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Indonesia struggles to care for mentally ill - Feature
Jakarta - Siti Maemunah says her son has been delusional for more than seven years, often talking to himself and sometimes becoming angry for no apparent reason. But instead of taking him to a psychiatric hospital, she consulted a traditional healer,...
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Michelle Obama takes centre stage, tackles childhood obesity
Washington - US First Lady Michelle Obama stepped into the limelight Tuesday to lead a campaign that will seek ways of reducing childhood obesity, which affects nearly one third of children in the United States. The new public awareness campaign mark...
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A baby on Christmas Eve is special, figures in Britain show
London - Whether by accident or design, more babies are born on Christmas Eve in Britain than on any other day of the year, statistics published Tuesday showed. The data, released by the Information Centre of the National Health Service (NHS), relate...
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Polish government warns boxer's beer ad may be illegal
Warsaw - The Polish government wants an investigation into a a beer ad that features boxing star Tomasz Adamek, complaining that physical strength cannot be associated with alcohol, the daily Dziennik Polski reported Tuesday. The use of a famous athl...
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2010-02-09 ] Category : [
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New Zealand to ban two painkillers
Wellington - New Zealand health officials said Tuesday that two painkillers containing dextropropoxyphene would be withdrawn from the market after a review showed that their risks outweighed possible benefits. Paradex tablets and Capadex capsules wer...
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2010-02-09 ] Category : [
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Hong Kong dieters warned against craze for swallowing live worms
Hong Kong - Dieters in Hong Kong were Tuesday warned by government doctors against a craze for swallowing parasite worms as a means of losing weight. The city's Department of Health has been alarmed to see websites offering products containing potent...
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2010-02-09 ] Category : [
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30 children, carers suffer carbon monoxide poisoning in Spain
Pamplona, Spain - Children and carers at a nursery in northern Spain were taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning Monday. A defective heater may have been responsible for the poisoning of 27 children and 3 carers in the town of Mut...
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2010-02-08 ] Category : [
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The proper way to brush
Cologne - Proper dental care means brushing your teeth for a least three minutes both in the morning and in the evening, noted Initiative proDente, an educational body involving five large German dental associations. It said that all teeth should be ...
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Tips to stop snoring
Berlin - For people who want to stop snoring, it often helps if they sleep on their side or with their upper body in a slightly raised position, the German Otolaryngologists Association noted. Losing weight can also help and snorers should refrain fr...
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2010-02-08 ] Category : [
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