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President Bush Not for Expansion of Child Health Insurance

...nsured children, but he doesnt seem to mind. Key members of the Senate Finance Committee announced a bipartisan deal late last week that would raise the federal excise tax on cigarettes by 61 cents, to $1 a pack, to expand the program by $35 billion over the next five years. That would create total progr...

Village Panchayat in Tamil Nadu Bans Tobacco Consumption

...acco products like cigarette and gutka. Hence, the members of the village panchayat decided to curb this tobacco culture among the younger generation, said V Nagarajan, President of Varanavasi Village Panchayat. To check their tobacco consuming habits, Nagarajan said that we have adopted a resolution to ba...

Lack of Medical Facilities Have Claimed Lives of Newborns at Chhattisgarh Hospital

...rotests and allegations by the opposition Congress members about the lack of basic medical facilities at the hospital, Agrawal said the hospital in Raigarh district had reported 424 deaths of newly born babies in 2006 and 421 such deaths in 2005. Responding to the opposition charges, the minister said that...

US Health Insurance Firms Suspend Sales, Promise to End Fraudulent Practices

...ing part, with enrollment rising 72 percent to 1.3 members in February 2007 from July 2006. The government spends 19% more on private fee-for-service Medicare Advantage plans than traditional Medicare and spends 12% more on all Medicare Advantage plans, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commissio...

Mother Has the Right to the Placenta, US Court Rules

... Jones said Swanson's case upset her. The two are members of Las Vegas-based Birth Year Network. The nonprofit organization provides support and education to future parents on various topics, including home birthing and herbal medicine. Selander said if she receives a placenta from a client who delivered ...

Chennai Hospital Conducts Bone Marrow Transplantation Successfully

...pital said: "It was tough. Usually, related family members are apt donors, but the boy had none. Left with no alternative, we persevered for several months and succeeded. "The predominant and life-threatening aspect of Fanconi anaemia is bone marrow failure. It is this condition that we have corrected. No...

Katrina Evacuees Made To Remain In Toxic Air

...terious mouth and nasal tumors that they or family members had suffered. They also said veterinarians and pediatricians had warned that their pets and children might be experiencing formaldehyde-related symptoms. "We have lost a great deal through our dealings with FEMA," says Paul Stewart, a former Army o...

Help is Hard to Find for Child Sex Abuse Victims in India

...n live at home with their parents and other family members until they marry. "All the time," said the young woman who had sought help at RAHI, which means "wayfarer" in Hindi, when asked how often she met her abuser. When she told her parents about the abuse about a year ago, her guilt-stricken father ha...

Ayurvedic Doctor Sentenced to Five Years in Jail for Causing Death of Woman

...oung lady to die an unnatural death, depriving the members of her family of her company....

Hilary Swank to Spearhead Cancer Hair-loss Campaign

... her own hair too. "I have lost multiple family members to cancer and witnessed their struggle first hand, Contactmusic quoted her as saying. "I've never heard of anything quite like Pantene Beautiful Lengths, and I'm proud to be asked to promote the goals of such a unique and heartfelt program," she a...

Pregnant Women's Contest to Curb Infant Mortality

... by a couple of doctors from nearby hospitals, NGO members working in the slums and women leaders there. "We check whether they are taking iron tablets or not, getting all the injections required during pregnancy or not. We also see whether they are aware of a balanced diet - and not necessarily costly foo...

Policemen Could Face Sleep Disorder

...ound a high incidence of sleep disorders among the members of this profession, reported health portal Medical News Today. "Sleep disorder screening and treatment programs may potentially improve police officer health, safety and productivity," said Rajaratnam. Experts recommend that adults get between s...

AIDS Patient Helps Others Lead a Positive Life

...ed with her struggle. "My parents and other family members also accepted me back," she said....

Government Mulls Closure of Hospital Where a Woman Died Unattended in ER

...ters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, six staff members -- including a nurse and two nursing assistants --...videotape shows that for about 30 minutes, ``staff members walked past the patient or worked to clean the floor next to her without interacting with her. One s...

Website Offers to Help Women Raise Money for Breast Enhancement

... And what is in it for the benefactors? Well, as members of the MyFreeImplants website, they have direct a...ts is a web-based service in which our clients and members play an active role in its day to day operations. Women come to us with the desire to enhance their ...

An Exclusive Restaurant to Appease the Culinary Needs of HIV/AIDS Patients

...g associated with Aadhar. Ramesbhai, one of the members of Aadhar, says: "I had lost all hopes till I came in touch with Aadhar. I was in such a trauma that I even thought of committing suicide at one point of time. This organisation has helped me a lot by giving me emotional support. Now I want to live,...

Child Health Key Focus Among Muslim Nations

...ional avian influenza preparedness plans and urged members to share resources and ensure poorer Muslim countries receive vaccines and antiviral drugs. Indonesia is the worst hit from the deadly H5N1 virus, recording 80 deaths so far since bird flu broke out two years ago in all but two of its 33 provinces....

War Veterans Lack Adequate Mental Health Care: Pentagon Report

...uately support the psychological health of service members and their families in peace and during conflict," ...sionals are not sufficiently accessible to service members and their families," one of the report's authors, vice admiral Donald Arthur, told reporters. The ...

Annual Cancer Run Draws Huge Response in US

...er, while many others were running to honor family members who had died from the disease. Survivor were in ...y, 15. Emery organized about 20 friends and family members to run with him and raised about $1,400 for the Komen foundation. He said his grandmother, aunt and ...

Kerala Opposition's Unique Protest Over Fever Deaths

... opposition from speaking on the issue, opposition members trooped towards his chamber shouting slogans again... then adjourned the house for the day. But the UDF members decided to remain in the legislature till its normal closure time. Earlier, Health Minister P.K. Sre...

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