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Swine flu tally is 2,384 cases in 24 countries: WHO
Geneva/Stockholm - The World Health Organization increased Friday the number of...
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Swine flu spreads to 36 US states - 286 confirmed cases
Washington - The swine flu virus spread to 36 US states with a total of 286 confirmed cases,...
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US swine flu numbers rise to 109
Washington - US officials said Thursday the US swine flu confirmed-case total had risen to 109, up...
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WHO: No need for travel, pork import restrictions
Geneva - World Health Organization officials reiterated Tuesday that travel restrictions would not...
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WHO calls for disaster-resistant hospitals, health facilities
Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday urged Asian countries to...
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WHO earmarks 15 billion dollars to curb drug-resistant TB by 2015
Beijing - Ministers from 27 nations have backed a 15-billion-dollar plan to...
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UN marks World Autism Awareness Day
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday children and adults with...
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Intel and GE team up on telemedicine
New York - Going to the doctor could become a thing of the past for many people if the telemedicine...
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Polypill Could Dramatically Reduce Heart Disease Risk One Day
A new five-in-one “polypil” could reduce the risk of heart attack one day, according...
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March 24 Is World TB Day
March 24 is World TB Day, a day that aims to remind people that the disease is still a major health...
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Obesity in Pregnancy May Result in Birth Defects
Obese pregnant women are at great risk of having babies with a wide range of birth defects,...
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Global Efforts against HIV/AIDS Should Focus on Prevention and Testing
Prevention strategies should be improved in order to reduce transmission of HIV among those...
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UNICEF To Provide $5 Million To Zimbabwe Health Sector
UNICEF Executive Director M. Ann Veneman made a three-day visit in Zimbabwe at the end of...
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HIV’s Threat Has Not Come to an End Yet
When President Bush announced in 2003 his five-year, $15 billion plan to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS...
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve the Mental Development of Premature Baby Girls
According to a new study, preterm infant girls who receive a high amount of omega-3 fatty acid...
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Smoking Bans Lead To Fewer Heart Attacks
A new report published by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...
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Lung Cancer Threatening More People Than Any Other Cancer
Cancer will become world’s number one killer by 2010, as the number of people in poorer...
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Vitamins Don’t Lower Prostate Cancer Risk, Studies Conclude
It’s time to forget about the saying “a vitamin a day keeps cancer away,” as more and more cancer...
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WHO Announces Tolerable Level for Melamine Intake
The tolerable amount of melamine in food a person
can ingest without “appreciable health risk” is...
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Measles Deaths Radically Plunged Thanks To Vaccination
According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the number of...
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Measles Deaths Declined, Global Authorities Say
The global authorities released a report on Thursday announcing that the deaths caused by measles...
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UN Report: Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Essential to Save Babies’ Lives
A United Nations report has shown that
early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
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Monday Is World AIDS Day
More people than ever before are living with HIV worldwide and new infections continue. HIV is a...
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Complacency About AIDS Heightens Risks, Experts Say
Geneva - Asian countries, youngsters and people spoiled by the availability of medicines in the...
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Bone Marrow Transplants May Cure HIV
HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is such a hardy
pathogen that the concept of curing a
poor...
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Turn Your Clock Back to Avoid Heart Attacks!
A new research, based on heart attacks in Sweden, shows
that sleep deprivation may be directly...
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Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure
Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and
Drug Administration to ban...
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Western Diet Could Give You a Heart Attack
Tell me what you eat, so I can tell you how healthy you are!
Probably you have heard these words...
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WHO Is Concerned About Mental Health Worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned that the global financial crisis may contribute to...
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WHO Says 450 Million Suffer From Mental Illnesses
October 10 is the annual World Mental Health Day and this year’s conference revealed some shocking...
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Specials
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Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking
Taiwan on Sunday announced the decision to ban indoor smoking, becoming the 17th state in the...
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Study Finds Possible Link between Smoking Bans and Heart Attacks
A new report published by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...
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Vivus’ Qnexa Proves Efficient in Obesity Trial
As more and more people fight obesity, drug makers are trying to find solutions to help them. This...
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Cancer To Become World’s Number One Killer By 2010
Cancer will become world’s number one killer by 2010, as the number of people in poorer countries...
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Obama Calls for Action to Defeat HIV/AIDS
President George W. Bush was honoured on
the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day for his commitment...
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Today Is Word AIDS Day: Do You Know Your HIV/AIDS Status? Get Tested!
The 1st of December is World AIDS Day. To honour the 20th
anniversary of the first World Aids Day...
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Bush's AIDS fight gets PEACE award; White House in red
Washington - As most Americans were beginning to think about hanging their Christmas decorations,...
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China Promises to Fight AIDS Discrimination
Sunday,
when the AIDS awareness symbol-a red ribbon-was unveiled at the Olympic
Bird's Nest...
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Monday Is World AIDS Day – Do Something About It!
More people than ever before are living with HIV worldwide and new infections continue. HIV is a...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV
People suffering from the immunodeficiency virus may be soon
cured through a bone marrow...
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Update: 33 Million People Tuned In For Barack Obama’s Campaign Infomercial
We don’t know yet whether Barack Obama’s much talked about
campaign ad was productive for his...
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CDC: Merck’s Rotateq Lowered Cases of Rotavirus by 80 Percent since Approval
Rotateq, the vaccine against rotavirus, has reduced the number of illnesses by at least two-thirds...
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The Hidden Danger of a Bowl of Cereals
Breakfast cereals can be served easily and
provide sufficient energy at the beginning of a new...
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Eat Smart at Breakfast! Popular Cereals Might Not Be the Best Choice
Everyone knows that breakfast is the most
important meal of the day. A new study shows that...
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Following His Latest Stunt, David Blaine Could Go Blind
The well-known magician and illusionist David Blaine is jeopardizing his health with his most...
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AIDS Conference Ends with a Call to Fight Stigmatization
Participants at the 17th International AIDS Conference made
a call on the last day of the meeting...
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AIDS Conference In Mexico Opened For Discussions
An estimated 25,000 scientists, politicians, physicians and
activists were present on Sunday at...
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The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts to Find a Vaccine
Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
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‘Magic’ Pills Turn Ordinary Mice Into Athletes By Mimicking Exercise
For all of us who are kind of lazy or simply do not find the necessary time to exercise the...
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Keep In Shape With a Revolutionary Pill
Scientists from California reported they discovered a pill
which improves physical endurance....
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UN: More Action Is Needed to Fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic Worldwide
Despite global efforts to fight AIDS, the number of people
who get infected is far outpacing the...
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FAO Warns 130 Million Child Laborers Work In Agriculture
There are 218 million children laborers around the world – of these, more than 130 million work in...
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People
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John Travolta Devastated by Son Jett’s Death
John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston, both actors, said that they were heartbroken by the...
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David Blaine Risks Death Once Again, Hangs Upside Down in NYC
David Blaine is trying to get himself hurt once again for the pleasure of the crowds. The...
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Damien Hirst's Pickled Animals Fetch $200 Million at Sotheby's
Damien Hirst's pickled animals and his other works fetched nearly $200 million at the Beautiful...
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Yes, We All Care About Sarah Jessica Parker’s Possibly Missing Mole
Where is it? Sarah Jessica Parker’s so-called trademark
mole, the one she rigorously refused to...
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Brain Surgery Allows Woman To Listen Sean Paul’s Music Again
After years of suffering numerous, unpredictable epilepsy seizures triggered by Sean Paul’s music,...
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Paris Hilton To Begin Her Image-Changing Journey
Very determined to be taken seriously, Paris Hilton announced she will be taking a trip to Rwanda...
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Britney Sings Lovelorn Comeback Song
Britney Spears is preparing her musical comeback and the first song to make its way out into the...
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Injured “Valkyrie" Extras Contemplating Lawsuit
The extras injured last weekend during shooting for Tom Cruise’s new film...
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Paris Hilton: I Won’t Appeal
Shocked by the increased media attention her case received, Paris Hilton, who was ordered back to...
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Bill Gates Receives Honorary Degree from Harvard
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University and bravely pursued his dreams....
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World
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WHO says no evidence virus was a lab creation
Geneva - There is no evidence to support a theory that the new influenza A(H1N1) virus was created...
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Mexico's swine flu death toll reaches 56
Mexico City - The number of dead in Mexico's influenza epidemic of the new virus A(H1N1) has...
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Mexico's flu death toll rises to 44
Mexico City - The number of dead in Mexico's epidemic of a hitherto-unknown strain of flu...
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Mexico City bans eating in restaurants over flu epidemic
Mexico City - The government of Mexico City banned eating in restaurants and ordered gyms, clubs,...
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Mexico shuts schools nationwide as flu deaths reach 149
Mexico City - Mexico on Monday closed schools and universities until May 6 and limited commercial...
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Italian earthquake death toll now at 207
Rome - By midday Tuesday the death toll from an earthquake that struck central Italy early the...
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Pope lauds Christian and Muslim coexistence in Cameroon
Yaounde - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday held up the peaceful coexistence of Christians and Muslims...
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Self-confessed incest murderer's verdict due Thursday
Berlin - The third day in the trial of Josef Fritzl, the Austrian father in court for imprisoning...
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Deadly tide of birds fuels fears of bird flu cover-up
Hong Kong - For more than a week now a deadly tide has been washing out of...
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Global Efforts Against HIV/AIDS Should Focus On Prevention And Testing
Prevention strategies should be improved in order to reduce transmission of HIV among those...
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Baby girl hospitalized in Hong Kong with mild form of bird flu
The infant, who normally lives in Shenzhen in southern China, was diagnosed with the H9N2 strain of...
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Mugabe Party Jamboree Begins In Shadow Of Cholera
Harare - President Robert Mugabe's once indomitable Zanu-PF party gathers on Thursday for its...
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Iraq In 2008: Between Bloodshed And The Ballot Box
Baghdad - On December 11 a lone male parked his car outside the Abdullah Restaurant, on the...
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Indonesia confirms two new bird flu cases, death toll rises to 113
Jakarta - A 2-year-old Indonesian girl died from bird flu, raising the country's world-leading...
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German Prince Seeks Return Of Property
Potsdam, Germany - Some 63 years after the end of World War II, a German prince is trying to secure...
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China Promises To Fight AIDS Discrimination
Sunday,
when the AIDS awareness symbol-a red ribbon-was unveiled at the Olympic
Bird's Nest...
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World AIDS Day Is Here! Get Tested For HIV!
World AIDS Day is a perfect occasion for everyone to remember that health means everything. But how...
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World AIDS Day - A Reminder That HIV Has Not Gone Away
Just days before the World AIDS Day on December 1st, the World Health Organization released a study...
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South Africa plans 15-minute work stoppage for World AIDS Day
Johannesburg - South Africa's leaders are planning a 15- minute work stoppage to commemorate World...
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Death Toll above 230 in Pakistan Earthquake
Islamabad - The official death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit south-western Pakistan...
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Smoking in Public Places Banned in India
New Delhi - India
on Thursday banned smoking in public places after a medical study warned...
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India gears up for ban on smoking in public places
New Delhi - An estimated 120 million smokers in India will have one more reason to try to kick...
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Amid Finance Crisis, UN Aid Summit Raises 16 Billion Dollars
New York - Despite a massive financial crisis afflicting rich countries, a one-day United Nations...
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New Zealand: Chinese Dairy Company Is Victim of Criminal Action
The Chinese company responsible for the death of three
babies and for sickening more than 6,000...
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Adults Near 9/11 Site More Prone to Asthma
On September 11, 2001, time stood still when suicide
hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11...
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New York plans remembrances for 7th anniversary of 9/11
New York - Seven years after the September 11 terrorist strikes, New Yorkers on Thursday will...
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New York Restaurants Start Counting Calories As Of Friday
New Yorkers will now get a better idea of their own dietary habits, after a new rule requiring all...
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U.N. Chief: World Food Production Must Increase 50% to Avoid Cris
United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-Moon said the food production must drastically increase to cope...
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WHO Calls on Governments to Ban Tobacco Advertising
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on all governments to forbid all sorts of tobacco...
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Bush’s Visit to Africa to Focus on Health and Educational Systems
President Bush is set to begin
his African trip to countries like Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana...
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