Australian researchers say foreign students need sex education
Sydney - Students from abroad could use a strong dose of sex education, Australian researchers said Thursday. Professor Nigel Stocks of Adelaide University said a university study in which female students from China and Malaysia were questioned about...
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Dinner for a dental exam: Bartering for health services booms in US
Washington - People with no money barter is a rule of thumb that is proving true in US health care during the current recession. Ads offering services such as cooking or repair work in exchange for dental and eye exams are becoming more common. A wom...
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Hong Kong chokes as pollution levels hit highs for fourth day
Hong Kong - Hong Kong residents with health problems were advised to avoid the city centre streets Thursday as roadside pollution levels hit peak levels for the fourth day running. The warning, issued by the Environmental Protection Department, was a...
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Potential swine flu vaccines for Guantanano detainees
Washington - Guantanamo Bay detainees could receive swine flu vaccines but are low on the priority list, well behind soldiers deployed overseas and civilian personnel, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The possibility that detainees, including the alleged...
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Ukraine flu outbreak widens, Kiev announces control moves - Summary
Kiev - Ukraine's deadly flu outbreak widened on Wednesday, as government officials announced new emergency measures in an attempt to control the spread of the illness. More than 478,000 people were registered with national health authorities as suffe...
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Dutch report first patient resistant to Tamiflu drug
Amsterdam - Dutch health authorities have recorded a first case of a swine flu-infected patient resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. The Royal Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM said the patient had been hospitalized, but decli...
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Ukraine flu outbreak widens, government announces control measures
Kiev - Ukraine's deadly flu outbreak widened on Wednesday, as government officials announced new emergency measures in an attempt to control the spread of the illness. More than 450,000 people were registered with national health authorities as suffe...
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Study: 9-11 rescue workers twice as likely to suffer from asthma
Washington - Rescue workers exposed to dust and pollutants following the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general US population, according to new data released Tues...
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Swine flu claims 11th victim in Turkey
Istanbul - The death toll from the swine flu has more than doubled in the last day in Turkey, with health officials announcing Tuesday that the illness has claimed its eleventh victim in that country. The latest victims included a 22-month-old baby a...
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Belarus registers first swine flu death
Minsk- The first Belarusian death from swine flu was registered by health officials on Tuesday. The victim, a 37-year-old female resident of the town of Drogichin, died on Friday, but results of blood tests confirming the presence of the H1N1 virus o...
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