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Sunday, 2 November 2008 at 4:18 pm Posted by smp

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AP IMPACT: flood of wounded GIs swamps care units (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 04:59 PM CST

In this undated photograph provided by the Department of Defense, Brig. Gen. Gary Cheek is seen. In a rush to correct reports of sub-standard care for wounded soldiers, the Army flung open the doors of new specialized treatment centers so wide that up to half of the soldiers currently enrolled don't have injuries serious enough to be there, the Associated Press has learned. The overcrowding was a 'self-inflicted wound,' said Cheek, who also is an assistant surgeon general. 'We're dedicating this kind of oversight and management where, truthfully, only half of those soldiers really needed this.' (AP Photo/Department ofDefense)AP - In a rush to correct reports of substandard care for wounded soldiers, the Army flung open the doors of new specialized treatment centers so wide that up to half the soldiers currently enrolled do not have injuries serious enough to justify being there, The Associated Press has learned.

Calif. surgeon faces trial in organ donation case (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 04:32 PM CST

AP - Ruben Navarro loved horror movies. He watched the "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" series with his mother, Rosa, and liked to visit Knott's Berry Farm when it was transformed every October to "Knott's Scary Farm."

Army reviews medical units for possible closing (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 12:28 PM CST

AP - As the Army moves to reduce the number of wounded and ill soldiers admitted into its new coordinated care units, officials expect to be able to shut down or merge some of the centers.

AIDS-hit Swaziland promotes circumcision (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 09:49 AM CST

AP - Nelson Mdlovu strides out of the small clinic with a spring in his step and a smile on his lips just minutes after being circumcised.

China vows to wipe out tainted animal feed (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 12:56 AM CDT

Employees work in a small road-side bakery in Beijing October 31, 2008. (Reinhard Krause/Reuters)Reuters - China has vowed to wipe out the "dark" trade of adding the chemical melamine to animal feed, with at least one industry expert claiming fake feed is an established trade in parts of the country's rural heartlands.

Falls Are Leading Cause of Injury to Seniors (HealthDay)

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's grandmother have suffered recent pelvic and hip injuries. And on Friday, author Studs Terkel died, following reports that a fall two weeks ago had hastened his decline.

Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

Posted: 02 Nov 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity can wreck a person's health for many reasons. But for women, too much weight tacks on an additional danger: Studies have linked obesity and breast cancer in a variety of ways.

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