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Officials Praise New Test for Drug-Resistant TB
New York Times - United States
Multiple-drug-resistant TB, or MDR-TB, is a growing public health problem in the world. Five percent of new TB cases are resistant to first-line drugs. ...
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Health Educator-Youth Programs
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Five (5) years experience in community health education and/or public health working with youth. Experience with youth nutrition, physical activity, ...
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Providence Health to buy Tarzana Regional Medical Center from Tenet
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
By Daniel Costello, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Providence Health & Services has agreed to buy Tarzana Regional Medical Center from Tenet Healthcare ...
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For all the hyperbole, Bevan would have approved of this
guardian.co.uk - UK
This time every wretched manager and public health director will not have to re-apply for their old jobs under some new brass plate, setting the NHS back a ...
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Health Matters: Preventing West Nile virus and other mosquito ...
Needham Times - MA, USA
By Needham health Department Summer is a time for fun, a time to sit back and enjoy the outdoors. In the United States, however, the last few summers have ...
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Is the NHS review fit for purpose?
guardian.co.uk - UK
Reaction has been mixed, finds Sara Gaines Gordon Brown with health minister Lord Darzi. Photograph: Max Nash/PA The government has unveiled a 10-year plan ...
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Ohio woman files E. coli lawsuit against Kroger
Forbes - NY,USA
Central Ohio health departments have reported 18 cases of E. coli illnesses in a recent outbreak and the Columbus health department is telling consumers not ...
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Anheuser-Busch to cut health, pension benefits
Forbes - NY,USA
By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD 06.30.08, 5:18 PM ET Anheuser-Busch Cos. plans to cut pension and health care benefits for its salaried employees as part of an ...
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Health Highlights: June 30, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
However, if health officials can maintain the momentum created by the ban, "there is a realistic prospect of achieving a target of less than 15 percent of ...
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PM urges NHS staff to back reforms
The Press Association -
Health Minister Lord Darzi unveiled his vision for the NHS in a long-awaited report that outlined measures to raise standards of care and give patients more ...
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Mother’s junk food ‘harms child’
By admin
Eating a poor diet when pregnant or breastfeeding may cause long-lasting health damage to the child, animal studies suggest. Read more.
Health News Review - http://health.reviewnews.org

Gym Etiquette Rules: Be A Gentleman At The Gym
By healthisbad
Perhaps it is the rush of testosterone and the feeling of primal power that accompanies working out, but many men seem to check their manners at the door to the gym. But just because you're getting in touch with your inner man beast, ...
Health Ranker / Health News /... - http://healthranker.com

The $6 Million Dollar Researcher
By schwitz
The story of Stanford psychiatry chief Alan Schatzberg, his ownership of $6 million in stock in a drug he's investigating, Senator Charles Grassley's letter to the university, and the university's response is too good to miss. ...
Schwitzer health news blog - http://blog.lib.umn.edu/schwitz/healthnews/

WHO urges countries to adopt smoking bans
By admin
LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking bans are an effective way of preventing heart disease, getting cigarette users to quit and protecting children from second-hand smoke, a World Health Organization (WHO) report issued on Monday said. Read more.
Health News Review - http://health.reviewnews.org

UNFPA Funds Withheld Again
By Rachel
At Our Bodies Our Blog today, UNFPA Funds Withheld Again.
Women's Health News - http://womenshealthnews.wordpress.com