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China bird flu spreads to new province

China on Tuesday said the H7N9 bird flu had spread to a new area as it confirmed the first case in the eastern province of Shandong in an outbreak which has so far killed 22 people.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WHO team probes bird flu in Shanghai

A World Health Organisation team was due Monday to wrap up a trip to Shanghai, centre of China's bird flu outbreak which has killed 20 people, as part of an investigation into how the virus is spreading.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The lone 'sheriff' of the ashtray of Europe

Cancer sufferer Dietmar Erlacher's lonely anti-smoking campaign in Austria, one of Europe's last bastions of the habit, has won him insults, enemies and even several assaults.

Health created Apr 18, 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

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.

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

Cambodia fights surge in bird flu deaths

As China scrambles to contain a deadly new strain of bird flu, Cambodia is battling a spike in the better known H5N1 strain that is baffling experts a decade after a major outbreak began in Asia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China steps up response to bird flu cases (Update)

Cities in eastern China where an H7N9 bird flu outbreak has killed six people moved Saturday to prevent the virus from spreading by banning live poultry trade and culling fowl.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Italy bans minors from buying electronic cigarettes

Italy on Tuesday announced plans to raise the legal limit for buying electronic cigarettes to 18 years from a previous 16, citing the high dose of nicotine inhaled when using the smokeless product.

Health created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists slam Italy's untested stem cell therapy (Update)

European scientists are criticizing a decision by Italy's government to allow a handful of children to be treated in public hospitals with an experimental stem cell therapy.

Medications created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

French health estimates delve into Pill risk

A French drug watchdog on Tuesday released estimates for blood clots linked to birth control pills in the wake of fears that so-called third- and fourth-generation oral contraceptives boost a small risk of dangerous thrombosis.

Medications created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China performed 330 mn abortions since 1971: data

Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first implemented measures to limit population growth in the world's most populous nation, official data showed.

Health created Mar 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Battling AIDS stigma in Morocco's religious heartlands

"I don't have anything," said Asmaa with a sigh as she stepped out of the mobile clinic offering free AIDS tests in Sale, a conservative city in Morocco where the veiled young woman lives.

HIV & AIDS created Mar 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cambodia reports eighth bird flu death, triggering fears

A 35-year-old man has become Cambodia's eighth bird flu fatality this year, prompting concern about the spread of the virus in the country, a health official said Tuesday,

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Malawi gets 1,000 new HIV infections a week

AIDS-ravaged Malawi, where over a tenth of the population is HIV positive, records on average 1,000 new cases weekly, a top government official said Saturday.

HIV & AIDS created Feb 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Chain pulled on flies in Chinese public toilets

Authorities in China are looking to wipe out dingy public toilets with proposed rules to limit the number of flies and flush away bad smells, Beijing said.

Other created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0