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Cuba declares cholera outbreak over
Cuba's health ministry said Tuesday the country's first cholera outbreak in 130 years is over after three deaths and more than 400 confirmed cases.
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Aug 28, 2012 |
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Sierra Leone cholera death toll rises to 217
(AP)—Humanitarian officials say the death toll from a cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone has risen to 217 people.
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Aug 23, 2012 |
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Tourists in Nepal warned over cholera outbreak
Nepal on Monday urged foreign travellers to take precautions against cholera after 13 people died in an outbreak in the remote west of the country.
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Aug 13, 2012 |
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Hepatitis A vaccination in children under two remains effective for ten years
Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus (HAV) in children two years of age and younger remains effective for at least ten years, according to new research available in the August issue of Hepatology, a journal of the Am ...
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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Cholera outbreak in Guinea worsens
An outbreak of cholera in Guinea has killed 60 people since February and is showing no signs of letting up, the country's health ministry said Thursday.
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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Vietnam, US begin historic Agent Orange cleanup
From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills. Now after a decades-long wait, a historic "Agent Orange" clean-up is finally ...
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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Scientists explore molecular link between arsenic exposure and lung cancer
Arsenic is a natural element in the environment, sometimes found in air, soil and water. Arsenic contaminated water is a global threat, currently affecting more than 100 million people. Both genetic and epigenetic changes ...
Cancer
Jul 25, 2012 |
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S.Leone cholera outbreak kills 62 in less than a month
Sierra Leone's health ministry on Wednesday said an outbreak of cholera in the west African country has killed 62 people in less than a month.
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Jul 18, 2012 |
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Cuba cholera contained, no case in capital: blog
A Cuban cholera outbreak that has claimed three lives has been contained and no cases have been detected in the capital Havana, a pro-government blog reported Wednesday.
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Jul 11, 2012 |
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TLR1 protein drives immune response to certain food-borne illness in mice
A naturally occurring protein called TLR1 plays a critical role in protecting the body from illnesses caused by eating undercooked pork or drinking contaminated water, according to new research from the University of Southern ...
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Jul 10, 2012 |
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What you eat can prevent arsenic overload
Millions of people worldwide are exposed to arsenic from contaminated water, and we are all exposed to arsenic via the food we eat. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition Journal has demons ...
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Jun 28, 2012 |
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Exposure to environmental chemicals in the womb reprograms the rodent brain to disrupt reproduction
Prenatal exposure to the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, causes long-term changes to the developing brain that have adverse effects on reproductive function later in life, a new study finds. ...
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Jun 26, 2012 |
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Antitoxin strategy may help target other pathogens
Researchers have unveiled a novel strategy for neutralizing unwanted molecules and clearing them from the body.
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Jun 18, 2012 |
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Second death in Scottish Legionnaires' outbreak
A second person has died following an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Scotland, which has led to almost 90 confirmed or suspected cases, health authorities said Friday.
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Jun 15, 2012 |
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Genetic discovery will help fight diarrhea outbreaks
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have discovered unexpectedly large genetic differences between two similar species of the pathogenic Cryptosporidium parasite.
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Jun 13, 2012 |
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