India's anti-reservation stir spreads out - NewKerala.com
April 30, 2006

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India's anti-reservation stir spreads out NewKerala.com - Apr 29, 2006 Bangalore/New Delhi/Nagpur: Medical students across India continued to vent their anger on Saturday against federal government's proposal reservation for socially backward students in country's top medical, engineering and business schools. Students to launch nationwide stir next week Hindustan Times Medicos get restive over quota Deccan Herald Gulf Times - Newindpress (subscription) - CNN-IBN - Times of India - all 27 related

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Breast Cancer Wonder Drug to Be Approved 'Within Weeks' International News Service - 3 hours ago THOUSANDS of breast cancer sufferers were given fresh hope last night after it emerged the 'wonder drug' Herceptin is expected to be approved for widespread use within weeks. Roche cancer drug Herceptin gets positive opinion in Europe MarketWatch Herceptin given European backing BBC News Guardian Unlimited - Times Online - DG News - MedIndia - all 49 related

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Mumbai Mirror

African leaders to meet in Nigeria on control of AIDS, Malaria People's Daily Online - 22 minutes ago About 40 heads of states of African countries are coming to participate in a special summit in Nigeria 's capital Abuja to discuss the way forward in the management and control of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, according to a statement made available ... Your stories: How AIDS has affected you CNN Nigeria Hosts African Leaders African News Dimension Mumbai Mirror - Myrtle Beach Sun News - all 7 related

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Forearm Support May Cut Computer Injuries TMCnet - Apr 28, 2006 (HealthDay Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)FRIDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- An "ergonomic board" that provides forearm support may relieve upper body pain and disorders that can develop from spending extended hours on a computer, a new study suggests. Arm support spares computer users pain ABC Science Online Forearm support may spare desk workers some pain Reuters.uk HealthCentral.com - TVNZ - all 9 related

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CDC gives credit to vaccine for mild flu season The Herald - Apr 28, 2006 But health officials don't want the public to be lulled into a false sense of security about next year. ATLANTA - This year's flu season draws to a close as one of the mildest in recent years, partly because ... City eases through mild flu season Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) Scientists check crystal ball, prepare for new strain of flu TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) ShortNews.com - Salt Lake Tribune - WKYC-TV - Fort Worth Star Telegram - all 54 related

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Time to root out skin cancer USA Today - 42 minutes ago Have you ever examined the back of your head? Do you even know what the soles of your feet look like? If not, maybe it's time to take a peek. Despite Seattle rain, state a hot spot for malignant melanoma Seattle Post Intelligencer St. Francis Hospital offers free skin cancer screening Mooresville / Decatur Times Grays Harbor Daily World - all 10 related

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Brunei Mulls New General Hospital Bru Direct - 1 hour ago The Ministry of Health has given serious thought to building either a new general hospital or a stand-alone women & children hospital after taking into account the number of cases it now handles. 7 officials sacked over 'sky-high' hospital bill China Daily Harsh punishment in medical billing scandal Xinhua Reuters AlertNet - China Daily - Shanghai Daily - all 9 related

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Japan bans UK poultry as bird flu cases spread Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago Japan has become the first country to ban imports of British poultry amid growing concerns about the threat of avian flu. The announcement comes as more than 15,000 chickens face slaughter in Norfolk after ... Poultry workers free of bird flu BBC News Bird flu infects two more farms ITV.com Scotsman - Xinhua - Medical News Today - News24 - all 294 related

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Common strategy to fight bird flu Daily Times - 55 minutes ago Health ministers from seven South Asian nations have decided to develop a common strategy to combat bird-flu in the region. The health ministers said after their meeting in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on ... Bird flu alert Financial Express.bd Bangladesh hosts South Asian countries' meet on pressing health ... OneWorld.net all 4 related

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It's time to find ways to cover the uninsured The Herald - 17 hours ago If you're not one of them, the fact that nearly 46 million Americans have no health coverage is easy to dismiss as someone else's problem. Week focuses on covering the uninsured Hamilton Journal News (subscription) Expand CHIP to cover all state's children Patriot-News Miami Herald - Port Huron Times Herald - Newark Star Ledger - Catholic Online - all 20 related

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Research raises hopes for male birth pill Daily Times - Apr 28, 2006 LAHORE: A pill for men that will allow them to share the responsibility for birth control looks a better prospect with research published recently, the Guardian reported on Friday. Birth control implant for men Advertiser Adelaide How does the male pill work? Daily Mail - UK Times Online - ABC Online - Live Punjab - Medical News Today - all 65 related

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Canada.com

Face transplant woman feels again Independent - 22 minutes ago The woman who had the world's first partial face transplant has complete feeling in the new tissue just five months after the pioneering operation. Full feeling after transplant Canada.com World's first face-transplant patient says she has recovered ... USA Today WIS - KVOA.com - CBS 5 - all 143 related

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Flu vaccine generally worked well this year Houston Chronicle - Apr 27, 2006 This year's flu season draws to a close as one of the mildest in recent years, partly because the vaccine was a good match for this winter's most common virus. City eases through mild flu season Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) Scientists check crystal ball, prepare for new strain of flu TheNewsTribune.com (subscription) Salt Lake Tribune - WKYC-TV - Fort Worth Star Telegram - All Headline News - all 30 related

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China Daily

More small children overweight, WHO finds China Daily - 15 hours ago Twenty to 30 percent more young children may be overweight than previously thought according to new growth standards, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. UN: Child Growth Rates the Same Worldwide Houston Chronicle New Growth Standards For Assessing Children Daily Graphic New Zealand Herald - Toronto Star - Hinesberg Journal - ChronicleHerald.ca - all 64 related

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Caught in a tangle of fine print Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago As the deadline looms, consumers are finding hidden costs in the new Medicare drug plans. By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Times Staff Writer. A ‘doughnut hole’ you could drive an ambulance through Boston Herald Beat that deadline Fort Wayne Journal Gazette The Grand Rapids Press - Buffalo News - Kentucky.com - NewKerala.com - all 14 related

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Full feeling after transplant Canada.com - 5 hours ago Isabelle Dinoire, the woman who received the world's first partial face transplant with a new nose, chin and mouth, in an operation on Nov. 27, 2005. World's first face-transplant patient says she has recovered ... USA Today 'I am visible again' Toronto Star abc11tv.com - all 117 related

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Mumbai Mirror

Your stories: How AIDS has affected you CNN - Apr 28, 2006 AIDS has killed more than 25 million people across the globe since 1981, when the disease was first recognized. Last year alone, nearly 3 million people died of AIDS. Ignorance and poverty may cost 3-year-old her life Mumbai Mirror African clergy speak up on HIV Myrtle Beach Sun News all 4 related

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A ‘doughnut hole’ you could drive an ambulance through Boston Herald - Apr 27, 2006 The gap in Medicare’s new drug program is called a doughnut hole, but for some seniors it’s creating a huge financial hole, say activists for senior citizens. Caught in a tangle of fine print Los Angeles Times Beat that deadline Fort Wayne Journal Gazette The Grand Rapids Press - Buffalo News - Kentucky.com - NewKerala.com - all 14 related

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Poultry cull is now underway Guardian Unlimited - 39 minutes ago A cull of chickens at a second poultry farm affected by bird flu was underway as experts battle to prevent the disease from spreading. Poultry workers free of bird flu BBC News Chickens at two more British farms are found to have bird flu Independent Reuters.uk - Xinhua - Daily Times - all 254 related

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UN Labor Agency Marks World Safety and Health Day with Focus on ... NewsBlaze - Apr 28, 2006 From the Caucasus to the Caribbean, from Armenia to Addis Ababa, the United Nations labour agency today marked World Day for Safety and Health with over 100 events worldwide, focusing this year on HIV/AIDS as an occupational safety and health issue. Tanzania: HIV/AIDS as a trade union issue African News Dimension all 6 related

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Montreal Gazette

CMA chief wants money left over from health accord Canada.com - 20 hours ago MONTREAL -- The head of the Canadian Medical Association says Prime Minister Stephen Harper should release the $1 billion remaining from the 2004 health accord signed by the previous Liberal government in order to deal immediately with wait times. CMA Calls for Harper to Release Cash for Wait Times 580 CFRA Radio Create public fund to lower wait times, CMA urges Ottawa Montreal Gazette (subscription) Calgary Sun - Calgary Sun - all 17 related

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Effect of male pill could be reversed in months-study Ninemsn - Apr 27, 2006 Men given a hormone-based contraceptive, which could be available in the near future, can regain their fertility about four months after stopping the treatment, researchers said today. Male Pill doesn't cause infertility CNN-IBN Reversible birth control Pill for men moves closer Scotsman Guardian Unlimited - BBC News - Medical News Today - Food Consumer - all 87 related

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Bausch & Lomb alerted to infections in Nov. San Jose Mercury News - Apr 27, 2006 ROCHESTER, NY - Bausch & Lomb Inc., which recently halted US sales of a contact lens cleaner linked to an apparent outbreak of a severe fungal eye infection, said Thursday it was alerted last fall to a rise in infections among lens wearers in Hong Kong. New cases of eye fungus reported across US MSNBC Fungal infection outbreak makes case for proper contact lens care Pioneer Press Newsinferno.com - Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - WFAA (subscription) - Appleton Post Crescent - all 56 related

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Vet faked euthanasia, Bucks lawsuit alleges Allentown Morning Call - Apr 28, 2006 As the tears flowed, Dana and Gary Ganyer thought they were watching the euthanasia of Annie, their beloved 2-year-old German shepherd with increasingly frequent and debilitating epileptic seizures. Pa. Vet Accused of Faking Dog's Death Forbes Lawsuit Alleges Pa. Vet Clinic Faked Dog's Death Milwaukee Channel.com ABC News - all 231 related

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Impotence - a problem for young men too NewKerala.com - 2 hours ago New York: Impotence does not affect only older men, it could be a problem for young men too, says a new US study. Researchers from the Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University's Feinberg School ... Impotence a Problem for Young Men, Too KLAS-TV Impotence a Problem for Young Men, Too Forbes ABC News - all 16 related

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Probe: Flu Protection From Masks Unclear CBS News - Apr 27, 2006 If a worldwide flu epidemic strikes, don't reuse a face mask _ and don't assume, either, that it will offer a lot of protection, the Institute of Medicine said Thursday. Mask isn't fail-safe answer for bird flu, health panel says Houston Chronicle Re-use of paper masks for bird flu not recommended Oxford Press Washington Post - New York Times - Medical News Today - Kansas City infoZine - all 41 related

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Young Men Also Experience Sexual Dysfunction, Says Survey ABC News - 2 hours ago Middle-aged and older men have been the primary focus of the vast majority of research on erectile dysfunction. Dr. Najah S. Musacchio, a fellow at Children's Memorial Hospital ... Impotence a Problem for Young Men, Too Forbes Impotence - a problem for young men too NewKerala.com DailyIndia.com - drkoop.com - all 16 related

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Tanzania: HIV/AIDS as a trade union issue African News Dimension - 44 minutes ago Tanzania tomorrow joins the international community to mark May Day or International Workers’ Day to commemorate the historic struggle of working people throughout the world. UN Labor Agency Marks World Safety and Health Day with Focus on ... NewsBlaze all 7 related

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Impotence a Problem for Young Men, Too Forbes - Apr 29, 2006 SATURDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- While erectile dysfunction is usually considered a condition that affects older men, it can also be a problem for young males. Young Men Also Experience Sexual Dysfunction, Says Survey ABC News Impotence - a problem for young men too NewKerala.com HealthCentral.com - all 16 related

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Woman With New Face Has Complete Feeling Washington Post - 1 hour ago PARIS -- The French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant has complete feeling in the new tissue five months after the operation, she told a Sunday newspaper. Five Months Later, Face Transplant Patient Doing Well FOX News all 87 related

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Waterloo Record

New Growth Standards For Assessing Children Daily Graphic - 1 hour ago Most Ghanaian mothers are familiar with growth cards, popularly known as “weighing cards”. About 71 per cent of children aged between 12 and 23 months possess weighing cards (Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 2003). Leaner babies are now the gold standard Toronto Star Breast-fed babies leaner, say NZ advocates New Zealand Herald San Francisco Chronicle - Scotsman - United Press International - Houston Chronicle - all 107 related

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Health Highlights: April 30, 2006 Forbes - 44 minutes ago Small businesses in the US are increasingly being forced to choose between only a handful of companies when choosing coverage for their employees, federal investigators report. Drug firms focus more on rare diseases Houston Chronicle Pompe Disease Drug Myozyme Gets FDA Approval Medical News Today Bizjournals.com - New York Times - Reuters - TheStreet.com - all 102 related

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Medicare drug questions? Get help, sign up now Chicago Tribune - 2 hours ago The May 15 deadline for signing up for a Medicare prescription drug plan is looming. And if you qualify for Medicare and ignore this special one-time deadline, Uncle Sam plans to slap you with a penalty. Medicare enrollment hits 13M customers, UnitedHealth top spot Bizjournals.com Help offered for Medicare drug signup Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) Portsmouth Herald News - Akron Beacon Journal - Philadelphia Inquirer - OregonLive.com - all 68 related

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Lawsuit: Vet clinic faked dog's death, gave animal away Chicago Sun-Times - 2 hours ago ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A couple who thought they were watching their epileptic dog being euthanized actually witnessed a simple sedation procedure concocted so the veterinary clinic could later give the canine to another owner, they claim in a lawsuit. Vet faked euthanasia, Bucks lawsuit alleges Allentown Morning Call 'Fake death' of epileptic dog sparks lawsuit Sydney Morning Herald All Headline News - Sploid (satire) - all 230 related

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Don't Reuse Those Disposable Medical Masks During Flu Pandemic Kansas City infoZine - 2 hours ago Washington, DC - infoZine - Use of protective face coverings will be one of many strategies used to slow or prevent transmission of the flu virus in the event of a pandemic, even though scientific evidence about the effectiveness of inexpensive ... IOM assesses reuse of masks in flu pandemic CIDRAP Mask isn't fail-safe answer for bird flu, health panel says Houston Chronicle Washington Post - CBS News - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Medical News Today - all 109 related

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