Japan hepatitis patients reject compensation plan
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A group of Japanese who sued the government and drug makers after being infected with potentially deadly hepatitis C from tainted blood products rejected a court-proposed settlement on Thursday.
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TORONTO - Ontario doctors rejected a salary deal with the province over the weekend. But the government says the deal with the doctors is only one part of its plan to transform health care.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Anti-whaling nations said on Monday they oppose Japan's proposal to permit whale hunting in its coastal communities and will push for Japanese concessions on other issues.
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JAPAN&#39;s Health Ministry said today that at least one person had been infected with the bird flu virus after an outbreak among chickens in February but there was no chance that this person would infect others.
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People who have recovered from cancer are often refused travel insurance or charged more, a study says.
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The case of a Houston man who advertised for a new liver has prompted the United Network for Organ Sharing to recommend that hospitals discourage patients from soliciting organs and, if possible, to refuse to perform such transplants.
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Japanese hepatitis patients on Thursday rejected a government compensation proposal in a high-profile scandal over tainted blood, a move that could further erode Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's falling poll ratings.
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Japan's prime minister said on Sunday his party will draft legislation aimed at helping thousands of hepatitis patients, the latest development in a high-profile scandal that has drawn voter anger.
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The powerful Japan Football Association on Wednesday become the latest organisation to reject plans by the English Premier League to stage matches overseas.
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A senior professional criticises a screening programme started after a dentist tested positive for hepatitis C.
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Health dept does u-turn The Information Commissioner has been told that patients will have the opportunity to refuse to have their details uploaded onto the new NHS medical records system. The news comes just weeks after the Department of Health refused patients that right.â¦
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FREDERICTON (CP) - New Brunswick hospital workers have rejected the  latest contract offer from Premier Bernard Lord and are poised to begin a strike Monday.
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Troubled Japanese supermarket chain Daiei Inc. said Wednesday it will ask for an emergency cash injection from a government-run corporate bailout fund, after the retailer&#39;s biggest creditors refused a request for a rescue package.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is set to meet hepatitis patients at the centre of a high-profile scandal over tainted blood on Tuesday as he tries to quell a row that risks further eroding his support ratings.
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Japan's efforts to have restrictions lifted on the trade in whalemeat are rebuffed at an international meeting.
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Tainted-blood victims with hepatitis C are outraged at a new Ontario government program to prevent and treat their deadly illness, saying it falls millions short of the money they were promised years ago.
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OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham today rejected claims that funds would be taken from the states to pay for free hospital care for people aged 75 and over.