| Push for scanner at Katherine Hospital The Katherine Hospital is spending $1.3 million a year on patients' travel expenses because the hospital does not have a CT scanner, a Royal Darwin Hospital doctor says. abc.net.au |
Kids without food in Pakistan floods face death By MARGIE MASON 2010-09-20T04:54:52ZSUKKUR, Pakistan (AP) -- Suhani Bunglani fans flies away from her two baby girls as one sleeps motionless while the other stares without blinking at the roof of their tent, her empty belly bulging beneath a green flowered shirt.... hosted.ap.org |
Lead poisoning spikes in Nigeria, aid group says By 2010-10-06T14:43:58ZDAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- An international aid agency says 400 children have died from lead poisoning in northwestern Nigeria and contamination has spread to two more villages.... hosted.ap.org |
Fears GP retirement to trigger more doctor losses A central Queensland medical practice says the state will lose seven doctors and Mount Morgan will be left without a private GP if its principal doctor retires. abc.net.au |
Alarms over radiation from thyroid cancer patients By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 2010-10-20T19:11:15ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Reports of thyroid cancer patients setting off radiation alarms and contaminating hotel rooms are prompting the agency in charge of nuclear safety to consider tighter rules.... hosted.ap.org |