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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children adopted from overseas may harbor tuberculosis infection even if they test negative for TB upon arriving on US soil, a new report warns.

President Bush intends to veto legislation (HR 6331) that would delay a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees that was scheduled to take effect last week, despite the measure passing both chambers by veto-proof majorities, the Los Angeles Times reports (Gaouette, Los Angeles Times, 7/11). The Senate on Wednesday approved the measure after it failed to receive enough votes for cloture on June 26.read more

Afghanistan's Ministry of Public health on Wednesday reported that more than 400 new HIV cases have been recorded in the country, Xinhuanet reports. Although the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is relatively low in Afghanistan, the ministry said there are many potential risk factors that could spread the virus.

Gov. Ed Rendell (D) on Tuesday signed an executive order reopening the Pennsylvania health Care Cost Containment Council one week after it was closed due to budgetary constraints, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The order allows the council's 44 employees to return to work, after being laid off on July 1.

The House Energy and Commerce health Subcommittee on Wednesday by voice vote approved to extend a bill (HR 2851, S 400) that would allow college students who are forced to leave School for a serious illness to continue to receive health care benefits under their parents' health insurance policies, CongressDaily reports.read more

The flourishing tourism industry in Zanzibar is not contributing to the spread of HIV on the archipelago, Tourism and Investment Minister Samia Sululu Hassan said on Tuesday, The Citizen reports. Answering a question from Rep. Anaclet Thobias Makunguta about the impact of tourism on HIV/AIDS, Hassan said that recent research conducted by the government has not shown any connection between tourism and the disease.read more

Warsaw - Smokers in the Polish capital Warsaw will soon risk a hefty fine for lighting up at playgrounds or at tram and bus stops, Polish media reported on Friday. A smoking ban will take effect in September and carries a fine up to 500 zloty (239 do...

Yemen's Parliament is expected to begin debating a law that aims to protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and address related stigma and discrimination, Yemen's The National reports.

The Senate on Wednesday by a 69-30 veto-proof majority approved a House-passed bill (HR 6331) that would delay a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees that was scheduled to take effect last week, the AP/Baltimore Sun reports (AP/Baltimore Sun, 7/10).

0 posts The lack of support for women suffering from postnatal depression - and the reduction in the health visiting service supporting those mothers - have been highlighted with the publication of a ...