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Related Stories Internews Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:52 PM PDT Lutgard Okech spends her days talking to men about their health and why they should consider getting circumcised. The community mobiliser admits that many men are skeptical at first. “When men see a lady,” Okech says, “they always wonder what she has come to tell them about circumcision.” Working poor stand at center of Medicaid debate Philly.com Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:49 PM PDT Jose Gallegos' company eliminated employee health insurance to save money, so when his gut started hurting and his skin took on a yellow tinge, he resisted seeing a doctor. When he finally went to the emergency room, physicians diagnosed stomach cancer. Blue Cross Selected to Administer Louisiana Employee Health Plans NBC 10 - FOX 14 Monroe Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:28 PM PDT Blue Cross/Blue Shield has been selected to administer the major health plans for Louisiana  government employees, retirees, and their dependents. Kids can benefit from yoga, and have fun FOX 19 Cincinnati Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:13 PM PDT More public and private schools are offering yoga classes, and studies show it improves kids' physical, psychological and biochemical health. Find out how kids can benefit, and have some fun at the same time. International health panel says treat all HIV infections The Malaysian Insider Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:08 PM PDT LOS ANGELES, July 23 â€" An international health panel has recommended for the first time that all HIV patients be treated with antiretroviral drugs, even when the virus's impact on their immune system is shown to be small. The nonprofit International Antiviral Society-USA cited new evidence that untreated infection with the human immunodeficiency ... Contempt of Congress: Republicans and the Affordable Health Care Act Litchfield County Times Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:07 PM PDT Well, yes, of course Attorney General Eric Holder is in contempt of Congress. Who isn’t? Many of us who try to comprehend the amazing shenanigans of our Republican-dominated House of Representatives would naturally choose some form of “contemptible” as a descriptive of the august body. Meals on Wheels sees increase in demand in tough economic times The Fayetteville Observer Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:04 PM PDT Housebound and unable to use the stove because of a chronic health problem, Evelyn Whitsell found herself eating mostly TV dinners. She figured that was just how things were going to be. Jordan Health Center to offer urgent care Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Sun, 22 Jul 2012 18:00 PM PDT Urgent care and mammography will be available at Anthony Jordan Health Center Eastday-International medicine a growing presence Eastday.com Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:46 PM PDT MOTHER-TO-BE Echo Zhang inspected several hospitals before deciding to have her baby at Shanghai United Family Hospitals and Clinics, a US-China joint venture hospital that costs up to 10 times more than maternity care in state-owned health facilities. Human rights and the obligation to prevent suicide The Irish Times Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:46 PM PDT LEGAL OPINION:ON APRIL 20TH, 2005, a 24-year-old woman took her own life in Lyme Park, Cheshire, England. The woman was an “informal” inpatient in a psychiatric hospital at the time (ie not detained under mental health legislation). She was on two days’ home leave from the hospital when she ended her life. Her death, like all suicides, was a profound human tragedy. There are always alternatives ...

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