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US Marshals seize sanitizer for bacteria problems (AP)

AP - Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 2 Aug 2009 | 3:37 am

Awareness Campaign Launched As Measles Rises, UK

Measles vaccination rates are still far lower than levels needed to protect the population. This is despite the finding of a new Department of Health survey that over 90 per cent of parents are aware it is the best way to protect their child.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

Is Organic Food Really No Better Than Other Foods?

The Food Standards Agency (FSA), UK, issued a report last week claiming that there is no evidence of any significant benefits to human health from consuming organic foods. It is surprising that such a claim could be made from a public health agency after what could best be described as rather limited research - according to much of the British press.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

Campaign Reminds Doctors Of 14 August Deadline For Licensing Decision - General Medical Council (GMC), UK

Doctors are being reminded to contact the GMC with their licensing decision through an advertising campaign launched yesterday, 1 August. Adverts will appear in the medical trade press throughout the first half of August as a final push to encourage doctors to respond to the GMC. So far, over 75% of doctors have responded to the GMC with their licensing decision.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

CMS Proposes Payment Changes For Home Health Services To Protect Beneficiaries And Medicare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed 2.2 percent home health market basket update to the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rates for calendar year (CY) 2010. Also, as part of ongoing efforts to address potential fraud and abuse with regards to outlier payments under the HH PPS, CMS is proposing modifications to its outlier policy.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

Revealed: Priority Groups For Swine Flu Vaccination, UK

NHS staff will be vaccinated first in the Government's swine flu vaccination campaign, followed by pregnant women, young children and adults with chronic illnesses, Pulse can exclusively reveal. Pulse has learned from a senior Government adviser that a 'pecking order' has been drawn up for vaccination.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

Health Warning After Lancashire Workers Catch Legionnaires' Disease, UK

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned companies in Lancashire to ensure they carry out regular, simple checks to protect employees from Legionnaires' disease. The warning follows the prosecution of butchery processing company Kepak UK Ltd after two employees caught the disease at Kepak's Carr Place premises on the Walton Summit Industrial Estate, Bamber Bridge, Preston.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

Diabetes UK Fundraiser On Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth

Richard Chapman, from Selsdon, near Croydon, stood on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth yesterday from 9pm to 10pm to raise funds and awareness for Diabetes UK. The Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London, is the central part of an art project by Antony Gormley.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

Recovery Act To Fund 12 State Efforts To Improve Care In Ambulatory Surgical Centers

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius provided the down payment for a nationwide effort to reduce health care associated infections in stand-alone or same-day surgical centers. The first effort will begin later this month in 12 states under provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

Company Fined After Worker Suffers Fatal Injuries After Being Run Over At Work, UK

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to ensure that sufficient safety procedures and risk assessments are in place to properly protect staff. The call comes after the prosecution of John Stacey and Sons Ltd at Winchester Crown Court. The prosecution follows an incident at the company's Tadley site on 1 June 2007.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

Views Sought On European Regulation On Biocides

Views are being sought on European proposals for a revised regime for regulating the placing on the market and use of biocides. Biocides include disinfectants, preservatives and pest control agents used to control harmful organisations such as bacteria, fungi and rodents.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 2 Aug 2009 | 1:00 am

Suicide's Rising Toll: After Combat, Victims of an Inner War

The rising toll of suicides in the military has hit a National Guard unit particularly hard: four soldiers, out of roughly 175 members, have committed suicide.


Source: NYT > Health | 2 Aug 2009 | 12:16 am

Austrian has Indiana Jones moment in Mongolia

Digging for buried treasure in the Gobi Desert sounds like the opening scene of an Indiana Jones film. For Austrian-born Michael Eisenriegler, it was a real-life adventure. The...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Aug 2009 | 11:30 pm

Cambodians begin to learn of bloody past

It plunged their country into a communist "Year Zero" in the late 1970s and killed about a third of the population, but most young Cambodians shrug when asked about the Khmer Rouge. "I...
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Man dies from plague in China, 11 others infected (AP)

AP - Thousands of people have been placed under quarantine in a town in northwest China after a man died of pneumonic plague and 11 others were confirmed infected with the deadly lung infection, health authorities said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Aug 2009 | 10:44 pm

Herdsman dies from plague in northwest China, 11 others infected, town quarantined

BEIJING - Thousands of people have been placed under quarantine in a town in northwest China after a man died of pneumonic plague and 11 others were confirmed infected with the deadly...
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US Marshals seize sanitizer made by Utah company, citing problems with bacteria

WASHINGTON - Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Aug 2009 | 10:28 pm

Japan's tobacco habit runs into court challenge (AP)

AP - One plaintiff is a cancer patient. Another is represented by his widow. The third, has emphysema and rolls into the courtroom on a wheelchair with tubes trailing out of his nose. The three Japanese are waging a minnow-vs.-whale battle against Big Tobacco in one of the world's most smoker-friendly countries. But precedent suggests they're likely to lose, and they hope their suit will at least draw attention to the dangers of smoking.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Aug 2009 | 10:04 pm

Malaysian newspapers face challenge from online media

Malaysia's traditional newspapers are facing a serious challenge from online news portals, which are winning a reputation for being fast and more credible than the government-friendly...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Aug 2009 | 9:37 pm

Both sides shift health care debate to Main Street (AP)

AP - The health care debate is heading back to Main Street, to cities and towns where people are worried about medical costs but increasingly concerned that overhauling the system may do more harm than good.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Aug 2009 | 9:10 pm

Obama, Democrats brace for health care showdown (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are looking ahead to a health care showdown on the House floor in September following a key committee's passage of sweeping overhaul legislation.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 1 Aug 2009 | 8:15 pm

'I'll show you'

Robert's journey from fish fryer to junior doctor
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Aug 2009 | 5:12 pm

Daily alcohol limit 'unhelpful'

Daily limits on alcohol consumption devised by the government are unhelpful and potentially harmful, warn experts.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 1 Aug 2009 | 5:12 pm

Health officials warn bacteria levels unsafe at some eastern Ontario beaches

KAWARTHA LAKES, Ont. - Sun-seekers will want to stay out of the water at some eastern Ontario beaches this holiday weekend. Several beaches in the Kawartha Lakes region have unhealthy...
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Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Bid salutes Caribana

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Couples wed on boat during Amsterdam gay pride

Five gay Dutch-American couples tied the knot aboard a boat Saturday during Amsterdam's gay pride festival, as thousands of revellers took to waterborne floats on the city's historic...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 1 Aug 2009 | 1:23 pm

Health Bill Clears Hurdle and Hints at Consensus

Landmark legislation approved by a House committee shows the beginnings of a political consensus to cover more Americans and give them new rights with insurers.


Source: NYT > Health | 1 Aug 2009 | 10:51 am