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New U.S. government pandemic guidelines propose stockpiling millions more doses of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to help protect people from infection, and recommend that each household store protective masks.

"Let's Talk About It" Calling Upon government to Improve Access to Key Treatments OTTAWA, June 4 /CNW/ - "Let's Talk About It", a provincial campaign organized by Schizophrenia Digest, will hold ...

United Kingdom International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander on Monday announced that the government will provide six billion British pounds, or $11.8 billion, over seven years to improve health services and systems in developing countries to fight HIV/AIDS, AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 6/2).

Fewer babies were born and more people committed suicide in Japan last year, a government report showed on Wednesday, as the country grapples with a rock-bottom birth rate.

The State Opposition has accused the Minister for health, Jim McGinty, of ignoring the needs of mental health patients in the Great Southern.

Children in Wales welcomes the UK government White Paper which outlines proposals to make it a legal requirement for both parents to register a child's birth jointly unless it can be shown that this might harm the child in some way. In England and Wales around 7% of births are currently solely registered by the mother, this affects around 45,000 children every year.

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance has welcomed the British government's long-term commitment to HIV and to strengthening health systems in developing countries but is questioning whether sufficient funding has been allocated and if the money will actually be spent on HIV services.

World No Tobacco Day is being observed May 31 with a focus on tobacco marketing, and awards in recognition of outstanding contributions to tobacco control.The World health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to protect the world's 1.8 billion young people by imposing a ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, and honoring the Heads of government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with special recognition to The Honourable.

PRIVATE firms could take over the management of struggling NHS hospitals and primary care trusts under government plans being unveiled today.