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California Family Grieves Dead Soldier
California Family Grieves Dead Soldier
posted by travel_nursing 362 days 20 hours 30 minutes ago
In high school, Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr. was surprisingly self-assured, knowing early what he wanted to do with his life: the military.
Read more...Companies Turn to In-house Health Clinics to Control Skyrocketing Health Care Costs
Companies Turn to In-house Health Clinics to Control Skyrocketing Health Care Costs
posted by tnelson 281 days 3 hours 15 minutes ago
According to a recent study, the economic strain levied on employers in the U.S. from employee health care costs is growing exponentially, leaving many employers scrambling to find alternatives to their present health care models.
Read more...Why Africa Fears Western Medicine
Why Africa Fears Western Medicine
posted by jlittle 281 days 4 hours 9 minutes ago
To Westerners, the repatriation of five nurses and a doctor to Bulgaria last week after more than eight years' imprisonment meant the end of an unsettling ordeal. The medical workers, who in May 2004 were sentenced to death on charges of intentionally infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, have been freed, and another international incident is averted. But to many Africans, the accusations, which have been validated by a guilty verdict and a promise to reimburse the families of the infected children with a $426 million payout, seem perfectly plausible. The medical workers' release appears to be the latest episode in a health care nightmare in which white and Western-trained doctors and nurses have harmed Africans - and have gone unpunished.
Read more...New Mental Health Coaliation secures key improvements to mental health bill
New Mental Health Coaliation secures key improvements to mental health bill
posted by marcusy56 332 days 1 hour 7 minutes ago
A coalition representing some 85% of NHS mental health staff, today welcomed amendments tabled by the Government to revise conditions relating to Supervised Community Treatment orders in the Mental Health Bill.
Read more...Short Heart Health Programs Improve Life Expectancy and Reduce Hospitalizations
Short Heart Health Programs Improve Life Expectancy and Reduce Hospitalizations
posted by kmarshall 287 days 23 hours 16 minutes ago
Secondary prevention programs for coronary heart disease that contain less than 10 hours contact with health professionals and those provided by family doctors are just as effective in saving lives as more expensive, longer and more specialized hospital-based alternatives, according to cardiovascular researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
Read more...Report Card on Global AIDS Treatment Access Disappointments
Report Card on Global AIDS Treatment Access Disappointments
posted by jlittle 307 days 1 hour 58 minutes ago
The world is still one million people short of the original "3 by 5" goal to put three million people on AIDS treatment by the end of 2005. The slow progress has already cost thousands of lives, and is destined to cost millions more. This is particularly tragic because evidence shows that AIDS treatment delivery is working.
Read more...Poorest countries must invest in science, technology to develop: UN report
Poorest countries must invest in science, technology to develop: UN report
posted by jlittle 307 days 2 hours ago
GENEVA: The world's least developed countries need to invest heavily in science and technology if they want to catch up with richer nations, a U.N. report said Thursday. To do so, poor countries must devote funds to promoting their "knowledge economy," and donors should increase the amount of aid they give to projects that improve a country's ability to develop its industrial and agricultural sectors, according to the report by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development.
Read more...Moore Criticizes Healthcare Access in 'Sicko'
Moore Criticizes Healthcare Access in 'Sicko'
posted by kmarshall 294 days 26 minutes ago
In his latest feature film documentary, "Sicko," director Michael Moore calls for government-sponsored health care for all Americans. The film documents the lives - and deaths - of Americans without health insurance or with inadequate health insurance.
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