health - "government"

An independent link between sleep apnea and mortality has been discovered by a group of Australian researchers, suggesting the prevention and treatment of this condition should be a higher priority for government bodies working to improve community health.

The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of health, today announced the release of Human health in a Changing Climate: A Canadian Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacity. 'Our government takes the issue of climate change very seriously,' said Minister Clement.

DELHI, ONTARI0--(Marketwire - Aug. 1, 2008) - The government of Canada is providing more than $300 million to Ontario's flue-cured tobacco producers, including $286 million for a Tobacco Transition Pr...

A new research study may have pinpointed the reason why some mothers become depressed following childbirth. government researchers used an animal model involving genetically engineered mice lacking a protein critical for adapting to the sex hormone fluctuations of pregnancy and the postpartum period. The discovery could lead to improved treatment for postpartum depression. [...]

Vietnamese local governments should prioritize HIV/AIDS prevention measures, particularly education and communication programs that target injection drug use among young people, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong said on Tuesday at a symposium on HIV prevention and drug detoxification in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency reports.

HIV prevalence in Kenya increased to 7.8% in 2007, a slight increase from the 6.7% prevalence recorded in 2003, according to a survey released by the government on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. According to the Associated Press, the increase in the percentage of the population living with HIV likely is because of wider access to antiretroviral drugs.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday ruled that the court does not have the authority to block a 10% cut to Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal payments that went into effect on July 1 and that the issue must be handled by the state Legislature or federal government, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Medi-Cal is California's Medicaid program.

Minnesota U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Al Franken on Wednesday said the federal government should negotiate with drug companies to lower seniors' drug prices, permit re-importation of prescription medications from other countries and ban mass-market drug advertising, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

WASHINGTON - The government bungled the salmonella outbreak probe so badly, a House committee chairman said yesterday, that federal investigators reminded him of Keystone Kops. A colleague hoped the maligned tomato can recover its good name.

The Australian Nursing Federation has welcomed the South Australian government's decision to scrap key elements of its Country health Plan.