BCNG Portals Page (Richmond Review: Tue, 24 Apr) B.C. saw a net increase of 2,724 people during the last quarter of 2006, bringing the province’s population to 4,338,106 and holding second place in provincial population growth, according to B.C. Stats.
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MRH-HCA may conclude hearing today (Columbia Daily Herald: Wed, 25 Apr) HCA lawyers called their final witnesses Monday in a two-week-long hearing to maintain state approval to build a hospital in Spring Hill. HCA counsel called its final witness, RPC Consulting President Ron Luke, just before lunch and his testimony dominated the afternoon session.
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Developing world a growing cancer risk: experts (Reuters via Yahoo! News: Mon, 23 Apr) Developing countries may account for more than half of all cancer cases in the world by 2020 as their ageing populations increase, medical experts said on Saturday.
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Developing world said to be a growing cancer risk (Tiscali: Sat, 21 Apr) "Population growth will increase the number of cases," Parkin said at the Lancet Asia Medical Forum in Singapore, adding that the elderly population in Asia was expected to more than quadruple by 2050.
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Asia's Approaching Cancer Epidemic (Medical News Today: Mon, 23 Apr) Asia is "on the cusp of a major cancer epidemic of unprecedented proportions". This was the main topic of discussion for hundreds of delegates at the Lancet Asia Medical Forum in Singapore last week. [click link for full article]
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