Archive: 26/11/2014
Patients at emergency departments regarded as 'symptoms'
The healthcare work of providing care at Emergency departments is medicalized and result-driven. As a consequence of this, patients are regarded as "symptoms", and are shunted around the department as "production units". ...
Nov 26, 2014
Saudi Arabia: Deaths from MERS virus reach 348
Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry says that a total of 348 people have died in the kingdom after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS.
Nov 26, 2014
Greece: HIV infections ease after spike
Health authorities in Greece say the number of HIV infections fell in 2013 for the first time since the start of the financial crisis.
Nov 26, 2014
Benin says Lassa fever kills 9, no Ebola found
Nine people have died in Benin from Lassa fever, a viral disease common in West Africa with symptoms similar to Ebola, the country's health minister said.
Nov 26, 2014
India moves to raise age for tobacco purchases to 25
Health campaigners Wednesday welcomed India's unprecedented plans to raise the age for tobacco purchases to 25 and ban unpackaged cigarette sales, calling them a major step towards stopping nearly one million tobacco-related ...
Nov 26, 2014
Mental scars for Ukrainians trapped under shelling
Dmitry took a drag from his cigarette and pulled a box of pills from his pocket.
Nov 26, 2014
Australian treatment could save wounded soldiers
Australian scientists Wednesday said they have developed a "breakthrough treatment" to help soldiers severely wounded in battle, with the US to fund further research.
Nov 26, 2014
Americans are smoking less than ever
The percentage of Americans who are smokers has fallen to an all-time low, now representing just 17.8 percent of the population, a study released Tuesday found.
Nov 26, 2014
Most comprehensive global study to date shows wide gulf in cancer survival between countries
The most comprehensive international comparison of cancer survival to date, covering countries that are home to two-thirds of the world's population, shows extremely wide differences in survival between countries.
Nov 26, 2014