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Bird flu kills 12-year-old Indonesian boy on Bali The Washington Times Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:03 AM PST BALI, INDONESIA (AP) - A 12-year-old boy has died of bird flu on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, bringing the human death toll in the country worst hit by the illness to 154 since 2005, a health official said. Rita Kusriastuti, an official at Indonesia's health ministry, said Saturday that ... Chavez Surgery Gives Rival an Opening Before Vote ABC News Sun, 26 Feb 2012 11:02 AM PST Chavez's health problems give election rival an opening to emphasize youth in Venezuela race Patrick Kennedy raps Brown over health care ABC 6 Providence Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:49 AM PST Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy says his father's legacy on federal health care legislation is being misrepresented by Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown. Nelson Mandela home after health scare The Sun Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:47 AM PST ANTI-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was given a clean bill of health as he was released from hospital today Many Americans turning to unconventional medicine North Shore News Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:33 AM PST A woman receives acupuncture treatment. About four in 10 U.S. adults and one in nine children are turning to unconventional medical approaches for chronic pain and other health problems. Nelson Mandela gets clean bill of health The Sun Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:33 AM PST ANTI-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was given a clean bill of health as he was released from hospital today Payments for medical care The Japan Times Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:32 AM PST The Central Social Insurance Medical Council of the health and welfare ministry has determined the amount of rewards to be paid to medical institutions beginning in April. It should be praised for making efforts to improve the working conditions of hospital doctors. Still, there is room for improvement in rewarding medical institutions that provide medical services to patients staying at home ... NHS reform plans slated as 'a mess' Press Association via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:32 AM PST Health Secretary Andrew Lansley's controversial NHS reforms have suffered another body blow after a former chief executive of the service branded the plans "a mess". How to rescue the immune system EurekAlert! Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:31 AM PST ( Loyola University Health System ) In a study published in Nature Medicine, Loyola researchers report on a promising new technique that potentially could turn immune system killer T cells into more effective weapons against infections and possibly cancer. Health insurance choices for those retiring early The Herald-Palladium Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:26 AM PST LANSING - Michigan's Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation has some tips for Michigan consumers considering health insurance choices if they're retiring early.

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