Kerala to create IT platform for healthcare
Press Trust of India Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:45 AM PDT
Thiruvananthapuram, July 23 (PTI) The Kerala government will create an IT platform to monitor the effective implementation of its various health projects and schemes covering all sections of society. |
In Washington, free HIV-AIDS testing while you wait
The Malaysian Insider Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:44 AM PDT
WASHINGTON, July 23 â€" Faced with the highest HIV-AIDS rates in the United States, community health activists in the nation’s capital have come up with a novel way for people to save their own lives while killing time. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in Anacostia, southeast Washington, is the first in the country to offer HIV tests to ... |
An Alaska Company Losing The Obesity Game Calls In Health Coaches
Georgia Public Broadcasting Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:44 AM PDT
Health coaches, part of the newly emerging field of wellness, provide an extra push when patients need help kicking unhealthy habits. In recent years, rising health care costs for obesity-related diseases such as Type 2 diabetes have made health coaches a popular medical resource. read more |
Hospital Specialists Help Remind The Sickest Kids They're Still Kids
Georgia Public Broadcasting Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:43 AM PDT
Child life specialists, a new kind of health care provider, can minimize the trauma caused by a hospital stay. They're also costly, but experts says they help doctors be more efficient and can pay dividends far into the future for a sick child. read more |
Personal space meets free speech - at 35 feet
The Burlington Free Press Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:41 AM PDT
Amy Cochran of Enosburg Falls joins other pro-Life demonstrators outside Planned Parenthood's health clinic in Burlington on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. A buffer zone around the clinic's entrance was recently enacted by the Burlington City Council. |
Health care hikes hit UNM, not students
The New Mexico Daily Lobo Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:41 AM PDT
Although the Board of Regents approved a 22 percent increase in UNM student health insurance premiums, the University will bear most of the additional cost. |
Aquino to Congress: Pass sin tax bill
Rappler.com Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:37 AM PDT
MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino has urged lawmakers to pass sin tax reforms, saying health care for all Filipinos depends on it. In his State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23, Aquino stressed the need for improved health care services in the country, citing the high mortality rate among ... |
Philips revenue, profit rise on health care gains
Washington Examiner Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:32 AM PDT
AMSTERDAM (AP) â€" Improved sales of health care products and LED lighting at Royal Philips Electronics NV combined with cost-cutting measures to help the electronics giant post rises in revenue and net profit in the second quarter, the company announced Monday. |
ADB Urges Expanded Social Pensions
Manila Bulletin Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:30 AM PDT
MANILA, Philippines â€" The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged developing countries in Asia to explore social pensions that provide cash benefits to vulnerable older citizens who are most in need of a safety net. “Social pensions can help older people gain access to health care, and enhance their status and social standing,†said S. Chander, Director General of ADB’s Regional and Sustainable ... |
Liberia: Mental Illness On the Increase
AllAfrica.com Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:27 AM PDT
[New Dawn]Mental illness (anguish) is reported to be on the increase in the aftermath of the Liberia's long years of conflict. An Assistant Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Torbor Nyansuah, diagnosed the problem affecting the society at the close of a 2-day seminar for health reporters in Liberia. He said there were many Liberians currently suffering from such disease (mental illness ... |
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