health
Royal Bank of Scotland sells Priory rehab clinics
State-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland on Tuesday said it had agreed to sell Priory Group, whose clinics regularly treat celebrities with addictions, to private...
French minister pledges reform over diabetes drug scandal
France's health minister vowed Sunday to rebuild a more transparent health care system following a scandal over a diabetes drug that was linked to...
Medical officials brace for endemic disease after floods
Australian medical officials braced Thursday for rampant disease in the country's swamped northeast, with filthy floodwaters harbouring sewage, dead animals and dangerous debris.
Dozens of...
British drivers asked to become organ donors
Anyone applying for a driving licence in Britain will be asked if they want to join an organ donation scheme under new proposals to...
British flu death toll hits 39
Britain's flu death toll has risen to 39 since October, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) announced Thursday, with 36 of the fatalities due to...
Two dead as flu cases widen in France
French health watchdogs said on Wednesday the country was officially in the grip of a flu epidemic after 176,000 people had fallen sick, two...
Croatia registers first swine flu death this season
Croatia recorded its first death linked to swine flu this season as a 60-year-old man infected with H1N1 virus died at a Zagreb hospital,...
24 swine flu deaths in Britain since October
A total of 24 people have died of swine flu in Britain since October with children among the dead, authorities said Thursday.
Data from the...
Irish dentists warn money woes can be a grind
An increasing number of cases of teeth-grinding in debt-ridden Ireland were being blamed by dentists Wednesday on patients' financial worries.
Dentists believe that the increased...
U.S. Democrats slam Republicans on 9/11 health bill
The White House Tuesday told Republicans to ditch an "awful" pre-Christmas bid to block a health bill for hero September 11 emergency workers, amid...
Study : Lack of toilets costs India 54 billion dollars a year
Lack of toilets and other proper sanitation facilities costs India nearly 54 billion dollars a year, a World Bank study has found, mainly through...
Third of Americans will be diabetic
Diabetes is costing the United States up to 160 billion dollars per year and might affect one-third of Americans by the middle of the...
England reports new swine flu deaths
Eight people have died from swine flu in England since early September, health authorities told AFP on Saturday, with Britain seemingly at the forefront...
Shanghai halts sale of suspected ‘dyed’ oranges
Shanghai authorities have ordered fruit vendors to stop selling oranges that have allegedly been dyed with a toxic wax, Chinese media said Friday, in...
East European states face ageing population
Four eastern and southern European states face a shrinking and ageing population, the World Bank warned Thursday, calling for urgent policy changes to prevent...
Study : aspirin sharply reduces cancer risk
A small, daily dose of aspirin significantly diminishes the risk of death from a wide range of cancers, according to a landmark study released...
Study : Working with pesticides linked to dementia
Long-term exposure to pesticides may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, according to a study released Thursday.
Workers "directly exposed"...
Short news : tiny blood vessels show pollution and heart disease link
By photographing tiny blood vessels in a person's eyes, researchers have found a way to link exposure to air pollution with a higher risk...
Good to know : Global health funding boosted by AIDS awareness
Wealthy nations boosted funding for health programs in poor countries more than fourfold between 1990 and 2010, thanks largely to greater awareness of the...
Japan culls 23,000 chickens to contain bird flu
Japan began slaughtering about 23,000 chickens Tuesday at a poultry farm in western Shimane prefecture where an outbreak of bird flu was discovered, the...
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