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Walk, Don't Drive! Community Promotion Of Physical Activity Has Two-Fold Benefit
About half of the car trips in the U.S. are less than five miles - a distance easily navigated by walking or cycling. Reducing short-distance car trips has many benefits - it decreases car accidents, has positive benefits for the environment and increases physical health and activity, says communication professor Edward Maibach of George Mason University. An expert in climate change communication research, Maibach says that community leaders should make promotion of physical activity a priority.
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Swine Flu Confirmed Human Cases 8,480 In 39 Countries, Including 71 Deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that globally a total of 8,840 swine flu A(H1N1) cases of human infection have been confirmed, including 71 deaths (all of them in Mexico, the USA and Canada). The death rate for this novel influenza strain appears to be no different from that of seasonal human influenza. Several countries have now lifted travel restrictions on non-essential visits to Mexico.
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Who Director General Calls For Fairness In International Policies
New York: With a growing recognition that "blind faith in economic growth and gain as the be-all, end-all, cure-for-all has been misplaced," World Health Organization Director-General Dr Margaret Chan responded to leaders who have been calling for a redesign of international systems.
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Breast Cancer On The Latest Cancer Waiting Times Stats, Released Today

Dr Alexis Willett, Head of Policy & Involvement at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, says: "Women tell us that waiting for a diagnosis is extremely distressing regardless of the outcome. Breakthrough is pleased that almost all breast units are seeing patients who are "urgently" referred within two weeks, however, by the end of 2009, both urgent and routine referrals should be seen by a specialist within this timescale. We would also like to know how long patients are currently waiting for "routine" referrals and be reassured that this deadline will be met." Breakthrough Breast Cancer


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