N. Korea: Start of Party Congress 'Depends on Kim Jong-il's Health'
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Start of Party Congress 'Depends on Kim Jong-il's Health' North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's health will determine when the third extraordinary congress of the North Korean Workers Party finally starts, a North Korea expert speculates. The congress is the first of its kind in 44 years. Quoting a North Korean source, Open Radio for North Korea chief Ha Tae-keung on Wednesday said the congress has been delayed because the regime is looking for days when the ailing leader's health is likely to be good enough to perform his duties. In announcing the congress, the North did not name a date...
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 02:33:39 AM
Topical Gel Catches Up With Pills for Relief
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When I strained a back muscle playing tennis not long ago, my doubles partner, who happened to be a doctor, pulled a tube of cream from her gym bag and told me to rub it on. It wasn’t Bengay or one of those instant ice gels. It was a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, like Advil or Motrin, in a cream applied to the skin. She raved about the stuff, which she buys over the counter when she goes to Europe, and lamented that it is so hard to find in the United States. In fact, Europeans have long been able to...
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 02:33:39 AM
Press 2 for English
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HHS launches first of its kind consumer focused website in SpanishThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled CuidadodeSalud.gov, the first website in Spanish of its kind to help consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable health care coverage.
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 02:33:39 AM
Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene (An Election Stopper?)
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Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a Health Ministry official said Tuesday. The gene, known as NDM-1, was found in a Japanese man in his 50s, Kensuke Nakajima said. Researchers say the gene — which appears to be circulating widely in India — alters bacteria, making them resistant to nearly all known antibiotics. Drug-resistant bacteria are not new. Many bacteria are resistant to the world's first antibiotic, penicillin, as well as successive generations of drugs....
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 02:33:39 AM
Health Insurers Plan Hikes
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Rate Increases Are Blamed on Health-Care Overhaul; White House Questions Logic Health insurers say they plan to raise premiums on some Americans as a direct result of the health overhaul as soon as next month, complicating Democrats' efforts to trumpet their signature achievement before the midterm elections. Aetna Inc., some BlueCross BlueShield plans and other smaller carriers have asked for premium increases of between 1% and 9% to pay for extra benefits required under the law, according to filings with state regulators. These and other insurers say Congress's landmark refashioning of U.S. health coverage, which passed in March after a...
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 02:33:39 AM
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