2007
09.28
09.28
The US Senate backs a bill to expand a children’s health insurance plan, which President Bush says he will veto.
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The US Senate backs a bill to expand a children’s health insurance plan, which President Bush says he will veto.
More people than ever before are living to at least 100 years old, figures for England and Wales show.
Scientists say it may be possible to use a breath test to monitor blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.
Specialist hospital units in England will have to close and moved to super regional hospitals, leading doctors say.
UK Government plans for tackling superbugs are not being based on scientific fact, says the Lancet.
SPIEGEL ONLINE reports here: Chinese officials and members of the United States Congress have held a secret meeting without White House participation about the future of Washington’s climate protection policies. Beijing officials are trying to determine what they should expect in the post-Bush era. And here: President Bush has invited the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitters to a two-day conference in Washington. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, America climate researcher Peter Goldmark argues the meeting is little more than a Bush PR stunt and that change is almost certain to come with the next administration.
Poor regulation is allowing “cowboy” plastic surgery practices to thrive in the UK, experts warn.
Doctors must do more to respect the wishes and views of young patients, the General Medical Council has warned.
Spiegel Online reports here: A team of researchers led by Nobel-prize winning chemist Paul Crutzen has found that growing and using biofuels emits up to 70 percent more greenhouse gases than fossil fuels. They are warning that the cure could end up being worse than the disease.