Category: Health
Bird flu costs China industry $65 billion
China’s human H7N9 bird flu outbreak has cost the country’s poultry industry more than 400 billion yuan ($65 billion) as consumers shun chicken, government [...]
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Drug traffickers targeting Australia
Australia seized a record 23 tonnes of illicit drugs in 2011-2012 with arrests at a 10-year high, data showed on Monday, as officials warned the country had become a key [...]
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Indonesia’s nationwide healthcare plan stumbles at first hurdle
When a sick Indonesian baby died after 10 hospitals in Jakarta turned her family away in February, critics blamed a pilot health insurance scheme that had overwhelmed the [...]
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‘Nothing sinister’ in China meat block – Key
China fast-tracking sign offs on Kiwi meat plants is why tens of millions of dollars of meat is being blocked at the country’s border, says prime minister John Key. It [...]
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Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36: WHO
Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization [...]
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Australia’s deadly lyssavirus infects first horse
Australia reported its first ever case of the deadly bat-borne lyssavirus in a horse Friday, warning that transmission to humans was possible as it quarantined a property. [...]
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China steps up inspection of meat trade after fake lamb scandal
China has begun a crackdown on the sales of fake, diseased and tainted meat products after a series of scandals that have further dented public confidence in the food [...]
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India to Produce Diarrhea Vaccinations Priced $1
Indian government announced that they are developing a new low-cost vaccine to treat diarrhea, one the major causes of childhood deaths across developing countries. The [...]
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Kidney disease on the rise in Malaysia
Malaysia has the highest incidence of end-stage renal failure attributed to diabetes THE health ministry has urged the public to take care of their kidneys as the number of [...]
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China bird flu devastates Shanghai family
The virus has already killed her mother, and Kelly Gu’s father lies critically ill with H7N9 bird flu in a Shanghai hospital bed – the only couple both infected [...]
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Indian medics conduct ‘perfect’ op on baby’s swollen head
Doctors carried out life-saving surgery Wednesday on an Indian baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to swell to nearly double its size, in a case that [...]
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India develops new low-cost vaccine against diarrhea virus
The Indian government has announced the development of new low-cost vaccine referred to as Rotavac against rotavirus, a diarrhea causative agent leading to a number of [...]
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Vietnam province says bird flu epidemic is over
Authorities in the south central province of Ninh Thuan have declared that the bird flu outbreak which took place among swiftlets raised for profitable nests at a local farm [...]
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Sight-threatening conditions a growing concern in Malaysia
Sight-threatening conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration are becoming a growing concern. Find out more about such problems during the [...]
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China reports three new bird flu deaths, toll hits 35
Three more people have died in China from the new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus, raising the death toll to 35 while the total number of infections rose to 130, state media [...]
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