Rabies spreads in Indonesia's Bali
Bali Island, Indonesia - An outbreak of rabies is spreading in Indonesia's resort island of Bali, officials said Wednesday. Fifteen people have died and nearly 15,000 have been treated after being bitten by dogs since the outbreak began in November l...
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Largest-ever vaccination drive to be launched in African countries
New York - Close to 12 million people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone will be vaccinated against yellow fever in the largest health campaign in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. High vaccination coverage will prevent outbr...
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Indian authorities order probe into infant deaths at hospital
New Delhi - Authorities in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh have begun an investigation into the deaths of seven newborn babies at a hospital, news reports said Tuesday. The babies died at a government hospital in the Vijayawada city situated...
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Bangladeshi conjoined twins begin separate lives
Sydney - Joined-at-the-head Bangladeshi twins Krishna and Trishna were separated Tuesday in a Melbourne hospital. Doctors at the Royal Children's Hospital had estimated the chances of both 2-year-old girls surviving the 27-hour operation at 25 per ce...
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2009-11-17 ] Category : [
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Bosnia reports first swine flu death
Sarajevo - Bosnian health authorities on Monday reported the country's first swine flu fatality, a 40-year-old man who succumbed to the illness, local media reported. The man was admitted to a hospital in Mostar town with severe pneumonia. His condit...
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2009-11-16 ] Category : [
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UN summit unlikely to find new funds to fight hunger - Feature
Rome - Leaders acted swiftly on the opening day of this week's United Nations food summit in Rome, and Libya's Moamer Gaddafi was even praised for the record-breaking brevity of his speech by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. On Monday, jus...
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Tunisia reports first two swine flu deaths - Summary
Tunis - Two Tunisian men weakened by other illnesses have died of swine flu, the country's first fatalities related to the A(H1N1) virus, the Tunisian health ministry announced Monday. The two victims, aged 37 and 40, passed away in hospital at the w...
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2009-11-16 ] Category : [
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Autopsy ordered on German who died after H1N1 vaccination
Erfurt, Germany - An autopsy has been ordered on a man who died five hours after receiving a vaccination against swine flu, officials in the central German city of Erfurt said Monday. Germany has bought 50 million doses of the vaccine to offer free t...
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2009-11-16 ] Category : [
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Five die of swine flu in West Bank
Ramallah - Five Palestinians have died of the swine flu virus in different town in the West Bank in recent days,the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced Monday. They are the first Palestinians fatalities of the virus. ...
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2009-11-16 ] Category : [
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Hair dyes pose no cancer risk
Berlin - Hair dyes pose no cancer risk, according to Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). The institute, which is based in Berlin and reports to the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, noted that cancer-ca...
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