V.A. Hospital: a Model for health Care? Not if you have Cancer

V.A. Hospital: a Model for health Care?  Not if you have Cancer " "For patients with prostate cancer, it is a common surgical procedure: a doctor implants dozens of radioactive seeds to attack the disease....

Bomb carried in CARE vehicle for assassination of Gotabhaya

"(Colombo-Lankapuvath-June 20) - Investigations have revealed that the bomb which exploded at the Pittala Junction in Kollupitiya that targeted Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was carried by a vehicle which...

Obama Woos Doctors on Health Care Reform - Consider the VA

The New York Times is reporting on Today's speech to The American Medical Association (AMA) on Government Health Care Reform.  Many appear skeptical over the Government intervention on any front these...

Winners of the "For All the Ways You Care" Contest

CVS/pharmacy Pays Tribute to Caregivers and Announces Winners of the "For All the Ways You Care" Contest Pat Pumphret of Winthrop, Mass., awarded $25,000 grand prize for lifelong dedication to fostering...

Another Inconvenient Truth: Bottled Water - its killing the world

Drinking from plastic bottled water is  not only damaging to yourself, to the enviornment, but you are also contributing to less water in the world. Recently in Australia, it was bought to our attention how...

Your World Not Ready For Me

Some people say "there's a reason for everything" and I would tend to agree but .. Why is the truth so often ignored? Is it the messenger? Because the messenger 'lacks credibility' or some human recognized qualifications? For many years I thought of myself as a visitor on...

Quitting smoking will improve your life

Sometimes life has surprises in store that can alter the very core of our existence; bring modifications that we never thought were possible. One such great surprise or better to call it a gift that life offers us is to create and nurture a new life. The birth of my daughter...

New documents say PETA killed 95% of adoptable pets in 2008

New documents have arisen that state that PETA killed 95 percent of the adoptable pets in its care in 2008. These documents have been released by the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) and they say that the...

Sudan's President Defies Arrest Warrant

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has rejected the arrest warrant against him issued by the International Criminal Court. He told thousands of supporters in the capital Khartoum that Sudan would not "kneel" to colonialists. Mr Bashir faces two counts of war crimes and five...

Palestinian health care 'ailing'

Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza suffer from an "ailing landscape" of health services, a new study claims." The Lancet medical journal report highlights how 10% of Palestinian children now have stunted...

Vets object to billing private insurance for service injuries

" WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Veterans groups are warning President Barack Obama against going ahead with a possible administration move to charge veterans' private health care for service-related injuries. ...

Our Front-Row Seat as US Health Care System Goes Awry

It seemed straightforward enough.  I had come back from overseas with a nagging rock climbing injury - this twangy wrist that hadn't gotten better after months of on-again-off-again rest time.  ...

Ngos: Rape in DRC Has Reached Epidemic Proportions

By Miriam Mannak The wave of rape and sexual violence that is sweeping through the north eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached epidemic proportions, various aid organisations say....

Canada Fails Unicef Child Care Ranking, Tied for Last

Canada has tied for last place out of 25 developed nations, as ranked by UNICEF in its child care study.  There are 10 proposed benchmarks, Canada failed 9. " The full list of the 10 UNICEF benchmarks: ...

Tonight Care To Live Member / Prostate Cancer Patient, Ted Girgus, on Radio

Link to webcasthttp://www.mrfivestar.com/patient_power_stream.asxYou can catch the replay here when it goes up.http://www.patientpower.info/...tails.asp?dateid= 12/10/2008&webcastid=SCCA121008Tonight Care To...

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