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Philippines says dengue under control
Even if more than 60,000 Filipinos have fallen ill of dengue in the last eight months and their number is expected to reach 80,000 by yearend, the government is capable of managing the problem, health officials said Wednesday.
3 Sep, 2010 - 7:00:00 AM
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HIV discrimination case filed in China
A municipal court in central China has accepted the country's first lawsuit alleging work discrimination because of HIV status, state media reported Tuesday.
2 Sep, 2010 - 7:00:00 AM
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Cholera outbreak hits eastern China
At least 30 people in eastern China have been stricken by cholera in recent weeks, with unsanitary food conditions believed to be behind the outbreak, state press said Sunday.
31 Aug, 2010 - 7:04:00 AM
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Malaysia mulls landmark trial of GM anti-dengue mosquitoes
Malaysia is considering releasing genetically modified mosquitoes designed to combat dengue fever, in a landmark field trial that has come in for criticism from environmentalists.
31 Aug, 2010 - 7:00:00 AM
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Japan declares end to foot-and-mouth epidemic
Japan has declared an end to a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, which resulted in the slaughter of nearly 290,000 cows and pigs.
30 Aug, 2010 - 7:00:00 AM
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Giant Chinese 'Michelin baby' startles doctors: Reports
Doctors in central China are puzzling over a 10-month-old baby boy who weighs 20 kilos (44 lbs) -- about as much as a normal child of six years -- but is otherwise healthy, state media reported.
26 Aug, 2010 - 7:00:00 AM
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70 die of dengue fever in Thailand
Dengue fever cases in Thailand have nearly doubled over last year, with 70 deaths so far, the health ministry said Monday.
25 Aug, 2010 - 7:00:00 AM
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Malaysia takes action as rat-borne disease kills 10
Malaysian health officials announced plans Monday to tackle an outbreak of the rat-borne disease leptospirosis that has killed 10 people, forcing several parks to close.
25 Aug, 2010 - 7:00:00 AM
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HK performs city's first heart and liver transplant
A Hong Kong hospital has completed the city's first-ever combined heart and liver transplant in a 20-hour operation involving almost 70 medical staff.
24 Aug, 2010 - 7:05:00 AM
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Dengue epidemic kills 36 in Laos: WHO
Mosquito-borne dengue fever has killed 36 people in Laos this year, the worst epidemic in at least five years, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday.
23 Aug, 2010 - 7:00:00 AM
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