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California regulators warn of pot's cancer capability

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:44:55 GMT

The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.

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Gay veteran's military dismissal puts spotlight on California congressional race

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:43:27 GMT

Anthony Woods says he grew up without health insurance, struggled to get an education and fought in Iraq, a war he didn't believe in.

Stub out debt stress, say doctors

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:43:05 GMT

QUITTING smoking could ease debt stress, doctors in Somerset say. Public health specialist, Stewart Brock said: a oeSmoking a cigarette doesna t provide stress relief, even though it feels like it.

What are the Most Effective Ab ...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:43:01 GMT

What are the Most Effective Ab exercises? >> Unfortunately, we don't use our ab muscles nearly enough.

'Stourport needs voice on plans'

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:56 GMT

A ROW has broken out between the Wyre Forest District Council Tory and Independent Community and Health Concern leaders over the lack of Stourport ICHC councillors on the influential planning committee.

Group Sotomayor advised fought job tests

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:45 GMT

A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show.

Hospitals brace for daily isotope shortage

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:24 GMT

Hospitals brace for daily isotope shortage Body scans are shown on a computer screen at Toronto General Hospital on Friday May 22 2009.

China well prepared for cluster flu outbreak

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:17 GMT

China is well prepared to contain a cluster outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza, Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu said Friday.

Tom Richmond: Gordon puts his language lessons on hold

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:10 GMT

GORDON Brown says he wants to be a teacher when he leaves Downing Street. I'm not so sure.

Household ownership and use of insecticide treated nets among target...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:42:00 GMT

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme on the coverage and equitable distribution of insecticide treated nets, used to prevent malaria, to pregnant women and their infants.

Advocates are back with real health care stories - The Guardian

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:29:00 GMT

AP Medical Writer= CHICAGO (AP) ??? When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000. Douglas is ...

World health officials tackle swine flu challenges - The Guardian

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:29:00 GMT

Associated Press Writer= CANCUN, Mexico (AP) ??? Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing ...

And there are people who want the State to run health care...

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:15:57 GMT

Liquorless in Seattle. Really, go read this: the state of Washington operates with a single state distribution center for liquor.

Cape Breton health district reports first swine flu hospitalization ... - The Chronicle Herald

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:08:00 GMT

The first H1N1 flu hospitalization has been reported in the Cape Breton health district. The person is recovering, said Lynn Gilbert, spokeswoman for the Cape Breton district health authority. The authority is not releasing the patient?s gender or ...

Telephone health service expected to start up July 29 - The Chronicle Herald

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:08:00 GMT

A telephone-based health service will come into operation on July 29. The provincial Health Department announced the telecare program in March. Then-health minister Karen Casey said the program would be in operation by July. Department spokesman ...

Why Health Care is so Hard to "Fix" - Spectator.org

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:01:00 GMT

The basic problem is that health care is a complex human system, not a set of mechanical boxes which can be moved around or replaced without affecting anything else. John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis made this point well : Why ...

W.Va. tightens rules on equine health - Charleston Gazette

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:01:00 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The state Department of Agriculture has tightened health requirements for horses, donkeys and other equine being shown or sold in West Virginia. Rules that took effect Wednesday call for a negative test for Equine Infectious ...

Quinn fires head of health board - Chicago Sun-Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Gov. Quinn has fired a high-ranking employee who oversaw a state board that is the gatekeeper for hospital and other health-care construction projects throughout Illinois. Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board Executive Secretary Jeffrey Mark was ...

Mental health program on chopping block - Raleigh News & Observer

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:54:00 GMT

RALEIGH -- State legislators intend to phase out a program that had become a symbol of waste and inefficiency in North Carolina's troubled system of mental health care. But some advocates for the mentally ill say that program has improved from its ...

'Sex plot' thickens as sailors sent home

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:20:00 GMT

A GROUP of sailors from HMAS Success has been sent home and an inquiry is underway after they allegedly plotted a challenge to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible.

Marital status and dementia risk

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:00:21 GMT

"Being married protects you against Alzheimer's in later life," the Daily Mail reported.

Plastic Surgeon Near Vancouver, WA Treating More Post-Weight-Loss Patients

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Vancouver and Olympia area plastic surgeon Dr. Christopher Chung highlights a growing trend toward post-bariatric plastic surgery, and explains why liposuction and Portland area body lift can be crucial to refine body shape after massive weight loss.

Phil Jackson says he'll return to Lakers - Montana Standard

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:31:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES - Phil Jackson will return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, getting a clean bill of health following a record championship season. The Hall of Fame coach turns 64 in September and said on the team's Web site Friday he got the ...

Fines for no health coverage proposed - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON - In a revamped health-care system envisioned by senators, people would be required to carry health insurance just like motorists must get auto coverage now. The government would provide subsidies for the poor and many middle-class ...

It's 'fine' to refuse health care - Times-Argus

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:31:00 GMT

WASHINGTON ? Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top domestic ...

Griffith addresses health care issues - Huntsville Times

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:24:00 GMT

Huntsville Congressman Parker Griffith faced a crowd of more than 100 people Thursday night who wanted answers on plans for health care reform, an issue Congress is working on now. There were vocal advocates for a single-payer system similar to ones ...

Senator Grassley Asks Aetna About Limited Health Policy - The Ledger

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:16:00 GMT

Senator Charles E. Grassley, the Iowa Republican taking a lead role in the health care debate, sent a letter Thursday to the insurer Aetna asking for details about a policy it sold to a man in Texas that left him owing nearly $200,000 in medical ...

Ethiopia: Concerns over health preparedness grows as Swine flu (A/H1N1 ... - Afrik

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:02:00 GMT

Residents of Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, have been gripped by fear as increasing numbers of people are confirmed by the health ministry as having been infected with the A/H1N1 flu. T here was an unprecedented outbreak of confusion among ...

Sen. Conrad, D-N.D., touts health care reform - Bismarck Tribune

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:02:00 GMT

FARGO (AP) - Sen. Kent Conrad said Thursday that the cost of health insurance in North Dakota is increasing three times faster than wages and health care overhaul cannot wait. Conrad, who chairs the Senate Budget Committee, is holding public meetings ...