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A government drive to increase the number of cognitive behavioural therapists is flawed, a group of experts warn.

The Federal government is reducing the amount paid to Doctors for treating Medicare patients by 10.6% as of last Monday, and there is a scheduled 5% reduction scheduled for 2009.read more

The government won't process doctors' Medicare claims until July 15 to give lawmakers more time to pass legislation stopping pay cuts.

The Rural Doctors Association (RDA) says it would support any move by the South Australian government to encourage city patients to head to country hospitals for elective surgery.

Negotiations are continuing in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) between the South Australian government and public hospital doctors who are threatening to leave.

Government health investigators had initially focused on some types of fresh tomatoes, which have been removed from menus across the country, but are turning toward jalapenos as salmonella sicknesses continue. 'Recently, many clusters of illnesses have been identified in Texas and other states among persons who ate at restaurants,' according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statement.read more

The government on Saturday increased the number of people reportedbeing sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes arethe leading suspect although investigators are testing other types offresh produce.

AP - The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.

According to the Herald , many organizations continue to criticize some African governments for failing to devote the necessary time and energy to prevent their populations from contracting HIV/AIDS, as well as ...

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Kurdistan Regional government, Iraq (HESR) in London. The MoU aims to improve maternal and neonatal healthcare in the Kurdistan Region, through education and clinical standards setting.