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The U.S. Senate will cast its first crucial test vote on healthcare reform on Saturday, with Democrats close to reaching the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican opposition and open debate.

Washington, November 21 (ANI): Funeral industry workers are at a greater risk of getting leukemia because they are exposed to formaldehyde for long durations, a new study has claimed.

London, Nov 21 (ANI): Farmers have grown a novel form of carrots that are 40 per cent richer in antioxidants and can boost vision compared to normal varieties.

Chandigarh, Nov 21 (IANS) A swine flu scare among students here has led to a sudden fall in attendance in schools and colleges in this union territory.

London, Nov 21 (ANI): A new British survey has found that tens of thousands of people still shy away from taking about sexually transmitted infections, thereby risking their health.

Toronto, Nov 21 (IANS) India has launched a big initiative to woo medical tourism from Canada, showcasing the country's high-end and much cheaper healthcare industry to Canadians.

?Select your baby?s gender at will in 3 simple steps with 94% accuracy?: that?s not a furtive sign at a shady clinic but what you get when you type ?gender selection clinics? on the Yahoo search engine.

Patna, Nov 21 (IANS) Bihar's junior doctors, whose strike for increased stipend entered its 12th day Saturday, have decided to continue the stir despite the state human rights commission's threat to file criminal cases against them.

Washington, Nov 21 (DPA) Another month, another milestone: US President Barack Obama's long struggle to enact far-reaching health reforms faces another hurdle Saturday in the US Senate.

President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday.

Past the security man and his pit bull and through a haze of eye-watering smoke, two youths load up a pipe next to a row of shiny glass jars with two dozen varieties of marijuana bud displayed like candy.

One of three wavering U.S. Senate Democrats said on Friday he would vote to start the chamber's healthcare debate, bolstering the chances for a broad reform bill one day before its first crucial test.

Barcelona players Eric Abidal and Yaya Toure have contracted H1N1 flu and will miss Saturday's La Liga match at Athletic Bilbao, the club said on Friday.

Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has H1N1 flu and team mate Yaya Toure may also have contracted the virus, the club said on Friday.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In a bid to spread awareness on HIV/AIDS, the Confederation of Indian Industriy (CII) Friday announced the launch of a toll free helpline in four languages.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India has a legislation prohibiting child marriage, but latest household surveys indicate that 47 percent of women, who are now aged 20-24 years, were married before the legal age of 18, a Unicef report released Friday said.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The health ministry will spend Rs.9.2 billion this financial year for promoting Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) - the Indian systems of medicine - in the country, Minister of State for Health S. Gandhiselvan told parliament Friday.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Blood tests to detect diabetes are likely to be made compulsory at health centres across India following the internationally followed 'opportunistic screening' norm. The scheme was in its pilot stage in 10 states, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The central government has committed Rs.332.92 crore in various health measures to check the spread of Influenza A (H1N1), more commonly known as swine flu, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday.

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Progress on child issues is slow even though India has accomplished a great deal in ensuring the rights of children almost two decades after it ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Unicef India representative Karin Holshof said Friday.