The Scotsman [Edinburgh], by Lyndsay Buckland Posted By: Photoonist- Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:52:20 GMT Patients in Scotland will not wait longer than 18 weeks for treatment after being referred by their GP, pledged the health secretary. Nicola Sturgeon said figures showed that 85 per cent of patients were already being seen within this target as she vowed that this would cover all patients by December. But the battle to bring down waiting times still lags behind the NHS in England, where the 18′week target was introduced much earlier and where almost 90 per cent of patients are treated within that time.
from: http://www.newmediablog.com/2011/06/no-patient-will-wait-longer-than-18-weeks/
Politico, by Matt Negrin Posted By: Desert Fox- Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:23:46 GMT President Obama isnt bothering to follow Sarah Palins bus tour, according to the White House. Press secretary Jay Carney was asked Tuesday what Obama thinks of the former vice presidential candidates stops in Washington; he declined to weigh in on whether the trips hint at a presidential run on her part. I dont think hes paying much attention to that, Carney said. He added that a lot of other things that he’s been working on are more important. Carney noted that he hadnt spent a lot of time with Obama recently, so he can’t really comment on what
from: http://www.newmediablog.com/2011/06/carney-obama-is-ignoring-palin/
AP – A respected international panel of scientists says cellphones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee.
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from: http://www.soundsofneworleans.com/cellphones-a-possible-carcinogen-%c2%97-like-coffee-ap/
