News tagged with health authorities
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Cuba releases world's first lung cancer vaccine
(Medical Xpress) -- As the most common and deadliest form of cancer, lung cancer kills 1.4 million people per year worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. While current treatments may improve the survival rate ...
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New opportunity for rapid treatment of malaria
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have identified a new means to eradicate malaria infections by rapidly killing the blood-borne Plasmodium parasites that cause the disease.
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Oct 25, 2012 |
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Chinese man critical with bird flu
A man is in critical condition after testing positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, state media said Saturday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 30, 2011 |
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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.
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Apr 14, 2013 |
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The war on microbes
The outbreak of a new foodborne bacterial strain wreaking havoc in Germany is a reminder of the fast-changing nature of microbes and the dangers they pose to society. University of Arizona researchers are ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Mexican papayas sicken 99 in US
Mexican papayas tainted with salmonella have sickened 99 people in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
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Jul 26, 2011 |
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Dirty packing plant blamed for killer cantaloupes
A dirty packing facility at a Colorado farm was the likely source of an outbreak of listeria in cantaloupes that killed 25 people in the US since August, health authorities said Wednesday.
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Oct 19, 2011 |
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Man dies from bird flu in southern China
A bus driver in southern China who contracted the bird flu virus died Saturday, health authorities said, in the nation's first reported human case of the deadly disease in 18 months.
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Dec 31, 2011 |
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US confirms contraception without co-pay rule
US health authorities on Friday finalized a change that will force most insurance plans to cover contraception for women and other preventive health services at no extra cost.
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Jan 20, 2012 |
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'Anti-alcoholism' drug cleared for use in France
French health authorities have approved the use of a drug, originally designed to treat nervous spasms, for the treatment of alcoholism on a "case by case" basis.
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Apr 25, 2012 |
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Electronic nicotine delivery systems could help reduce smoking
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes, debuted in China in 2003 and have since become available globally, particularly through the Internet. While they resemble traditional tobacco cigarettes, they ...
Health
Feb 05, 2013 |
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China reports year's second fatal case of bird flu
A man in southwestern China has died of bird flu, health authorities said Saturday, becoming the second fatality from the H5N1 virus this year.
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Feb 23, 2013 |
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Portugal finds horse painkiller drug in burgers, meatballs
Burgers and meatballs sold in Portugal by French retailer Auchan have been found to contain horsemeat with small traces of an animal painkiller that is potentially harmful to humans, Portugal's consumer watchdog said Thursday.
Health
Mar 07, 2013 |
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H7N9 bird flu spreads to central China's Hunan
China's deadly outbreak of H7N9 bird flu has spread to the central province of Hunan, local health authorities said Saturday, the third announcement in three days of a case in a new location.
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Apr 27, 2013 |
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Saudi detects four new SARS-like cases
Four more cases of the deadly coronavirus have been detected in Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said, raising the number of people infected from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom to 28, including 15 fatalities.
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May 14, 2013 |
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