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Mentoring program helps at-risk children
Source: Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
Life Coaches for Kids breaks absentee cycle by Tara McLellan The statistics are staggering. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of single parent households is at an all-time high of 28.3 percent. And statistics show that with the rise in single parent households,…
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Durban academic at forefront of fight against HIV
Source: The Mercury (South Africa)
PASSION, empathy and extensive research have put a Durban academic at the forefront of the fight against the HIV/Aids infection among young children in South Africa. Prof Anna Coutsoudis, a leading expert in mother-to-child transmission of the HI virus, has proved together with her colleagues…
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The costs of marital rape in Southern Africa
Source: The Independent
by Nada Ali For years now, women's groups in Southern Africa have campaigned tirelessly to ensure that the Southern African Development Community adopt the Protocol on Gender and Development. Yesterday, the SADC finally took that historic step. Member states will be obliged to amend their…
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Thousands of doctors face the chop
Source: Pretoria News (South Africa)
by Mogomotsi Magome and Siyabonga Mkhwanazi The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has warned the public to be wary of medical practitioners who practice without being registered with the body. The HPCSA will this month erase about 12 000 practitioners from its database…
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Economy hitting elderly especially hard
Source: MSNBC
Bankruptcies soar as retirees, agencies struggle to keep up with rising costs Original Source by Alex Johnson Bob Emily put in an honest day's labor every day of his life. I worked for the railroad, for the town marshal, security, bars, Sealy down here, UPS,…
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VHI warns of serious consequences for older people
Source: The Irish Times
Original Source by MARTIN WALL, Industry Correspondent INDUSTRY REACTION:THE VHI said the Supreme Court decision to strike down the risk equalisation scheme could have serious consequences for older and chronically ill people. The VHI's chief executive Jimmy Tolan said the company, which stood to receive…
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Bligh puts stamp on Smart State
Source: The Courier Mail (Australia)
By Craig Johnstone THE State Government has moved to wind up the building funds associated with its Smart State agenda, confirming Premier Anna Bligh's determination to switch the policy's focus from ``bricks and mortar'' to people. Tucked away in this week's Budget is news that…
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University of Queensland signs up for next Smart State
Source: University of Queensland
Original Source The University of Queensland has welcomed the focus on people in the next stage of the Smart State Strategy, announced at UQ today by the Premier, Anna Bligh. Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield said the next phase's emphasis on support for researchers would help…
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Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce
Source: Institute of Medicine
Original Source The nation faces an impending health care crisis as the number of older patients with more complex health needs increasingly outpaces the number of health care providers with the knowledge and skills to adequately care for them. As the nation's baby boomers turn…
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TAC calls for 'flawed' medicines bill to be scrapped
Source: Cape Argus (South Africa)
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) was expected to make a submission today before Parliament objecting to the proposed Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Bill, which would in essence grant the health minister full authority over the registration of medicines. The TAC was to ask the…
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