, and advised food and cosmetic companies on Friday to further study the safety of these tiny particles.
Domain Shane

Friday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around Town 4-20-12

about 1 month ago
Starting next week I’ll be including a new night edition of biggest movers on Namejet that show the biggest change in bids in the last 24 hours. A “Hot List” if you will. Namejet and some others already have it but they aren’t nearly as fun as mine will be. I’m thinking a few funny links, some good domains, and some photos of scantily clad women. Anyone game? And here are a few domains today. N...
Foreign Policy

A series of deadly attacks sweep Iraq

about 1 month ago
Over 20 bombs exploded throughout Iraq, killing at least 36 people and injuring over 100, raising fears of a new wave of increased sectarian strife. In primarily Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, three car bombs, two roadside bombs, and one suicide car bomb killed 15 people and wounded 61. Other attacks took place in Kirkut, Ramadi, Baquba, Samarra, Dibis, and Tajj. The seemingly coordinated at...
Handelsblatt

Neue Milliardenübernahme: SXC Health Solutions übernimmt Catalyst

about 1 month ago
Die US-Gesundheitsbranche hat eine neue Übernahme im Milliardenbereich zu verzeichnen. Für über vier Milliarden Dollar übernimmt SXC Health Solutions einen seiner Rivalen.
People

Warren Buffet Plans Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer

about 1 month ago
"I feel great," the nearly 82-year-old says, "as if I were in my normal excellent health"
Telegraph

Giant sandcastle demolished due to health and safety fears

about 1 month ago
A giant sandcastle constructed on Weymouth beach to mark 100 days until the Olympics was in fact knocked down five days ago - just hours after it was finished.
Daily Telegraph

Government on 'firm footing' over cig packs

about 1 month ago
THE Federal Government is on "very firm footing" regarding a High Court challenge over cigarette plain packaging, a health expert on the impact of cigarette branding says.
New York Times

Off the Dribble: In the N.B.A., There Is a Message in Point Differentials

about 1 month ago
How games are won, and by how many points, can say a lot about the health of an N.B.A. team.
Irish Times

New World Bank head chosen

about 1 month ago
The World Bank today chose Korean-born American health expert Jim Yong Kim as its new president, maintaining Washington's grip on the job and leaving developing countries questioning the selection process.
USA Today

Hospitals try voice recognition for health records

about 1 month ago
More hospitals try voice recognition to improve health records
Mail & Guardian

SA's athletics getting back on track

about 1 month ago
Athletics in SA have been given a clean bill of health after the weekend's championships where athletes booked places for this year's Olympics.
FT

‘Fit as a fiddle’ Mugabe flies home

about 1 month ago
Ministers dismisses speculation over Robert Mugabe’s health as ‘lies told by a press driving an imperialist agenda’
Mail & Guardian

'Fit as a fiddle' Mugabe returns to Zimbabwe

about 1 month ago
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has arrived back home from Singapore, ending fevered speculation over his health.
Amnesty International

North Korea: Catastrophic human rights record overshadows ‘Day of the Sun’

about 1 month ago
Headline Title:  North Korea: Catastrophic human rights record overshadows ‘Day of the Sun’ 12 April 2012 North Korea’s ‘Day of the Sun’ – the official title for the centenary of founder Kim Il-sung’s birth – is an opportunity to shed light  on the country’s abysmal human rig...
Hindustan Times

Don't make Yuvraj rush into comeback

about 1 month ago
Yuvi is back after prolonged treatment abroad and I wish him good health. A lot of people are speculating about his return to the cricket field, but my suggestion would be that he should monitor his health first. Sourav Ganguly writes.
Barrons

Apple, Competitors Face Rising Scrutiny, Costs from Foxconn Report, Says iSuppli

about 1 month ago
Research firm iSuppli’s Thomas Dinges this morning declares that the electronics industry has arrived at a “moment of reckoning” as a result of the recent investigation by watchdog organization The Fair Labor Association that revealed health and safety concerns at Apple’s (AAPL) manufacturing partner Foxconn in China. An examination of the manufacturing supply chain’s costs [...]
Mail & Guardian

Killer's mental health in Norway's spotlight again

about 1 month ago
A new psychiatric appraisal is to shed more light on whether Anders Behring Breivik can be held accountable for killing 77 people in Norway last year.
Daily Telegraph

HSU boss tells Labor to 'back off'

about 1 month ago
HEALTH Services Union boss Michael Williamson says he is not "a crook", lashing out at Labor figures pushing him to quit his high-paying job.
Hoy

Zac Efron se olvida de Disney

about 1 month ago
El actor ha posado para la revista masculina 'Men's Health' mostrando su cuerpo definido y desvela los secretos para conseguir ese físico espectacular
Goal.com

Cassano: Iniesta called to give me encouragement

about 1 month ago
The AC Milan forward confessed he had no idea how much people cared about him prior to his health scare in October, but added he is now ready to make up for lost time
AP

Utah breach affects 25,000 Social Security numbers

about 1 month ago
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah health officials said Friday that hackers who broke into state computers last weekend stole far more medical records than originally thought, and the data likely includes Social Security numbers of children who have received public assistance....
CNN Money

Jobs report to test economic rebound

about 1 month ago
The government on Friday will release its March jobs report, a crucial measure of the health of the economy.
Telegraph

Kevin Pietersen's pyrotechnics prove that Test cricket is still in the rudest of health with IPL a damp squib

about 1 month ago
Kevin Pietersen's pyrotechnics in Sri Lanka caps excellent six months of Test cricket. The product is of excellent quality.
Reuters

European hackers suspected in Utah Medicaid files breach

about 1 month ago
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A data security breach at the Utah Health Department, believed to be the work of Eastern European hackers, has exposed 24,000 U.S. Medicaid files bearing names, Social Security numbers and other private information, state officials said on Wednesday.
BBC

Asia shares down on economy fears

about 1 month ago
Asian shares decline after fresh fears over the health of the US and European economies result in a global sell-off.
National Post

A few lessons from balancing a patient’s health care equation

about 1 month ago
Dr. James Aw: It is a dilemma unlike anything I’ve faced in my career. Jeff is a middle-aged family man who has been a client of my clinic since 2004. During that time, he’s appeared in our offices exhibiting a series of conditions. Red spots appeared on his skin. His kidneys weren’t working properly
USA Today

Mardy Fish out, Ryan Harrison in Davis Cup

about 1 month ago
The USTA says No. 9-ranked Mardy Fish is pulling out of this week's Davis Cup quarterfinal against France because of a health scare.
AP

US tennis star Mardy Fish out of Davis Cup

about 1 month ago
The U.S. Tennis Association says No. 9-ranked Mardy Fish is pulling out of this week's Davis Cup quarterfinal against France because of a health scare....
Les Echos

Total va envoyer une équipe d'experts sur la plateforme Elgin

about 1 month ago
L'autorité britannique Health and Safety Executive (HSE) va recevoir lundi les représentants de Total pour écouter la proposition du pétrolier français d'envoyer une équipe d'experts sur sa plate-forme d'Elgin en mer du Nord, a annoncé dimanche HSE. "La compagnie a préparé une étude de risque pour...
USA Today

Health Roundup: Diet pills may face new hurdle

about 1 month ago
All obesity drugs need heart safety reviews, FDA advisors say. Also: FDA decision on BPA ban is due and Mattel answers call for bald doll.
CNN

The FLA finds dozens of Foxconn violations

about 1 month ago
Problems with excessive overtime, health and safety, compensation, worker rights
Fortune

No whitewash: The FLA finds dozens of Foxconn violations

about 1 month ago
"Serious and pressing" problems of overtime, health and safety, low pay, worker rights Labor rights activists feared the worst when Fair Labor Association president Auret van Heerden, inspecting a Chinese factory at Apple's (AAPL) request, remarked how clean and tranquil he found it -- as if a factory floor where workers are required to wear clean suits would look like the Triangle Shirtwaist ...
The Nation

KP formally sacks Dr Afridi

about 1 month ago
PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government Thursday formally sacked Dr Shakeel Afridi for helping the CIA reach Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. According to a notification issued by the provincial health department, the government dismissed Dr Afridi on disciplinary grounds. Dr Afridi, who served as a surgeon at Khyber Agency Headquarters Hospital in Landikotal, is presently in custody. He ... ...
BnAmericas

Insurance - Costa Rica - Competition in health segment to intensify this year - Sugese

about 1 month ago
Competition will become increasingly intense this year in Costa Rica's health insurance segment, which, along with life insurance, has strong growth prospects in the country, local insurance regulator...
Heise

Free Software Awards für Ruby und GNU Health

about 1 month ago
Die Free Software Foundation hat ihre diesjährigen Free Software Awards an den Ruby-Erfinder Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto und das GNU-Health-Projekt verliehen.
New York Times

Brazil’s Leading Arts Financing Group Shares the Wealth

2 months ago
Brazil’s most active culture organization, SESC, finances not just arts programs but also books, CDs, courses, recreation and health clinics, and it is raising the country’s global profile.
Reuters

Mali junta leader Sanogo denies counter-coup rumors

2 months ago
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali coup leader Captain Amadou Sanogo said on state television on Saturday that he was well and in good health after rumors swirled around Bamako of an imminent counter-coup by loyalists soldiers and that he had been killed.
Times LIVE

Government takes first steps to decent healthcare for all

2 months ago
The Times Editorial: Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi yesterday unveiled the first practical steps in the roll-out of the National Health Insurance, more than four years after the ANC adopted the plan as a resolution at its Polokwane conference.
The Sun

Regretting those carbs Kate?

2 months ago
SUPERMODEL has belt and jeans undone as she strolls in London days after spat with health freak Gwyneth Paltrow
DailyTech

Baffling Illness Strikes Africa, Turns Children Into Mindless "Zombies"

2 months ago
World Health Organization is on high alert about new Ugandan outbreak, cause is not fully known
The Sun

A player's health shouldn't depend on who he plays for

2 months ago
SUN reporter Dan King gets a Premier League-style heart test and finds out the major issues
The Sun

A player's health shouldn't depend on who he plays for

2 months ago
SUN reporter Dan King gets a Premier League-style heart test and finds out the major issues
BBC

Michael reveals rescheduled dates

2 months ago
Singer George Michael announces rescheduled dates for his Symphonica tour, which he was forced to postpone last year due to ill health.
Foreign Policy

Why economic prosperity is still something of a mystery

2 months ago
Your humble blogger is currently knee-deep in a pedagogical project on the foundations of economic prosperity.  You can imagine my delight, then, that Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson have a new book coming out on that very topic:  Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty.  There's an excerpt in the Montreal Review...
Salon

When home-grown was apolitical

2 months ago
In an argyle sweater, girlish gray corduroys and a pink hat embroidered with the phrase “Obey me!”, Carol looks as light as a husk. Despite her 80 years, her brown hair is just frosted with gray and her eyes are sparrow bright. She lives in Phoenix, Ariz., where she is faithful to her church (Catholic) and her party (Republican). Although she was once infamous for her sharp tongue and the rigid...
Reuters

UnitedHealth awarded $20 billion DOD contract

2 months ago
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense awarded UnitedHealth Group a nearly 6-year contract on Friday worth close to $20.5 billion to provide military health insurance coverage for its western...
Daily Telegraph

It costs $400 a day to look like this

2 months ago
JENNIFER Aniston, dubbed the Hottest Woman of All Time by Men's Health magazine, spends  $141,037 a year maintaining her looks.
Science News

Retina can help reveal brain health

2 months ago
Diseased blood vessels in eye are linked to impaired mental function
Daily Mail

UK hotel rates stagnate as room prices boom abroad

2 months ago
Hotel prices in the UK have fallen, according to a report which demonstrates that the cost of a night's stay in a major city can be a close indicator of the country's economic health.
Times LIVE

Taylor Swift tops US music earnings

2 months ago
Country star Taylor Swift racked up the biggest US earnings last year, followed by Irish rockers U2 -- while British sensation Adele made it into the top 10 despite her health woes.
Irish Times

Teixeira quits Brazilian football

2 months ago
Soccer:Ricardo Teixeira today stood down as head of the Brazilian Football Federation and the 2014 World Cup organising committee on health grounds.
Human Rights Watch

Japan: A Year After Fukushima, Response Falls Short

2 months ago
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Many residents of Fukushima prefecture still lack basic information and clear answers about the level of radiation in their food and environment. Although the explosion at the Daiichi plant is considered the most severe radiation crisis worldwide since Chernobyl, many residents of Fukushima prefecture report that they have not be...
AP

Oprah, others to attend Lady Gaga foundation debut

2 months ago
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Lady Gaga is expected to be joined by Oprah Winfrey and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Harvard University for the launch of the singer's Born This Way Foundation....
Foreign Policy

The Global Health President - By Jack C. Chow

2 months ago
Why Rick Santorum would be great news for the AIDS fight in Africa.
FTD

Business English: Is the health of a PA less valuable than that of CEO?

2 months ago
A female personal assistent (35) wrote: I work as the PA for the CEO of a large company in an industry heavily affected by the economic downturn. Over recent weeks his levels of stress have risen to the extent that he has been told by the board to take time off work to rest. ...
BBC

Malaysia protest over rare earths

3 months ago
Activists in Malaysia stage a protest against the construction of a refinery for rare earth elements, saying the process poses a health hazard.
Technology Review

Views of Kenya’s IT Culture

3 months ago
Students, startups, and corporations pioneer mobile health applications in a mobile-saturated nation.
Technology Review

Kenya's Startup Boom

3 months ago
Local programmers and homegrown business models are helping to realize the vast promise of using phones to improve health care and save lives.
Technology Review

The Patient of the Future

3 months ago
Internet pioneer Larry Smarr's quest to quantify everything about his health led him to a startling discovery, an unusual partnership with his doctor, and more control over his life.
The Jerusalem Post

Wife: Palestinian hunger striker's health worsening

3 months ago
Adnan Khader is protesting against Israeli detention; On 61st day of hunger strike, NGO says he risks death.
USA Today

Bishops to Obama: No contraception compromise

3 months ago
Catholic bishops are unpersuaded by Obama's compromise on health plan coverage of contraception and insist the mandate be lifted.
MarketWatch

Outside the Box: Score one for the Keynesians

3 months ago
While President Obama’s Keynesian prescriptions are slowly pulling the U.S. economy back to health, austerity programs in Europe have helped mire the continent in recession, writes Jarad Vary.
FT

HCA: health warning

3 months ago
Those who would use HCA as a cheap way to play a continuing recovery should be careful of getting whipsawed
Krone

155 Millionen Frauen leiden unter Beschneidungen

3 months ago
Heute wird der "Internationale Tag gegen weibliche Genitalverstümmelung" begangen. Der Aktionstag wurde vom "Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children" ausgerufen, um die Weltöffentlichkeit auf das Problem hinzuweisen. Vizekanzler und Außenminister Michael Spindelegger will "mit allen zur Verfügung stehenden Mitteln" gegen Genitalverstümmelung b...
taz

Streit der Woche zum "Schmerzensmann": "Die ins Limetten-Bier weinen"

3 months ago
Die Profiboxerin Susianna Kentikian sieht blutleere Gestalten, der Men's Health Autor Jens Clasen warnt vor einer Wunschinflation. Ist der neue Mann ein Weichei? mehr...
The Jerusalem Post

Sofo’s health Mac TA’s ‘elephant in the room’

3 months ago
With its big man ailing, yellow-and-blue face fellow 1-1 Cantu in critical Top 16 clash.
APA-OTS

EANS-News: ifa systems AG beteiligt sich an Health IT-Unternehmen in Kalifornien =

3 months ago
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate News übermittelt durch euro adhoc. Für den Inhalt ist der Emittent/Meldungsgeber verantwortlich. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frechen (euro ...
Los Angeles Times

Demi Moore: 911 call may come out missing the 'good parts'

4 months ago
Demi Moore's medical secrets are unlikely to be revealed if and when a tape of 911 call related to her recent hospitalization is released. Demi Moore was hospitalized Monday after friends called 911, with nitrous oxide rumored but not confirmed to be involved. She chose afterward to seek professional assistance for "exhaustion" and "her general health," her rep said.
Mail & Guardian

Gates lends Global Fund a helping hand

4 months ago
Bill Gates has rescued a beleaguered health fund by pledging $750-million to fight three of world's killer diseases -- Aids, malaria and TB.
AP

Ohio orangutan gets newer birth control device

4 months ago
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A Cleveland Clinic women's health specialist has made a house call at the zoo to demonstrate how to fit an orangutan with a newer brand of implanted birth-control device....
Reuters

Demi Moore seeks help for exhaustion, health issues

4 months ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Demi Moore is seeking professional help to treat "exhaustion" and "overall health" issues, her spokeswoman said on Tuesday, following her split late last year from husband of six years, Ashton Kutcher.
APA-OTS

Das neue Online-Community-Magazin für alles, was Frauen täglich bewegt - BILD

4 months ago
Utl.: sunny7 - das neue Online-Community-Magazin mit Mehrwert jetzt online = Wien (OTS) - Das Online Community Magazin für Frauen www.sunny7.at startet am 23. Jänner offiziell in Österreich mit den Rubriken Family, Health, Beauty, Home und Business. Die Ausrichtung ist international: ...
The Jerusalem Post

Anti-semitic stereotypes in Dutch paper spark anger

4 months ago
"The chosen people have to be perfect," wrote journalist Ilse van Heusden of childbirth in Israel’s health care system.
Bild

Nabelschnurbruch - Baby hat Organe außerhalb des Körpers

4 months ago
Diagnose Nabelschnurbruch: Als der kleine Hayes Davis auf die Welt kam, wuchs aus seinem Bauch eine sackähnliche Wucherung. Darin waren seine Bauchorgane! Foto: UT Health Science Center at Houston
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

New app puts health records at your fingertips

4 months ago
The Mihealth app will allow patients to carry a digital version of their health record with them at all times and ease communications with doctors and nurses
FOCUS

Stalking-Statistik - Köln ist die Hauptstadt der Stalker

4 months ago
Köln ist dem Magazin "Men´s Health" zufolge die Hauptstadt der Stalker in Deutschland. Wer keine Lust auf Nachstellungen hat sollte demnach am besten nach Nürnberg ziehen.
Hoy

Eva Longoria explica la causa de su delgadez

4 months ago
Eva Longoria asegura, en la revista 'Health', que la causa de que esté más delgada es su trágico divorcio con el jugador de baloncesto Tony Parker. Según cuenta la actriz y modelo fue para ella probablemente el momento menos saludable que ha vivido.
Reuters

Steelers to sit Clark in Denver over health risks

4 months ago
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark will not play in Sunday's AFC wild card playoff game against the Denver Broncos because of health risks to him in the high altitude of Denver, the team said on Tuesday.
Technology Review

Prescription: Networking

5 months ago
Boston Medical Center is one of a relative few of U.S. hospitals that have managed to break down bureaucratic barriers to exchange electronic medical records with community health centers having different owners—a first step toward statewide and nationwide exchanges to improve health-care quality and reduce waste. Meg Aranow, the hospital’s chief information officer, and Andrew Ulrich, an emerg...
Daily Telegraph

Chasing a Boxing Day bounce

5 months ago
AUSTRALIA and India enter the first Test in Melbourne with a clean bill of health and hopes of getting a Boxing Day bounce towards series success.
The Nation

Medical camps for flood victims

5 months ago
CHUNIAN - The CPHR in collaboration with Hazara Public School & College set up medical camps in flood-hit areas of district Thatta. The victims in village 103 Mori and Pir Patho were provided with medical facilities to prevent or minimize spread of diseases. The Clinical & Population Health Research’s Emergency Coordinator Faiz Soomro, Dr Illyas Soomro and Programme Officer Amjad facili...
China Daily

Venus coming to Australian Open - tournament chief

5 months ago
Seven-times grand slam champion Venus Williams will still play the Australian Open despite withdrawing from her scheduled warm-up tournament in New Zealand for health reasons, according to tournament director Craig Tiley.
USA Today

Royal Caribbean ship fails health inspection

5 months ago
The Centers for Disease Control noted a number of problems with the line's Monarch of the Seas.
The Nation

Zardari to unveil political strategy on 27th

5 months ago
KARACHI - Senate Chairman Farooq H. Naek, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad on Monday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House in Karachi.President Zardari arrived from Dubai here late on Sunday night after staying for about 12 days in Dubai for medical check-up.According to reports, Senate Chairman as well as Sindh Chief Minister and Governor in...
The Nation

Deadly Cairo clashes move into fourth day

5 months ago
CAIRO (AFP) - Egyptian security forces clashed for a fourth straight day on Monday with protesters demanding an end to military rule as the death toll rose to 12, despite strong international criticism of the use of force.Two people were killed in dawn fighting in Cairo’s administrative heart as security forces swooped to remove the protesters, health ministry sources said. The clashes quickly ...
Orf

USA: Weniger Experimente an Schimpansen

5 months ago
Die wichtigste US-Einrichtung für medizinische Forschung will Experimente an Schimpansen ab sofort stark reduzieren. Der Chef der National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, erklärte seine Einrichtung wolle entsprechenden Empfehlungen des nicht-staatlichen Institute of Medicine (IOM) nachkommen.
The Nation

President Zardari warns of ‘consequences’ if Article 47 imposed

5 months ago
President Asif Ali Zardari who is in Dubai for health reasons has said that he was absolutely fine but doctors are not allowing him for travelling. Talking to a senior Pakistani journalist on Friday, the president said that how could Article 47 of the Constitution be imposed on him as he was absolutely fine. “If it is done, then my manifesto will be “Aisay Dastoor ko Main Nahi Manta” (I deny su...
sueddeutsche

Männermagazin vergibt Titel: Jennifer Aniston ist "heißeste Frau aller Zeiten"

5 months ago
Jennifer Aniston ist vom amerikanischen "Men's Health" zur heißesten Frau aller Zeiten gewählt worden. Worüber sie sich vermutlich besonders freuen wird, sie hat sogar Erzrivalin Angelina Jolie hinter sich gelassen.
THE AUSTRALIAN

Taking stock

5 months ago
CLIVE James's wit is in perfect condition even if his health is a bit wonky.
Art Review

Blog post by Marta Graciela Bressi

5 months ago
Blog post by Marta Graciela BressiMerry Christmas and a wonderful 2012 year full of health and success.Sagrada FamiliaMy friends,Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo 2012 acompañado por salud y éxitosJoyeux Noël et une merveilleuse année 2012 pleine de santé et de succès.Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2012 year full of health and success.Hyvää joulua ja ihanaa 2012 täynnä terveyttä ja menestystä...
Telegraph

NHS computer farce to cost another £2bn

5 months ago
A US company contracted to provide IT technology for the National Health Service is set to receive a £2?billion extension despite the failed project being abandoned, it was claimed last night.
Irish Times

'That's the thing about your death . . . it pulls in all your loved ones'

5 months ago
Writer and film directorSIMON FITZMAURICEfirst wrote of his experience of Motor Neurone Disease in this newspaper’s health supplement in April. After four years of living with the disease, he writes of his struggles and triumphs with life, and death, in that time
Scientific American

New Flu Strain Makes Health Experts Nervous

5 months ago
A new variant of a flu virus that circulates in pigs has been jumping occasionally into people, providing a surprisingly early opportunity for public health officials to test out some of the lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic . [More]
Salon

On “Weed Wars,” drug clichés go up in smoke

5 months ago
"I run a family business, and the business is cannabis," says Steve D'Angelo, a central character in Discovery's new series "Weed Wars" and the co-founder and executive director of Oakland's Harborside Health Center, which distributes medical marijuana to almost 100,000 customers. D'Angelo's matter-of-fact statement sums up the tone of this series, which treats the Harborside Heath Center as ju...
chinatechnews

Shanghai's Lenian.cn Gains Investment To Boost Online Healthcare Sales

5 months ago
Shanghai-based e-commerce company Lenian.cn has gained a CNY20 million infusion from an investment management company in Hangzhou, China. Founded in September 2010, Lenian.cn is an enterprise engaged in the sales of health products and professional health consulting services. The company has established a strategic partnership with Real Nutriceutical, a Hong Kong-listed health-related products ...
USA Today

'Twilight' may be hazardous to your health

6 months ago
The latest installment of the vampire saga could cause seizures.
Reuters

Text-message bullying becoming more common

6 months ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A growing number of U.S. kids say they have been picked on via text messaging, while there has been little change in online harassment, researchers reported Monday.
Reuters

Analysis: Easy loans now a burden for China solar firms

6 months ago
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Generous state bank loans to Chinese solar companies, a bone of contention for their Western counterparts, are threatening the financial health of the firms, as they grapple...
exchnage4media

Zee creates $250 mn content development fund for wellness network, Veria Living

6 months ago
The $250 million fund has been earmarked for development, production, co-production and acquisition of high quality, multimedia health and wellness programming as Veria Living prepares for January 2012 re-branding.
Zeit

Elektro: Siemens streicht Stellen im Gesundheitssektor

6 months ago
München (dpa) - Der Siemens-Konzern plant aufgrund des Kostendrucks in den Gesundheitssystemen zahlreicher Länder Stellenstreichungen in seinem Geschäftssektor Health Care. Der Abbau von Arbeitsplätz...
Science News

A Spitting Image of Health

6 months ago
How saliva can help doctors diagnose disease
People Daily

Astronauts being prepped as space station nears

9 months ago
A research project to train astronauts and study their ability to endure space missions has been launched as the country gears up for the launching of two unmanned space modules later this year, aimed at future space dockings. The research looks into the impact of prolonged stays of astronauts in conditions of zero gravity, rapid day and night shifts, and limited living quarters, so as to gu...
China Daily

A fishy business

10 months ago
The fall from grace of 'health godmother' Ma Yueling highlights the fraudulent practices of a number of self-declared health gurus.
National Post

Canada's economic indicators point higher

about 1 year ago
A key barometer of Canada’s economic health advanced more than expected last month, led by the manufacturing sector
DnJournal

Update From Health Officials on Playboy Mansion Illness Outbreak Leaves Unanswered Questions

about 1 year ago
On Friday L.A. public health officials released preliminary results from their investigation into the outbreak of illness after a domain industry party at the Playboy Mansion Feb. 3, 2011. While 3 cases of H1N1 (Swine flu) were confirmed they are STILL looking for evidence of legionellosis and answers to some other questions.
Foreign Policy

Russia considers new Internet filtering technology

over 2 years ago
According to this article published on a Russian news-site Inbox.ru, Russia has moved one inch closer to the China-style system of filtering the Web. Russia's Ministry of Communications has urged ISPs to start filtering "negative" Internet content in places that provide public access to the Internet (think cafes, libraries, etc). Such filters have already been planned to be installed in Russian...
Technology Review

Blood Test Offers More Accurate Picture of Health

over 2 years ago
A Seattle company is developing rapid tests for thousands of proteins.
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1 United States 172.554
2 India 127.898
3 China 83.440
4 United Kingdom 32.115
5 Germany 31.165
6 France 18.735
7 Russia 14.370
8 Turkey 13.555
9 Mexico 13.220
10 Indonesia 12.635
11 Canada 12.116
12 Italy 11.735
13 Poland 10.265
14 Australia 9.659
15 Japan 9.315
16 Spain 6.980
17 Pakistan 6.710
18 Argentina 6.174
19 Philipines 5.460
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2 Dainik Bhaskar 14.000
3 CNN Editions (International) 12.000
4 CNN 10.000
5 Times of India 9.300
6 Aajtak TV 7.000
7 Anandabazar Patrika 6.800
8 foxnews 6.300
9 USA Today 5.500
10 Bild 5.450
11 HUANQIU SHIBAO (GLOBAL TIMES) 5.400
12 Dinakaran 5.000
13 ORT – Channel One 4.900
14 IBN live 4.900
15 zee news 4.800
16 NDTV 4.500
17 BBC News 4.500
18 PTV News 4.500
19 Chutian Dushi Bao & Hubei Ri Bao 4.480
20 sina.com.cn 4.400
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1 English 304.449
2 Chinese 84.260
3 Hindi 54.500
4 Spanish 38.462
5 German 37.075
6 French 22.637
7 Russian 15.195
8 Turkish 13.475
9 Indonesian 12.635
10 Italian 11.655
11 Polish 10.265
12 Tamil 9.900
13 Japanese 9.270
14 Arabic 6.890
15 Bengali 6.800
16 Dutch 4.320
17 Malayalam 4.000
18 Norwegian 3.883
19 Swedish 3.600
20 Romanian 3.450
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