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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Chimerix, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company advancing orally-available antiviral therapeutics to address life-threatening diseases, presented updates on the development of the company's lead antiviral compound, CMX001, to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI). CMX001 is a broad-spectrum antiviral agent...
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Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Melanie A. Staley Nov. 5, 2009 10:45pm The article advises us to be wary of swine flu as a distinct strand from the usual seasonal flu, noting two major differences -- H1N1 is present at higher levels during warm months and is also known to seriously affect those under 65. The virus has been active in North America since April, and is becoming steadily more active across the globe. In many areas, the...
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Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
One of the major causes of death in the world is malaria, but the World Health Organization estimates that 20 percent of the one million deaths from malaria are dying because the medicines that they are taking are substandard or outright counterfeits. If you include fake antibiotics and fake drugs used to treat tuberculosis, the [...]
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Ismailimail (Free subscription) | yesterday
DAKAR, Sénégal, November 6, 2009 | African Press Organization (APO) Pan-African conference in Dakar will gather Heads of State, First Ladies, Ministers of Finance, Education and Health and experts to promote expansion of programs for young children across Africa. Recognizing the urgent needs facing millions of impoverished African children, senior government officials — including...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
I'm here I safely arrived in one piece with all my luggage right on schedule I cleared Immigration the Swine Flu Inspectors and Customs with no problem. There was a driver waiting for me with another woman from my office whom I had never met but who was on all of my same flights except she flew business class. She's very nice and I should see her at the office here during the next week.
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subrealism (Free subscription) | yesterday
Interpol | In September 2009, senior law enforcement officials, health care professionals and experts from international organizations joined their forces to confront a chilling crisis – the plague had just been unleashed on their countries by unknown evildoers. A fictional scenario with a serious aim Fortunately, this terrifying situation was a scenario under control, and the civilian authorities...
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Thrive (Free subscription) | yesterday
Other stories we’ve been reading: The Swiss drug maker, Novartis, says it will meet the United State’s H1N1 vaccine order on time and new research shows that people on cholesterol-lowering drugs are twice as likely to survive seasonal flu hospitalizations. The World Health Organization announced, again, that the H1N1 vaccine is safe and that one dose [...] Related posts: H1N1 (swine flu)...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.
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H5N1 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Via Xinhua: Afghan A/H1N1 flu patient dies in Pakistan. Excerpt:An Afghan female who was infected with A/H1N1 influenza died at a hospital in northwest Pakistan's city of Peshawar on Saturday, hospital authorities confirmed. Hospital authorities informed the official news agency...
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ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Saudi to start H1N1 inoculation with pilgrims; launched vaccination campaign on Saturday.
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Healthy Child Healthy World Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Leaf blowers drive me crazy. And, I know I’m not the only one - the noise alone is enough to test the patience of a saint. I mean, they sound like a giant dentist drill or a mammoth mosquito, how unpleasant can you get? Beyond imaginative associations, the facts about their auditory irritation are no laughing matter. Jane Dale Owen writes for CLEAN Houston about how loud these machines can be...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not ban anyone considered high risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
At least 6,071 people worldwide have been killed by the A/H1N1 influenza as infections continue to increase quickly in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a latest update on Friday. Of all the deaths, 4,399 occurred in the Americas, 661 occurred in South-East Asia and 498 occurred in the West Pacific. The other three WHO regions, Europe, East Mediterranean and Africa...
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Connecting the Dots in the New World Order (Free subscription) | yesterday
After infected cases double again in the Ukraine plague approaching the 1 million mark, the World Health Organization (WHO) is holding back gene sequences which could provide evidence of the mutation or recombination of the H1N1 or novel virus.' Read more...
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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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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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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.
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