(8 stories) Congress Set to Vote on Budget-Cutting Plan

Health - News April 14, 2011 See Health Weather Congress Set to Vote on Budget-Cutting Plan (WJXX) The House and Senate are ready to vote on legislation cutting almost $40 billion from the budget for the current year, but President Barack Obama and his GOP rivals are both eager to move on to multiyear fiscal plans that cut trillions instead of billions. Legal amount of gluten for a gluten-free product? (hivehealthmedia) What amount of gluten is safe for a Celiac? Legally in most countries it is presently 10-20ppm. In Australia it used to be 20ppm, legal amount is now 5, and for a product to be labeled GF it must be less than 3. The Codex standard in the UK was 200ppm in 1981, changed to 20ppm in 2008. Finland is still at 100ppm. In America it has been lowered to 20ppm, Canada is introducing new laws in 2012 and so it goes from country to country, ranging from 3 to 500ppm. They keep modifying to lower & lower quantities… 'Wide variation' in routine ops (Salisbury Journal) Patients in some parts of England are unfairly denied routine operations, while those in other parts of the country are undergoing unnecessary surgery, a report has suggested. Lung transplants get a little time on their side (CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV) For decades, heart and lung transplant surgeons have followed a strict directive: Get the donor organ into the recipient as soon as possible. NHS urged to axe 'ineffective' ops (Andover Advertiser) The NHS could save up to 500 million a year by carrying out fewer "ineffective" operations such as removing tonsils and wisdom teeth, a study has found. MS vein blocking doubted Apr 13, 2011 9:11 PM Et a " People with... (CBC News) Dr. Paolo Zamboni, left, and Dr. Robert Zivadinov speak at a neurology seminar last year. Catherine Zeta-Jones seeks treatment for Bipolar Disorder (KSWB-TV San Diego) Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has checked into a mental health facility to treat her Bipolar II disorder, People reports . Web push over Labour cancer pledge (Midlothian Today) Labour has called on people to back its "two-week cancer waiting time guarantee" via a page on its website. More Health News...

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