Health
Brazil investigates alleged health care scam (Update)
Brazil's Justice Ministry says it will investigate doctors and medical supply providers suspected of overcharging the public health care system for prostheses.
Jan 6, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Enzyme identified which could lead to targeted treatment for PMS
Low doses of fluoxetine - better known as the anti-depressant Prozac - could hold the key to preventing PMS symptoms, an international team of researchers has found.
Dec 8, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Low body confidence thwarts girls' and women's work and education aspirations, says new report
New report by Centre for Appearance Research and AnyBody reveals low body confidence is thwarting girls' and women's confidence and aspirations in education and the workplace.
Dec 4, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Brazil's Amazon region houses latex 'love factory'
Deep in Amazonia, Raimundo Pereira expertly cuts a gash in a rubber tree to collect white sap destined for the nearby factory at Xapuri, the world's only producer of contraceptives made from tropical forest latex.
Nov 28, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Overweight linked to 500,000 cancer cases per year
Overweight and obesity is now causing nearly half a million new cancer cases in adults every year, roughly 3.6 percent of the world's total, a study said Wednesday.
Nov 25, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The Homeless World Cup isn't immune to Ebola fear-mongering
Convenience stores in Santiago, Chile still stock Coca-Cola bottles adorned with 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil branding. It's a small reminder of the ubiquity and overhang of the world's largest football event, which played ...
Oct 23, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil quarantines Guinean feared to have Ebola (Update)
Brazilian health officials Friday quarantined a Guinean man feared to have Ebola, but stressed it was a precautionary measure and the man no longer had a fever or other symptoms.
Oct 10, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Vaccinated' mosquitos released in Rio to combat dengue
Ten thousand mosquitos immunized against dengue fever have been released in Brazil as part of an innovative attempt to curb the spread of the tropical viral sickness, biologists said Thursday.
Oct 2, 2014
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Health
The science and practice of people-centerd health systems
A unique collection of studies exploring the theme of the Third Global Symposium on Health Systems Research has been published today in a supplement to Health Policy and Planning.
Oct 1, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First domestic case of chikungunya in Brazil
Brazil's authorities on Tuesday reported the first domestically contracted cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, prompting the government to announce it was stepping up attempts to control the disease.
Sep 17, 2014
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