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 Belgrade (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 
Serbia on Thursday reported its third death from swine flu, a 58-year old woman with a heart condition, B92 radio said.
The woman showed first symptoms on October 29 and died in a hospital of the central town of Cuprija.
The second swine flu patient had died on her way to a hospital on Tuesday while the first death was reported on October 21.
Serbian authorities have registered nearl ... read more 
San Antonio, Texas (AFP) Nov 5, 2009Up to three gunmen who opened fire Thursday on a US military base, killing 11 people and wounding 31 others, were all American soldiers, the Fort Hood commander said. "A shooter opened fire. That person was killed. At this time, we are looking at 12 dead and 31 wounded. They are dispersed among the local hospitals in this area in Texas," said Lieutenant General Bob Cone. The shooter was ... more
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Washington (AFP) Nov 3, 2009The fight against AIDS in developing countries is facing a drastic funding shortfall amid rapidly rising treatment and prevention costs during the global financial crisis, experts said Tuesday. But the funding contraction also presents an opportunity to do better with less and save more lives by eliminating waste while improving the efficiency of medical care, said Robert Hecht, co-author of ... more 
Tehran (AFP) Nov 4, 2009A 4.9-scale earthquake struck the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas early Wednesday injuring at least 209 people, according to the official news agency Irna. The quake struck at 2:56 am (2326 GMT Tuesday) and also rocked the adjoining Qeshm highland. "As of 6:00 am today, we have 209 people wounded in the earthquake said Farshid Abedi, the head of the main medical university in ... more  
Golestan, Afghanistan (AFP) Nov 2, 2009Military interpreter "Rocky" has the combat record and desert camouflage gear of a US Marine, having already survived eight bomb attacks while on patrol in rural southwest Afghanistan. The last explosion threw him from an armoured vehicle and wounded his leg, putting him in a military hospital for two weeks. But for the 24-year-old whose real name is Salim Jawed Stanikzai, there is no qu ... more |
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London (AFP) Oct 21, 2009Britain launched a mass vaccination programme Wednesday to prevent the spread of swine flu, following similar action in other European countries and the US where the vaccine has drawn a mixed reaction. Seriously ill patients in hospitals and the doctors and nurses caring for them will be the first of 14 million people identified as priority cases to receive the jab in Britain, the European ... more 
Washington (AFP) Oct 20, 2009Swine flu is "a younger person's disease," with more than half of hospitalizations and nearly a quarter of deaths from H1N1 involving people under the age of 25, a top health official said Tuesday. Fifty-three percent of nearly 4,900 laboratory-confirmed cases of swine flu between September 1 and October 10 involved patients under the age of 25, Anne Schuchat, an expert on respiratory ... more 
Paris (AFP) Oct 19, 2009France will begin Tuesday vaccinating key medical workers against swine flu and will continue the preventative campaign for the general population early next month, officials said. More than 1,000 centres will be set up for the campaign to vaccinate the general public. The health ministry said Monday details of the project would be unveiled later in the week. But a document released last ... more |
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