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Measles cases rise after decade of decline
Measles outbreaks in parts of Europe and Africa led to some 60,000 more cases worldwide in 2010 over the previous year, after nearly a decade of declines, US health authorities said on Thursday.
2012-02-06 - 7:04:00 AM
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The great French breast implant scandal
In March 2010, a pair of health inspectors acting on a tip paid a three-day visit to a factory in this hilly town on the Mediterranean coast.
2012-02-04 - 7:00:00 AM
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Vietnam confirms 2nd human bird flu death in a month
A Vietnamese official on Thursday confirmed the country's second human death from bird flu in less than a month, after it went nearly two years with no reported fatalities.
2012-02-04 - 7:00:00 AM
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Abortion curb restores birth sex ratio in Taiwan
Taiwanese health authorities said Tuesday that tougher checks on illegal gender-selective abortions prevented nearly 1,000 terminations of female foetuses last year.
2012-02-02 - 7:07:00 AM
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China cadmium spill threatens city water supplies
China's environmental authorities were redoubling efforts Monday to prevent a toxic cadmium spill from further tainting water supplies of cities downstream, as seven chemical company officials were reported detained in connection with the accident.
2012-02-01 - 7:04:00 AM
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New lung cancer test predicts survival
Clinical trials in the United States and China have shown that a new gene-based test for patients with lung cancer beats standard methods in predicting survival, researchers reported Friday.
2012-01-31 - 7:00:00 AM
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Indonesia expects to produce bird flu vaccine next year
Indonesia is expected to be able to begin mass production of bird flu vaccine next year, Health minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said on Wednesday.
2012-01-30 - 7:00:00 AM
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Taiwan advances to 45th in press freedom ranking: RSF
Taiwan moved upward three notches to 45th in the global press freedom rankings for 2011, according to a report released Wednesday by the Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), a press freedom watchdog body.
2012-01-30 - 7:00:00 AM
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French breast implant company boss charged
A French judge has charged Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a breast implant company at the heart of a global health scare, with "involuntary injuries," his lawyer said.
2012-01-30 - 7:00:00 AM
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Bird flu mutation studies must go on, says scientist
A scientist researching a potentially highly lethal airborne version of the H5N1 bird flu virus said on Wednesday he must be allowed to pursue his studies if deadly pandemics are to be prevented.
2012-01-27 - 7:02:17 AM
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