Category: Health
HK girl tests negative for H7N9
A seven-year-old Hong Kong girl has tested negative for the H7N9 flu virus, officials said Friday, after she became the city’s first suspected case of the disease that [...]
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Six suspected cases of H7N9 influenza found in Taiwan
Six suspicious cases of influenza were reported in Taiwan and tested for the H7N9 strain, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced yesterday, adding that four of the [...]
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China escalates its response to outbreak of Avian flu
With confirmation that a sixth person has died from a mysterious avian-borne virus, Chinese officials escalated their response on Friday, advising people to avoid live [...]
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China readies to fight new bird flu; Japan, HK on guard
The death toll from a new strain of bird flu rose to five in China on Thursday as Beijing said it was mobilising resources nationwide to combat the virus, Japan and Hong Kong [...]
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Indonesia’s West Papua governor denies reports of malnutrition
West Papua Governor Abraham O. Atururi on Thursday here denied report that malnutrition in Tambrauw District, West Papua Province, had claimed 95 lives. Abraham said there [...]
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Female HIV patients in Taiwan facing great pressure: group
Women in Taiwan who have HIV infections need more support from the society, as several of them have been forced to give up their right to a normal life, a local association [...]
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World experts debate case for new bird flu vaccine
Experts from around the world are in daily talks about the threat posed by a deadly new strain of bird flu in China, including discussions on if and when to start making a [...]
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China reports fifth H7N9 bird flu death
A new strain of bird flu has claimed two more lives in China’s business capital of Shanghai, taking the total number of human deaths attributed to the H7N9 virus to [...]
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Scientists race to gauge pandemic risk of new bird flu
Genetic sequence data on a deadly strain of bird flu previously unknown in people show the virus has already acquired some mutations that might make it more likely to cause a [...]
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Scientists race to gauge pandemic risk of new bird flu
Genetic sequence data on a deadly strain of bird flu previously unknown in people show the virus has already acquired some mutations that might make it more likely to cause a [...]
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SARS-like virus seems to cause deep lung infection
A new and deadly virus that has killed 11 of the 17 patients treated for it in the Middle East and Britain appears to cause an infection deep in the lungs, researchers said. [...]
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Thailand alert for H7N9 virus after deaths in China
Thailand’s Public Health Department has set up nationwide surveillance for H7N9 bird-flu virus after three people in China were infected and two died. The system [...]
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Rejection of drug patent could cost firms, India big
The Indian Supreme Court’s rejection of a patent for an improved version of a costly cancer drug by Novartis AG could have huge implications for the world’s largest [...]
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New type of intestinal cancer identified in Asia
Scientists have identified a new type of deadly intestinal cancer that is particularly common in Asian countries including China and Malaysia. An international research team [...]
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China fertiliser leaves tons of harmful waste: report
Mountains of hazardous waste left from China’s huge phosphate fertiliser industry are polluting nearby communities and waters, the environmental group Greenpeace said [...]
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