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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: Drugs and Medicines, Lebanon, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention, Polio
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, France, Sudan, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention
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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, Orange County (North Carolina), Pharmaceuticals, Symptoms, MMR Vaccine
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Bahrain to attain key health goals
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainBAHRAIN is on track to achieve most of its key health targets related to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report. They include reducing child mortality rates, improving maternal health and combating...Tags: Demographics, Diphtheria , HIV, Hepatitis B , Tuberculosis
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
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Fitzgerald memorabilia at USC resonates to an American beat
The State"The Great Gatsby" returns to the big screen Friday with all its American flamboyance and contradictions. But a University of South Carolina professor says there is as much intrigue and revelation inside author F. Scott Fitzgerald's newly digitized...Tags: Education, University of South Carolina , Ernest Hemingway, Colleges and Universities, Libraries
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Orange County reports measles exposure at baseball games
The News & ObserverOrange County health officials advise people who may have attended recent HYAA baseball games to be alert to symptoms of the measles. People who attended the Hillsborough Youth Athletic Association baseball games at 6 p.m. May 3 at the Cedar Grove...Tags: Sports, Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms, Mumps, Drugs and Medicines
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BGU awarded grant to study measles
American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) announces that Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) in Philadelphia have received a two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant to...Tags: Science and Technology, Biology, Science, Education, General Practitioners
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Haiti launches vaccination campaign against fatal childhood diseases
Miami HeraldA year after Haiti launched an ambitious vaccination campaign against several childhood diseases including measles and polio, the country announced Saturday a similar effort against tetanus, and a virus that causes severe, fatal diarrhea in children under...Tags: Diphtheria , Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Viral Diseases and Infections, Polio
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More parents choosing to skip childhood vaccines causes concern for health experts
areynolds@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, -- It's part of growing up, but experts say far too many children are not getting vaccinated. Doctors in the Ozarks are urging parents to keep their kids protected. It's World Immunization Week. This comes at a time when there are more...Tags: Chemical Industry, Hepatitis B , Pharmaceuticals, Polio, Autism
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CDC: UMaine visitor from out of state had measles
Bangor Daily News, MaineUniversity of Maine officials are advising that students and staff to be on lookout for measles symptom -- and get immunized against it, if warranted -- after receiving word from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention that a recent out-of-...Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Viral Diseases and Infections, Symptoms, Health and Safety at School
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Importance of immunizations stressed
Corsicana Daily Sun, TexasNational Infant Immunization Week is April 20-27, and serves to put a spotlight on the importance of protecting infants from diseases and illnesses for which there are vaccines. Vaccines are a cost-effective and highly successful tool in the public...Tags: Diphtheria , Chemical Industry, Childhood Diseases and Illnesses, Pharmaceuticals, Tetanus
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