Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coercion could worsen Ebola epidemic, say experts
Coercive measures to stem the deadly Ebola epidemic in West Africa, such as confining people to their homes, could backfire badly, experts say.
Sep 18, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Control of HIV pandemic will not be achieved without radical improvement in support for sex workers
Across the world, in high- and low-income countries, women, men, and transgender people who sell sex are subjected to repressive and discriminatory law, policy, and practice, which in turn fuel human rights violations against ...
Jul 22, 2014
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Health
Worldwide FGM ban sought at 'Girl Summit' (Update 2)
British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Tuesday for a worldwide ban on female genital mutilation and child marriage as he launched the first UN-backed "Girl Summit" on issues that affect millions around the globe.
Jul 22, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
AIDS: Anger flares at homophobic laws
Campaigners at the world AIDS conference are taking aim at countries with anti-gay laws, accusing them of creating conditions that let HIV spread like poison.
Jul 21, 2014
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Neuroscience
A dominant hemisphere for handedness and language?
Through an innovative approach using a large psychometric and brain imaging database, researchers in the Groupe d'Imagerie Neurofonctionnelle (CNRS/CEA/Université de Bordeaux) have demonstrated that the location of language ...
Jul 4, 2014
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Health
Beyond cure? Europe euthanasia rulings sear debate (Update)
One French court acquitted a doctor of poisoning seven terminally ill patients while another ordered physicians to suspend treatment for a comatose man, while Britain's top court said the country's ban on assisted suicide ...
Jun 25, 2014
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Other
European court tells France to keep paraplegic on life-support
The European Court of Human Rights has told France not to remove life support from a man in a vegetative state for the past six years, blocking a landmark French court ruling.
Jun 25, 2014
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Other
UK campaigners lose 'right to die' legal battle
Campaigners lost their bid to overturn a ban on doctors helping seriously ill people to die in England and Wales on Wednesday.
Jun 25, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Citing 'urgent, acute' mental health issues, especially in Africa, experts petition governments to act
Calling global mental health problems "acute and urgent," 37 leading medical authorities from 11 countries have published a joint declaration calling for basic mental health care in Africa.
Jun 20, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Uganda's president urged to veto 'flawed' HIV law
Rights groups are urging Uganda's president to veto a new measure that they say hurts the fight against HIV and AIDS in the country.
May 14, 2014
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