News tagged with secretary
Mexico health sec: Swine flu way up after low year
(AP) -- Mexico's federal health secretary says swine flu cases in January have surpassed the number for all of 2011, a year when the virus barely appeared worldwide.
Jan 31, 2012 |
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School lunches to have more veggies, whole grains
(AP) -- The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings - including the always popular pizza - will come with less sodium, more whole grains and a wider selection ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Two die of A(H1N1) swine flu in Mexico: official
An outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu claimed the lives of two people -- 19 and 21 years old -- in Mexico's capital in the first weeks of the year, health authorities said Saturday.
Jan 22, 2012 |
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UK minister says children 'bored' by IT classes
British Education Secretary Michael Gove will unveil major changes to the way technology is taught in schools Wednesday, saying children are "bored out of their minds" by current classes.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2012 |
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UK demands data on breast implant ruptures
(AP) -- Britain's health secretary has demanded that private U.K. clinics supply data by the end of the week on how many French-made PIP breast implants have ruptured in Britain.
Jan 04, 2012 |
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New UK data 'shows higher risk of breast implant ruptures'
Britain's biggest cosmetic surgery chain has revealed that rupture rates on allegedly faulty French-made breast implants are seven times higher than previously thought, a report said Sunday.
Jan 01, 2012 |
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Obama calls morning-after pill call 'common sense'
(AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed but said he did not steer his administration's decision to halt the over-the-counter sale of an anti-pregnancy drug to girls under 17, saying it was common ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Optimism on solar energy: Energy secretary suggests ways domestic firms can prosper
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu struck an optimistic note about the future of solar energy Thursday but said the economic benefits of the emerging clean-energy industry will be reaped elsewhere if the business ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Vatican, biotech firm host adult stem cell meeting
(AP) -- The Vatican has entered into an unusual partnership with a small U.S. biotech company to promote using adult stem cells for treating disease, rather than focusing research on embryonic stem cells.
Nov 09, 2011 |
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White House orders review of energy loans
The White House Friday ordered a probe into US government loans to clean energy firms, after a solar panel company took a half billion dollar Energy Department loan guarantee and then went bankrupt.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 29, 2011 |
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New ultra-high speed network connection for researchers and educators
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the activation of an ultra-high speed network connection for scientists, researchers and educators at universities and National Laboratories that is at least ten times faster ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Experts question merits of extending competition to improve hospital care
More research is needed before conclusions can be drawn about the effect of recent reforms on hospital quality, let alone about the merits of the coalition government's proposals to extend competition, warn experts on British ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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It’s official: Learning languages makes you smarter
New research has shown that learning a language may subtly change, and possibly improve, the way we think.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Ban proposed on electronic cigarettes on planes
(AP) -- The Obama administration Wednesday proposed banning the use of electronic cigarettes on airline flights, saying there is concern the smokeless cigarettes may be harmful.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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India probes transfusions after 23 kids get HIV
At least 23 children who received blood transfusions have tested positive for HIV, Indian officials said on Monday as authorities launched an investigation into a government hospital.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 12, 2011 |
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