RP ranks 9th in child undernourishment--Unicef - INQ7.net
May 6, 2006

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RP ranks 9th in child undernourishment--Unicef INQ7.net - May 5, 2006 Subscribe to Breaking News alerts, send ON EXTRA BREAKING to 2207 for Globe, or send EXTRA BREAKING to 386 for Smart. THE Philippines ranks ninth among 10 developing nations where the most number ... Unicef sees an alarming trend in child nutrition Gulf Times World failing to roll back childhood malnutrition: UNICEF Haveeru Daily New Anatolian - Kaiser network.org - African News Dimension - ABC News - all 65 related

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Eleven seen as a key age for obese children Scotsman - May 4, 2006 Children who are overweight or obese by the age of 11 are likely to carry their excess weight into adulthood and to suffer from related health problems, researchers said on Friday. Puppy fat 'is a myth' ITV.com Puppy fat 'myth' risking health BBC News Calcutta Telegraph - Monsters and Critics.com - World Fitness - WebMD - all 53 related

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New TV, radio ads aim to ease bird flu fears MSNBC - May 4, 2006 WASHINGTON - Hoping to prevent a scare over deadly bird flu, the government is distributing television and radio commercials assuring people that chicken is safe to eat. Investors flock to chicken despite bird flu Reuters Ukraine Poultry Farm Sets IPO Wall Street Journal Miami Herald - Anchorage Daily News - all 16 related

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US awards $1 billion in flu vaccine contracts ABC News - May 4, 2006 Five companies won more than $1 billion in contracts to develop better influenza vaccines, and to make them on US territory, the US Health and Human Services Department said on Thursday. Switzerland's Novartis wins big US flu vaccine contract Xinhua Glaxo lands $274M deal for bird flu research Bizjournals.com Swissinfo - Daily Telegraph - Trading Markets - MarketWatch - all 406 related

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Transplant program startup `disastrous` Monsters and Critics.com - 2 hours ago Patients at the Kaiser Permanente health plan in California waiting for transplants say the shift to an in-house transplant program has been disastrous. Report: transplant regulators swamped Seattle Post Intelligencer FRIDAY MIDDAY NEWS ROUNDUP CBS 5 Lex 18 - San Francisco Chronicle - Political Gateway - The Argus - all 195 related

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Best Syndication

New Guidelines Issued to Prevent Stroke SeniorJournal.com - May 5, 2006 May 5, 2006 - Healthy habits and appropriate treatments help prevent stroke, according to graded, evidenced-based recommendations issued today by the American Heart Association and it's division, the American Stroke Association. Experts Issue New Stroke-Prevention Guidelines Forbes Stroke Prevention information KARE Reuters - Best Syndication - Earthtimes.org - United Press International - all 25 related

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Albany Times Union

APEC Ministers Approve Plan to Combat Possible Human Flu Pandemic Voice of America - 11 hours ago Senior officials from Asia-Pacific countries have approved a regional plan to combat a deadly strain of avian influenza this week at a summit in Vietnam. WHO: Bird Flu Cases Must Be Noted Sooner Washington Post APEC officials tour chicken farm in Vietnam Malaysia Star Nhan Dan - Bangkok Post - ABC News - Xinhua - all 230 related

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24x7updates

Sugary soft drinks to be removed from schools Carthage Press - May 4, 2006 Carthage students are skeptical on whether the removal of sugary soft drinks in the school's vending machines will impact their health. Sweet surrender New Albany Tribune Most school soda sales to end San Jose Mercury News Kansas City Star - Free Market News Network - Louisville Courier-Journal - Allentown Morning Call - all 165 related

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Voice of America

WHO: Bird Flu Cases Must Be Noted Sooner ABC News - 6 hours ago Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan, center, speaks at a APEC ministerial meeting in the country's central Danang City on Friday, May 5, 2006. Nations Urged on Bird Flu Response Time Houston Chronicle APEC ministers adopt action plan on avian influenza Nhan Dan Washington Post - People's Daily Online - Voice of America - Malaysia Star - all 229 related

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'Tailored' Medicaid launched Monsters and Critics.com - 4 hours ago Health and Human Services (HHS) released final versions of plans to dramatically restructure Medicaid in Kentucky and West Virginia this week. Changes may raise cost for Medicaid patients Louisville Courier-Journal Kentucky gets federal approval for Medicaid reform Bizjournals.com Kaiser network.org - all 10 related

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Asthma symptoms double in NYC in week Seattle Post Intelligencer - May 5, 2006 NEW YORK -- The number of New Yorkers suffering from asthma symptoms in the past week has more than doubled, the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Friday. Tough Week for Allergies as Pollen Count Shoots Up New York Times Asthma woes heat up New York Daily News About - News & Issues - 1010 Wins - ABC News - all 54 related

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Pain over Dread Indian Express - 2 hours ago For those who dread a colonoscopy or a root canal so much that they avoid it altogether, scientists have good news. The first study ever to look at where sensations of dread arise in the brain finds that contrary ... Study Explores Anatomy of Dread Forbes Research shows anticipating pain hurts Seattle Post Intelligencer Monsters and Critics.com - Nature.com (subscription) - Scripps Howard News Service - all 181 related

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CTV.ca

Lewis joins McMaster as scholar-in-residence Globe and Mail - May 4, 2006 He has 22 honorary degrees from Canadian universities, has been named a Companion of the Order of Canada and worked tirelessly to focus the world's attention on Africa's battle against HIV-AIDS. Students praised for work on HIV Toronto Star Lewis to say bye to UN, hello to Mac Hamilton Spectator CTV.ca - Canada.com - Toronto Star - all 16 related

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County already has anti-soda regulations in place Hilton Head Island Packet - May 4, 2006 A new agreement by drink companies to end sales of soft drinks to schools in two years won't alter Beaufort County School District policy much, but it could lead to changes in student habits. Sugary sodas to be pulled from US schools Mail & Guardian Online Deal will keep most sodas out of schools Allentown Morning Call New York Sun - St. Petersburg Times - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Carthage Press - all 189 related

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Glaxo lands $274M deal for bird flu research Bizjournals.com - May 5, 2006 GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday won a $274 million contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services to accelerate development of new cell culture-based flu vaccines. Switzerland's Novartis wins big US flu vaccine contract Xinhua Glaxo among flu vaccine contract winners Reuters.uk San Jose Mercury News - Washington Post - CIDRAP - Bloomberg - all 406 related

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Earthtimes.org

Decade-long quest of the oldest mother Times Online - 36 minutes ago BRITAIN’S oldest expectant mother, 63-year-old Patricia Rashbrook, had three previous failed attempts using donor eggs, it emerged this weekend. When is a woman too old to become a new mother? Telegraph.co.uk Fertility doctor defends decision Guardian Unlimited CTV.ca - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - ITV.com - Medical News Today - all 286 related

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Changes may raise cost for Medicaid patients Louisville Courier-Journal - May 4, 2006 Thousands of Kentuckians using Medicaid could soon see higher copayments and other significant changes in their health coverage, under final plans announced yesterday. Kentucky gets federal approval for Medicaid reform Bizjournals.com Kentucky Receives Final Approval To Restructure Medicaid Program ... Kaiser network.org all 10 related

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UN News Centre

Angola: Cholera Killing 25 People a Day AllAfrica.com - May 5, 2006 Health authorities have been unable to contain the cholera outbreak sweeping through Angola, a country considered to have some of the greatest potential for wealth and economic growth in Africa. Cholera kills 1,109 as disease spreads in Angola Ireland Online Angola's cholera toll continue to rise Independent Online Reuters AlertNet - African News Dimension - Mail & Guardian Online - All Headline News - all 20 related

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WHDH-TV

Murder suspect would have 'run into anything' to shake car owner Eagle Tribune - 11 hours ago Roy Dowds Jr. told police he would have done anything to shake off a 20-year-old Boxford man who was clinging desperately to the side of his stolen SUV. Man is killed in theft of SUV Boston Globe Murder charged in Route 114 car smash-up Danvers Herald Boston Channel.com - Salem News - WHDH-TV - all 21 related

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Companies win $1.3bn flu contracts Daily Telegraph - May 4, 2006 FIVE companies won more than $US1 billion ($1.296 billion) in contracts to develop better influenza vaccines, and to make them on US territory, the US Health and Human Services Department said overnight. HHS awards for $1 billion flu vaccine R&D MarketWatch Bay Area's vaccine makers get federal funding San Jose Mercury News ABC News - Medical News Today - MSN Money - Reuters - all 406 related

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24x7updates

Clinton group announces deal to stop most soda sales to schools San Diego Union Tribune - May 3, 2006 After getting hit by a wave of regulation in recent years by school boards and legislators, soft drink makers say they get the message: School isn't the right place for sugary sodas. Top US soft-drink makers take the fizz out of school Globe and Mail Soda distributors to end most sales to schools In-Forum (subscription) Boston Globe - The Columbian - Irish Examiner - Daily Telegraph - all 156 related

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Hamilton Spectator

British woman, 63, announces pregnancy CBC News - May 4, 2006 Patricia Rashbrook, a child psychologist, posed for reporters Thursday outside her home in East Sussex in southeast England, with her 61-year-old husband, John Farrant. Psychologist to be UK's oldest mother at 63 ABC News British Woman Defends Right to Be Pregnant at 63 FOX News ANSA - Guardian Unlimited - Independent - Telegraph.co.uk - all 285 related

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HHS extends BioPort's anthrax vaccine contract Food Consumer - 52 minutes ago The Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that it would be providing an additional $120 million to Lansing-based BioPort Corp. Feds Increasing Anthrax Vaccine Stockpile Forbes Health Highlights: May 6, 2006 TMCnet Detroit Free Press - Bizjournals.com - Lansing State Journal - CIDRAP - all 141 related

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The fizz flunks out Baltimore Sun - May 4, 2006 America's largest beverage makers pledged yesterday to stop selling their signature sodas and other high-sugar drinks in the nation's schools as part of an agreement with health care groups who allege that soft drinks contribute to an epidemic of ... Bottlers Agree to a School Ban on Sweet Drinks New York Times Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales ABC News Louisville Courier-Journal - Globe and Mail - New Albany Tribune - The Columbian - all 191 related

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Bush Promotes Medical Benefit for the Elderly Voice of America - 1 hour ago President Bush is urging elderly Americans to sign up for government-sponsored prescription drug benefits before a May deadline expires. Bush Urges the Elderly to Sign Up for New Medicare Drug Program Bloomberg Bush urges signup for Medicare drug plan MarketWatch Florida Today - Forbes - Monsters and Critics.com - WKYT - all 145 related

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WHDH-TV

College kid dies in desperate try to thwart thief Boston Herald - 41 minutes ago A former high school football star was dragged to his death in Danvers by an alleged car thief who police say was desperate to escape - even if it meant he would “run into everything. Man is killed in theft of SUV Boston Globe Murder suspect would have 'run into anything' to shake car owner Eagle Tribune Danvers Herald - Boston Channel.com - WCSH-TV - Salem News - all 21 related

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UNICEF appeals for fund to fight cholera outbreak in Angola African News Dimension - 47 minutes ago With 1,000 people already dead from cholera in Angola, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for one million US dollars to fight the most severe outbreak of the disease there since 1988. Angola's cholera toll continue to rise Independent Online Angola: Cholera Killing 25 People a Day AllAfrica.com Mail & Guardian Online - Ireland Online - Reuters AlertNet - all 20 related

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New Philadelphia Times Reporter

Update 3: Bush Pushes Enrollment for Drug Benefit Forbes - 4 hours ago 06.2006, 10:15 AM. With an enrollment deadline fast approaching, elderly and disabled Americans should review their options and sign up for the government's new prescription drug benefit, President Bush said Saturday. Bush Promotes Medical Benefit for the Elderly Voice of America Bush Urges the Elderly to Sign Up for New Medicare Drug Program Bloomberg MarketWatch - Florida Today - Monsters and Critics.com - WKYT - all 144 related

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Albany Times Union

WHO: Bird Flu Cases Must Be Noted Sooner Washington Post - 36 minutes ago Only half the world's human bird flu cases are being reported to the World Health Organization within two weeks of being detected _ a response time that must be improved ... WHO: Bird Flu Cases Must Be Noted Sooner ABC News APEC Ministers Approve Plan to Combat Possible Human Flu Pandemic Voice of America Bangkok Post - Nhan Dan - Houston Chronicle - Xinhua - all 211 related

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CTV.ca

Students praised for work on HIV Toronto Star - 12 hours ago Sometime next week, impoverished children in Africa will be smiling when they hear about friends they have never met in York Region, Stephen Lewis told a packed auditorium at Newmarket's Sir William Mulock Secondary School. Lewis joins McMaster as scholar-in-residence Globe and Mail Lewis to say bye to UN, hello to Mac Hamilton Spectator Toronto Star - Hamilton Spectator - Macleans - all 16 related

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Memorial Held For Teen Found In Franklin Park CBS4Boston - 5 hours ago (CBS4) BOSTON A memorial will be held on Saturday at Milton High School for 19-year-old Dominique Samuels, whose burned, lifeless body was found in Franklin Park last weekend. Memorial Service Planned For Slain Teen Boston Channel.com Police Look For Clue's Near Gas Stations In Teen Killing MedIndia CBS4Boston - Boston Globe - Boston Herald - Boston Globe - all 14 related

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Vegies do slow burn on teeth Sunday Times.au - 3 hours ago YOU might expect Mediterranean-style roasted vegetables, cooked slowly in the oven with a sprinkling of herbs, would be one of the healthier dishes. Roasted vegetables 'acidic as fizzy drinks' Daily Mail - UK Oven-roasted vegetables may hurt teeth Monsters and Critics.com Telegraph.co.uk - ABC Online - InTheNews.co.uk - Earthtimes.org - all 29 related

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