Africa: South Africa Expands ARV Treatment AllAfrica.com Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:02 AM PDT [SA Info]South Africa's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says there has been an increase in the number of people receiving free antiretroviral treatment, with 20% more people living with HIV having been put on treatment between 2010 and 2011. | Health Ministry not ruling out political aspect in behavior of Tymoshenko's German doctors KYIV Post Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:53 AM PDT July 20, 2012, 12:53 p.m. | Politics รข" by Interfax-Ukraine The Health Ministry of Ukraine has said it is concerned about the lengthy treatment of former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko in Kharkiv hospital, and does not rule out that the behavior of both the patient and her German doctors is politically motivated. | Premier Addresses MRI Controversy Voice of the Common Man Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:51 AM PDT Premier Kathy Dunderdale says if there's a need for some specialized health care service, the province will have to address it. The premier was responding to questions about the case of Tom Whelan of Gander. | Economic issues dominate voters' concerns, while health law bubbles on back burner News-Medical-Net Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:46 AM PDT Though the economy seems to be trumping the health law on the campaign trail, the overhaul is one of the flashpoints in what the New York Times describes as a "philosophic clash" over the role of the federal government. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama, campaigning in Florida, is expected to talk Medicare. In the background, Vice President Joseph Biden says Obama expected the political backlash ... | For B.C. charitable foundation, one loss, hundreds of victories Vancouver Sun Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:46 AM PDT Last weekend, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation threw a little bash, bringing 65 of the most innovative global health groups to Seattle. Those 65 had been whittled down from 500 that had asked to be there. | Polling indicates Americans still divided on health law News-Medical-Net Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:46 AM PDT An NPR poll shows that a slight majority - 51 percent - favored amending rather than doing away with the health law. A Quinnipiac poll in Virginia found that 50 percent of respondents said Congress should repeal the overhaul. | Health chiefs defend cost of new management role Redditch Standard Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:33 AM PDT HOSPITAL bosses have defended splashing out tens of thousands of pounds on a new management post at a time when they are trying to make millions in efficiency savings. | ARV drug resistance levels steady in low-, middle-income countries, WHO report says News-Medical-Net Fri, 20 Jul 2012 02:31 AM PDT More widespread use of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to treat HIV infection has led to drug resistance in low- and middle-income countries, but the level "is not steep enough to cause alarm, said a survey released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday," Agence France-Presse reports. | | |
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