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Beijing -
A Chinese town has been sealed off and 151 people placed in quarantine since last week after a man died of bubonic plague, state media said Tuesday.
In the Media
by AFP
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Washington -
The health care affiliate of a top U.S. medical school is to pay $190 million to patients of a gynecologist who secretly photographed and videotaped them, lawyers said.
In the Media
by AFP
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Melbourne -
Campaigners at the world AIDS conference are taking aim at countries with anti-gay laws, accusing them of creating conditions that allow the spread of HIV.
In the Media
by Richard Ingham (AFP)
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In January 2012, Australia introduced plain cigarette packaging in a bid to lower smoking rates.
It was the first nation to do so.
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Washington -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its list of drug safety warnings and errors to labels and information leaflets.
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London -
Newly anointed British Science Minister Greg Clark has announced a new 'war cabinet' of the UK's seven research councils to lead the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
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Creativity is something that has always fascinated humanity — now scientists in those fields that typically deal with creativity have discovered a whole range of human traits which they believe indicate creativity in human beings.
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Lebanon -
Toxoplasma gondii is the name of a parasite which lives in the fecal matter of cats. The body's response to the organism may be useful for defeating cancer.
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Geneva -
Global AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections have fallen by over a third in a decade, raising hopes of beating the killer disease by 2030, the United Nations said Wednesday.
In the Media
by Jonathan Fowler (AFP)
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Geneva -
The death toll in West Africa's Ebola outbreak has risen to 603, the World Health Organization (WHO)) said on Tuesday, with 68 new fatalities mostly in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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Port-au-prince -
UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited Haiti on Monday, vowing to help the country end a cholera epidemic that has killed more than 8,500 people since 2010 and that some blame on UN peacekeepers.Ban promised to seek $2.
In the Media
by AFP
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If you are one of the many people who has an iPad and enjoy using it regularly you might be at risk for a rash or other problems.
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Bangui -
Some 65 guests invited to a meal in Bangui eagerly awaited a feast of chicken bought for a song in the market, but soon many were in agony because the stolen imported meat was rotten."My husband was one of the guests.
In the Media
by Christian Panika (AFP)
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Dakar -
A regional centre is being set up in Guinea to coordinate the response to the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola that has killed hundreds of people in west Africa, the World Health Organisation said.
In the Media
by AFP
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An Acanthamoeba had the perfect conditions in which to grow since Lian Kao, 23, had left her contacts in for six months straight. Her eyes were eaten away due to this.
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As medical marijuana users seek safer ways to take their medicine, vaporizers have fast become the technology of choice. The science seems to back up this trend.
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Dakar -
A regional centre is being set up in Guinea to coordinate the response to the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola that has killed hundreds of people in west Africa, the World Health Organisation said Friday.
In the Media
by AFP
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The National Cancer Institute has found that obesity can be worse for your lifespan than smoking. Will this prompt changes in legislation?
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Boston -
Two years after a deadly nationwide meningitis outbreak linked to a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts, Governor Deval Patrick has signed a law aimed at addressing a "gray area" between state and federal oversight of pharmacies.
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A new vaccine for Dengue Fever has been shown to both reduce the number of cases and reduce severe side effects for those who do get it. This may be the first step towards eliminating the ailment entirely.
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London -
The head of health in England has said that frail elderly, people with disabilities and those with serious mental health problems should be given money from the government and council-run social care services.
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Geneva -
The World Health Organization on Friday urged men who have gay sex to consider taking antiretroviral drugs, warning that HIV infections are rising among homosexual men in many parts of the world.
In the Media
by Nina Larson (AFP)
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People are using the Internet in greater numbers to access health and medical information. Some sites offer sound information, whereas others can be misleading. Digital Journal has surveyed some of the more reputable sites.
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Montevideo -
Uruguay President Jose Mujica told AFP sales of marijuana will be delayed until next year because of difficulties in implementing the controversial law legalizing the drug.
In the Media
by Ana Inés Cibils, Maria Lorente (AFP)
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Montevideo -
Uruguay President Jose Mujica told AFP Wednesday that sales of marijuana will be delayed until next year because of difficulties in implementing the controversial law legalizing the drug.
In the Media
by AFP
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Some people are required to take different pills at different times on a daily basis. Keeping track of this can be difficult. To help people to remember, a company have devised an innovative electronic pill box.
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Bethesda -
Federal investigators are probing how vials of smallpox made their way into a storage room at a Food and Drug Administration lab near the US capital, health authorities said.
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Geneva -
A Swiss helicopter company on Tuesday denied that any of its staff had been involved in leaking a medical file on injured Formula One champion Michael Schumacher and filed a lawsuit over the theft.
In the Media
by AFP
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Geneva -
The number of people believed to have died from Ebola in west Africa has jumped to 518, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
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After an ongoing Toronto Star investigation exposed the fact that Health Canada was scrubbing crucial information from public view, the federal regulator will make public information it has kept secret regarding serious, sometimes fatal side-effects.
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Tender Beef braised in Burgundy Wine with Portabella Mushrooms, Onions, Rosemary and Thyme served over Egg Noodles and Asparagus
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A patient awaiting a blood transfusion
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Seniors occupy Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne's Office to protest changes to the seniors drug plan.
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Doug Brinkman
Seniors occupy Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne's Office to protest changes to the seniors drug plan.
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Woman eating an apple, Botero Exhibit
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Illustrated account of the circumcision ceremony of Sultan Ahmed III's three sons.
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The new biosensor patch developed by a UCSD team
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James Tracy of Community Housing Partnership speaks to those assembled at press conference at City Hall for the Health Care Services Masterplan legislation, sponsored by SF Supervisor David Campos at 12 Noon on Nov. 1, 2010
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Protest in Malaga, Spain on April 15, 2012
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Carlos Matesanz
15m protesters in Málaga, Spain against cuts to the social health system
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A tribal woman & her children: Tripura, a tiny state in India located in North Eastern Part, is an ancient land covered with natural forests. Many centuries ago, tribal people from Mongolia, Tibet, China and Burma migrated to Tripura and settled here. 19 different tribes are living in Tripura that accounts 31.05% of total population of the State (Census 2001). In the photo a women belonging to Tripuri, the largest tribal community, is seen walking towards a local village market. Once poor and il
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Alfredo P. Chomón
Protest in Malaga, Spain on April 15, 2012
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Alfredo P. Chomón
15m protesters in Málaga, Spain against cuts to the social health system
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"We are the Champions": Zukunftskongress Gesundheitswirtschaft des Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit in Berlin
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