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 All the latest news from www.politics.co.uk 'Tax cigarettes more to fund quitting programmes' 18 Mar 2010 at 12:02am Tax on cigarettes should be increased to fund health measures designed to help smokers quit, a thinktank has suggested. Public 'ignoring' social care 18 Mar 2010 at 12:00am People's reluctance to think about care until the last minute is reflected in the wider lack of debate over the issue, a thinktank has claimed. Lords stymie domestic care bill 18 Mar 2010 at 12:00am Four government defeats in the Lords last night have handed the government's efforts to expand care for the elderly a serious setback. Hospital beds 'ripe for cuts' 17 Mar 2010 at 12:00am Hospital bed numbers should be cut dramatically as part of spending cuts to the NHS, a thinktank has said. MPs: We were mislead on dementia care 16 Mar 2010 at 12:01am The Department of Health (DoH) has consistently failed to live up to its promises on dementia care, a frank and damaging report by MPs found today. |
 Health News Study: Lesser-known bug a bigger hospital threat (AP) 20 Mar 2010 at 1:12pm AP - As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests.  Testing overseas may explain big drop in TB cases (AP) 19 Mar 2010 at 11:28pm AP - An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say.  AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots (AP) 18 Mar 2010 at 7:39pm AP - Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho. WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is worsening (AP) 18 Mar 2010 at 7:58pm AP - The World Health Organization says it doesn't have enough information to know if it is winning the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis.  Doctors, AARP support new health overhaul bill (AP) 19 Mar 2010 at 8:37pm AP - The nation's largest association of doctors and the AARP senior citizens' lobby are endorsing President Barack Obama's revised health overhaul legislation. |
 News on health from Discovery.  Culture (Not Just Genes) Drives Evolution by Marlowe Hood, AFP 28 Oct 2009 at 9:00pm Cultural differences have manifested themselves in the DNA of distinct, regional populations.  Human Speech Gene Found by Tina Hesman Saey, Science News 27 Oct 2009 at 5:30pm A newly discovered gene helps to keep vocal cords limber.  Drinking Water Wells Contaminated with Zinc by Emily Sohn, Discovery News 26 Oct 2009 at 10:15pm Zinc may be creeping into the water supply, which could have an affect on brain function.  'Mermaid Girl' Shiloh Pepin Dies at Age 10 by Associated Press 26 Oct 2009 at 7:00pm Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, passed away over the weekend.  Artificial Intelligence Diagnoses Abuse by Eric Bland, Discovery News 26 Oct 2009 at 12:00pm A new computer program developed by doctors can detect victims of abuse. |
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