| A Day of Reckoning for Insurers Health insurers in the United States are beginning to feel the impact of the new federal health care law. feeds.nytimes.com |
Industrial action ends after new offer The union representing hospital support staff has agreed to end industrial action in WA's public hospitals after the government offered a new pay deal. abc.net.au |
Deadly disease outbreaks double The number of cases of dengue, a deadly parasitic disease, has more than doubled in the last decade according to the World Health Organization. bbc.co.uk |
Cholera Is Feared in Haiti Outbreak Doctors were testing for cholera, typhoid and other illnesses in the deadliest outbreak of disease since a January earthquake that killed as many as 300,000 people. feeds.nytimes.com |
Gene therapy 'memory boost hope' A gene therapy technique which aims to ease memory problems linked to Alzheimer's Disease has been tested in mice. bbc.co.uk |