Millions get yellow fever vaccine
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The largest ever mass immunisation against yellow fever starts in West Africa, targeting 12 million people.
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Nuclear Power : Environment and Health Impacts.
Irish Election (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Labour recently came out with their new energy policy document . Now it had a few interesting bits and pieces and lots of generic waffle. But they do talk about Nuclear power. We consider that nuclear power is not an option for Ireland at present on financial,environmental or technical grounds. Now that really doesn’t tell us much. [...]
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10 x '20: ID experts call for 10 new antibiotics by 2020
Physorg (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has asked for a commitment from the Obama administration and the European Union to further the Society's mission to achieve the development of 10 new antibiotics within the next 10 years, known as the 10 x '20 Initiative. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified antimicrobial resistance as one of the three greatest threats to human health....
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Norwegian H1N1 Mutation Not New
Pathophilia (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
A "potentially significant" mutation of the 2009 H1N1 virus was detected in 3 severe cases (including 2 fatalities) of pandemic flu in Norway; however, the mutated virus is nothing new, according to the World Health Organization. The spontaneous mutation—which...
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INTERPOL and WHO’s IMPACT drug anti-counterfeiting project Pangea II sees seizure of almost 167,000 illicit pills
thepharmaletter.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
An international week of action targeting the on-line sale of counterfeit and illicit medicines has highlighted the dangers of buying such products over the Internet. Due to an ever-increasing number of web sites supplying dangerous and illegal medicines, INTERPOL and the World Health Organization’s International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) last week coordinated 24...
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Leaked emails mark dangerous shift in climate...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Leaked emails mark dangerous shift in climate denial strategy | Mark Lynas | Environment | guardian.co.uk [Scientists] trust in their objectivity, the objectivity of their peers, and the rigour of only citing work published in learned journals. They will have private views, but are very used to keeping these out of their work – indeed the entire scientific method is based on conducting research...
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Award Recipient, Hana Dhanji University of Toronto
Ismailimail (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Hana Dhanji is a 2009-2010 Award Recipient of the Robert H. Catherwood Scholarship in International Relations at the University of Toronto for outstanding extracurricular participation and academic achievement with a focus on G8 country research. Her particular focus has been on Global Health Hana Dhanji is pursuing a triple major honours BA in international relations, health [...]
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WHO: H1N1 May Have Peaked, But Outbreak Far From Over
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the Northern Hemisphere, global health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.
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New Website Tracks Healthcare-Associated Infections
Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
Healthcare-associated infections are a global crisis affecting both patients and healthcare workers. According to the World Health Organization, at any point in time, 1.4 million people worldwide suffer from hospital-borne infections. This is why Kimberly Clarke has started a website designed to prevent hospital infection . It releases news stories regarding the infections and discusses prevention...
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H1N1 flu virus mutation detected in Hong Kong
Yahyasheikho786's Blog (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The department said that it had examined the genetic sequence of H1N1 flu viruses in its monitoring system. Out of the 123 sequences studied, one sample showed the same mutation as the Norway strain. The virus was taken from a year-old boy who developed flu-like symptoms July 22. He was admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital [...]
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What the H1N1 Virus Mutations Mean
uprisingradio.org (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Listen to this segment | the entire program A hospital in North Carolina has reported four cases of drug-resistant H1N1 flu last week, underscoring the suspicion that the virus is now mutating. There have been more than 50 cases of the flu found to be resistant to medication like Tamiflu since [...]
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H1N1 deaths may be underreported, but not because of mutation
Iowa Independent (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Although a local medical examiner may be right that the number of deaths from the H1N1 influenza virus in Iowa is greater than official statistics would indicate, Iowans should not be concerned that this is because the virus has mutated as some rumors have suggested. Instead, the disparity is caused by deaths among patients who are [...]
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Is it cresting or is H1N1 lulling us into a false sense of security?
ProjectDisaster (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125873506353457595.html NOVEMBER 23, 2009 Swine Flu Seen as Cresting H1N1 Is Still Widespread and Can Resurge, Officials Warn; Mutation in NorwayBETSY MCKAY The current wave of swine flu may have peaked in most of the U.S., but the illness remains widespread and the threat of another wave remains, officials said Friday. The news came as officials in Norway reported a...
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Saudi Arabia seeks to curb flu and stop protest at haj
Reuters (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
RIYADH (Reuters) - More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, where Saudi authorities hope to minimize spread of the H1N1 virus and prevent any political demonstration.
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Swine flu vaccine effective, say experts
The Age (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said.
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Obesity Can Harm the Brain
bsalmons | 26/08/2009
Obese people have 8 % less brain tissue than people with a normal weight, according to a new study. Obesity can make the brain look 16 years older than the brain of lean people. "That's a big loss of tissue and it depletes your cognitive reserves, putting you at much greater risk of Alzheimer's and other diseases that attack the brain."
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I guess this means I have to lose weight really fast.
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World Federation for Mental Health
wellbeingnewseditor | 18/07/2009
Wellbeing Newsline: Contributors > World Mental Health Day is celebrated on 10 October each year, or as close to that date as participating organisations can arrange their events. For 2009, the topic selected by the World Federation for Mental Health [WFMH] is ‘Mental Health in Primary Care: Enhancing Treatment and Promoting Mental Health’. The campaign materials have now been posted on the WFMH website,...
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WHO confirms flu spreads to Cuba, Finland, Thailand
bsalmons | 13/05/2009
H1N1 flu has now reached Cuba, Finland, and Thailand, with nearly 6,000 people infected in 33 countries, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.