Flying can be a problem for those with lung complaints
Werne, Germany - A simple flight on a plane can be problematic for people who suffer from certain lung conditions. This is particularly true of lung disease sufferers, especially those with either chronic bronchitis, known to doctors as chronic obstr...
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Chemicals less effective than combing when battling lice
Leipzig, Germany - The best way to treat a child infested with head lice is to wash their hair every two to four days with shampoo and a conditioner. Then comb each strain of hair with a special louse comb, and remember to continuously clean it with ...
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Involuntary childhood whistling may indicate serious infection
Heidenheim, Germany - Quickened breathing or whistling sounds while inhaling may indicate a serious infection of a child's airways, said the German Federal Association of Pneumologists (BdP). Children are especially prone to so-called RS viruses in t...
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Compression stockings help relieve leg circulation problems
Hamburg - Compression stockings are usually prescribed for people who suffer thrombosis or oedema or who have been diagnosed with post thrombotic syndrome. But it's not uncommon for the stockings to go unused because wearing them is unpleasant. They ...
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Experts recommend treating online addiction as a disease
Hamburg - Addiction to online games should be treated as a distinct illness, experts recommended recently. Round-the-clock gaming or chatting can have long-term negative impacts on a child or teenager's social, mental and emotional development, said ...
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Japan supports Taiwan's joining the World Health Organization
Taipei - Taiwan's ruling party chief Wu Poh-hsiung returned home Saturday after visiting Japan to boost ties and achieving Tokyo's promise to back Taiwan joining the World Health Organization (WHO). During the week-long visit, Wu, chairman of the Chi...
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Dutch newborn death rate among top highest in Europe
Amsterdam - The newborn death rate in the Netherlands ranks among the highest in Europe, the government-sponsored research institute TNO and Erasmus Medical Centre stated Friday. Ten out of 1,000 Dutch newborn babies die during or shortly following b...
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Uganda to criminalize female genital mutilation
Kampala - Ugandan legislators have drafted a bill that will allow those who practise female genital mutilation to be sentenced to seven years in prison, reports said Friday. Members of parliament told The Daily Monitor Newspaper that the bill should ...
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Bird flu case detected in Cambodia
Phnom Penh - Cambodian health workers converged on a town near the capital Phnom Penh after a man was diagnosed with avian flu, officials said Friday. The 19-year-old man from Kandal Province fell ill on November 28 and was being treated in a Phnom P...
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Hong Kong steps up border checks to halt bird flu outbreak
Hong Kong - Customs officials were on Friday stepping up the number of random checks on vehicles and boats coming into Hong Kong after claims that an outbreak of bird flu was caused by infected fertilized eggs smuggled from China. A government spokes...
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