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BRIEF: Health Ministry: Lebanon has excellent health sector
The Lebanon Daily StarThe Health Ministry announced Sunday that Lebanon has one of the most outstanding health sectors in the Arab world. The comments were made by Mohammad Abu Haidar, a representative for the caretaker health minister, during a conference at the Al-Rahma...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Measles, Beirut (Lebanon), Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines
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Newer whooping cough vaccine not as protective
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A newer version of the whooping cough vaccine doesn't protect kids as well as the original, which was phased out in the 1990s because of safety concerns, according to a new study. During a 2010-2011 outbreak of whooping...Tags: Diphtheria , Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Medical Specialization, Preventative Medicine
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Putnam County Health Department still offering vaccines
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Despite the financial problems the Putnam County Health Department is facing, clinical services are still being offered, said the department's medical director. Last Thursday, Dr. Rahul Gupta, executive director of the Kanawha...Tags: Chemical Industry, Shingles, Flu Vaccine, Health, Preventative Medicine
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SPLM-N calls for UN humanitarian chief to visit rebel-held conflict areas
Sudan TribuneThe rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) has called on the head of the UN's humanitarian agency to visit areas in Blue Nile, South Kordofan and Darfur outside of Sudanese government control that have been off-limits for the past two...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Measles, Diseases and Illnesses, Unrest, Conflicts and War, France
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Measles cases have state health officials concerned
The Daily Southerner, Tarboro, N.C.Twenty-three cases of the measles have been reported in North Carolina in a recent outbreak and has state health officials concerned. "It (measles) is a highly contagious disease that is spread in the air by coughing and sneezing," said Susan Rogerson,...Tags: Chemical Industry, Coughing, Health, Preventative Medicine, MMR Vaccine
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Clinic provides children with free back-to-school shots
Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, Wash.Maggie Moody is excited for lots of things about kindergarten: new friends, a nice teacher, getting better at reading and especially playing at recess. But Maggie couldn't start kindergarten this fall without first doing something not so exciting:...Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Safety at School, Immunization, Preventative Medicine
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A matter of survival: An aging population continues living with HIV
The Spokesman-ReviewMark Garrett is alive, which, among his group of friends from 25 years ago, puts him in the tiny minority. That Garrett is 58 and living with HIV puts him in a growing demographic: People with HIV are aging, as a group. Although younger people still...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Science and Technology, Heart Disease, Arthritis, Water Supply
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Adolescentes que envÃan mensajes mientras conducen tienen más riesgos al volante
ReutersPor Genevra Pittman NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - Los adolescentes que utilizan los mensajes de texto mientras conducen un automóvil serÃan más propensos a realizar otras actividades riesgosas, como subirse a un coche con una persona alcoholizada o no...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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New vaccine to combat rotavirus infection
Khaleej TimesEvery monsoon, hundreds of infants in Mumbai's slums suffer from rotavirus infection, leading to severe diarrhoea. And lack of adequate and timely medical help leads to unnecessary deaths. Though Mumbai is better off than most other parts of India...Tags: National Institutes of Health, Chemical Industry, India, Science and Technology, Diarrhea
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CDC: 'Dirty' pools common
Los Angeles TimesAttention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have used the pool as a restroom. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local...Tags: E. coli Infection, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Diarrhea, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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EDITORIAL: Bravo to children's books program
The Jamestown Sun, N.D.The Jamestown Sun hands out these bravos this week: *Bravo to the launch of the Stutsman County Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The program provides books -- one a month -- to any child from birth to age 5 at no cost. The child will have a library...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Health and Safety at School, Education, Vaccines
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End of smallpox
Although polio has been reduced to its lowest level in history, three countries still have polio transmission — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year 223 polio cases were reported. So far in 2013 there have been 19 cases, according to the...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, National Government, Preventative Medicine, Pakistan, Politics
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