HEALTH News, Jun 04, 2011

Doctors Group Points to VA as Cautionary Tale for Health Care Changes
Fox News Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:34 PM PDT
A doctors group opposed to the federal health care overhaul is taking a new tack, singling out Veterans Affairs for criticism and claiming the rest of the American health care system is in danger of following in its footsteps.Â

HFMD cases on the increase in Vietnam
AsiaOne Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:31 PM PDT
HCM CITY -- More than 2,100 children in HCM City contracted hand, foot and mouth disease over the past three months, double the number in the same period last year, according to the city's Department ofHealth.

State health commissioner vows to increase anti-smoking efforts
The Herald Bulletin Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:30 PM PDT
Stung by criticism from anti-smoking advocates who fear heâll diminish efforts to combat tobacco use, Indiana Health Commissioner Dr. Gregory Larkin is working to calm those worries.

NIH approves BioTime's two human embryonic stem cell lines for clinical use
News-Medical-Net Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:29 PM PDT
BioTime, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced that twohuman embryonic stem (hES) cell lines, ESI-014 and ESI-017, developed by a BioTime subsidiary have been approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for inclusion in the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry.

News highlights: Study finds reform didn't slow ER visits in Mass.; 2 ACOs take shape in Calif.; Md. hospitals report ...
News-Medical-Net Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:29 PM PDT
Health care reform in Massachusetts only had a small impact on the number of trips residents took to the emergency room, according to a new study.

Single mums face more health problems
Sky News Australia Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:24 PM PDT
Research finds single mums may face more health problems than their married counterparts.

ACT Police mental health reform a success
Sky News Australia Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:24 PM PDT
A mental health reform within ACT Policing has proved successful with advice provided up to six times a day.

U.S. screens produce from Spain, Germany amid E. coli cases
KPAX Missoula Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:21 PM PDT
(CNN) -- A virulent strain of E. coli that has killed 18 people in Europe has not affected produce in the United States, according to food safety and health officials who conceded Friday there's much to learn about the organism.

Disposal Day helps students, faculty discard old medication properly
The Lantern Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:21 PM PDT
There's a better place for old medicine than the cabinet above the sink. Students and faculty were encouraged to drop off expired, unused or unwanted medications at Medication Disposal Day at the Wilce StudentHealth Center Pharmacy from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

Marchionne: Fiat has cash to buy Chrysler shares
Detroit News Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:20 PM PDT
Fiat has the cash to complete a deal to buy some of the shares in Chrysler held by the UAW health care trust, the CEO said today.


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