As winter bears down on south Louisiana, flu vaccines more important than ever
L'Observateur Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:05 AM PST
L’Observateur LULING â€" Although this year’s flu season has thus far lacked the “excitement†of something akin to the swine flu, that does not diminish the dangers of contracting the flu, according to Kevin Joseph, medical director of St. Charles Community Health Center in Luling. |
Dorset appoints new health boss
BBC Dorset Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:03 AM PST
Dorset's healthcare trust appoints a new chief executive after the current head is to step down after 20 years. |
Singer Etta James terminally ill
ABS-CBNNEWS.com Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:58 AM PST
LOS ANGELES - Grammy-winning R&B singer Etta James is terminally ill, her live-in physician said in an interview this week that confirmed reports of the singer's fading health. |
Eight killed, 299 hurt in Cairo clashes
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:56 AM PST
Clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters against continued military rule have killed eight people and wounded another 299, the health ministry said on Saturday. |
By Greg Rayburn
Jacksonville Patriot Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:43 AM PST
Seniors become queens for a day By Greg Rayburn/Staff Writer Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the 30-plus contestants in the Queens’ Pageant sponsored by Arkansas Home Health Care Association District 1 on Aug. 11, there were hundreds of people who came out to behold them in their pretty dresses, hairdos and jewelry. |
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy introduces health reform bill
Wausau Daily Herald Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:42 AM PST
U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy introduced a set of policies to reform the American health care system this week, 11 months after voting to repeal President Barack Obamas health care package without a ready replacement. |
Kudos for health care help
The Longview News-Journal Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:23 AM PST
I just had my first colon screening recently at Good Shepherd’s outpatient surgery department. For many years, my gynecologist, Dr. Julia Van Burkleo, and my primary doctor, Alejandro Plan, kept asking me to have a colonoscopy because they were both concerned about my health. |
Acute shortage of hospital beds in Western Visayas exists
Sun Star Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:06 AM PST
THE Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that an acute shortage of hospital beds in Western Visayas exists, with only four hospitals under direct supervision and owned by the health department. These hospitals include the Western Visayas Medical Center, Dona Corazon Locsin Montelibano Hospital in Bacolod City, Iloilo provincial hospital in Pototan, Iloilo and the Jose Tumbokon General Hospital ... |
Pendleton needle program aims to prevent disease
Ashland Daily Tidings Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:01 AM PST
PENDLETON â€" The 20-something woman approached the van looking jittery and conflicted. Seeing that the back of the delivery-style truck was open, she meandered there. The boxy truck, with Umatilla-Morrow Alternatives Health Van written on the side, was parked at Pendleton's Stillman Park. |
Davis won't reveal nurses contingency plan
thewest.com.au Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:00 AM PST
Health Minister David Davis says all possible contingencies will be covered if Victorian nurses quit en masse but he won't go into details. |
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