Assembly panel approves bill for universal health care coverage - San Jose Mercury News
April 25, 2006

Assembly panel approves bill for universal health care coverage San Jose Mercury News - 48 minutes ago SACRAMENTO - An Assembly committee approved a bill Tuesday that would mandate Californians buy health insurance coverage much like drivers are required to purchase auto insurance. States may get universal health care done first Edmond Sun Businesses wary of bills mandating health care coverage MSNBC Juneau Empire (subscription) - San Francisco Chronicle - all 44 related

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One in ten have difficulties with ARVs Mail & Guardian Online - 16 hours ago One in 10 people who take anti-retrovirals will experience difficulties with the medication or their bodies will reject it completely. High hopes for Aids wonder gel The Mercury (subscription) HIV-blocking microbicide gel could be ready by 2010 The Advocate The Age - The Herald Eastern Cape - CNN International - Voice of America - all 212 related

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Many seniors unaware of deadline for Medicare drug plan USA Today - 31 minutes ago Less than three weeks remains for most Medicare beneficiaries to sign up for prescription-drug coverage without penalty, but nearly half the nation's seniors apparently don't know it. Many seniors unaware of Medicare deadline Seattle Post Intelligencer Dr. Peter Rost: Winners and Losers in the Medicare Drug Lottery* Yahoo! News BusinessWeek - New York Times - Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Springfield News Sun (subscription) - all 82 related

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Study shows secret to gas-free beans ABC News - 11 hours ago Two strains of bacteria are the key to making beans flatulence-free, Venezuelan researchers reported on Tuesday. They identified two bacteria, Lactobacillus casei and ... Experts make flatulence-free bean BBC News Bacteria key to enjoying gas-free beans CBC Manitoba Standard-Speaker - Prensa Latina - All Headline News - LiveScience.com - all 31 related

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Farms on guard amid bird-flu fears Louisville Courier-Journal - Apr 24, 2006 When a utility tree-trimming crew showed up on Laura Haggarty's property recently, the poultry farmer had to give them a crash course on life in her industry. H5N1 spreads in Asia, maybe England Monsters and Critics.com Experts say warm weather won't put lid on H5N1 virus Reuters.uk Planet Ark - ABC News - all 35 related

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China's first face transplant recipient smiles, recovery beyond Xinhua - 12 hours ago The nerves of the donated tissue received by China's first face transplant recipient, Li Guoxing, are alive and active, reports the Xijing Hospital in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Chinese Face Transplant Patient Healing ABC News Bear-mauled patient makes progress Hindu Ireland Online - Houston Chronicle - China Daily - People's Daily Online - all 152 related

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Allow 'safe' self-harming, nurses urge Daily Mail - UK - 13 hours ago Nurses want a change in their professional code to allow them to help patients who self-harm to be able to do so in hospital. The Royal College of Nursing is in discussions with the Nursing and Midwifery Council ... NHS 'freezes out trainee nurses' Guardian Unlimited Student nurse fears over NHS jobs BBC News Telegraph.co.uk - Charleston Post Courier (subscription) - All Headline News - Lancashire Evening Telegraph - all 45 related

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Take heart, coffee's not a disease risk after all Sydney Morning Herald - 11 hours ago Go ahead and have that second cup of coffee - or the third, or fourth. A new study shows heavy, long-term coffee drinking does not raise the risk of heart disease for most people. Drinking lots of coffee doesn't harm heart -study Reuters.uk Coffee May Not Raise Heart Disease Risk FOX News Forbes - KOLD-TV - Earthtimes.org - KVUE (subscription) - all 52 related

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Hewitt to face nurses' questions BBC News - 1 hour ago Nurses are set to quiz Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt about fears of further job losses when she addresses their annual conference on Wednesday. Blair urged to reshuffle Cabinet after NHS row Independent Get fit to take strain off the NHS, says Blair in a tracksuit Telegraph.co.uk Scotsman - ITV.com - Guardian Unlimited - Financial Times - all 397 related

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Many seniors unaware of Medicare deadline Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3 hours ago About four in 10 elderly Americans still don't know the enrollment deadline for the new Medicare drug benefit is May 15, and nearly half are unaware that they face a financial penalty if they delay, according to a new poll. Medicare Surprise BusinessWeek Personal Health Forge Your Way Through the Medicare Drug Maze New York Times Houston Chronicle - Yahoo! News - Fort Wayne News Sentinel - The Journal News.com - all 92 related

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57 suspected human cases test negative for bird flu Daily Times - 59 minutes ago ISLAMABAD: Although nine poultry farms have been confirmed for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus strain near Islamabad and over 46,000 birds have been culled to check the spread of disease, the ... Pakistani capital shaken, stirred over bird flu Reuters AlertNet Pakistani capital shaken, stirred over bird flu Reuters Calcutta Telegraph - Forbes - All Headline News - Khaleej Times - all 46 related

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Student nurse fears over NHS jobs BBC News - 8 hours ago Thousands of student nurses face being left without NHS jobs as trusts impose recruitment freezes because of mounting deficits, nursing leaders have warned. Allow 'safe' self-harming, nurses urge Daily Mail - UK new nurses without jobs Telegraph.co.uk All Headline News - Lancashire Evening Telegraph - Telegraph.co.uk - Guardian Unlimited - all 45 related

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Experts make flatulence-free bean BBC News - 1 hour ago A method of creating super-nutritious but flatulence-free beans has been developed by scientists. Beans are a cheap and key source of nutrition especially in the developing world, but many people are thought to be put off by anti-social side-effects. Study shows secret to gas-free beans ABC News Bacteria key to enjoying gas-free beans CBC Manitoba BBC News - Melbourne Herald Sun - all 31 related

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Manto gives anti-Aids gel green light Independent Online - 19 hours ago Pharmaceutical companies feel the quest to develop an effective microbicide is still too risky an investment. So research has mainly been funded from the public sector. Research Into Anti-HIV Microbicides Gathers Momentum Voice of America PanAfrica: Frustration Over Pace of Microbicide Development AllAfrica.com CNN International - The Advocate - Mail & Guardian Online - The Herald Eastern Cape - all 212 related

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Mahajan's battle for life continues Khaleej Times - 21 hours ago MUMBAI - Doughty BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, lying unconscious in the intensive care unit of the Hinduja hospital here since Saturday morning, continued to cling precariously to life, even as his condition deteriorated yesterday. Mahajan put on dialysis Business Standard Review of Pramod Mahajan's Injuries MedIndia Navhind Times - Times of India - Times of India - all 342 related

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UN introduces new malaria treatment in Somalia People's Daily Online - 13 hours ago A new effective treatment has been introduced in Somalia to curb the incidence of malaria which is one of the leading killers of children and women, the UN announced on Tuesday. More Bed Nets Needed in Burundi's Fight Against Malaria Voice of America UK to give Sh370m Aids drugs Daily Nation (subscription) Los Angeles Times - BBC News - SI.com - Edmonton Journal (subscription) - all 55 related

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HealthFirst-Heart implant devices ABC12.com - 4 hours ago UNDATED (WJRT) - (04/25/06)-- Two studies released earlier today raise questions the safety of implantable defibrillators and pacemakers. Pacemaker, Defibrillator Reliability Can Be Improved HealthCentral.com Implantable defibrillators, pacemakers malfunction News 8 Austin Boston Channel.com - Global National - CBS4Boston - Channel4000.com - all 77 related

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FDA's Drug-Safety Office Faulted Los Angeles Times - Apr 23, 2006 Despite a year-old vow to reform, the agency still treats the oversight board as nothing more than a bureaucratic stepchild, the GAO says. Report blasts FDA safety process Monsters and Critics.com Congressional Investigators Are Critical of FDA's Efforts to ... New York Times Independent Online - MarketWatch - Newsinferno.com - Reuters - all 240 related

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Weight loss reduces frailty in obese older adults Reuters - 7 hours ago In obese adults in their 60s and 70s, moderate weight loss achieved through diet and exercise goes a long way in improving physical function and combating frailty, a study shows. Senior Citizens Choose More Drastic Treatment as Health Declines SeniorJournal.com Vital Signs Aging: Elderly Patients Draw a Line at Mental ... New York Times myDNA.com - all 16 related

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H5N1 spreads in Asia, maybe England Monsters and Critics.com - 35 minutes ago Bird flu appears to be spreading in south and central Asia, with both Pakistan and Afghanistan reporting an increase of outbreaks in poultry. Experts say warm weather won't put lid on H5N1 virus Reuters.uk Farms on guard amid bird-flu fears Louisville Courier-Journal Planet Ark - ABC News - all 35 related

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Cain-Abel episode leaves India shocked TMCnet - Apr 23, 2006 (The Economic Times (India) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge): BJP leader Pramod Mahajan is battling for his life after his brother Pravin Mahajan, in a shocking incident that has traumatised the BJP and stunned ordinary citizens, shot him three times in front ... Pramod Mahajan’s kidneys develop complications Navhind Times Top Indian leader battles for his life Seattle Post Intelligencer Indian Express - Newindpress (subscription) - Hindu - Mid-Day Mumbai - all 343 related

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NHS must avoid short-term deficit fixes-study Scotsman - 1 hour ago The National Health Service must avoid quick-fixes to financial problems if it is to avoid the sort of job cuts that have recently dominated the political and media agendas, a study released on Wednesday said. Now Hewitt gets stuck without a chair when the music stops Times Online Can ailing NHS survive Telegraph.co.uk Guardian Unlimited - The Herald - Daily Mail - UK - Independent - all 393 related

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Zanzibar's battle with malaria BBC News - 11 hours ago As Africa Malaria Day is being marked, the BBC's Tom Japanni reports on Zanzibar's relatively successful efforts to combat the disease which kills more Africans than any other. How Malaria Disconnects People from Development This Day (subscription) Malaria Drugs Going Unused Los Angeles Times Voice of America - Mail & Guardian Online - Daily Nation (subscription) - Reuters AlertNet - all 55 related

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When Implanted Heart Device Fail, Removal Is Risky MedPage Today - 3 hours ago If implanted cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) malfunction, replacement is neither simple nor risk free. Data suggest that ICDs malfunction ... Defibrillator malfunctions fell in 2003-2004 -study Reuters Pacemaker, Defibrillator Reliability Can Be Improved HealthCentral.com ABC12.com - News 8 Austin - 7Online.com - WRAL.com - all 75 related

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NEWSBLOG: Behind the headlines – April 25, 2006 Reuters AlertNet - 11 hours ago It’s Africa Malaria Day, but that’s little reason for celebration for the hundreds of thousands of Africans killed by this entirely preventable disease each year. UK to give Sh370m Aids drugs Daily Nation (subscription) Malaria Drugs Going Unused Los Angeles Times This Day (subscription) - AllAfrica.com - Kenya Times - Republic of Botswana - all 30 related

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Senior Citizens Choose More Drastic Treatment as Health Declines SeniorJournal.com - 8 hours ago April 25, 2006 - Although it is difficult to find this surprising, a study of older people with advanced chronic illnesses has found them more likely to accept treatments that result in mild-to-severe functional disability as their health declines. Weight loss reduces frailty in obese older adults Reuters Vital Signs Aging: Elderly Patients Draw a Line at Mental ... New York Times myDNA.com - all 16 related

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Doctors rule out liver transplant on Mahajan The Tribune - 1 hour ago There is no improvement in the condition of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan since Monday with the doctors at the Hinduja Hospital saying he continued to be 'very critical'. Mahajan's condition has docs concerned Mid-Day Mumbai Mahajan's health grim: Doctors NDTV.com Times of India - CNN-IBN - Hindu - Newindpress (subscription) - all 267 related

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US FDA panel industry ties common, study says Reuters - 3 hours ago Nearly 30 percent of US Food and Drug Administration advisers reported financial conflicts of interest but their votes did not sway recommendations for or against a specific drug, a consumer group said on Tuesday. Study: Money sways federal drug voting Seattle Post Intelligencer Many FDA Experts Have Drug Industry Ties HealthCentral.com CBC Manitoba - ABC News - all 44 related

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EU clears bird flu aid for farmers International Herald Tribune - 54 minutes ago LUXEMBOURG EU governments approved special subsidies Tuesday for poultry farmers who suffer losses as the spread of bird flu scares consumers away from chicken, turkey and other poultry. Europe to support poultry farmers hit by bird flu Ireland Online EU to help stricken poultry farms BBC News Voice of America - Reuters AlertNet - DailyIndia.com - Stratfor - all 27 related

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Number of Mumps Cases in Iowa Still Rising Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago DES MOINES, Iowa - The number of mumps cases in Iowa has topped 1,000, state health officials said Tuesday. There were 1,120 confirmed, probable and suspect cases as of Monday, with mumps activity found ... Health experts on alert for mumps Danbury News Times Camden Shot Records Checked in Possible Mumps Case First Coast News WQAD - MedPage Today - The Grand Rapids Press - KCCI.com - all 68 related

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Plan to detain sick fliers opposed USA Today - 18 hours ago Health experts, airlines and civil libertarians are demanding that the government reconsider proposed quarantine rules that would battle an avian flu pandemic by detaining sick airline and ship passengers. Mumps outbreak tied to airline passengers San Francisco Chronicle Airlines balk at epidemic safeguards Seattle Post Intelligencer ABC News - all 45 related

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Birth weight affected by milk intake: study Xinhua - 2 hours ago Women who are not drinking enough milk during pregnancy are giving birth to smaller babies, putting their developing infants at harm, said Canadian researchers on Tuesday. Pregnant women's drinking milk linked to higher birth weight Food Consumer Pregnant women 'need to drink milk' Telegraph.co.uk WebMD - London Free Press - NutraIngredients.com - Medical News Today - all 54 related