HealthDay – SUNDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) — The tragic death of actress
Natasha Richardson in March riveted people’s attention to the issue of
brain injury and raised important questions about what to do if this
happens to you or a loved one.
HealthDay – SUNDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) — Summertime brings pool
parties, lazy days at the beach and boating trips to the lake.
AFP – Taking medicines on time is a big part of a successful marriage for Ravi and Nima — an HIV-positive couple who met as a direct result of the enduring stigma attached to AIDS in India.
AFP – British authorities have confirmed the first swine flu death outside the Americas, marking a new stage in the spread of the virus which has infected almost 30,000 people worldwide.
AP – With Republicans fighting the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, Obama administration officials said Sunday that they are open to a compromise: a cooperative program that would expand coverage with taxpayer money but without direct governmental control.
AP – Ta’Shon Rain Little Light, a happy little girl who loved to dance and dress up in traditional American Indian clothes, had stopped eating and walking. She complained constantly to her mother that her stomach hurt.
AFP – British authorities confirmed Sunday the first swine flu death outside the Americas, marking a new stage in the spread of the virus which has infected almost 30,000 people worldwide.
AFP – The United States’ unwieldy health care system is “unsustainable,” US health secretary Kathleen Sebelius warned Sunday as she ramped up calls to back President Barack’s Obama health reform plans.
AP – A congressional panel is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose on Tuesday whether non-sterile equipment that may have exposed 10,000 veterans to HIV and other infections was isolated to three Southeast hospitals or is part of a wider problem.
AFP – Australia prepared to ratchet up its swine flu alert Sunday and Saudi Arabia made plans to guard against the pandemic’s spread during pilgrimages to Muslim holy sites as cases worldwide neared 30,000.