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There's another push to get more internationally trained doctors practising in Ontario.

London, June 27 : A doctor of psychology at Cardiff University claimed that he witnessed a UFO over the Brecon Beacons - the third reported sighting in Britain, following observations by the Army and police.

A 65-year-old couple needs $85,000 on average to cover annual premiums for long-term care insurance through retirement, according to a study released Thursday by Fidelity Investments, the AP/San Francisco Chronicle reports. For the study, Fidelity surveyed insurers offering long-term care policies.

Younger men, particularly minorities, bear the brunt of the AIDS epidemic in disproportionate numbers, according to a new report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would strengthen restrictions on lead-based paint used in houses, CongressDaily reports. House Financial Services Subcommittee Chair Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said most of the children affected by exposure to lead-based paint are poor minorities living in older homes. According to bill sponsor Rep.

Survey reveals that 650,000 underage drinkers in the past month were given alcohol by their parents or guardiansMore than 40 percent of the nation's estimated 10.8 million underage current drinkers (persons aged 12 to 20 who drank in the past 30 days) were provided free alcohol by adults 21 or older, according to a nationwide report by the Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration. The study also indicates that one in 16 underage drinkers (6.

About 40% of New York City residents who have multiple sex partners did not use a condom during their last sexual encounter, according to a report released Tuesday by the New York City Department of health and Mental Hygiene, the

Multiple bloggers are reporting on the introduction of a bill that will make internet video captioning (with some exceptions) required just as it is on regular television. About time, too....

UNICEF issued a major report on Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD), the single greatest cause of preventable mental retardation, which looks at progress made in preventing the problem over the past two decades, lessons learned and guiding principles for future success.

Urinary incontinence (UI) is an under-reported and under-diagnosed problem that affects women of all ages. While research shows the risk of UI increases two to three times following pregnancy and vaginal childbirth, other genetic and environmental factors (such as pelvic bone shape, aging and pelvic organ prolapse) can cause UI. In the June 2008 issue of Urologic Nursing, Lianne F.