Fabled absinthe all a hoax, German scientists say
Karlsruhe, Germany - Absinthe, the green liqueur flavoured with aniseed which reputedly used to drive artists mad, was a hoax, a team of scientists said Tuesday, adding that it was only the strong alcohol in the drink that was damaging to health. Abs...
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Suspected child virus cases continue to rise in China
Beijing - China on Tuesday said the number of suspected cases of a virally transmitted hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) among children had risen to about 12,000, as the World Health Organization promised support in curbing the spread of the disease. Lo...
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HIV infections on the rise in Germany
Berlin - Some 2,752 new cases of HIV were reported in Germany in 2007, a 4-per-cent increase over the previous year, the federal institute responsible for disease control and prevention said Tuesday. The biggest increase in HIV infections - 12 per ce...
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Asia-Pacific experts drawing up dengue fever battle plan - Summary
Singapore - Experts from 22 Asia-Pacific countries are meeting in Singapore to finalize an ambitious eight-year battle plan against dengue fever, participants said Tuesday. Organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Singapore's National Env...
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Asia-Pacific experts drawing up dengue-fever battle plan
Singapore - Experts from 22 Asia-Pacific countries are meeting in Singapore to draw up an eight-year battle plan against dengue fever, participants said Tuesday. Details in the Asia-Pacific Dengue Strategic Plan are being finalized during the week-lo...
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German health authorities say sugar okay for diabetics
Berlin - Overturning decades of advice, a German public-health agency said Monday that diabetics should resume eating ordinary sugar and that special food for diabetics had no value. The ruling was issued by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment ...
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Tests find killer MRSA bug common in German piggeries
Bonn, Germany - Killer staphylococcus germs which defy antibiotics and which are rampant in some hospitals are also widespread on German farm pigs, health officials said Monday. Spot tests were ordered after last year's revelation that the germs are ...
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China's suspected child virus cases rise to 9,700; 26 deaths
Beijing - The number of suspected cases of a virally transmitted hand-foot-mouth disease among Chinese children has risen to 9,729, including 26 deaths, state media said on Monday. At least 1,010 infections were reported in Beijing but a World Health...
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More Swedish nurses join strike
Stockholm - A two-week long strike by Swedish nurses was extended at noon (1000GMT) Monday when a further 4,300 nurses walked off their jobs. The move by the Swedish Association of Health Professionals means that some 7,100 nurses all over the countr...
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Smoking, cannabis-use down among German youth, but drinking up
Berlin - German youths are turning away from tobacco and cannabis, but there is an alarming rise in binge drinking, according to the annual report released by the government's commissioner on drug-abuse Monday. The 2008 report also noted a rise in ...
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