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International : BRICS vow to improve access to low-cost medicine
The BRICS group of emerging countries vowed to improve access to low-cost and high-quality medicine -- and called on developed nations to shoulder responsibility...
Pools of the rich suspected in Philippine dengue outbreak
Swimming pools in the Philippines' richest neighbourhoods could be partially to blame after tens of thousands of people were struck down in a dengue...
Health / Drugs : Interpol announces 10 tonnes of counterfeit medical products seized in Africa
A vast police operation coordinated by Interpol in East Africa has led to the seizure of 10 tonnes of counterfeit medical products and...
Health: New Zealand still experiencing ‘significant’ swine flu
New Zealand is still experiencing a significant level of swine flu, health authorities said Wednesday, despite the World Health Organization's declaration that the global...
Health care : Amnesty paints desperate picture of North Korea system
Surgery without anaesthetics, unsterilised needles and epidemics worsened by malnutrition illustrate the desperate state of North Korea's health care system, Amnesty International said Thursday.
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Public health significance of H1N1 virus mutation detected in Norway
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed World Health Organization of a mutation detected in three H1N1 viruses. The viruses were isolated from...
GlaxoSmithKline to donate 50 million doses of pandemic H1N1 vaccine to World Health Organization
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is to donate 50 million doses of pandemic H1N1 vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) under an agreement signed at WHO...
Sanofi-Aventis H1N1 vaccine robust immune response
Results of clinical trials held in Europe show that one dose of Sanofi Pasteur's H1N1 flu vaccine triggers a robust immune response in most...
Climate change and healthcare
The scientific evidence points strongly to the Earth having a climate that is changing rapidly — these changes being largely caused by human activity...
What you should know about your insurance coverage and the H1N1
The World Health Organization (WHO) is advising countries in the northern hemisphere to prepare for a second wave of pandemic spread. In many cities...
WHO set measures in school to reduce H1N1 influenza pandemic
WHO is today issuing advice on measures that can be undertaken in schools to reduce the impact of the H1N1 influenza pandemic. Recommendations draw...
