Insulation firm pleads guilty after installer's death
The employers of a teenage insulation installer who was electrocuted in central Queensland have pleaded guilty to breaching safety laws. abc.net.au |
Personal Health: Parents, Relax. Don’t Keep Them From School. It’s Just Lice.
Besides a sometimes itchy scalp from an allergic reaction to their saliva, scientists say, lice cause no physical distress and transmit no diseases. feeds.nytimes.com |
Three-hour delay for queuing ambulances
Victoria's ambulance union says paramedics are being forced to wait for up to three and a half hours to unload patients at metropolitan hospitals. abc.net.au |
South Africa to test all HIV patients for TB
By JENNY GROSS 2010-10-13T13:57:18ZJOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Health officials in South Africa said Wednesday they recommend screening all HIV patients for tuberculosis and want automatic TB tests for HIV patients to become normal procedure within five years.... hosted.ap.org |
Breast Cancer Seen as Riskier With Hormone
Hormone replacement therapy after menopause, which increases breast cancer risk, also makes the cancer worse. feeds.nytimes.com |