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  • UN iLanceti journal to hold meeting on AIDS response and global health UN iLanceti journal to hold meeting on AIDS response and global health

    19 June 2013 150 Heads of State, policymakers, scientists, advocates and private sector leaders will come together for the first time this month to explore how the AIDS response can be used to shape the future of global health in a United Nations-led meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi. Organized in conjunction with the Lancet medical journal, the UNAIDS and Lancet Commission: from AIDS to ...

  • American Medical Association Obesity is a Disease

    The largest U.S. doctors' group said obesity is a disease. The decision, announced this week by the American Medical Association at its annual meeting, could lead to increased funding for obesity research and help people obtain insurance coverage for treatment for obesity. The AMA said obesity requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention. Most insurance companies ...

  • Letting other system doctors give allopathic drugs dangerous IMA

    The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Wednesday opposed a health ministry directive allowing practitioners of homeopathy, ayurveda and siddha to dispense allopathic medicines for common health problems, saying it could prove to be dangerous. At a press conference here, the IMA said the notification is an apparent attempt by the ministry to play with the lives of the innocent citizens in the garb ...

  • Medicare scam targeting seniors

    STOCKTON - Seniors in the region have been getting unsolicited phone calls recently from people claiming to be from Medicare and telling them that a new Medicare card is in the mail. If you get such a call, hang ...

  • Vaccination laws NSW parliament passes controversial laws over childcare vaccinations

    NSW The New South Wales Parliament has passed new laws covering childcare centres and vaccination.From next January, a childcare centre can refuse to enrol a child whose parents or guardians cannot show proof of vaccination or provide an approved exemption.Health Minister Jillian Skinner says parents who are seeking an exemption will first need to speak to a general practitioner.Childcare ...

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Baxter

Baxter

If the question is, "What do animals think?," then the answer supplied by "Baxter" is, "You don't want to know." The titular canine, whose thoughts provide the voice-over narration to this twisted tale, is a sort of anti-Lassie. While the majority of movie dogs have been sentimental, lovable heroes àla Lassie or Old Yeller, Baxter stands as their complete antithesis, both emotionally and ph ... ...

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  • New MERS virus spreads easily deadlier than SARS - Boston.com

    LONDON (AP) - A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi ...

  • Mother cat nurses orphaned pit bull puppy at U.S. animal shelter

    This photo released by the Cleveland Animal Protective League shows Lurleen, the nursing mother and Noland the puppy snuggling up Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Cleveland. Lurleen already is caring for four newborn kittens and now is nursing the orphaned week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Cleveland Animal Protective ...

  • Lurlene Cat In Cleveland Nurses Orphaned Pit Bull Puppy Named Noland

    CLEVELAND -- A cat caring for four newborn kittens is nursing an orphaned week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland. Sharon Harvey of the Cleveland Animal Protective League said Wednesday that Lurlene the cat welcomed Noland the puppy to her "unusual little family." The puppy was dropped off at the animal shelter last week when he was a day old. The staff decided to place Noland with the ...

  • 150 doctors seek access to Guantanamo hunger strikers

    (1 hr 5 mins ago) More than 150 doctors from the United States and Britain have written to US President Barack Obama urging him to grant independent medical care to hunger-striking Guantanamo detainees. A prominent US senator who visited the facility earlier this month meanwhile, called for a re-evaluation of force-feeding procedures at the military prison, saying current methods raise ...

  • Private hospitals not as open Qld nurses

    THE Wesley Hospital's failure to inform the public about a 2011 legionnaires' death is an example of a lack of accountability in the private health sector, Queensland's nurses union ...

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