Workers in Chile began harvesting the country's first medical marijuana crop Tuesday, breaking new ground in cancer treatment in a nation where cannabis is outlawed as a hard drug.
Apr 8, 2015
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The recent Ebola outbreak highlighted the challenges to governments and local public health authorities in determining when individuals or populations should be subjected to quarantine. While one state or country can legally ...
Mar 24, 2015
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A total 69 people have died of poisoning after drinking traditional beer in northwesten Mozambique, public radio reported Monday.
Jan 12, 2015
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The Ebola lockdown in the northern Tonkolili district of Sierra Leone was extended on Sunday for two weeks as authorities stepped up the fight to contain the epidemic.
Jan 4, 2015
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Japan on Monday ordered the slaughter of some 42,000 chickens as officials announced the country's second bird flu outbreak in less than a month.
Dec 29, 2014
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A report highlighting how best to support young people with learning disabilities and autism as they make the transition into adulthood was launched this week at an event in the Senedd.
Dec 15, 2014
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Police have detained two people after at least 20 patients who had free cataract surgery at a camp in northern India were left blind, local authorities said Friday.
Dec 5, 2014
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Research from our Department for Health on getting older people more active is included within a major report presented to government this week by the not-for-profit health body ukactive.
Nov 14, 2014
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India has defended a state-run programme that offers poor women cash incentives to get sterilised after the deaths of 13 women triggered international condemnation.
Nov 14, 2014
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Health authorities in Mali are monitoring at least 43 people who had contact with a toddler declared the country's first Ebola case, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Oct 24, 2014
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