High blood pressure affects 1 in 3: WHO
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Wed, 16 May 2012 02:55 AM PDT
One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key cause of strokes and heart disease, according to World Health Organisation figures released on Wednesday. |
Scott County runs out of options to keep hospital open
WATE 6 Knoxville Wed, 16 May 2012 02:54 AM PDT
More than 200 hospital workers in Scott County know they will soon be out of a job. They received notice Tuesday that Mercy Health Partners is shutting down Scott County Hospital in Oneida despite county efforts to keep it open. |
Women's rights to family planning should not be controversial
News-Medical-Net Wed, 16 May 2012 02:52 AM PDT
"There should be #NoControversy about a woman's right to plan when and how many children to have, to have the opportunity to improve her own health and that of her children, to educate her children and to grow her family's economic productivity," Gary Darmstadt, head of the family health division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Wendy Prosser, a research analyst with the family health ... |
Micronutrients, early food supplementation during pregnancy improve survival of newborns
News-Medical-Net Wed, 16 May 2012 02:52 AM PDT
Pregnant women in poor communities in Bangladesh who received multiple micronutrients, including iron and folic acid combined with early food supplementation, had substantially improved survival of their newborns, compared to women in a standard program that included usual food supplementation, according to a study in the May 16 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on Global Health. |
USAID donates equipment to hospitals in Central Region
Ghanaweb.com Wed, 16 May 2012 02:49 AM PDT
The Central Regional Health Directorate on Tuesday took delivery of some clinical equipment and four ambulances donated by the USAID Focus Region Health Project and the Ghana Health Service at a short ceremony in Cape Coast. |
Zambia: Cocaine Case Moves to UTH
AllAfrica.com Wed, 16 May 2012 02:49 AM PDT
[Times of Zambia] THE Lusaka magistrate's court yesterday moved to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) as it cross-examined Margaret Sakala, a Ministry of Health chemistry and public analyst in an on-going narcotics case involving two Bolivians. |
High blood pressure affects 1 in 3 adults: WHO
Straits Times Wed, 16 May 2012 02:47 AM PDT
GENEVA (AFP) - One in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key cause of strokes and heart disease, according to World Health Organisation figures released on Wednesday. |
Davidson moves forward with mental health care facility
WCNC Charlotte Wed, 16 May 2012 02:47 AM PDT
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- The town of Davidson is moving forward with a controversial mental health care  facility.  Residents packed the  Davidson Town Commission meeting Tuesday to speak about the Carolinas Healthcare System hospital.  Those in favor say the mental health hospital will provide jobs and services needed for the community. Several doctors spoke in favor of the center, and told the crowd ... |
Black tea shows heart health benefits: RCT data
Nutraingredients.com Wed, 16 May 2012 02:38 AM PDT
Nine grams per day of the black tea infusate were associated with a 36% decrease in triglyceride levels and an improvement in the ratio of LDL to HDL cholesterol of about 17%, according to results of a clinical trial with 87 people. |
Source Health S& US - Net Asset Value(s)
AFX CNF via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Wed, 16 May 2012 02:33 AM PDT
FUND: Source Health Care S∓P US SelSector DEALING DATE: 15-May-12 NAV PER SHARE: USD:152.1567 NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE: 44,058.00 CODE: XLVS ENDNAVGGURCAUPPURQ |
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