Contrary to the signature opening of the television series Star Trek, Gareth Williams, professor of medicine at Bristol University in the UK, has decided to boldly go where many men and women have…
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More than 190 people were killed after a 7·0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province at 8:02 am on April 20. The epicentre was in Lushan County, about 116 km away from Chengdu,…
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The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne exposure, researchers at the University of…
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Parents who decide to marry off their daughters when they are children do so for many reasons. Those living in poverty may feel they have little option but to accept the bride price…
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The disease itself may not discriminate on the basis of gender, but when it comes to healthcare for patients with diabetes, women in India find themselves at a disadvantage compared with men. via…
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A new study finds that the recently discovered H7N9 bird flu virus, which has been circulating among poultry flocks in eastern China, can be transmitted among ferrets, small mammals that provide a laboratory…
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Watching TV or using computers, tablets or smartphones after dark may cause sleep loss and resultant health problems, a leading doctor has warned. via Peering at bright screens after dark could harm health,…
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Great Britain is in the midst of a measles epidemic, one that public health officials say is the result of parents refusing to vaccinate their children after a safety scare that was later…
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Kenya has recorded its first case of polio in two years, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. via Polio Outbreak In Kenya: A Threat To Global Eradication : Shots – Health News :…
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“I’m shocked by the optimism here,” Howard Yana-Shapiro, the chief agricultural officer for Mars Inc. said Tuesday to the audience of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Global Food Security Symposium in Washington,…
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GAVI teleconference Wednesday May 8 12:00PM ET »
GAVI CEO Seth Berkley will be holding a teleconference press briefing on Wednesday, May 8th 12:00 pm ET to…
May 8 2013 / Read More »Earthquake tests China’s emergency system : The Lancet »
More than 190 people were killed after a 7·0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s southwestern Sichuan province at 8:02 am on…
May 24 2013 / Read More »New bird flu strain may be capable of spreading from human to human »
The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not…
May 24 2013 / Read More »Joining hands: why ending child marriage needs global partnership »
Parents who decide to marry off their daughters when they are children do so for many reasons. Those living…
May 24 2013 / Read More »Diabetes in India rising, with women at a particular disadvantage »
The disease itself may not discriminate on the basis of gender, but when it comes to healthcare for patients…
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