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American Burn Association : The ABA is dedicated to: stimulating and sponsoring the study and research in acute care, rehabilitation, and prevention of burns; providing a forum for presentation of knowledge; fostering training o...
Cervical Spine Fractures : Describing c-spine fractures with illustrations. Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation.
Burn Survivor USA : Richard Webser tells his personal story and discusses the long-term issues of being a burn survivor. Includes pictures.
Fireworks Safety : Information from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation - Atlanta : The Foundation's mission is to educate the public in burn awareness and prevention, to support medical facilities in the care of burns in Georgia, and to assist burn survivors in their recovery.
Illinois Fire Safety Alliance : Information for persons or groups with a common interest in fire safety, burn prevention, and public education, and promotional programs and disseminate information related to fire safety and burn pre...
Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters Association Burn Fund : A Canadian association established in 1974 as a non-profit registered charity. Features fund raising and events, burn units, education and awareness and contacts.
Burn Survivors : An article about the importance of burn assessment.
Fractures and Splinting : Describes initial care of various types of fractures aimed at the layman.
Caught In The Flames : Personal story of a teenage burn survivor.
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House Democrats Approve Health-Care Reform Bill (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- After a year of fierce
partisan debate, the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives late
Sunday night passed the landmark $940 billion health-care reform bill,
which would extend health insurance coverage to 32 million uninsured
Americans, prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people
with preexisting medical conditions and cut the federal deficit by an
estimated $138 billion over the next decade. |
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Showdown Over Health-Care Reform Bill Nears (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Health experts say that the
furiously debated $940 billion health-care reform bill moving toward a
vote for passage in Congress this weekend really boils down to one simple
tenet: More Americans should have access to health insurance. |
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Gene-Targeted Cancer Fix Could Be a Breakthrough (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time in
humans, scientists have successfully used a gene-manipulation therapy to
enter tumor cells and block the production of toxic proteins that are
causing cancer, researchers report. |
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US Congress passes historic health care bill (AFP)
AFP - The US Congress passed an historic health care overhaul Sunday, handing President Barack Obama a landmark win and taking the United States closer than ever to guaranteed coverage for all Americans. |
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Lawmakers reject tax to pay for health reform (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday criticized a plan to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for a $1 trillion healthcare overhaul and warned Congress was unlikely to meet President Barack Obama's goal of passing the measure by August. |
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With Rare Disorders, Misdiagnosis and Desperation Prevail (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 20 (HealthDay News) -- People diagnosed with
cancer have a difficult and scary battle ahead of them, but there's
comfort to be found in the multitude of patient groups, medical
associations, research facilities and hospitals dedicated to improving
treatment of their disease. |
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Nepalese doc is God of Sight to poor (AP)
AP - Raj Kaliya Dhanuk sits on a wooden bench, barefoot, with a tattered sari covering thin arms as rough as bark. Thick clear tears bleed from her eyes, milky saucers that stare at nothing. |
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