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Melamine found in Cadbury goods

a shared story    9 weeks 2 days 3 hours 49 minutes ago
Preliminary tests find the chemical melamine in Cadbury's Chinese-made chocolates, the company says.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Drug-resistant ward bug concern

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Hospitals need to be vigilant against an emerging drug-resistant bacterium, warn infection control experts.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Cholera Zimbabwe's 'worst crisis'

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Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says the cholera outbreak is now his country's biggest threat.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe

a shared story    1 week 5 days 3 hours 49 minutes ago
The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says.  comments (0)  | report problem



FDA finds traces of melamine in US infant formula

a shared story    1 week 13 hours 58 minutes ago
Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe. The Food and Drug Administration said last month it was unable to identify any melamine exposure level as safe for infants, but...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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India court bars leprosy patients

a shared story    10 weeks 8 hours 49 minutes ago
India's Supreme Court upholds a ruling that leprosy patients cannot contest elections or hold municipal office in Orissa state.  comments (0)  | report problem


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In Chile, Fury Erupts Over Failure to Notify Patients of Positive HIV Tests

a shared story    1 week 4 days 15 hours 49 minutes ago
The latest face of Chile's HIV crisis is a woman with no face at all. Hidden behind dark glasses, her head swathed in a shawl to hide her identity, the 25-year-old woman known as "Lorena" or "L.C.C." filed a lawsuit in the city of San...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Saturated fat tied to small intestine cancers

a shared story    1 week 4 days 22 hours 49 minutes ago
Reuters - Diets high in saturated fat appear to increase the risk of cancer of the small intestine, a study shows.  comments (0)  | report problem



California on verge of banning trans fats in restaurants

a shared story    20 weeks 1 day 5 hours 12 minutes ago
California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban restaurants and other food facilities from using trans fats, which are known to increase the risk of heart disease, under a bill approved by the state Legislature today and sent to the...   comments (0)  | report problem



Doctors to be on guard for meningitis in kids

a shared story    1 week 5 days 23 hours 48 minutes ago
Reuters - U.S. health officials asked doctors on Thursday to be alert for possible cases of meningitis and other illnesses in children caused by Hib bacteria amid an ongoing vaccine shortage.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Better Tracking of a Childhood Infection Needed, Officials Say

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Federal officials urged doctors and state health agencies to be more vigilant for suspected cases of Haemophilus influenzae type B in children under age 5.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Vitamin 'may blunt cancer drugs'

a shared story    9 weeks 21 hours 49 minutes ago
Vitamin C supplements may reduce benefit from wide range of anti-cancer drugs, research suggests.  comments (0)  | report problem


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