Health
Charity echoes Ofsted concerns on safeguarding disabled children
A report that warns that disabled children in England need better protection against neglect or abuse has been welcomed by a national charity.
Aug 24, 2012
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Panel debates bioterrorism protection for children
(AP) -- The Obama administration is asking a presidential commission to help decide an ethical quandary: Should the anthrax vaccine and other treatments being stockpiled in case of a bioterror attack be tested in children?
May 17, 2012
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Medications
System to catch fake drugs has idled for years
(AP) -- The news this week that a fake version of the cancer medicine Avastin has made its way into the United States highlights a longtime concern: There are few safeguards to make sure fake drugs can be spotted before ...
Feb 16, 2012
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Global Fund for world health halts new programs
(AP) -- The world's biggest financier in the fight against three killer diseases says it has run out of money to pay for new grant programs for the next two years - a situation likely to hit poor AIDS patients around the ...
Nov 24, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Safeguards needed to prevent discrimination of early Alzheimer's patients in the workplace
The changing tide of Alzheimer's diagnosis presents new challenges to the public, physicians and lawmakers: if you could find out your Alzheimer's risk, would you want to know? How should doctors tell you your risk? And what ...
Sep 15, 2011
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