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Study: High population density is greatest risk factor for water-linked diseases
Water-associated infectious disease outbreaks are more likely to occur in areas where a region's population density is growing, according to a new global analysis of economic and environmental conditions that influence the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 14, 2012 |
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WHO calls for stepped-up fight against leprosy
The World Health Organization called Monday for greater efforts to fight leprosy, warning the disfiguring disease was defying efforts to wipe it out across many countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Health insurance no guarantee for diabetes care in developing countries
As incomes rise around the world, health experts expect a more troubling figure to increase as well: the number of diabetics in developing countries.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Smoke and poor diet cause low vitamin C levels in India's elderly population
Up to three quarters of elderly people in parts of India have vitamin C deficiency, a study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for human health, playing a role from ...
Health
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Major project to implement new treatments to boost kala-azar elimination strategies
A comprehensive four-year project including over 10,000 patients in clinical and pharmacovigilance studies for diagnosis and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL, also known as kala-azar) in India and Bangladesh was launched ...
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Nov 07, 2011 |
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Largest study of causes of cancer in India begins
(Medical Xpress) -- A large study to investigate causes of common cancers in India is being carried out through a collaboration between Oxford University and 12 leading cancer centres in India.
Cancer
Oct 26, 2011 |
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500,000 cholera cases expected in Haiti by end 2011: WHO
The World Health Organisation on Friday said the number of cholera cases in Haiti was expected to reach 500,000 by the end of the year.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 21, 2011 |
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S.African hospital reports 'superbug' outbreak
A South African outbreak of a multi-drug resistant "superbug" has been contained after it infected nine patients of whom three were still in quarantine, a hospital group said Monday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Study: Gates project spared 100K Indians from HIV
(AP) -- An estimated 100,000 people in India may have escaped HIV infection over five years thanks to one of the world's biggest prevention programs, an encouraging sign that targeting high-risk groups remains vital even ...
HIV & AIDS
Oct 11, 2011 |
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UBC journalism project documents global pain crisis
In advance of a United Nations conference today on the global challenges of treating cancer and other diseases, the UBC Graduate School of Journalism has launched an ambitious multimedia site, The Pain Project, which documents ...
Other
Sep 19, 2011 |
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WHO: Blood tests for tuberculosis are unreliable
(AP) -- Widely used blood tests to detect tuberculosis are "dangerous" to patients because they are unreliable and can produce wrong results, the World Health Organization warned Sunday.
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Jul 18, 2011 |
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Migration an overlooked health policy issue: New series
If internal and international migrants comprised a nation, it would be the third most populous country in the world, just after China and India. Thus, there can be little doubt that population mobility is among the leading ...
Health
May 24, 2011 |
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