Comments: 0 - Date: April 24th, 2009 - Categories: Health
New York - Every 30 seconds, somewhere in the world, a child dies of malaria, and ending the scourge of the preventable disease is a major development priority, the United Nations Childrens Fund said Friday. Despite substantial progress in the fight ...
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Berlin - German legislators banned secret paternity tests Friday, setting a fine of up to 5,000 euros (6,500 dollars) for men who swab a baby's saliva and send it for DNA testing without telling the mother. The new offence is part of a new statute on...
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Mexico City - Mexican authorities confirmed Friday the deaths of 16 people due to swine influenza over the past three weeks, while a further 45 deaths were suspected from the disease. The situation is so dire that Mexico City has closed its schools a...
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Washington - US President Barack Obama Friday committed his government to working towards the goal of ending deaths from malaria by 2015. It is time to redouble our efforts to rid the world of a disease that does not have to take lives, Obama said ...
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Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) vowed on Friday to intensify the fight against malaria in Asia and the Pacific amid growing signs of the disease developing greater resistance to commonly used drugs. The Manila-based WHO Western Pacific O...