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Feeds from CNN, BBC & CDCAuthor Sue Townsend's kidney appeal
On the eve of World Kidney Day, Adrian Mole Author Sue Townsend - who underwent a kidney transplant operation last year - is appealing for people to come forward as altruistic donors.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 10 Mar 2010 | 3:14 am
Lawmaker foe of gay rights: I'm gay
Why would a gay politician vote against gay rights?Source: CNN.com | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:04 am
Call to halt NHS medical database
Doctors' leaders have called for a halt in the development of a medical records database for patients in England.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:39 am
Haiti aid 'must address economy'
Aid provided to Haiti in the aftermath of January's earthquake could discourage economic activity there, the country's president has said.Source: BBC News | Video and Audio | World Edition | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:51 pm
Israel activist case to open
A court case into the killing of US protester Rachel Corrie by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003 is to begin on Wednesday.Source: BBC News | Video and Audio | World Edition | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:48 pm
Row over EU diplomatic corps plan
Proposals for a new European diplomatic corps will be outlined by the EU foreign policy chief in Strasbourg on Wednesday.Source: BBC News | Video and Audio | World Edition | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:46 pm
Iran: US should leave Afghanistan
US troops should leave Afghanistan because their presence is provoking the Taliban, Iran's president is expected to say during a visit to Kabul.Source: BBC News | Video and Audio | World Edition | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:43 pm
Irish arrests in cartoonist plot
Police in the Irish Republic have arrested seven people in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.Source: BBC News | Video and Audio | World Edition | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:45 pm
Jury urges death penalty for former 'Bachelor No. 1'
A California jury recommended Tuesday that a man who once appeared on "The Dating Game" be executed for the murders of four women and a child.Source: CNN.com | 9 Mar 2010 | 8:14 pm
U.S.: 'Jihad Jane' backed terrorists
A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department said.Source: CNN.com | 9 Mar 2010 | 7:43 pm
Man pleads guilty in N.J. airport scare
A New Jersey man who breached security to give his girlfriend a kiss, causing scores of flight delays, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defiant trespass, his lawyer said.Source: CNN.com | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:42 pm
Ex-doc sentenced for wife's poisoning
A former Ohio doctor was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago. The judge lamented that she could not hand down a stiffer sentence.Source: CNN.com | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:21 pm
Oscar interrupter: I was wronged
A documentary producer who interrupted a director's Oscar acceptance speech Sunday night says she was the one who was "big-footed" on stage.Source: CNN.com | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:45 pm
Missing executive's body found in river
The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, police said.Source: CNN.com | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:01 pm
Opinion: Gays have right to privacy, too
Today is the first day same-sex weddings will be performed in the District of Columbia.Source: CNN.com | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:32 pm
Israel home plan as Biden visits
The US Vice-President Joe Biden has condemned an Israeli plan for 1600 new homes for Jewish settlers on occupied land in East Jerusalem.Source: BBC News | Video and Audio | World Edition | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:24 pm
Police: Ohio State shooter killed himself
A gunman apparently angry over a poor evaluation entered an Ohio State University maintenance building today, killing a manager and then himself, police said.Source: CNN.com | 9 Mar 2010 | 12:10 pm
China may ban eating dogs, cats
Dogs bark and whine behind high chain-link fences, some of them gnawing the wire so hard they bleed at the mouths while cats packed into crowded cages cower in fear if anyone approaches.Source: CNN.com | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:23 am
Call for tighter laws on therapy
There are growing calls for counsellors and psychotherapists to be regulated by law to protect patients.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 9 Mar 2010 | 6:57 am
Illegal cord blood sample warning
Parents and private firms are being warned about the health and legal risks of collecting blood from umbilical cords after birth.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 9 Mar 2010 | 1:18 am
NEW: American College Health Association (ACHA) Influenza Vaccination Letter
This is a letter developed jointly by the American College Health Association (ACHA) and CDC intended for distribution to colleges and universities across the country prior to Spring Break. The message to students is: Don't let influenza spoil your plans for Spring Break. Take the opportunity to get vaccinated before leaving for Spring Break and protect yourself, friends and family against 2009 H1N1 flu.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 8 Mar 2010 | 4:00 pm
Carer funding 'spent elsewhere'
Millions of pounds intended to fund respite breaks for voluntary carers in England has been spent on other areas of the NHS, according to two charities.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 8 Mar 2010 | 11:39 am
Action urged on pregnancy deaths
Jasmine Whitbread, chief executive of Save the Children, has explained to BBC Breakfast why women in the developing world face the same risk of dying in childbirth today, as British mothers did in 1910.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 8 Mar 2010 | 2:24 am
Three-way transplant brings hope
A change in the law has brought new hope for thousands of people who are in desperate need of a kidney transplant.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 8 Mar 2010 | 12:14 am
UPDATE: 2009 H1N1 Flu International Situation Update
This report provides an update to the international situation as of February 27, 2010. The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to report updated 2009 H1N1 flu-associated laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths on its Web page.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 5 Mar 2010 | 3:00 pm
Medic jailed over 30-stone man death
A paramedic who lied to police and his bosses, after he failed to resuscitate a 30-stone man, has been jailed for a year. Karl Harris had told a colleague there was no point in bothering to treat Barry Baker who had collapsed after they arrived.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 5 Mar 2010 | 12:25 pm
UPDATE: Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending February 27, 2010
During week 8 (February 21-27, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 263 (6.4%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 5 Mar 2010 | 9:30 am
UPDATE: Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30, 2009 to February 27, 2010
FluView reports that for the week of February 21 - February 27, 2010, flu activity in the United States was relatively low, with most flu continuing to be caused by 2009 H1N1. Flu activity, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, may rise and fall, but is expected to continue for weeks. It's possible that the United States could experience another wave of flu activity caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal influenza.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 5 Mar 2010 | 9:00 am
Youth mental health care concerns
In some areas local authority care for mental health patients stops completely between the ages of 16 and 18, leaving some teenagers struggling to cope.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 5 Mar 2010 | 7:30 am
NEW: CDC Estimates Graphics Section
Graphical representations of CDC's latest estimates for 2009 H1N1 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the United States, April 2009 - January 16, 2010.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 4 Mar 2010 | 1:50 pm
Guernsey could ban 'legal high'
The island of Guernsey says it may classify the synthetic stimulant mephedrone as a class A drug.Source: BBC News Player | Health | 4 Mar 2010 | 2:41 am
UPDATE: 2009 H1N1 Flu International Situation Update
This report provides an update to the international situation as of February 20, 2010. The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to report updated 2009 H1N1 flu-associated laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths on its Web page.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 26 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm
UPDATE: Weekly FluView Map and Surveillance Report for Week Ending February 20, 2010
During week 7 (February 14-20, 2010), influenza activity remained at approximately the same levels as last week in the U.S. 185 (4.4%) specimens tested by U.S. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) collaborating laboratories and reported to CDC/Influenza Division were positive for influenza.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 26 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am
UPDATE: Influenza and Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations and Deaths from August 30, 2009 to February 20, 2010
FluView reports that for the week of February 14 - February 20, 2010, flu activity in the United States was relatively low, with most flu continuing to be caused by 2009 H1N1. Flu activity, caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal flu viruses, may rise and fall, but is expected to continue for weeks. It's possible that the United States could experience another wave of flu activity caused by either 2009 H1N1 or seasonal influenza.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 26 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
NEW: Questions and Answers: Underlying Health Conditions Among Adults and Children Hospitalized with 2009 H1N1
Questions and answers related to underlying health conditions among adults and children hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 in the United States from April 2009 through February 16, 2010.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 24 Feb 2010 | 4:31 pm
NEW: Questions and Answers: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2009 H1N1 Flu Modules for Influenza-like Illness (ILI) and Vaccination
This page provides a summary of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and how it helps track influenza activity.Source: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates | 24 Feb 2010 | 1:25 pm
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