Archive for June 5th, 2009

WHO holding emergency flu meeting (Reuters)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Reuters – World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan is holding an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the severity of H1N1 flu outbreaks, but no decision is expected on moving to the top level of pandemic alert, a WHO spokeswoman said.

WHO recommends rotavirus vaccine for all children (Reuters)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Reuters – The World Health Organization recommended on Friday that oral rotavirus vaccines be included in all national immunization programs to avert half a million diarrhoeal deaths and 2 million hospitalizations a year.

WHO holding emergency flu meeting (Reuters)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Reuters – World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan is holding an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the severity of H1N1 flu outbreaks, but no decision is expected on moving to the top level of pandemic alert, a WHO spokeswoman said.

Public plan threatens bipartisan health deal (AP)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

AP – President Barack Obama’s hopes for a bipartisan health deal seemed in jeopardy Thursday as GOP senators protested his renewed support for a new public health insurance plan, and a key Democratic chairman declared that such a plan would likely be in the Senate’s bill.

WHO recommends rotavirus vaccine for all children (Reuters)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Reuters – The World Health Organization recommended on Friday that oral rotavirus vaccines be included in all national immunization programs to avert half a million diarrhoeal deaths and 2 million hospitalizations a year.

Videogames delivering workouts along with fun (AFP)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

AFP – Videogame lovers are being coaxed off couches as the industry sprints ahead with a trend toward fitness titles and motion-sensing controllers.

Public plan threatens bipartisan health deal (AP)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

AP – President Barack Obama’s hopes for a bipartisan health deal seemed in jeopardy Thursday as GOP senators protested his renewed support for a new public health insurance plan, and a key Democratic chairman declared that such a plan would likely be in the Senate’s bill.

Videogames delivering workouts along with fun (AFP)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

AFP – Videogame lovers are being coaxed off couches as the industry sprints ahead with a trend toward fitness titles and motion-sensing controllers.

Videogames delivering workouts along with fun (AFP)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

AFP – Videogame lovers are being coaxed off couches as the industry sprints ahead with a trend toward fitness titles and motion-sensing controllers.

Fewer Deaths Occurring From Brain Bleeds (HealthDay)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — Better diagnosis and treatment
have led to fewer deaths from the rupture of a blood vessel on the surface
of the brain, Dutch researchers say.