US: Swine flu vaccine should be ready by October
Washington - A vaccine for swine flu should be available by mid-October, US health officials said Thursday as the government held a summit with local officials to plan for a renewed outbreak during the autumn flu season. The vaccine could be ready fo...
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France to buy 100 million doses of swine flu vaccine
Paris - The French government is preparing for an increase in the number of cases of the H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu, buy purchasing 100 million doses of vaccine, the daily Le Parisien reported Thursday. The cost of the vaccine, which wil...
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New Zealand offers flu vaccine to all as swine flu toll rises
Wellington - New Zealand offered free standard influenza vaccinations to everybody Thursday as the death toll from the new swine flu disease rose to six with a possible seventh victim unconfirmed. The health ministry said the seasonal influenza vacci...
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Thailand closes private tutorials to fight H1N1 - Summary
Bangkok - Thailand's cabinet Thursday passed a resolution to close down all private tutorial classes nationwide in a bid to stem the spread of the H1N1 virus which has already claimed 13 lives in the country. Special tutorials, which are popular amon...
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FAO head calls for major increase in agricultural aid to Africa
L'Aquila, Italy - Rich nations should reverse the decline in agricultural aid they give to the world's poorest so as to reduce hunger and improve global peace and security, the head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday. ...
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Tainted liquor claims 43 lives in India's Gujarat state - Summary
New Delhi - As many as 43 people have died after drinking illegally-distilled liquor in India's western Gujarat state, which prompted the state government to take action against local police officers, news reports said Wednesday. The death toll rose ...
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British researchers claim breakthrough in sperm science - Summary
London - Scientists in Britain have claimed a breakthrough that could end male infertility by creating human sperm in the laboratory, according to a report in the journal Stem Cells and Development Wednesday. But other experts immediately cast doubt ...
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy urges G8 to fight disease in poor nations
London - The wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has urged G8 leaders to continue the revolution in improving health care for the world's poorest nations, especially in Africa. In an article published in the Guardian Wednesday, Carla Bruni-Sar...
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New Zealand records fifth swine flu death - Summary
Wellington - Five people have died of swine flu in New Zealand, the chief coroner Neil MacLean reported on Wednesday. He said a Christchurch man, 49, who suffered from asthma, died at the weekend, and a 46-year-old man from Blenheim, who had pre-exis...
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Twelve per cent of Dutch women raped, study finds
Amsterdam - Some 12 per cent of women and 3 per cent of men in the Netherlands have been raped, according to a report released on Tuesday. The 2009 annual sexual health report of the Rutgers Nisso Groep said a total of one third of all women and one ...
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