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South Africa Unleashes Plan to Slow AIDS CrisisThe country is in the midst of a buildup of testing, treatment and prevention to expand its AIDS services.Source: NYT > Health | 26 Apr 2010 | 1:03 am Call to cut child heart op unitsThe future of all paediatric heart centres in England is being reviewed, as experts call for a rationalisation of services.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Apr 2010 | 5:53 pm UPDATE 1-United, Continental talks hit impasse-NYT* Agreement on leadership, other details (Adds details)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 5:51 pm Let God give them visas! prays Uganda's passport pastorA Ugandan Pentecostal pastor who blesses his congregants' passports to help them get visas for the industrialized world first became fascinated by rich nations thanks to McDonald's and...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 5:38 pm 'NHS job cuts' in the spotlightNHS job cuts are top of the agenda as nurses in the UK gather for their annual conference.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Apr 2010 | 5:17 pm New culprit emerges in epilepsyUS researchers shed new light on the mechanism behind epilepsy, revealing a potential new target for drug treatment.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Apr 2010 | 5:16 pm "Harm reduction" needed to cut drug-user AIDS riskLONDON (Reuters) - Barely a twentieth of the estimated $3.2 billion needed is put into preventing drug users spreading the AIDS virus, experts said on Monday, and the shortfall is fuelling...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 5:15 pm Study questions value of pricey heart screeningLONDON (Reuters) - Examining patient records to pick out those at high risk of developing heart disease is cheaper and just as effective as screening all adults aged between 40 and 74, a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 5:01 pm UPDATE 1-Obama honors fallen miners, stresses mine safety* Somber ceremony in coal country (Updates with service, changes dateline from ASHEVILLE)Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 3:59 pm "Avatar" sets DVD and Blu-ray sales recordLOS ANGELES, April 25 (Reuters) - Four days after its release on DVD, "Avatar" is on track to become as big a movie phenomenon in home entertainment as it was in theaters.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 1:45 pm Santander to book $313 million from Brazil stake salesMADRID, April 25 (Reuters) - Banco Santander , Spain's largest bank, said the sale of stakes in two Brazilian banks would generate a capital gain of about 233 million euros ($313.2 million).Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 1:03 pm Yoga’s New WaveSome new studios are dispensing with the “rock star” instructors.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Apr 2010 | 12:01 pm Tesoro's U.S. refinery fire claims seventh victim-companyHOUSTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The seventh person injured in a deadly April 2 fire at Tesoro Corp's Anacortes, Washington, refinery has died, the company said in a statement issued on Saturday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 10:28 am South African president says he is HIV-negative (AP)AP - South Africa's president says his most recent HIV test result was negative.Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 25 Apr 2010 | 9:42 am Exxon depressures Beaumont coker drum-filingHOUSTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp depressured a coke drum at its 344,500 barrel per day (bpd) Beaumont, Texas, refinery on Saturday, according to a notice filed with state pollution regulators...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 9:10 am Premature Births Remain a Medical MysteryWhile recent medical advancements mean most preemies will survive, preventing early birth in the first place is a different story.Source: Livescience.com - Health | 25 Apr 2010 | 9:03 am Zuma reveals he is HIV-negativeSouth Africa's President Jacob Zuma says he is HIV-negative, as he launches an Aids testing programme.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 25 Apr 2010 | 8:21 am Commerzbank mulls sale of Commerz Real -magazineFRANKFURT, April 25 (Reuters) - Commerzbank is reviewing a sale of its real estate fund and leasing business Commerz Real, German magazine Focus said, citing senior sources at the bank.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 25 Apr 2010 | 7:52 am Feeling Warehoused in Army Trauma Care UnitsWarrior Transition Units were intended to be sheltering way stations where injured soldiers could recuperate. But the units are far from being restful sanctuaries.Source: NYT > Health | 25 Apr 2010 | 6:40 am More Public Funding, Marketing Efforts Needed To Promote Female Condom Use, Opinion Piece StatesHealth statistics "point to the urgency" of increasing use of the female condom, especially among black women, Yolanda Young, founder of the blog On Being a Black Lawyer, writes in a USA Today opinion piece. Citing federal data, Young writes that black women "have the highest rate of genital herpes (48%) among all groups ages 14 to 49," while AIDS is the leading cause of death among black women ages 25 to 34. Statistics also show that black women "who live in poverty or have sexual relations with bisexual men are more prone to STDs," according to Young...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 25 Apr 2010 | 3:00 am
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