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  • UN iLanceti journal to hold meeting on AIDS response and global health UN iLanceti journal to hold meeting on AIDS response and global health

    19 June 2013 150 Heads of State, policymakers, scientists, advocates and private sector leaders will come together for the first time this month to explore how the AIDS response can be used to shape the future of global health in a United Nations-led meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi. Organized in conjunction with the Lancet medical journal, the UNAIDS and Lancet Commission: from AIDS to ...

  • American Medical Association Obesity is a Disease

    The largest U.S. doctors' group said obesity is a disease. The decision, announced this week by the American Medical Association at its annual meeting, could lead to increased funding for obesity research and help people obtain insurance coverage for treatment for obesity. The AMA said obesity requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention. Most insurance companies ...

  • Letting other system doctors give allopathic drugs dangerous IMA

    The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Wednesday opposed a health ministry directive allowing practitioners of homeopathy, ayurveda and siddha to dispense allopathic medicines for common health problems, saying it could prove to be dangerous. At a press conference here, the IMA said the notification is an apparent attempt by the ministry to play with the lives of the innocent citizens in the garb ...

  • Exposure to high pollution levels during pregnancy may double risk of having autistic kids

    Women exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S. The researchers examined data from Nurses' Health Study II, ...

  • Brazil to produce H1N1 flu vaccine

    Brazil plans to produce vaccines against the influenza H1N1 virus, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said. Nationwide production of the vaccine will help the country have an easier and faster access to the drug in case of an epidemic, he said Tuesday. "When Brazil has the technology, no economic crisis, exchange rate fluctuations, nor unilateral decision from a company can put patient ...

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Blu-Ray]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Blu-Ray]

While the title would seem to suggest a story of relative modesty, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is anything but. Running nearly three hours in length and spanning some 80 years of American history, from World War I to Hurricane Katrina, ... ...

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  • Lurlene Cat In Cleveland Nurses Orphaned Pit Bull Puppy Named Noland

    CLEVELAND -- A cat caring for four newborn kittens is nursing an orphaned week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland. Sharon Harvey of the Cleveland Animal Protective League said Wednesday that Lurlene the cat welcomed Noland the puppy to her "unusual little family." The puppy was dropped off at the animal shelter last week when he was a day old. The staff decided to place Noland with the ...

  • 150 doctors seek access to Guantanamo hunger strikers

    (1 hr 5 mins ago) More than 150 doctors from the United States and Britain have written to US President Barack Obama urging him to grant independent medical care to hunger-striking Guantanamo detainees. A prominent US senator who visited the facility earlier this month meanwhile, called for a re-evaluation of force-feeding procedures at the military prison, saying current methods raise ...

  • Private hospitals not as open Qld nurses

    THE Wesley Hospital's failure to inform the public about a 2011 legionnaires' death is an example of a lack of accountability in the private health sector, Queensland's nurses union ...

  • Israel urges parents to vaccinate children after polio traces found

    Parents in southern parts of Israel, whose children are not vaccinated against the polio virus, rushed Wednesday to local health centers after traces of the virus were found last week in sewage waters near their communities.Last week an inspection into the sewage system in Israel's southern communities led to the discovery of the polio virus, a deadly virus that is almost eradicated ...

  • New respiratory virus worse than SARS

    A MYSTERIOUS new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors ...

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