http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50 Health Photos on Yahoo! Canada News Photos Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:00 GMT Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:00 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 160 35 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ca/nws/ca_ma_nws_1_1.gif http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50 http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/24112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-breathing-fumes-petrol-made-lab-rats-aggressive.html (AFP) - Breathing in fumes from petrol made lab rats more aggressive, a finding that has wide implications for urban pollution, according to a study published on Tuesday. Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP

]]> (AFP) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:04:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091123/afp/iphoto_1259021006949-1-0jpg.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=4em01IL5ucJ1PXCQ8URVsA-- (AFP) - Breathing in fumes from petrol made lab rats more aggressive, a finding that has wide implications for urban pollution, according to a study published on Tuesday. Photo:Behrouz Mehri/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/23112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-man-loads-drywall-truck-outside-home-improvement-store-california.html (AFP) - A man loads drywall into his truck outside a home improvement store in California in 2008. US authorities expanded a probe Monday into health impacts of drywall imported from China, saying an initial study found a 'strong association' with indoor pollution in homes using the product. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:28:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091123/afp/iphoto_1259008066756-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=E2K4oAtvdzkLeLlX67fxxQ-- (AFP) - A man loads drywall into his truck outside a home improvement store in California in 2008. US authorities expanded a probe Monday into health impacts of drywall imported from China, saying an initial study found a 'strong association' with indoor pollution in homes using the product. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/23112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-healthcare-workers-hospital.html (AFP) - Healthcare workers at a hospital. A Belgian man thought to have been in a coma for 23 years has told of his 'second birth' after doctors realised he was in fact conscious, a German weekly reported Monday. Photo:Simon Maina/AFP

]]> (AFP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:58:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091123/afp/iphoto_1259006202409-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=JOdJleU_NN6dnFnTLwsRsA-- (AFP) - Healthcare workers at a hospital. A Belgian man thought to have been in a coma for 23 years has told of his 'second birth' after doctors realised he was in fact conscious, a German weekly reported Monday. Photo:Simon Maina/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/23112009/2/photo/xhealth-sign-shown-cannabis-cafe-portland-ore-patrons-cannabis-cafe.html (The Canadian Press) - A sign is shown at the Cannabis Cafe, in Portland, Ore. The patrons of the Cannabis Cafe are people with Oregon medical marijuana cards. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rick Bowmer)

]]> (The Canadian Press) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:11:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091123/capress/i12589746601232355322.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=xZ.LHqUp8hjs1c74o6ZeKQ-- (The Canadian Press) - A sign is shown at the Cannabis Cafe, in Portland, Ore. The patrons of the Cannabis Cafe are people with Oregon medical marijuana cards. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rick Bowmer)

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/22112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-bangladeshi-parents-conjoined-twins-lovely-mallick-right-kartik-chandra.html (AFP) - Bangladeshi parents of conjoined twins, Lovely Mallick (right) and Kartik Chandra Mallick, are seen posing for a photo at their house in Khulna, southwest of the capital Dhaka, on November 21. The twins appeared on Sunday to have beaten the odds with their miracle story of survival, both awaking from landmark separation surgery happy and well. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:30:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091122/afp/iphoto_1258861543369-3-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=l7RG0FmUHhQGe3TP.Kfwgg-- (AFP) - Bangladeshi parents of conjoined twins, Lovely Mallick (right) and Kartik Chandra Mallick, are seen posing for a photo at their house in Khulna, southwest of the capital Dhaka, on November 21. The twins appeared on Sunday to have beaten the odds with their miracle story of survival, both awaking from landmark separation surgery happy and well. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/22112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-moira-kelly-cared-girls-since-arrival-australia-years.html (AFP) - Guardian Moira Kelly (right) is seen standing near the beds of Bangladeshi twins Trishna (L-back) and Krishna at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. The twins appeared on Sunday to have beaten the odds with their miracle story of survival, both awaking from landmark separation surgery happy and well. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:30:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091122/afp/iphoto_1258788246093-3-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=77&sig=GDmfNkVd7kR9brUz5hcwrQ-- (AFP) - Guardian Moira Kelly (right) is seen standing near the beds of Bangladeshi twins Trishna (L-back) and Krishna at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. The twins appeared on Sunday to have beaten the odds with their miracle story of survival, both awaking from landmark separation surgery happy and well. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/22112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-team-specialists-worked-32-hours-separate-trishna-krishna.html (AFP) - These photos taken in August show the Bangladeshi set of twins Trishna (left) and Krishna. The twins appeared on Sunday to have beaten the odds with their miracle story of survival, both awaking from landmark separation surgery happy and well. Photo:Royal Childrens Hospital/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:30:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091122/afp/iphoto_1258798161703-3-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=XOM4udRRw_2jIuCtn7FlRA-- (AFP) - These photos taken in August show the Bangladeshi set of twins Trishna (left) and Krishna. The twins appeared on Sunday to have beaten the odds with their miracle story of survival, both awaking from landmark separation surgery happy and well. Photo:Royal Childrens Hospital/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/2/photo/xhealth-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-d-nev-speaks-u.html (The Canadian Press) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, look on. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jose Luis Magana

]]> (The Canadian Press) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/capress/i12588576601204490428.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=_6LVomcOvNTUlyyTLKaKMw-- (The Canadian Press) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, look on. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jose Luis Magana

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-demostrators-rally-against-senate-s-health-care-reform-bill.html (AFP) - Demostrators rally against the Senate's health care reform bill outside Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care strode closer to clearing a key Senate hurdle Saturday as the last two wavering Democrats agreed to vote to formally start debate on the bill. Photo:Brendan Hoffman/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:36:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258835704500-4-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=QZ3wBeK9p8XAybw8G64SyQ-- (AFP) - Demostrators rally against the Senate's health care reform bill outside Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care strode closer to clearing a key Senate hurdle Saturday as the last two wavering Democrats agreed to vote to formally start debate on the bill. Photo:Brendan Hoffman/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-doctor-examines-patient-broward-community-family-health-center.html (AFP) - A doctor examines his patient at the Broward Community and Family Health Center in Pompano Beach, Florida in April 2009. President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care faced a critical Senate test vote, amid bitter 11th-hour debate and behind-the-scenes wrangling on a century-old policy feud. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:36:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258796349144-4-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=vYLpOAMHsucjUjKo43UE_A-- (AFP) - A doctor examines his patient at the Broward Community and Family Health Center in Pompano Beach, Florida in April 2009. President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care faced a critical Senate test vote, amid bitter 11th-hour debate and behind-the-scenes wrangling on a century-old policy feud. Photo:Joe Raedle/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-member-planned-parenthood-women-s-rights-group-protests-against.html (AFP) - A member of 'Planned Parenthood' women's rights group protests against the 'Stupak Amendment' which they say will ban private abortion coverage for millions of American women after lawmakers tagged an amendment restricting abortion access and funding to the health care reform bill. Photo:Mark Ralston/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:36:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258771221653-4-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=ItE6zLU_OINxDsdkWxhCmQ-- (AFP) - A member of 'Planned Parenthood' women's rights group protests against the 'Stupak Amendment' which they say will ban private abortion coverage for millions of American women after lawmakers tagged an amendment restricting abortion access and funding to the health care reform bill. Photo:Mark Ralston/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-wavering-democrat-senator-ben-nelson-nebraska-said-vote-party.html (AFP) - President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in remaking the US health care system. Adding to their confidence, a wavering Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, pictured here in October, said he would vote with his party this time but warned he might side with Republicans in subsequent fights. Photo:Chip Somodevilla/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:36:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258746448004-3-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=nVDsM0I3ESuI5bL2YhEjow-- (AFP) - President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in remaking the US health care system. Adding to their confidence, a wavering Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, pictured here in October, said he would vote with his party this time but warned he might side with Republicans in subsequent fights. Photo:Chip Somodevilla/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-video-adequate-health-insurance-feels-pipe-dream-originally-filed.html (AFP) - VIDEO: Health insurance reform is one of US President Barack Obama key priorities,but for many people like Bob Filkenstein, adequate health insurance still feels like a pipe dream. Originally filed: 100409. Duration: 01:33. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:36:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258796263708-4-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=fwnDkz7oVFHO_rT56M1ZEQ-- (AFP) - VIDEO: Health insurance reform is one of US President Barack Obama key priorities,but for many people like Bob Filkenstein, adequate health insurance still feels like a pipe dream. Originally filed: 100409. Duration: 01:33. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-pakistani-children-herd-animals-market.html (AFP) - Pakistani children herd animals to a market set for Muslim festival Eid al-Adha in Islamabad. Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual of the hajj, the spectre of a possible outbreak of swine flu seems to be fazing few of them. Photo:Farooq Naeem/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:19:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258834622987-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=9hE3txedaflVYD2u11K61g-- (AFP) - Pakistani children herd animals to a market set for Muslim festival Eid al-Adha in Islamabad. Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual of the hajj, the spectre of a possible outbreak of swine flu seems to be fazing few of them. Photo:Farooq Naeem/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-young-muslim-pilgrim.html (AFP) - A young Muslim pilgrim casts a stone, symbolising stoning Satan, in a ritual called 'Jamarat,' the last and most dangerous rite of the annual hajj, near the Saudi holy city of Mina in 2008. Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual, the spectre of a possible outbreak of swine flu seems to be fazing few of them. Photo:Khaled Desouki/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:19:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258834229542-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=LR_NIdX5pkCFgYa6n7eJWA-- (AFP) - A young Muslim pilgrim casts a stone, symbolising stoning Satan, in a ritual called 'Jamarat,' the last and most dangerous rite of the annual hajj, near the Saudi holy city of Mina in 2008. Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual, the spectre of a possible outbreak of swine flu seems to be fazing few of them. Photo:Khaled Desouki/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-jabal-al-rahma-plain-arafat-southeast-holy-city-mecca.html (AFP) - Muslim pilgrims touch a holy pillar on top of the Mount of Mercy (Jabal al-Rahma) in the plain of Arafat, southeast of the holy city of Mecca. Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual of the hajj, the spectre of a possible outbreak of swine flu seems to be fazing few of them. Photo:Mahmud Hams/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:19:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258834452363-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=Fmoc6IVSZg2fCIpqbSVciw-- (AFP) - Muslim pilgrims touch a holy pillar on top of the Mount of Mercy (Jabal al-Rahma) in the plain of Arafat, southeast of the holy city of Mecca. Days before a forecast three million Muslim pilgrims pack Mecca to begin the holy ritual of the hajj, the spectre of a possible outbreak of swine flu seems to be fazing few of them. Photo:Mahmud Hams/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/2/photo/xhealth-august-2009-image-provided-royal-children-s-hospital-melbourne.html (The Canadian Press) - In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, two-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Trishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne)

]]> (The Canadian Press) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:41:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/capress/i12588000601207129934.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=939vkoqr3Y0d54.bXiCSqA-- (The Canadian Press) - In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, two-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Trishna, is seen at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne in Australia. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne)

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-moire-kelly-twins.html (AFP) - This photo from the Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital shows guardian Moira Kelly standing between Bangladeshi twins Trishna (left) and Krishna. Krishna -- the weaker of the two twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia -- has woken fully from a coma and blew her guardian a raspberry. Photo:Royal Children's Hospital/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258796981174-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=67&sig=cWhxb0us9uvn7BRo7jE5.g-- (AFP) - This photo from the Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital shows guardian Moira Kelly standing between Bangladeshi twins Trishna (left) and Krishna. Krishna -- the weaker of the two twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia -- has woken fully from a coma and blew her guardian a raspberry. Photo:Royal Children's Hospital/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-lovely-mallick-said-overjoyed-girls-well.html (AFP) - Lovely Mallick is pictured in Bangladesh in this 2006 photo. Mallick is the birth mother of conjoined twin girls whose heads and brains were successfully separated by Australian doctors on November 17 after more than 24 hours of surgery. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258792755716-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=106&sig=xlY8xm7ZyzQtuk3IQDDcJg-- (AFP) - Lovely Mallick is pictured in Bangladesh in this 2006 photo. Mallick is the birth mother of conjoined twin girls whose heads and brains were successfully separated by Australian doctors on November 17 after more than 24 hours of surgery. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/21112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-team-specialists-worked-32-hours-monday-tuesday-divide-connected.html (AFP) - Surgeon Wirginia Maixner smiles during a press conference to speak about the surgery of Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, on November 19. The weaker of the twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia woke fully from a coma on Saturday. Photo:William West/AFP

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091121/afp/iphoto_1258788384312-1-0jpg.jpg?x=83&y=130&sig=.EYyf9kR4wR1zBtFfI0.gA-- (AFP) - Surgeon Wirginia Maixner smiles during a press conference to speak about the surgery of Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, on November 19. The weaker of the twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia woke fully from a coma on Saturday. Photo:William West/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/2/photo/xhealth-april-28-2009-file-photo-packages-medicine-tamiflu-swiss.html (The Canadian Press) - In this April 28, 2009 file photo packages of the medicine Tamiflu by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche are seen in Stuttgart, southern Germany. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thomas Kienzle, File)

]]> (The Canadian Press) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/capress/i12587589601201917921.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=CnD_MoiATPA6iBu2D94oHA-- (The Canadian Press) - In this April 28, 2009 file photo packages of the medicine Tamiflu by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche are seen in Stuttgart, southern Germany. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thomas Kienzle, File)

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-woman-recieves-h1n1-shot.html (AFP) - Jessica Forde recieves her H1N1 shot at the Delany Medical Center on November 11, in the Bronx borough of New York City. US officials Friday said infections from A(H1N1) virus had slowed in the United States this week, raising hopes the early roll-out of vaccines may be bringing the disease under control. Photo:Spencer Platt/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258749703485-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=2.ziEI1QzHG6j_.1OLcsYA-- (AFP) - Jessica Forde recieves her H1N1 shot at the Delany Medical Center on November 11, in the Bronx borough of New York City. US officials Friday said infections from A(H1N1) virus had slowed in the United States this week, raising hopes the early roll-out of vaccines may be bringing the disease under control. Photo:Spencer Platt/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-employee-works-sample-analysis.html (AFP) - An employee works on a sample analysis on May 2009 in a high-security lab at the CHU Pellegrin in Bordeaux, south western France. The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway. Photo:Nicolas Tucat/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258741322412-2-0jpg.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=N7DrUdwVQZDunHztH4oU2w-- (AFP) - An employee works on a sample analysis on May 2009 in a high-security lab at the CHU Pellegrin in Bordeaux, south western France. The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway. Photo:Nicolas Tucat/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-senators-chuck-grassley-l-john-cornyn-talk-reporters.html (AFP) - US Senators Chuck Grassley (L) and John Cornyn talk with reporters after a Senate Republican Leadership news conference about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258746301425-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=BC6P..K.5nPfy1FVCvMsEg-- (AFP) - US Senators Chuck Grassley (L) and John Cornyn talk with reporters after a Senate Republican Leadership news conference about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-senate-minority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-l-walks-past-senate.html (AFP) - US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) walks past the Senate Chamber after a Senate Republican Leadership news conference about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258746221565-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=130&sig=n5Rn5N.HxGBYXg.uwkoRmg-- (AFP) - US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) walks past the Senate Chamber after a Senate Republican Leadership news conference about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-r-hugs-sen-chris.html (AFP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) hugs Sen. Chris Dodd after Senate Democrats unveiled their healthcare proposal while caucusing at the US Capitol November 18, in Washington DC. Reid is pursuing a long-term strategy to win the broader battle by courting a handful of swing-vote, centrist lawmakers to vote in favor of the overhaul itself. Photo:Win Mcnamee/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258738322568-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=OuV1Z29NiM8JEXF55kuugg-- (AFP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) hugs Sen. Chris Dodd after Senate Democrats unveiled their healthcare proposal while caucusing at the US Capitol November 18, in Washington DC. Reid is pursuing a long-term strategy to win the broader battle by courting a handful of swing-vote, centrist lawmakers to vote in favor of the overhaul itself. Photo:Win Mcnamee/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-senator-dick-durbin-l-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid.html (AFP) - US Senator Dick Durbin (L) makes remarks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) during a press conference on the state of the health care reform bills in July 2009 on Capitol Hill. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258737836506-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=k0NfUj7JqcFb7HivDN6APw-- (AFP) - US Senator Dick Durbin (L) makes remarks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) during a press conference on the state of the health care reform bills in July 2009 on Capitol Hill. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-undated-illustration-shows-dna-double-helix.html (AFP) - This undated illustration shows the DNA double helix. Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:35:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258745459849-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=v4T9NdkkDTu1HU09MgjUoQ-- (AFP) - This undated illustration shows the DNA double helix. Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-zhong-nanshan-medical-expert-southern-china-s-guangdong-province.html (AFP) - China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu deaths after Zhong Nanshan, pictured in 2005, a doctor renowned for helping expose the scale of the 2003 SARS outbreak, claimed the true number of fatalities was being covered up. Photo:Goh Chai Hin/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258687384724-2-0jpg.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=PPgKJRn7LXs6Lzeydec5eQ-- (AFP) - China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu deaths after Zhong Nanshan, pictured in 2005, a doctor renowned for helping expose the scale of the 2003 SARS outbreak, claimed the true number of fatalities was being covered up. Photo:Goh Chai Hin/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-said-4-806-deaths-h1n1-virus-americas.html (AFP) - A scientist prepares a DNA test for the swine flu virus. The World Health Organisation said around 6,750 people have died from the swine flu pandemic -- about 500 more than a week ago. Photo:Leon Neal/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1256459414280-1-0jpg.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=xhiB88LjHhwkIydfbO5e3w-- (AFP) - A scientist prepares a DNA test for the swine flu virus. The World Health Organisation said around 6,750 people have died from the swine flu pandemic -- about 500 more than a week ago. Photo:Leon Neal/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-human-papilloma-virus-leading-cause-cervical-cancer.html (AFP) - Graphic on cervical cancer. Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, according to the leading US group of women's health care professionals who also recommended less frequent subsequent tests. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258730581397-1-0jpg.jpg?x=83&y=130&sig=BxDOlZ909oMGrFvf2xRxow-- (AFP) - Graphic on cervical cancer. Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, according to the leading US group of women's health care professionals who also recommended less frequent subsequent tests. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-woman-vaccinated-against-cervical-cancer.html (AFP) - A nurse administering a vaccine. Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, according to the leading US group of women's health care professionals who also recommended less frequent subsequent tests. Photo:Thierry Zoccolan/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258723640104-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=lcygQx5y2RaAzqsnW4dHLw-- (AFP) - A nurse administering a vaccine. Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, according to the leading US group of women's health care professionals who also recommended less frequent subsequent tests. Photo:Thierry Zoccolan/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-graphic-outlining-key-stages-separation-operation-bangladeshi-conjoined-twins.html (AFP) - Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of Bangladeshi conjoined twins who underwent surgery in Australia. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:39:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258603207822-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=122&sig=IzhT4Woa3sgZvsJPnlOeUg-- (AFP) - Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of Bangladeshi conjoined twins who underwent surgery in Australia. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-moira-kelly-guardian-bangladeshi-twins-trishna-krishna-right-stands.html (AFP) - A handout photo from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne shows guardian Moira Kelly standing between Bangladeshi twins Trishna (left) and Krishna (right) whose conjoined heads and brains were separated earlier this week at the medical facility. Krishna is waking 'slowly' and should be conscious later, three days after being separated from her conjoined sister in Australia. Photo:Royal Children's Hospital/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:39:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258613495661-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=67&sig=kVIeAq.iCUlngp7ExDVizw-- (AFP) - A handout photo from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne shows guardian Moira Kelly standing between Bangladeshi twins Trishna (left) and Krishna (right) whose conjoined heads and brains were separated earlier this week at the medical facility. Krishna is waking 'slowly' and should be conscious later, three days after being separated from her conjoined sister in Australia. Photo:Royal Children's Hospital/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/2/photo/xhealth-street-child-rests-head-stray-dog-katmandu-nepal-thursday.html (The Canadian Press) - A street child rests his head on a stray dog in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, a day before Universal Children's Day. Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because of insufficient nutrition, according to a UNICEF report. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

]]> (The Canadian Press) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:34:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/capress/i125869524011910790640.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=h.uckx5b0vwTAeyh8VJe3Q-- (The Canadian Press) - A street child rests his head on a stray dog in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, a day before Universal Children's Day. Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because of insufficient nutrition, according to a UNICEF report. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-person-vaccinated-against-flu.html (AFP) - A person is seen being vaccinated against the flu. A US company said it would make its flu vaccine abroad after a panel of experts gave the innovative product poor marks and failed to recommend it for approval by the US drug regulator. Photo:David Greedy/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091120/afp/iphoto_1258674028571-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Z6rd_JmYh3O8XzZvoW.xRg-- (AFP) - A person is seen being vaccinated against the flu. A US company said it would make its flu vaccine abroad after a panel of experts gave the innovative product poor marks and failed to recommend it for approval by the US drug regulator. Photo:David Greedy/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/2/photo/xhealth-oxycontin-tablets-july-19-2001-file-photo-associated-press.html (The Canadian Press) - OxyContin tablets are seen in this July 19, 2001, file photo. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Toby Talbot, File)

]]> (The Canadian Press) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:50:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/capress/i12586782001192774222.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=b9eNckW1iiD1lNUqfiV.7g-- (The Canadian Press) - OxyContin tablets are seen in this July 19, 2001, file photo. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Toby Talbot, File)

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/20112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-woman-prepares-stem-cells-culture.html (AFP) - A woman prepares stem cells for culture. French doctors on Friday said they had used human embryonic stem cells to grow skin that one day may be used as potentially life-saving temporary patches for patients suffering bad burns. Photo:Darren Hauck/AFP

]]> (AFP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:04:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258675372281-1-0jpg.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=QC44boIDC5EUeKFqtr5eiw-- (AFP) - A woman prepares stem cells for culture. French doctors on Friday said they had used human embryonic stem cells to grow skin that one day may be used as potentially life-saving temporary patches for patients suffering bad burns. Photo:Darren Hauck/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/2/photo/xhealth-donald-trump-associated-press-frank-franklin-ii-file.html (The Canadian Press) - Donald Trump. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Franklin II, File)

]]> (The Canadian Press) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:33:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/capress/i12586699801193048323.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=zLaTiOLI5tvYrpJ.HAnc4g-- (The Canadian Press) - Donald Trump. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Frank Franklin II, File)

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-9-2-mln-people-completed-certified-foot-race-united.html (AFP) - Runners are seen heading out after the start of the 2008 Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. In a country often lampooned as populated with obese soda-swilling TV junkies, some 9.2 million people completed a certified foot race in the United States in 2008, up from 3.7 million in 1987. Photo:Elsa/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:09:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258612739114-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=wgcB8ElawH.T6E7OJDhcYg-- (AFP) - Runners are seen heading out after the start of the 2008 Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. In a country often lampooned as populated with obese soda-swilling TV junkies, some 9.2 million people completed a certified foot race in the United States in 2008, up from 3.7 million in 1987. Photo:Elsa/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-40-000-people-ran-new-york-marathon-year.html (AFP) - Runners are seen moving through the Queensboro Plaza subway overpass as they compete in the 40th ING New York City Marathon, on November 1. Some 40,000 people ran the New York marathon this year. Photo:Jared Wickerham/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:09:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258612572990-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=Qvo2uuAvHoYvrLhk3JnRTA-- (AFP) - Runners are seen moving through the Queensboro Plaza subway overpass as they compete in the 40th ING New York City Marathon, on November 1. Some 40,000 people ran the New York marathon this year. Photo:Jared Wickerham/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/2/photo/xhealth-u-s-president-barack-obama-speaks-south-korea-thursday.html (The Canadian Press) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charles Dharapak)

]]> (The Canadian Press) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/capress/i12586648201194198927.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=_uhNxCnZVv8rzM4JowRU4w-- (The Canadian Press) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charles Dharapak)

]]> (The Canadian Press) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-cinema-popcorn-real-villain.html (AFP) - A patron eating popcorn at a US movie theater. Nutritional analysis of popcorn servings at some of America's biggest cinema chains has found mind-boggling calorie counts that may surprise consumers who think of the snack as a relatively healthy treat. Photo:Denis Charlet/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:37:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258658915188-1-0jpg.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=ap8J5iSESfsfIf0UD11lfQ-- (AFP) - A patron eating popcorn at a US movie theater. Nutritional analysis of popcorn servings at some of America's biggest cinema chains has found mind-boggling calorie counts that may surprise consumers who think of the snack as a relatively healthy treat. Photo:Denis Charlet/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-stem-cell-cultures-held-lab.html (AFP) - Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258654363242-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=KVu7_2OZ4Z8WHHfxNIQQ.A-- (AFP) - Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-nurse-preparing-shot-swine-flu-vaccine-pandemrix.html (AFP) - A nurse preparing a shot of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix. Switzerland lifted on Thursday some of the restrictions imposed earlier on the use of swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, allowing it now to be used also by people over the age of 60. Photo:Bulent Kilic/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258643903547-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=eP1ZM78AJdo9HkTtHeWecQ-- (AFP) - A nurse preparing a shot of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix. Switzerland lifted on Thursday some of the restrictions imposed earlier on the use of swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, allowing it now to be used also by people over the age of 60. Photo:Bulent Kilic/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-65-million-doses-swine-flu-vaccines-administered-16-countries.html (AFP) - The World Health Organisation said checks on many of the 30 deaths recorded following mass pandemic flu vaccinations had so far ruled out a direct link to the vaccines. Photo:David Greedy/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258638956241-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=4_.2.O_XuXMEasbqUMDYsQ-- (AFP) - The World Health Organisation said checks on many of the 30 deaths recorded following mass pandemic flu vaccinations had so far ruled out a direct link to the vaccines. Photo:David Greedy/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-bill-clinton-talks-reporters-discussing-health-care-legislation.html (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton talks with reporters after discussing health care legislation in Washington, DC. US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258600226603-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=tz4TZopm5.mIVkPe_IRLRw-- (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton talks with reporters after discussing health care legislation in Washington, DC. US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend. Photo:Tim Sloan/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-estimated-36-million-uninsured-americans.html (AFP) - A nurse kisses a terminally ill patient at a non-profit hospice in Colorado which accepts patients regardless of their ability to pay. US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend. Photo:John Moore/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258600187087-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=yNY1CGK00wrRXzx.hPBxwg-- (AFP) - A nurse kisses a terminally ill patient at a non-profit hospice in Colorado which accepts patients regardless of their ability to pay. US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend. Photo:John Moore/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-democrats-paper-60-votes-needed-win-procedural-vote.html (AFP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid arrives for a press conference. US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend. Photo:Win Mcnamee/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258600150931-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=AnpMo4F_DiaDMe7XfvTMKg-- (AFP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid arrives for a press conference. US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend. Photo:Win Mcnamee/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/50/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Health-Photos/ss/50/im:/19112009/24/photo/photos-n-health-twins-fantastic-condition-32-hour-operation.html (AFP) - Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of Bangladeshi conjoined twins who have undergone surgery in an Australian hospital. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:04:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/091119/afp/iphoto_1258603207822-4-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=122&sig=GKwuMljimLggxqZywlQhAQ-- (AFP) - Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of Bangladeshi conjoined twins who have undergone surgery in an Australian hospital. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP)