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Health czar: Bollywood, stop boozing! (AP via Yahoo! News)
After asking Bollywood actors not to smoke on screen, India’s health minister has called on movie heroes to stop drinking alcohol on camera, while hinting that the booze could stay in villains’ cups, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Report: Health risks outweigh farming cost cuts (USA Today)
The way America produces meat, milk and eggs is unsustainable, creates significant risks to public health from antibiotic resistance and disease, damages the environment and unnecessarily harms animals, a report released Tuesday says.

Health, Happiness Index Created (Time Magazine)
Staying healthy and happy is a struggle for about half of Americans, according to a massive survey that attempts to measure the nation’s general welfare, much like the Dow Jones Industrial Average portrays the health of the stock market

AP Interview: Schwarzenegger to try health care fix again (AP via Yahoo! News)
Three months after his effort to retool the state’s health care system ran aground, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told The Associated Press he’ll try again.

Health Tip: Pre-Pregnancy Health for Men (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
(HealthDay News) — When trying to conceive, good health is important for both moms- and dads-to-be. Future fathers can help a couple’s chances of having a healthy baby.

Afghan ‘health link’ to uranium (BBC News)
The BBC hears that rising rates of child health issues in Afghanistan may be linked to depleted uranium weapons.

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Election Notebook: McCain says health-care costs need to be controlled (Market Watch)
Sen. John McCain is turning to health care on the campaign trail Monday, telling an audience in Miami that the system is costly and that prices need to be brought under control.

Opening Glance: Health stocks mixed in Monday trading (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Health care providers and service companies were mixed in Monday morning trading, with shares of hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp. rising and insurer Cigna corp. slipping.

Health Highlights: April 28, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

McCain rejects ‘big government’ takeover of health care (CNN.com)
Sen. John McCain on Monday rejected a "big government" takeover of the health care, but said he would challenge the "parochial interests" that, he said, thrives in the system.

Farewell to a dedicated doctor (Newham Recorder)
A HUGELY-DEDICATED family doctor who has cared for tens of thousands of Newham patients during a 31 year career in the same practice, has retired.

Doctor skills needed to play one on TV (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The next time someone yells, "Is there a doctor in the house?," don’t be surprised if a Hollywood actor rushes to the rescue.

Doctor Who’s Bafta Cymru triumph (BBC News)
Doctor Who scoops six Bafta Cymru awards, while fellow BBC Wales programme Coal House also wins.

RealSelf.Com Named to Best Doctor Recommended Health Sites by Real Simple Magazine (PRWeb)
RealSelf.com, the leading online resource for user-generated evaluations of beauty products and treatments, has been named to the Best Doctor Recommended Health Sites by Real Simple Magazine. RealSelf bloggers are expanding their efforts to evaluate products and treatments and enlarge the RealSelf.com community.RealSelf.com, is a health and beauty community that empowers consumers to share …

Doctor Wants Severance From Grady (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
A New York doctor says he was promised a top administrative position at Grady only to have the offer revoked after he quit his job and moved to Atlanta.

Undertaker pays for doctor s funeral (Daily Dispatch)
A TRANSKEI funeral parlour owner paid for Saturday s funeral of Dr Caroline Nompozolo, one of the country s first black women doctors. H er family in Mpindweni, Mthatha, had battled to try to get access to her estate, tied up in England where she worked as a doctor all her adult life.

Power-ski crash kills doctor on holiday (Sydney Morning Herald)
A 31-year-old holidaying doctor killed and his wife slightly injured in a power-ski accident.

Leonid Roshal: Children s Doctor, Not Health Service Organizer (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Professor Leonid Roshal, MD/PhD, Doctor of Peace; honorary member of Russian Children s Surgeons Association; director, Moscow Research Institute of Urgent Children s Surgery and Traumatology of the Russian Academy of Medical Science; Executive Committee member, Union of Russian Pediatricians; member of Board of Directors, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine; president, …

Doctor wants severance from Grady (Marietta Daily Journal)
ATLANTA - A New York doctor says he was promised a top administrative position at Grady Memorial Hospital only to have the offer revoked after he quit his job and moved to Atlanta.

Doctor skills needed to play one on TV (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The next time someone yells, "Is there a doctor in the house?," don’t be surprised if a Hollywood actor rushes to the rescue.

A doctor in the house (Mudgee Guardian)
Mudgee resident Kevin Scott has been granted an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of New South Wales for his work researching fruit and vegetable storage and transportation.

Doctor Who’s Bafta Cymru triumph (BBC News)
Doctor Who scoops six awards at the Bafta Cymru awards while fellow BBC Wales’s Coal House also wins.

Baby death doctor struck off (Wandsworth Guardian)
The grieving family of a baby girl who died after a botched delivery say they are concerned the doctor responsible could still be practising abroad.

Doctor wants settlement after hospital withdraws job offer (WMGT Macon)
A New York doctor says he was promised a top administrative position at Grady Memorial Hospital only to have the offer revoked after he quit his job and moved to Atlanta. read more

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