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All Black great John Kirwan is knighted TVNZ Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:58 AM PDT John Kirwan says he is both "humbled and honoured" to receive his knighthood for services to mental health. Kirwan knighted for health work The New Zealand Herald Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:55 AM PDT When John Kirwan sat down to dinner with his family and asked for their thoughts about him receiving a knighthood, his younger son, Luca, cut straight to the important bit."Does this make me a prince and do I get free stuff?" the... Preventing medical errors conference Monday, June 4, 2012, Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto Marketwire Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:51 AM PDT TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 3, 2012) - "Do no harm," is the governing philosophy of the health care industry. But according to researchers taking part in a conference on medical errors and hospital-acquired infections in Toronto on Monday, June 4, our medical system is being run with more concern for the bottom line than for individual patients. County budget discussion gets hot Cabot Star-Herald Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:50 AM PDT Pay raises for county employees are again on the negotiating table as the Lonoke County Quorum Court readies for the annual battle of the budget. Last year’s cost-of-living raises were lost to the struggle to make ends meet in all the county offices, and a pending increase in health insurance costs could jeopardize the raises again. Pragmatic about scanner decision Otago Daily Times Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:47 AM PDT A former member of the Wakatipu Health Community Reference Group has described the Southern DHB's pending decision to install a CT scanner at Lakes District Hospital within two years as "practical and pragmatic". read more Blackouts threaten to put health care at risk The Japan Times Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:47 AM PDT Life-support equipment is at risk at thousands of hospitals and nursing care facilities in areas that fear rolling blackouts this summer, a survey of 21 prefectural governments says. The results, released Saturday, said that at least 1,200 hospitals and 1,500 long-term care facilities use ventilators and other life-support equipment that depends on electricity. The long-term facilities are part ... Minimum prices on alcohol review's wish list The New Zealand Herald Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:43 AM PDT The Government has revealed it is investigating a minimum price for alcohol and that research is being done on health warnings on bottles and cans.Justice Minister Judith Collins said she had asked the Justice Ministry to research... Chronic diseases kill 75 per cent of Thais The Nation - Thailand's English news Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:21 AM PDT Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri yesterday urged an international effort, including among the 10 Asean countries, to implement measures to curb noncommunicable chronic diseases - such as coronary vascular disease, cancer and diabetes. Seriously: Is Digital Health The Answer To Tech Bubble Angst? Forbes Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:21 AM PDT For investors concerned about a tech bubble, digitial health -- serious digital health -- could be just what the doctor ordered. Licenses needed to protect clients Pacific Daily News Sun, 03 Jun 2012 10:18 AM PDT The social work profession is a noble one that often is equated with doing the work of angels. Social workers respond to the needs of our island's most vulnerable populations, engaging services in areas such as public health and welfare, mental health, gerontology, and child and family services.

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