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Flu shot surplus
Afraid millions of doses will go to waste, the government all but dropped its
restrictions on the flu vaccine. Click
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Most bone growth at night
The perception that children seem to grow taller overnight is likely true,
researchers said. Click here to read
the full story
Fidgeting the key to weight-loss?
Researchers believe everyday pacing, fidgeting and restlessness may play a
bigger role in whether someone’s fat or thin, according to a small study of
self-described couch-potatoes. Click
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Sperm donation--should you tell?
Fear of rejection and concerns about the reaction of the child prevent many
parents from telling their children they have been conceived with donated sperm,
scientists said. Click here to read the
full story
Health Experts Wary After FDA Panel's Cox-2 Recommendations
Atlanta Journal Constitution
(subscription) - GA,USA
19 (HealthDay News) -- Even though a government advisory panel decided to keep
Cox-2 inhibitors on the market, health experts who followed the three-day
...
UK to Spend $1.9 Billion on Tests by Private Health Companies
Bloomberg - USA
19 (Bloomberg) -- The UK will spend 1 billion pounds ($1.9 billion) over five
years for diagnostic tests by private health-care providers, Health
Secretary ...
Worker at health center arrested
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - USA
A Chicago man working as a fundraiser for Howard Brown Health Center on
the North Side was on unpaid leave Friday after police raided his home this week
and ...
Rau case probes inquiry into mental health
ABC Online - Australia
... ill people around Australia, with the Federal Government and the
Australian Democrats set to agree on a wide-ranging Senate inquiry into mental
health services ...
Health facilities in hills vis-Ã -vis valley detailed
E-Pao.net - Manipur,India
... of medical facilities made available to the people, are apparent from
the fact that the number of doctors in the hospitals and various other health
care units ...
House Speaker Chopp's sister testifies in support of mental health ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... of House Speaker Frank Chopp told lawmakers Monday that they need to
end insurance discrimination and pass a bill that would force health
insurance companies ...
Medical funds undergo health check
NEWS.com.au - Australia
WHEN it comes to giving back to its members, Australia's best private health
fund appears to be a tiny insurer that covers about 2000 people. ...
Controversial weed-killer safe for use on lawns, says Health ...
Canada.com - Canada
OTTAWA (CP) - The controversial herbicide 2,4-D, found in many common
weed-killers, is safe to use on lawns, Health Canada has concluded.
...
Health budget 'not for nursing home charges'
Ireland Online - Ireland
The Government must not be allowed raid the health budget to pay for its
incompetence over nursing home charges, it was warned tonight. ...
Climate change to bring a wave of new health risks
PhysOrg.com - Evergreen,VA,USA
20) at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS) by Jonathan A. Patz, an authority on the human health
effects of ...
