(8 stories) Hunger strike focuses anger on Indian corruption

Health - News April 7, 2011 See Health Weather Hunger strike focuses anger on Indian corruption (Deseret Morning News) A public hunger strike by a 73-year-old activist has galvanized Indian anger at rampant, high-level corruption and increased pressure on the government to act. Superbug Gene Found In New Delhi Water (TheKansasCityChannel) A deadly superbug was found in about a quarter of water samples taken from drinking supplies and puddles on the streets of New Delhi, according to a new study. 06:47 Plain packaging for cigarette packs (Wicklow People) Computer-generated image showing a plain cigarette package set to be introduced by the Australian government Tobacco companies in Australia will be forced to strip all logos from their cigarette packages and replace them with graphic images such as cancer-riddled mouths and sickly children under new legislation - a move the government says will ... federal-budget-showdown_20110406224235_JPG (WTNH) The Republican-led House Budget Committee approved a $3.5 trillion budget for 2012 on Wednesday that was hailed by its GOP authors as an end to a federal spending binge but savaged by Democrats as an assault on retirees and the poor. US approves first drug for rare thyroid cancer that has spread throughout body (680News) Federal health regulators said Wednesday they have approved a new drug from AstraZeneca to treat a rare form of thyroid cancer that can be fatal when it spreads to other parts of the body. GOP Budget Seen Raising Health Costs for Retirees (EDGEprovidence Health/Fitness Feed) House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis. touts his 2012 federal budget during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Congressional budget experts say future retirees would pay more for health care under a new House Republican budget proposal. C.diff infection rates 'falling' (Midlothian Today) The number of older people recorded as having contracted the Clostridium difficile hospital bug has dropped by 37% in a year, statistics show. Laughter, ultrasound and leg ulcers (Ilkeston Today) "A good old belly laugh can help heal leg ulcers," BBC News has reported. However, the eye-catching claim is only a theory offered by researchers who said the treatment is probably more effective than ultrasound, the treatment they were actually studying. More Health News...

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