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WHO says China bird flu not spreading easily in humans

There's no evidence a new bird flu strain is spreading easily among people in China even though some of those sickened were close to patients with the virus, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Number of dengue cases declines in Brazil

Brazil's health ministry says the number of dengue cases in Latin America's biggest country has started to decline after rising sharply in the first three months of the year.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beijing H7N9 bird flu victim leaves hospital (Update)

A seven-year-old girl who contracted the H7N9 strain of bird flu left hospital on Wednesday and appeared before media in an apparent bid by health authorities to cool concerns about the deadly virus.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

French executives on trial over faulty breast implants (Update)

France launched one of its biggest-ever trials on Wednesday as five managers from company PIP faced charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare.

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Beijing H7N9 flu victim to return home

A seven-year-old girl who contracted the deadly H7N9 strain of bird flu was to leave a Beijing hospital on Wednesday, staff said, as the death toll from the virus in China remained at 16.

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Death toll hits 16 in China bird flu outbreak

H7N9 bird flu has claimed two more lives in Shanghai, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the disease to 16.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new case in China adds unknowns to bird flu (Update)

A new case of bird flu in China's capital, a 4-year-old boy who displayed no symptoms, is adding to the unknowns about the latest outbreak that has caused 63 confirmed cases and 14 deaths, health officials ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better regulation needed for kids' flu vaccine

Flu vaccines given to children should be more rigorously tested before before being allowed onto the market, researchers say, to prevent a repeat of the 2010 vaccine release, which caused a spate of high ...

Medications created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China H7N9 bird flu area spreads, two new deaths: govt (Update)

China's H7N9 bird flu spread west to the central province of Henan on Sunday, as government websites and state media reported two deaths and 11 new cases nationwide.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

First human H7N9 bird flu case in Beijing: officials (Update)

A seven-year-old girl is Beijing's first human case of H7N9 bird flu, local authorities said on Saturday as China's outbreak of the disease spread to the capital.

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China reports new bird flu death, two new infections

(AP)—Chinese health authorities have reported another death and two new infections from a new strain of bird flu.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

H7N9 vaccine may take months, CDC says (Update)

US public health experts said developing a vaccine for the H7N9 strain of bird flu could take "many months", as China seeks to control an outbreak which had killed 11 people by Friday.

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Regulating density of alcohol outlets a promising strategy to improve public health

Regulating alcohol outlet density, or the number of physical locations in which alcoholic beverages are available for purchase in a geographic area, is an effective strategy for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and ...

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Death toll hits 10 in China bird flu outbreak

The death toll from H7N9 bird flu in China reached 10 on Thursday with another victim in Shanghai, as cities banned people from raising chickens at home to try to contain the outbreak.

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Dengue fever outbreak hits Costa Rica

Health officials in Costa Rica said an outbreak of dengue fever has sickened 7,000 people, with many cases occurring in some of this Central American country's most popular tourist areas.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0