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Twin outbreaks of a mystery flu and dysentery in a remote region of Papua New Guinea have killed 47 people and infected another 2,000 villagers, a senior medical official said Monday. And a separate eruption of cholera in the Pacific island nation has killed seven adults and sickened 73 other people, provincial health adviser Theo Likei told AFP. Twenty-seven villagers in the Menyamya ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2009Six farmers were killed in eastern China Sunday when the hut they were sheltering in during a storm was struck by lightning, state media reported. Another farmer in the hut was injured and taken to hospital, the Xinhua news agency quoted local officials in Anhui province as saying. The accident happened during a heavy rainstorm in the village of Qiaodong, around 650 kilometres(400 miles ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Tokyo (AFP) Aug 26, 2009Robotics and medical experts in Japan on Wednesday unveiled the prototype of a new hi-tech electric wheelchair that resembles a scooter and promises greater mobility. Users ride astride the four-wheeled Rodem -- rather than sitting in it, as in a conventional wheelchair -- steer it with a joystick and hold onto motorbike-style handles while the knees and chest rest on cushions. ... more 
London (AFP) Aug 24, 2009Millions of children will go back to school across Europe over the next few weeks despite fears that their return could help spark a second wave of swine flu infections. In Britain, the European country worst-hit by the virus, respected medical journal The Lancet recommended that schools remain shut after the summer holidays to stop the virus spreading as colder weather sets in. But the ... more  
Carlsbad CA (SPX) Aug 25, 2009Shrink Nanotechnologies has announced that Dr. Michelle Khine, Ph.D., the scientific founder of Shrink's nanofabrication platform, was named by MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 global innovators under the age of 35. The award is provided to an elite group of accomplished young innovators who exemplify the spirit of innovation and whose work spans medicine, computing, communications, na ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 13, 2009China is investigating its organ transplant hospitals following reports that some are carrying out illegal operations for foreigners willing to pay much higher prices, state press said Thursday. A team from the health ministry and the National Organ Transplantation Committee was in the process of inspecting the 164 medical institutions qualified to carry out organ transplants, the China ... more  
Ottawa (AFP) Aug 13, 2009A Canadian reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed in May for repairs will remain offline at least until early 2010, nuclear authorities said Thursday. Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) had previously estimated the stoppage would last only a few months, but a new analysis confirmed "nine sites likely requiring repair" at the Chalk River ... more 
Mumbai (AFP) Aug 10, 2009The number of people to die from swine flu in India rose to six, health officials said Monday, as the government called for calm and people flocked to public hospitals for tests. The latest to die of the (A)H1N1 virus were an ayurvedic or traditional medicine practitioner in Pune, 120 kilometres (75 miles) from India's financial hub Mumbai, and a four-year-old boy in the southern city of Che ... more |
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