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Tough labour negotiations between Ontario doctors and government reach impasse Brandon Sun Sun, 06 May 2012 19:04 PM PDT TORONTO - Tense labour negotiations between the minority Liberals and Ontario's doctors appear to have reached an impasse. Health Minister Deb Matthews is expected to provide an update Monday about the talks, which stalled late last week. In desperate need of a kidney The Star Sun, 06 May 2012 19:00 PM PDT Desperate to beat the clock and return to good health, about 30 kidney patients head overseas every year for organ transplants despite the risk of infection and the fact that organ trading is illegal. Bike Commuter Challenge Encourages Healthy Lifestyle, Less Emissions KTVM Butte Sun, 06 May 2012 18:56 PM PDT May 7th kicks off a competition that can improve your health and reduce your carbon footprint. Asthma worse for older people The Sandusky Register Sun, 06 May 2012 18:50 PM PDT People over 65 also have asthma and often face an uphill health battle as a result, a new study suggests. Once hospitalized, these individuals are 14 times more likely to die from asthma than younger adults. What's more, asthma increases their risk for impaired lung function and a worse quality of life. By date (default) read more Canada's first-ever mental health strategy will pressure Harper to act The Globe and Mail Sun, 06 May 2012 18:49 PM PDT On Tuesday, after five years of research, consultations with thousands of people, modelling, forecasting and much agonizing, the Mental Health Commission of Canada will finally deliver the blueprint the Harper government requested $5M grants to clinics in Louisiana, Mississippi Southwest Daily News Sun, 06 May 2012 18:48 PM PDT Clinics serving low-income residents of Monroe, La., and Mound Bayou, Miss., have received $5 million each to expand in a federal program created as part of the new health care law. Eastday-50,000 yuan offer after wife tore up bank notes Eastday.com Sun, 06 May 2012 18:37 PM PDT A MAN in the southwest Sichuan Province has been offered 50,000 yuan (US$7,950) for a bag of bank notes his wife tore up. Lin Zhaoqiang, 31, withdrew 50,000 yuan from his bank account to pay for treatment for his wife, who has mental health problems. Regular jogging may add ‘years to your life’ The Malaysian Insider Sun, 06 May 2012 18:36 PM PDT LONDON, May 7 â€" If you’re aiming to add a few more years to your lifespan, researchers suggest lacing up your running shoes and taking regular, gentle jogs a few times a week. According to new data, men who regularly jog can add 6.2 years to their life while women can tack on 5.6 years.  Presented last week at a heart health symposium in Dublin, ... HB5727: more revenues, less poison for the people Ellen Tordesillas Sun, 06 May 2012 18:36 PM PDT The fact that House Bill 5727 has reached this far at the House Ways and Means Committee bodes well for the legislation that aims to raise sin taxes making it more expensive for Filipinos to ruin their health. The Ways and means committee, chaired by Davao City (3rd district) Rep. Isidro T. Ungab , tackles [...] Health Ministry is alert to needs of Sabahans New Sabah Times Sun, 06 May 2012 18:33 PM PDT KOTA KINABALU : The Health Ministry is alert to the needs of Sabahans and is building several new hospitals and upgrading facilities at the state and district hospitals, said the ministry’s director-general Datuk Seri Dr Hassan Abd Rahman.

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