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Via Life in Italy.com: H1N1 flu: Cancer patients bring death toll to 85. Excerpt:A pair of cancer patients who died on Thursday with the H1N1 flu virus on Thursday brought the death toll in Italy to 85. Doctors said that...
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H1N1 FLU: CANCER PATIENTS BRING DEATH TOLL TO 85
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(ANSA) - Rome, November 26 - A pair of cancer patients who died on Thursday with the H1N1 flu virus on Thursday brought the death toll in Italy to 85. Doctors said that both men, a 35-year-old from Turin and a 63-year-old from the island of Ischia, were in serious condition with their illnesses before coming down with the flu.
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The isolated cases of Tamiflu-resistance in swine flu patients in Britain and the United States likely aren't a sign that the virus is becoming resistant to the antiviral drug, a WHO spokesperson said Thursday.
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LIMA, Nov 26 (IPS) - The Peruvian government is once again being called on to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Voluntary Surgical Contraception (VSC) programme carried out by the Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) regime, under which tens of thousands of women were forcibly sterilised. This time, the demand comes from the Inter-American ...
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RIGHTS-LAOS: Lapses with Labour - Part 2
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VIENTIANE, Nov 26 (IPS) - "Most workers have limited knowledge, ultimately you don’t know how many hidden killers are in your workplace. The boss knows, but he won't tell you," Wang Fengping, an engineer who was once employed by Hong Kong-based Gold Peak batteries at their factory in Guondong, China.
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Unannounced visits by inspectors at Basildon University Hospital also found a catheter bag on the floor and patients treated on trolleys. The appalling nursing care contributed to a mortality rate that was more than a third higher than the national average.
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Hospital kit 'blood spattered'
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Serious concerns have been raised about standards of care at an NHS hospital trust in Essex, the BBC believes. It is believed the concerns raised by the independent regulator include a higher than expected death rate among patients and poor standards of hygiene.
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On average dog owners exercise their pet twice a day for 24 minutes each time - a total of five hours and 38 minutes a week, a study for the pet healthcare experts Bob Martin found.
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Geelong Hospital hit by 24 hour walk-out
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Hundreds of workers at Geelong Hospital have walked off the job. The workers voted to strike for 24 hours, after 18 employees were made redundant before Christmas with little or no consultation.
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The Director General of Health is warning that more public health employees will be caught up in an investigation into fraudulent salary packaging claims.
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GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 26 (IPS) - Social organisations in Guatemala are celebrating the entry into effect of a family planning law that will usher sex education into the country's classrooms and facilitate access to birth control methods, as a victory in the fight against the country's high birth and maternal and infant mortality rates.
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OIE has reported an outbreak of H1N1 on a pig farm in Kepulauan Riau province. If I'm reading the report correctly, some 250,000 animals are susceptible, but no pigs have died of the disease. A brief quotation: "180 nasal swabs...
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Biological H1N1 Vaccines: Too Little, Too Late
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BOSTON, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Biotech firm Replikins Ltd., which has analyzed the H1N1 virus' genomic data from the 1918 pandemic through the prediction, outbreak, and progress of the current H1N1 pandemic, today issued its latest biochemical analysis of the virus. The new data shows that the lethality of the H1N1 ("Swine Flu") virus has ...
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The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued Tuesday by health and environmental protection groups.
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The Patients Association says hospital regulation should be reformed after a series of failings at two Essex hospitals.
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The team of Melbourne doctors and nurses who separated twins Trishna and Krishna have been honoured at a reception at Victoria's Government House.
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Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital has admitted it has taken a hit on the sharemarket but denies it has misappropriated funds earmarked for equipment, research and salaries.
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Via Reuters: Sharp increase in swine flu deaths in France. Excerpt:The number of deaths in mainland France from the H1N1 swine flu virus jumped in the last week, according to official data Thursday. The toll rose to 68 deaths as...
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Sharp increase in swine flu deaths in France
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PARIS (Reuters) - The number of deaths in mainland France from the H1N1 swine flu virus jumped in the last week, according to official data Thursday. The toll rose to 68 deaths as of November 22, with 22 new deaths last week. Six of the 68 victims had no underlying health problems, the country's health monitoring institute said. Health minister ...
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Men who regularly take part in moderate-to-heavy intensity exercise such as jogging, tennis or swimming may be less likely to have a stroke than people who get no exercise or only light exercise, such as walking, golfing, or bowling, according to a new study.
Researchers have identified a set of molecular brakes that stabilize the developing brain's circuitry. Moreover, experimentally removing those brakes in mice enhanced the animals' performance in a test of visual learning, suggesting a long-term path to therapeutic application.
Reiko Hanada1, Andreas Leibbrandt1, Toshikatsu Hanada1, Shiho Kitaoka2, Tomoyuki Furuyashiki2, Hiroaki Fujihara3, Jean Trichereau1, Magdalena Paolino1, Fatimunnisa Qadri4, Ralph Plehm4, Steffen Klaere5, Vukoslav Komnenovic1, Hiromitsu Mimata6, Hironobu Yoshimatsu6, Naoyuki Takahashi7, Arndt von Haeseler5, Michael Bader4, Sara Sebnem Kilic8, ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers may stretch tight budgets this year to reward loved ones after months of thrift, a softening of heart that store chains hope will erase the holiday season sales debacle of 2008.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Among people aged 75 and older, the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba does not prevent heart attacks, stroke or death, a new study finds.
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Pack Right for the Holidays to Avoid the ER
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- There may be nothing wrong with stuffing your turkey full to bursting, but you might not want to do the same thing with your suitcase as you pack for holiday trips.
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Women with ectopic pregnancies have a lower level of a particular protein, raising the possibility of simpler tests, a study finds.
Increasing use of antibiotic eye drops over-the-counter prompts fears about drug resistance, says a study.
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