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Life-Saving Therapeutic Supplies Arrive In Ethiopia For Emergency Relief
03.07.2008 04:11
medicalnewstoday.com
A massive airlift of the ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) Plumpy'Nut arrived in Addis Ababa last night as part of UNICEF's emergency response to meet the urgent needs of severely malnourished children in drought-affected areas of Ethiopia. The Government of Ethiopia estimates that 75,000 children in over 100 drought-affected districts are suffering from severe acute malnutrition at this time.
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First Aid
Draft G8 Communique Does Not Cite 2010 Deadlines For Development Aid, Universal Access To HIV Prevention, Care
03.07.2008 04:11
medicalnewstoday.com
A draft communiqué scheduled to be issued at the Group of Eight industrialized nations summit in July in Hokkaido, Japan, does not cite 2010 targets for universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment or for $25 billion in annual aid to Africa that were set at the 2005 G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, the
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USAID Announces Youth-Focused HIV/AIDS Programs In Ethiopia
03.07.2008 04:11
medicalnewstoday.com
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a $500,000 grant to the YMCA of the USA to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. The program will provide youth access to basic HIV prevention education and vital medical services and improve existing care and prevention programs in five underserved communities in the cities of Addis Ababa and Adama. It will also build community networks by means of youth-led volunteer services.
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Los Angeles Times Examines Apparent Increase In Abortions In Middle East
03.07.2008 04:11
medicalnewstoday.com
The Los Angeles Times on Sunday examined how "changing social values and economic realities, as well as demographic shifts" have contributed to an apparent increase in the number of abortions in the Middle East. According to the Times, abortion is illegal in much of the Middle East.
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Gynecology
Second opinion
03.07.2008 03:55
telegraph.co.uk
If you've landed a Spitfire on a pitching deck, a mere bout of angina doesn't worry you, learns Dr James LeFanu.
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Minister says GPs blocking choice
03.07.2008 03:25
bbc.co.uk
GPs in England operate "gentlemen's agreements" to stop patients moving between practices, a minister says.
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Oldest women hit hard by dementia
03.07.2008 03:24
bbc.co.uk
Almost half of all women in their 90s are suffering from dementia, research conducted in California suggests.
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Cold sore virus secret revealed
03.07.2008 03:24
bbc.co.uk
The secret of how the cold sore virus persists for a lifetime in the body may have been cracked by US scientists.
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Alzheimer's less likely for men over 90 than women
03.07.2008 03:08
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Men are much less likely than women to live into their 90s, but those who do have a much lower chance of having Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Green tea protects against heart disease: study
03.07.2008 03:07
reuters.com
LONDON (Reuters) - A few cups of green tea each day may help prevent heart disease, Greek researchers said on Wednesday.
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New approach offers chance to finally kill herpes
03.07.2008 03:07
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday they may have found a way to flush out herpes viruses from hiding -- offering a potential way to cure pesky and painful conditions from cold sores to shingles.
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Tumor-starving pill helps thyroid cancer: study
03.07.2008 03:07
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amgen's once-a-day pill to starve tumors can help many patients with hard-to-treat thyroid cancer, either by shrinking tumors or slowing their growth, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Cuba to Juba: south Sudanese doctors come home
03.07.2008 03:07
reuters.com
JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - They left as children and teenagers, crossing the border between dry southern Sudan and Ethiopia before being transported half a world away to the green strangeness of Cuba's Isla de la Juventud.
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Bush urges Congress to pass AIDS funds
03.07.2008 03:07
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to approve funds to fight AIDS in Africa and other countries, and said the issue was high on his agenda for a Group of Eight summit in Japan next week.
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Canadian abortion crusader says he deserves award
03.07.2008 03:07
reuters.com
TORONTO (Reuters) - Henry Morgentaler, the doctor who led the fight to legalize abortion in Canada two decades ago, said on Wednesday he was proud to be receiving his country's highest civilian award, an honor condemned by anti-abortion advocates and hailed by his supporters.
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