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Source: Xinhua Published: May 22, 2013 10:30
A group of Japanese researchers said in a report that men who eat large amount of beef or pork may face a higher risk of developing diabetes, while the risk was not seen in women.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 21, 2013 16:08
A new study shows that Vitamin D could act as a possible new treatment for asthma, as it has the potential to significantly reduce the symptoms of the condition, according to media reports Tuesday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 21, 2013 15:52
Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday called for efforts from member states to ensure that health occupies a high place on the post-2015 development agenda.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 20, 2013 18:20
A poultry sample in south China has tested positive for H7N9 virus, the country's agriculture authority said on Monday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 20, 2013 13:18
More research is needed on the long term effects of low carbohydrate diets, health professionals at a Heart Foundation Conference in Adelaide heard Saturday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 19, 2013 09:34
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that 30 countries in Africa with a total population of 508 million are considered to be at different levels of risk for yellow fever.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 19, 2013 08:35
A China, World Health Organization (WHO) joint report said the H7N9 bird flu virus has a higher potential for human-to-human transmission than any other known bird flu virus.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 17, 2013 18:37
Vietnamese surgeons have successfully performed for the first time an endoscopic heart surgery on a child, opening more opportunities for cardiac patients.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 17, 2013 15:36
The China Disabled Persons' Federation on Friday established a center for disability prevention, control and research.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 16, 2013 08:49
US researchers said Wednesday they have detected for the first time the H1N1 virus in elephant seals off the coast of central California.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 15, 2013 20:46
China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) on Wednesday said that foot-and-mouth disease infections have been confirmed in cattle in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 15, 2013 20:15
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been informed of a global total of 38 laboratory confirmed cases of human infection with novel coronavirus, including 20 deaths, from September 2012 to date, the UN health agency said Tuesday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 15, 2013 13:55
Reforms to allow the medical use of cannabis by patients with terminal illness and AIDS have been recommended Wednesday by a NSW Parliamentary committee.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 15, 2013 09:10
More than 180,000 teenagers are living with HIV in Nigeria, the United Nation Children Education Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 15, 2013 09:03
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved for the first time a companion diagnostic test for cancer drug Tarceva from Roche to detect certain gene mutations in the most common form of lung cancer known as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 13, 2013 20:34
Another H7N9 infection case was confirmed on the Chinese mainland last week, health authorities said on Monday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 13, 2013 19:12
Southwestern China's Tibet Autonomous Region has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in poultry, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced on Monday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 13, 2013 09:44
France has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of the second laboratory-confirmed case of infection with the novel coronavirus (nCoV), said the WHO on Sunday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 12, 2013 20:51
France has confirmed a second case of the infection of SARS-like coronavirus, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: May 12, 2013 11:51
The H7N9 bird flu killed one person in Shanghai Friday, local health authorities said Saturday, bringing the nationwide death toll to 33.
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