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Well-off get more from health insurance rebate - Sydney Morning Herald

Health - 2 hours 4 min ago

The Age

Well-off get more from health insurance rebate
Sydney Morning Herald
THE Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek, has revealed the disproportionate benefits better-off people get out of the health insurance rebate in a fresh bid to swing support for a means test. Ms Plibersek revealed to the Herald that while just 12 per cent ...
New push for means testing of health rebateThe Age

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Narendra Modi sad to hear about ill-health of Yuvraj - Times of India

Health - 2 hours 14 min ago

DAWN.com

Narendra Modi sad to hear about ill-health of Yuvraj
Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was sad to hear about the ill-health of India's ace cricketer Yuvraj Singh and expressed hope that he would play again for the country. "Sad to hear about ill-health of Yuvraj Singh.
Politicians, sportspersons wish Yuvraj speedy recoveryRediff

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Health Drink 'Boost' salutes Sachin Tendulkar - Times of India

Health - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 12:45

Health Drink 'Boost' salutes Sachin Tendulkar
Times of India
(AFP Photo) CHENNAI: Health Drink 'Boost' has unveiled a new music video with singing sensation Dhanush (of 'Kolaveri Di' fame) for its oldest brand ambassador, iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar. With an association spanning almost 25 years, Boost wanted ...

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Why cooking skills are the key to healthy eating - BBC News

Health - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:42

BBC News

Why cooking skills are the key to healthy eating
BBC News
By Philippa Roxby Health reporter, BBC News Parents who want their children to eat more fruit and vegetables should give them an apron and let them cook, recent research suggests. By teaching our children to cook they are more likely to grow up to be ...

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Vital Signs: Women's heart health - The Daily Progress

Health - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:02

The State

Vital Signs: Women's heart health
The Daily Progress
Vital Signs is a community health promotion column sponsored by Martha Jefferson Hospital, Region Ten, Thomas Jefferson Health District and University of Virginia Health System. Vital Signs is a community health promotion column sponsored by Martha ...
Heart health for Roanoke Valley womenRoanoke Rapids Daily Herald
Go red for heart healthThe State
White Plains Hospital Goes Red for Women's Heart HealthPatch.com
Westside Today -WCYB -KSBY San Luis Obispo News
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DHA Health Regulation Department holds workshops on update of regulatory policies - Khaleej Times

Health - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 10:40

DHA Health Regulation Department holds workshops on update of regulatory policies
Khaleej Times
DUBAI - The Health Regulation Department at the Dubai Health Authority recently organized a series of workshops for the health sector to educate them about the new health regulatory standards that the authority will shortly introduce.

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Two glasses of wine a day 'triples mouth cancer risk' - The Guardian

Health - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 10:17

The Guardian

Two glasses of wine a day 'triples mouth cancer risk'
The Guardian
Television adverts will aim to show that drinking just over the recommended daily limit for alcohol increases the risk of serious health problems. NHS recommendations are that men should not regularly drink more than three to four units a day, ...
Two glasses of wine a night triples risk of mouth cancer, Government warnsTelegraph.co.uk
Change4Life launches its first alcohol campaigndh.gov.uk
Two glasses of wine or two pints a day triples risk of mouth cancerMetro

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Obama must lift health care mandate - Belleville News Democrat

Health - Sun, 02/05/2012 - 09:08

Syracuse.com

Obama must lift health care mandate
Belleville News Democrat
Later this year, all health insurance plans will be required by federal law to pay for contraceptives such as sterilization, birth control pills, and abortion-inducing drugs. The Obama administration recently ruled that churches will be exempt from ...
Catholic leaders call health care ruling trapSioux Falls Argus Leader
Health law raises faith concernsGainesville Times
Catholics plan counterattack on new contraception coverageLos Angeles Times
Marietta Daily Journal -Syracuse.com -Washington Post
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Everyone who loves the NHS must fight to defeat this health bill - The Guardian

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 20:30

The Guardian

Everyone who loves the NHS must fight to defeat this health bill
The Guardian
That is the backdrop to the return of the government's botched health bill to parliament next week. But it will do nothing to address these problems. Indeed, even before it is on the books the bill is contributing to these problems by diverting ...
Miliband in call over NHS reformsThe Press Association
Royal College of GPs call for health bill to be scrappedTelegraph.co.uk
NHS reform: GPs and physiotherapists urges scrappingBBC News
Reading Post -BusinessWeek
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New inner-city health center opens in Boston - The Associated Press

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 16:58

New inner-city health center opens in Boston
The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served serving thousands of residents of the inner-city Roxbury neighborhood.

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Coalition may scuttle private health bill - The Age

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:53

Coalition may scuttle private health bill
The Age
THE Coalition is considering backing a Greens bid to split Labor's private health insurance legislation, in a tactical play to scuttle the means test for higher earners. The Greens want to split Labor's bill so they can back a means test on the rebate, ...

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Catholics plan counterattack on new contraception coverage - Los Angeles Times

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:00

Los Angeles Times

Catholics plan counterattack on new contraception coverage
Los Angeles Times
Church vows to use courts and legislation to fight 'un-American' requirement for religious employers to provide contraception to workers with government-required health insurance. The new regulations, announced last month by the Dept. of Health and ...
Obama ruling requires Catholic institutions to violate church teachingWashington Post (blog)
Contraception mandate outrages religious groupsThe Seattle Times
Romney shifted on 'conscience' issueBoston.com
NPR
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More to health costs than meets the eye - TheChronicleHerald.ca

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 11:47

TheChronicleHerald.ca

More to health costs than meets the eye
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Last year, with the guidance of the Canadian Institute of Health Information, Capital Health began putting in place the tools that will allow them to capture the cost of a specific procedure. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff) Joseph Foy (Jan. 25) is right.

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A Remedy for Runaway Health-Care Costs - Barron's

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 10:27

Forbes

A Remedy for Runaway Health-Care Costs
Barron's
The cost of care for "duals"—chiefly, elderly and disabled Americans who are eligible for both the Medicare and Medicaid programs—represents one of the biggest health-care challenges facing the country. Federal and state spending on duals is running ...
Health Insurance Stocks For a Republican WinForbes

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Now, health insurance cover for HIV patients - Economic Times

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 09:28

Now, health insurance cover for HIV patients
Economic Times
MUMBAI: Now, people who are HIV positive and those who are vulnerable to the disease like doctors and nurses can look forward to getting insured under health policy. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has asked all life and general ...
IRDA to make health cover for HIV patients mandatoryHindu Business Line
HIV positive patients may soon get health insurance coverIBNLive.com

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Jim Calhoun's latest health issue could be final act in storied career - CNN

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 06:42

Globe and Mail

Jim Calhoun's latest health issue could be final act in storied career
CNN
When word spread Friday afternoon that Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun was taking an immediate leave of absence for health reasons -- his fifth such concern while in charge of the Huskies -- it prompted immediate thoughts of a conversation with Calhoun ...
UConn's Calhoun taking indefinite medical leaveFox News

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Cardinal Health Protests DEA Suspension For Florida Facility - Wall Street Journal

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 05:30

USA TODAY

Cardinal Health Protests DEA Suspension For Florida Facility
Wall Street Journal
By Jon Kamp Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH) said Friday that the Drug Enforcement Agency has suspended the drug wholesaler's license to distribute controlled medicines such as pain drugs from a Florida facility, but that the company ...
Cardinal Health, DEA Tangle Over License For FacilityFox Business
DEA suspends Cardinal Health's Lakeland facility's licenseUSA TODAY
US suspends Cardinal Health license in FloridaReuters
Boston.com -MarketWatch (press release)
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When One Women's Health Advocate Is Pitted Against Another, No One Wins - Huffington Post

Health - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 00:16

Globe and Mail

When One Women's Health Advocate Is Pitted Against Another, No One Wins
Huffington Post
It was an epic PR fight, a fast and fierce PR battle fought by two of the most nationally recognized forces of women's health advocacy: Planned Parenthood and Susan G. Komen for the Cure. It played out over cable news airwaves and social media updates ...
Shots - Health Blog : NPRNPR
Women's health not just about breastsCNN International
Komen backs down but attacks on women's health "not over" -- MurraySeattle Post Intelligencer
U.S. News & World Report -Ct Post -NBC New York
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Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity - USA TODAY

Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 22:06

USA TODAY

Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger. Markell DeLoatch, AP The Maryland health ...

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Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study - BBC News

Health - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:15

BBC News

Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study
BBC News
By Neil Bowdler Science and health reporter, BBC News Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports. This compares to a World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate for 2010 of 655000 deaths.
Malaria deaths may be double than estimatedTimes of India
Fighting malaria with one hand tiedDAWN.com
WHO Defends Its Numbers On Malaria DeathsVoice of America (blog)

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