Archive for November 9th, 2009

Women deprived of health care at key moments: WHO (AFP)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

AFP – Women are often deprived of health care in the crucial years of puberty and old age due to social inequalities with men, the World Health Organisation said Monday.

Women deprived of health care at key moments: WHO (AFP)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

AFP – Women are often deprived of health care in the crucial years of puberty and old age due to social inequalities with men, the World Health Organisation said Monday.

Healthcare bill faces tough path in Senate (Reuters)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Reuters – After a landmark win in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama’s push for healthcare reform faces a difficult path in the Senate amid divisions in his own Democratic Party on how to proceed.

Lawmaker wants probe of E. coli and school lunches (AP)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

AP – The chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee wants an investigation into the risk of deadly E. coli getting into school lunches.

House health bill unacceptable to many in Senate (AP)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

AP – Don’t look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul.

Scientists devise early treatment for spine injury (Reuters)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Reuters – Injecting tiny polymer spheres into rats right after a spinal cord injury helped the animals recover movement and prevented secondary nerve damage that often follows such injuries, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

Rx for Fall Foot Injuries (HealthDay)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) — Foot injuries are the talk of
the NFL this season, sidelining such stars as quarterback Eli Manning and
running back Willie Parker.

Good Posture May Inspire Confidence (HealthDay)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Nov. 8 (HealthDay News) — Your mother may have been
right when she told you to sit up straight: New research suggests that
good posture could make you feel more confident about your thoughts.

Democrats brace for next step in health care fight (AFP)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

AFP – Democrats have girded for the next battle to push the most sweeping US health care overhaul in a half-century through Congress, after handing President Barack Obama victory in a narrow House vote.

Poor health puts older workers off staying: study (Reuters)

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Reuters – Working conditions must be improved for older people if governments and companies are to persuade them to continue contributing to economic growth into their old age, according to Swedish and British scientists.