By Greg Rayburn
Jacksonville Patriot Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:54 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. |
Factbox: Why are maternal deaths so high in Afghanistan?
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:54 AM PST
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has the worst rate of maternal mortality in the world, the latest World Health Organization data shows, with a toxic mix of inaccessibility, poverty and cultural barriers to women's healthcare conspiring against expectant mothers. One Afghan woman in 11 will die of causes related to pregnancy and birth during her childbearing years, the WHO says. In neighboring ... |
A model for health care in Dorchester
Boston Globe Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:54 AM PST
Bill Corr, deputy secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, visited the Neponset Health Center in Dorchester last week to see a model of some of the programs that the Affordable Care Act is aimed at implementing nationwide. And Dr. Don Berwick, the recently departed administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, presented 5 principles for change at a meeting of ... |
Single mom out of work due to health complications
Provo Daily Herald Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:49 AM PST
Mallary has been out of work since August due to health complications caused by a tumor near her spine. Although the tumor was removed at the beginning of December, Mallary still won't be able to retu |
Military Update: VA staff shortages still impacting care, PTSD experts say
Lake County News Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:46 AM PST
Despite adding billions of dollars for mental health care to Department of Veterans Affairs budgets the last four years, and the hiring of 7,000 more mental health professionals at VA clinics and hospitals, many veterans with severe combat-related stress still face long waits to get the care they need. |
Pakistan’s prime minister says President Zardari may take 2 more weeks medical leave
Washington Post Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:38 AM PST
ISLAMABAD â€" Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will likely need two weeks to rest in Dubai following medical treatment there before he returns home, the prime minister said in comments that could add to speculation about the leader’s health and whether he is losing his grip on power. Zardari flew to Dubai last week for treatment related to a heart condition, setting of rumors he was fleeing ... |
Advancements in medical programs focus of KRV Collaborative meeting
Kern Valley Sun Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:35 AM PST
George Stahl/Special to the Sun The Kern River Valley Collaborative held their monthly meeting at the Senior Center on Nov. 17. Chair of the meeting, Nancy Puckett of the Family Resource Center, welcomed the attendees including over a dozen representatives of the different government and private agencies around the valley. Puckett said she recently attended the 2011 World Health Association ... |
Area seniors become queens for a day
Maumelle Monitor Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:31 AM PST
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 Thursday, there were hundreds of people who came out to behold them in their pretty dresses, hairdos and jewelry. |
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