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Miracle Haiti girl had nothing to eat or drink, say doctorsPort-Au-Prince (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 Stunned doctors said a 16-year-old Haitian girl was in a stable condition Thursday after surviving for 15 days buried in the rubble of the country's earthquake - apparently with nothing to eat or drink. "Nature always surprises us," said Claude Fuilla, the head medic with a French civil defense team in Haiti which pulled young Darlene Etienne from a collapsed building in the capital Port-au-Prince Wednesday. Neighbors found Etienne and alerted international rescuers who dug her out. She was sta ... read more |
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Era of Rapid Growth in Biomedical Research OverRochester NY (SPX) Jan 26, 2010 After a decade of remarkable growth, total annual funding for biomedical research in the U.S. has decelerated and may have even fallen when adjusted for inflation. That is the conclusion of a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "The era of rapid expansion in biomedical research funding that began in the 1990's has ended," said Ray Dorsey, M.D., a neurologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center and lead author of the study. "Looking back at this period, one ... read more |
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Altus AFB OK (SPX) Jan 26, 2010The 97th Air Mobility Wing launched six C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 58th Airlift Squadron Jan. 17 and 18, here, to assist with the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti, Operation Unified Response. Altus AFB officials answered the call for help with 50 aircrew personnel who will deliver aid in the form of medical evacuations and life sustaining supplies. Accompanying the aircrew are 13 C- ... more  
Kinshasa (AFP) Jan 25, 2010A Chinese construction group is inflicting "unacceptable" working conditions on its Congolese labourers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a leading African human rights group charged Monday. It said workers were employed without contracts, hours were not respected, salaries were paid at less than the official rate, people were unfairly fired and there was no security and little medical ca ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 21, 2010At least 80 hospital patients in central China were infected with HIV through contaminated blood, according to a state media report that highlighted the continuing impact of a 1990s blood-selling scandal. The patients at the No. 2 Hospital in Hubei province's Daye city were infected after receiving transfusions of blood sold by several local residents who were later found to have HIV, the Wu ... more |
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US activates Coast Guard reservists for HaitiWashington (AFP) Jan 19, 2010 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Tuesday called up to 900 US Coast Guard reservists to duty to serve in Haiti following the devastating January 12 earthquake. President Barack Obama on Sunday issued an executive order authorizing the mobilization of military reserves to help quake-hit Haiti, particularly medical staff to work on hospital ships and Coast Guard staff to secure the ports. The United States, already stretched fighting two wars in Iraq and Afgha ... read more |
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