‘Prophetess’ faces Sh2.4m fraud charge - Kenya Times
May 30, 2006

Daily Nation (subscription)

‘Prophetess’ faces Sh2.4m fraud charge Kenya Times - 8 hours ago Self-styled prophetess Lucy Nduta Mwangi was yesterday charged with defrauding HIV/Aids victims over Sh2.4 million under the guise that she could heal their condition. Kenyan prophet arrested for selling HIV/AIDS prayer cure African News Dimension Aids 'Healer' Charged With Sh1.6m Fraud AllAfrica.com Daily Nation (subscription) - Capital FM - all 6 related

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Calcutta Telegraph

Indian medicos to sue Blair govt for jobs Calcutta Telegraph - 52 minutes ago London, May 30: Junior Indian doctors in Britain are to take the department of health and the home office to court because they say the rules have been changed retrospectively making it almost impossible to get jobs they believe were promised to them. NRIs challenge UK decision on recruiting non-EU docs Rediff NRI docs to challenge decision on recruiting of non-EU medicos Hindu India eNews.com - NRIinternet.com - Daily News & Analysis - Economic Times - all 19 related

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Wyoming News

India threatens to fire hundreds of docs Seattle Post Intelligencer - 10 hours ago India's government on Tuesday threatened to fire hundreds of striking doctors opposed to an affirmative action plan for low-caste Hindus, and said army, railway and retired ... Court warns doctors to end strike BBC News Return To Work Or Face Prosecution, India Medical News Today Telegraph.co.uk - The Asian Pacific Post - Khaleej Times - Forbes - all 60 related

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National Institutes of Health (press release)

Bipolar Youths May Misread Faces WebMD - 5 hours ago May 30, 2006 -- Youths with bipolar disorderbipolar disorder may see hostility in faces that look blank to other people, new research shows. Study looks at bipolar youths Monsters and Critics.com Teens With Bipolar Disorder Misinterpret Facial Expressions Forbes Daily News Central - CBC Nova Scotia - all 16 related

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World Fitness

Study: Canadians Healthier Than Americans Washington Post - 7 hours ago You can add Canadians to the list of foreigners who are healthier than Americans. Americans are 42 percent more likely than Canadians to have diabetes, 32 percent more likely to have ... Canadians Healthier Than Americans, Survey Says Forbes Study says Canadians healthier than Americans Globe and Mail Reuters - CTV.ca - Calgary Sun - 580 CFRA Radio - all 190 related

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Earthtimes.org

SC lands strike force in a dilemma Calcutta Telegraph - 49 minutes ago New Delhi, May 30: Doctors on strike, flummoxed by a Supreme Court order asking them to call off their agitation, are struggling to walk a tightrope - keep the protest alive and honour the court. Call off stir or face contempt action, SC tells medicos Mumbai Mirror White coats dare black gowns on quota Economic Times Daily News & Analysis - The Statesman - Deccan Herald - Newindpress (subscription) - all 94 related

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24dash.com

Experts say wild birds aren't only cause of flu International Herald Tribune - 4 hours ago ROME Wild birds carry only part of the blame for spreading the deadly strain of bird flu and experts said Tuesday that they should not be killed but rather studied to understand how the virus spreads. Bird traders fingered in spread of avian flu Independent Online US poultry experts using Google to beat bird flu Reuters.uk Ireland Online - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Antara - Prensa Latina - all 110 related

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World Fitness

Report Shows 2005 to Be 'Least Bad Year' of AIDS Epidemic New York Times - 49 minutes ago UNITED NATIONS, May 30 - New surveys suggest that the global AIDS epidemic has begun to slow, with a decline in new HIV infections in about 10 countries, the leader of the United Nations AIDS program said Tuesday. UN Says AIDS Spreading Unchecked Houston Chronicle India Surpasses South Africa In Total Number of HIV Cases Wall Street Journal (subscription) Medical News Today - Times Online - Monsters and Critics.com - Telegraph.co.uk - all 308 related

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Dog Flu Diet and Diseases

Platinum Based Protein Inhibiter Brings Hope For HIV/Cancer ... Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - 2 hours ago Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have uncovered a drug that maybe useful in stopping the growth of not only cancer, but the spreading of HIV. Protein target for cancer drugs identified InTheNews.co.uk Protein target for anti-viral drug found DailyIndia.com Post Chronicle - Political Gateway - all 18 related

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BBC News

Return To Work Or Face Prosecution, India Medical News Today - 8 hours ago Striking doctors and medical students have been told by India's Supreme court to return to work now or face prosecution. Doctors and medical students are on strike in protest at a government measure to open ... Court warns doctors to end strike BBC News Indians are the losers when the caste card is played Telegraph.co.uk The Asian Pacific Post - Forbes - Salon - all 60 related

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Wyoming News

Doc Interrupts Surgery to Donate His Blood HappyNews.com - May 29, 2006 (AP Photo/Heart Care International, Hilary Leff) :: In this handout photo released by Heart Care International, taken May 11, 2006, Dr. There are still good men out there, take this doctor for example ProgressiveU.org Heart Surgeon Puts Surgery on Hold to Donate Blood ShortNews.com CNN - CTV.ca - Times Online - all 14 related

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Don`t wait for digital breast X-rays Monsters and Critics.com - 32 minutes ago US doctors advise women to get regular mammograms even if their local hospital or clinic does not yet have the latest digital technology, a report says. Wall Street Journal Examines Digital, Film Mammographies Kaiser network.org Can Preteens Take Steps to Reduce the Risk of Breast Canter? ABC News all 6 related

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National Institutes of Health (press release)

Study looks at bipolar youths Monsters and Critics.com - 32 minutes ago A US study shows youths with bipolar disorder misread facial expressions as hostile and show heightened neural reactions when focusing on neutral faces. Bipolar Youths May Misread Faces WebMD Bipolar Youths May See Hostility in Neutral Faces Daily News Central CBC Nova Scotia - RxPG NEWS - all 16 related

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Playfuls.com

Bird traders fingered in spread of avian flu Independent Online - 19 minutes ago The multi-billion-dollar trade in poultry and wild birds, especially illegal trading, may have helped spread deadly bird flu around the world, leading bird flu experts said on Tuesday. Scientists Search for Answers While Preparing for the Worst Wall Street Journal (subscription) Experts Debate Bird Flu Prensa Latina RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - Bloomberg - Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - TODAYonline - all 106 related

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Voice of America

Sub-Saharan Africa still worst HIV-affected region: UNAIDS People's Daily Online - 1 hour ago Sub-Saharan Africa remained the worst HIV-affected region in the world 25 years after the deadly virus was recognized, the United Nations (UN) said here on Tuesday, urging all African countries to mobilize political and social resources to fight against ... India 'has most people with HIV' BBC News World losing global AIDS battle, says UN NEWS.com.au New York Times - Washington Post - Xinhua - OhmyNews International - all 305 related

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BBC News

Court warns doctors to end strike BBC News - 12 hours ago India's Supreme Court has warned striking doctors and medical students across the country to return to work immediately or face prosecution. India threatens to fire hundreds of docs Seattle Post Intelligencer Return To Work Or Face Prosecution, India Medical News Today Telegraph.co.uk - The Asian Pacific Post - Khaleej Times - Forbes - all 59 related

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World Fitness

Significant increase diabetes prevalence in US Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago More than one out of every three individuals in the United States have diabetes and another 26 percent have impaired fasting glucose, which increases the risk ... On the diabetes front the news is not good News-Medical.net Study: 73M have diabetes or are at risk in US USA Today The Common Voice - Food Consumer - Rocklin and Roseville Today - Earthtimes.org - all 17 related

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Voice of America

UNAIDS Czar Warns Efforts Falling Short Voice of America - 26 minutes ago A high-level UN conference on AIDS opens Wednesday with a report showing progress in fighting the epidemic, tempered by statistics showing that the virus is spreading. 25 years on, anti-AIDS drive still falling short Washington Post India Surpasses South Africa In Total Number of HIV Cases Wall Street Journal (subscription) Globe and Mail - African News Dimension - Times Online - Monsters and Critics.com - all 296 related

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Regular check-up with a difference Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago If you live in Salford and have type 2 diabetes, a regular phone call could keep you out of hospital. Care Call is a new service from Salford primary care trust that involves specially trained advisers keeping ... State tries to take health records into electronic age OregonLive.com Grants to help clinics go digital with patient records MSNBC all 4 related

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Global National

Launch of Nation-wide study for early detection of ovarian cancer McGill University Health Center - 5 hours ago A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), and the universities of Sherbrooke, Laval, Quebec, McGill and Calgary have launched a multi-centre study designed for early identification of women at risk of ovarian ... Cancer fight launched Calgary Sun Researchers seek early identification of ovarian cancer Globe and Mail CBC News - News-Medical.net - all 11 related

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Wyoming News

Surgeon gives blood in midst of operation Seattle Times - May 28, 2006 A heart surgeon had to take a break from a mercy-mission operation in El Salvador so he could donate his own rare-type blood for his 8-year-old patient. Surgeon gave his own blood as heart boy lay dying on table Times Online Doc Interrupts Surgery to Donate His Blood HappyNews.com ProgressiveU.org - ShortNews.com - Electric New Paper - all 16 related

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Voice of America

Smoker survey finds roll-ups myth BBC News - 44 minutes ago One in four smokers thinks hand-rolled tobacco poses less risk to health than manufactured cigarettes, a study says. The proportion of smokers who roll their own has doubled since 1990. Children of smoker parents at risk Bangkok Post No Tobacco Day today: Govt fails to implement anti-smoking law Daily Times eTaiwan News - Voice of America - Washington Post - Shanghai Daily - all 15 related

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Earthtimes.org

Patients suffering, protests may be contempt of court, warns SC Indian Express - 1 hour ago NEW DELHI, MAY 30:Taking an unscheduled, suo motu notice of reports of patients stranded in hospitals across the country, the Supreme Court today sent a stern warning to doctors who are on strike protesting the quota Bill saying the agitation might be ... SC wields the stick, but medicos defiant Deccan Herald End stir or face contempt: SC Times of India Outlook (subscription) - Monsters and Critics.com - Newindpress (subscription) - Daily Times - all 87 related

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Washington Post

What to do about bird flu News-Medical.net - 1 hour ago The latest deaths last week from bird flu in Indonesia have spread alarm across the globe that the world is on the brink of a pandemic. FluWrap: Avian flu causes havoc in Indonesia World Peace Herald WHO issues plan to limit bird flu outbreak in humans Reuters.uk Jakarta Post - Reuters AlertNet - Medical News Today - MSNBC - all 314 related

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World Fitness

...says India home to 2/3 of Asia’s HIV patients Financial Express - 1 hour ago GENEVA, MAY 30: The Indian subcontinent is a major cause for concern in the global aids epidemic, with India accounting for two-thirds of HIV cases in Asia, according to a report by the United Nations released on Tuesday. Spread of AIDS Is Slowing, UN Report Finds New York Times 25 years on, anti-AIDS drive still falling short Washington Post AllAfrica.com - Monsters and Critics.com - UN News Centre - Medical News Today - all 272 related

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Millions fall through insurance net's holes Chicago Tribune - 12 hours ago Whenever Sandra Skvara's heart starts to race for no apparent reason she tells herself, "OK, calm down.". Yet seeing a doctor is out of the question. Steel Retirees Find Health Care Obstacles MSN Money Steel retirees who lost health benefits get help Baltimore Sun World Fitness - WISH - Kaiser network.org - Indianapolis Star - all 37 related

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Global National

Researchers seek early identification of ovarian cancer Globe and Mail - 6 hours ago Frustrated by the dismaying death toll of ovarian cancer, a team of researchers from Quebec and Alberta are launching a multicentre study designed to find a way to identify women with ovarian cancer in the early stages of their illness, when it can still ... Launch of Nation-wide study for early detection of ovarian cancer McGill University Health Center Project aims to identify ovarian cancer earlier CBC News Calgary Sun - all 10 related

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Daily Nation (subscription)

Aids 'Healer' Charged With Sh1.6m Fraud AllAfrica.com - 54 minutes ago The self-proclaimed Aids healer yesterday appeared in court to answer charges of receiving Sh1.6 million fraudulently. The Nairobi-based Prophetess Lucy Nduta of the Salvation Healing Ministry was accused ... Kenyan prophet arrested for selling HIV/AIDS prayer cure African News Dimension Aids 'cure' evangelist is charged with fraud Daily Nation (subscription) Kenya Times - Capital FM - all 6 related

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Voice of America

DOH encourages eveyone to quit smoking eTaiwan News - 12 hours ago According to World Health Organization, (WHO) 1.3 billion adults regularly smoke. Among them, about 1 billion are male and 250 million are female who accounts for 47% of all male and 12% female. Children of smoker parents at risk Bangkok Post Campaign aims to smoke out young addicts People's Daily Online Washington Post - Voice of America - Central Chronicle - Shanghai Daily - all 14 related

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Voice of America

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Moves Toward US Approval Voice of America - 48 minutes ago A vaccine to protect against cervical cancer has moved toward approval in the United States. The drug company Merck developed the vaccine, called Gardasil. Fast Rollout of Shingles Vaccine Planned After FDA's Okay MedPage Today Approval of vaccine gives Merck a shot in the arm USA Today Seattle Post Intelligencer - OregonLive.com - Pharma Times (subscription) - New York Times - all 27 related

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Earthtimes.org

US experts say patients, doctors need clearer data Reuters - 39 minutes ago When it comes to drug safety, US patients and doctors need less advertising hype and more data to help decide whether to use prescription medicines, health researchers said on Tuesday. Report Advises Restaurants To Advertise Healthier Foods Wall Street Journal (subscription) Thalomid gets FDA approval to treat multiple myeloma News-Medical.net Earthtimes.org - all 8 related

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World Fitness

Ontario becomes smoke free tomorrow Cambridge Times - 8 hours ago Smoking in enclosed public and workplaces will become a thing of the past in Ontario tomorrow. May 31 marks the day when smoking is prohibited in all enclosed public places and enclosed workplaces as the Smoke-Free Ontario Act is introduced. Smoking banned in public in Ontario, Quebec Channel News Asia Smoke ban to arrive at midnight Toronto Star Ottawa Sun - CTV.ca - World Fitness - 680 News - all 44 related

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Earthtimes.org

White coats dare black gowns on quota Economic Times - 27 minutes ago NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court warned on Tuesday that agitating doctors could face charges of contempt of court if they continued with the protest, which had left “patients at the mercy of God”. End stir or face contempt: SC Times of India Quota stir 'very serious', end strike: SC Newindpress (subscription) Deccan Herald - Mumbai Mirror -