Morning News Run
June 1, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
‘Opt out’ HIV testing launched – BBC
Countries with HIV epidemics should carry out HIV tests on everyone attending health centres unless they ‘opt out’, say experts. Issuing new guidance, the World Health Organisation said 200 million people could benefit from the policy.
TB Patient Identified; Father-in-Law Works at CDC – NPR (Audio & Copy)
Andrew Speaker, the 31-year-old lawyer infected with an extremely drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, has been flown to National Jewish Medical Research Center in Denver for treatment.
Anger Can Make You More Rational, Not Less, According To Recent Studies – Science Daily
Anger is appropriately blamed for flawed thinking since it tends to alter perception of risk, increase prejudice, and trigger aggression. But is anger always destructive? Three recent experiments…
China goes on offensive after food safety scares – Reuters
China hit back on Friday at accusations its products are unsafe, pointing out that a quarter of imported children’s milk bottles and teats failed a recent random quality test in a southeastern province. It was the latest in a spate of reports in China’s carefully controlled media lambasting foreign goods for supposed safety and health problems.
Hospitals Nationwide Combat Employee Camera-Phone Abuse – WIRED
A rash of incidents in hospitals across the country involving camera phones has led to firings — and the realization that monitoring the devices in clinical facilities is no easy task. After sorting through red tape, a California hospital has fired nine employees who in April either took or looked at camera-phone photos of a patient’s X-ray. Meanwhile, at least three other hospitals across the country are struggling with similar problems.
