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Wednesday,
03 December 2008
Report urges more sleep for medical residents
Doctors in training should work no longer than 16 hours in a row without a five-hour nap to reduce risk to patients, according to the Institute of Medicine.
(Source: Los Angeles Times) read more...
Wednesday,
03 December 2008
Lobbies backing health reforms
A youtube.com video titled Harry and Louise Return backs government intervention into healthcare reform. By Lisa Wangsness WASHINGTON - Powerful special interest groups that helped torpedo healthcare reform 16 years ago are now...
(Source: Boston Globe) read more...
Wednesday,
03 December 2008
Police remove Chinese AIDS activist from Beijing
By Lucy Hornby BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese woman with HIV was forced back to her home province after ceremonies in Beijing marking World AIDS Day, the second incident in a week in which local officials sought to quiet unflattering...
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Wednesday,
03 December 2008
Medical Residents Must Sleep After 16 Hours, Experts Urge
By David Brown Medical and surgical residents in hospitals should work no more than 16 hours without taking a mandatory five-hour sleep break, and they should get one full day off a week and at least two back-to-back days off a month,
(Source: Washington Post) read more...
Wednesday,
03 December 2008
HIV/AIDS information on local health website
CLEVELAND -- In conjunction with World AIDS Day 2008, NetWellness, a consumer health website, premieres a new HIV/AIDS Center. In this new section of the site, consumers will be able to find a comprehensive resource for HIV and AIDS that...
(Source: WKYC-TV) read more...
Wednesday,
03 December 2008
Ghanaians urged to eradicate stigma against HIV/AIDS patients
The Medical Advisor of Unilever Ghana Limited Dr. Kwaku Sarkodie, says the increase in HIV/AIDS infections in the country will reverse previous gains in stemming the spread of the disease.
(Source: Ghana Broadcasting Corporation) read more...
Wednesday,
03 December 2008
HIV/AIDS drugs shortage looming
Adding to East Javas growing list of problems -- including a kerosene and fertilizer shortage that has plagued the province for the past two months -- hospitals and medical centers in the region are reporting they are running out of drugs to...
(Source: Jakarta Post) read more...
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