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Basic Needs, Ghana - The Pioneer of Mental Health in Ghana Ghanaweb.com Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:04 PM PDT Dokurugu Adam Yahaya,the Community Projects Coordinator for Basic Needs Ghana, a non- governmental organisation (NGO) has noted that Basic Needs is a pioneer development agency in mental health in the country. $1.3B in rebates expected from health care law The Frederick News-Post Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- More than 3 million health insurance policyholders and thousands of employers will share $1 3 billion in rebates this year, thanks to President Barack Obama's health care law, a nonpartisan research group said Thursday Indians Going to U.S. for Medical Studies will have to Sign a Bond to Return INDOlink Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:03 PM PDT Bangalore: Indian students going to U.S. for medical studies will have to sign a bond stating that they will come back to the country after the completion of studies, according to Union Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, reports Times of India. Poverty linked to HIV infection among heterosexuals living in inner-city neighborhoods News-Medical-Net Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:02 PM PDT In a groundbreaking study published last year, scientists reported that effective treatment with HIV medications not only restores health and prolongs life in many HIV-infected patients, but also curtails transmission to sexual partners up to ninety-seven percent. However, a new study by UCSF scientists shows that lack of basic living needs severely undercuts these advances in impoverished men. Africa: Will Climate Change Tip Poor Nations' Health Systems Over the Edge? AllAfrica.com Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:00 PM PDT [AlertNet] Killer health problems such as diarrhoea, malnutrition, malaria and dengue are highly sensitive to climate change and could worsen in the coming decades, health experts agree. But how, where and to what extent remains unclear. Emergency meeting to decide city health plan Muskogee Phoenix Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:56 PM PDT City councilors will convene an emergency meeting today to decide which direction to take with employees’ health benefits after failing Thursday to decide the matter. AROUND OAKLAND April 27: Health disparity, obesity presentation offered; Donate purses at Whole Foods for women in ... The Oakland Press Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:52 PM PDT PONTIAC  MONTGOMERY: Teachers do the learning at Wellness Fair The Princeton Packet Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:50 PM PDT MONTGOMERY â€" Teachers and staff indulged in massages, worked out on mini trampolines and got a little taste of Crete by learning about the health perks of the Mediterranean diet. They even sampled gluten free cheesecake and washed it down with Vitamin Water and fruit and veggie smoothies. Volta Region Gets Teaching Hospital Ghanaweb.com Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:49 PM PDT The Volta Regional Hospital is to be upgraded into a Teaching Hospital soon coupled with official take off of the much awaited University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) in September this year as promised by the governing council of the newly established university. MIDDLESEX COUNTY: rabid skunk found in county The Cranbury Press Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:43 PM PDT The Middlesex County Office of Health Services is reporting that a skunk tested positive for rabies in Helmetta in the vicinity of John Street and Railroad Avenue.

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