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  • Indo-China bilateral meet on healthcare sector held at Geneva

    Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dr Li Bin, Minister of Health and Population, People's Republic of China met here yesterday on the sidelines of World Health Assembly to discuss the strengthening of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in healthcare sector. Congratulating Dr Li Bin for taking over as Health Minister of China, Azad stated that in view of her keen interest ...

  • CT scans safe for kids doctors

    Australian health experts have reassured anxious parents about the safety of CT scans, after new research found a single test in childhood increased the risk of cancer by 24 per cent.Doctors and cancer groups argue that the absolute risk remains low, amounting to an extra cancer case for every 1400 computed tomography scans.But they say the findings, published by the British Medical Journal, are ...

  • Health Ministry Denies Coronavirus Allegations

    Manama-May-22(BNA)The Health Ministry has today denied claims posted on social media websites, alleging cases of Sars-like Coronavirus had been discovered in Bahrain. In statement today, the ministry said that it had no cases to report, pledging utmost transparency in dealing with the issue. Responding to the social media allegations, the ministry said that it deals with the issue of ...

  • Jury awards $38.5 million in negligence case against doctors

    Lauderdale Lakes man who was left in a vegetative state after undergoing a "manipulation under anesthesia" in 2008, and another $10 million to the man's two daughters.Dale Whyte, 37, never woke up after going into cardiac arrest while undergoing the controversial outpatient procedure at the Atlantic Surgical Center ...

  • Sutter Health gives $150000 to Oklahoma tornado relief

    Sutter Health CEO Pat Fry. Sutter Health, which runs many of the Bay Area's biggest hospitals and medical groups and is under fire in the East Bay from a California Nurses Association strike said Wednesday it has donated $150,000 to Oklahoma tornado relief. The donation was made "this morning" to the American Red Cross's Capital Region Chapter in Sacramento, Sutter said in a ...

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Tangled [Blu-Ray]

Tangled [Blu-Ray]

For Tangled, their 50th animated feature, Disney Animation has turned to Rapunzel, one of the last fairy tales that has not been given the big-screen Mouse House overhaul. Keeping only the slightest vestiges of the original Brothers Grimm story (including a few choice moments in which cha ... ...

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  • DOD turns to commercial alternative for VAs VistA

    Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has decided the best choice for his department when its comes to electronic health records is the commercial marketplace, rather than adopting the Veterans Affairs Department's own system, VistA, according to Federal News Radio. "A competitive process will allow DOD to consider commercial alternatives that may offer reduced cost, reduced schedule and ...

  • Via Christi may leave 80 open positions unfilled as part of cuts

    Some of the 400 positions Via Christi Health plans to cut in the coming months are already vacant. Some of the 400 positions Via Christi Health plans to cut in the coming months are already vacant, the organization says. Via Christi estimates that about 80 jobs that are currently open wont be filled. I discussed the pending cuts with CEO Jeff Korsmo on Tuesday. Korsmo says Via Christi is trying ...

  • InGenesis Alamo Travel Group among fastest growing inner-cities firms

    Veronica Edwards, CEO of InGenesis, leads one of the fastest-growing Inner City firms in the country. Two San Antonio companies have been ranked among the fastest growing inner city companies in the U.S. by Fortune magazine and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). InGenesis, a staffing and management consulting company founded in 1998, ranked No. 4 on the list while the Alamo ...

  • Kaiser considering purchase of 10 acres from golf course for Moanalua hospital

    Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is reportedly looking to buy 10 acres of land from Moanalua Golf Club for an expansion of its Moanalua Medical Center. KHON reports Moanalua Golf Club members were told Tuesday night of the plan, which is in the early stages, to sell 10 acres of land to Kaiser for $4 million. KHON reports members will vote on the idea next week. Kaiser recently undertook a major ...

  • Mayo biotech firm create cancer-diagnostics venture

    Mayo, biotech firm create cancer-diagnostics venture Mayo Clinic has teamed up with a New Jersey company to create a joint venture that aims to create diagnostic cancer tests that use gene-sequencing technology. The venture, called OncoSpire Genomics, will be based in Rochester, Minn., where Mayo's headquarters are located. Mayo and its partner, Cancer Genetics, will initially focus on ...

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