Infections

                   

'Dozens' of under-16s have STIs

bbc.co.uk     6 hrs ago   1 related          

A total of 281 children under the age of 16 contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI) last year, according to new figures obtained by BBC Scotland. At the clinic in Paisley, Renfrewshire, two 14-year-old girls...                    

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Swazi Celebrations Stir Up Fury

sky.com     1 hr ago   28 related          

4:54am UK, Monday September 08, 2008 Emma Hurd, Africa correspondent The tiny kingdom of Swaziland is marking 40 years of independence amid growing unrest at the lavish spending of the country's king. Swaziland's king...                    

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Cholera kills one, infects six in Iraq: official

reuters.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven cases of cholera have been diagnosed in Iraq in the past two days, including one fatality, a senior health official said on Sunday. Scarcity of water during Iraq's scorching summer forces more...                    

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TB Patient Put Into Isolation In San Bernardino

nbcsandiego.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

POSTED: 12:48 pm PDT September 7, 2008 UPDATED: 12:53 pm PDT September 7, 2008 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- A tuberculosis patient has been forced into medical isolation after health officials suspected the patient was not...                    

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WHO pushes prohibitively costly vaccine

indiatimes.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

8 Sep 2008, 0638 hrs IST, Rema Nagarajan,TNN If a disease can be treated for Rs 10, why would you spend Rs 12,000 for it? According to WHO protocol, pneumonia in children is to be treated with co-trimoxozole (commonly...                    

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Teenage Obesity Linked To Liver Disease

cbsnews.com     7 hrs ago   17 related          

Obesity, Surpasses Alcohol Abuse And Hepatitis As Most Common Cause Of Cirrhosis (AP) In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat,...                    

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Case on home for HIV patients

hindu.com     8 hrs ago          

MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday said that it did not find any merits in a writ petition filed by Gandhi Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association in Tiruchi against the establishment of a home for HIV...                    

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IRAQ: Lots of rivers, not enough water

beiruter.com     9 hrs ago          

Summer in Iraq brings unbearable heat, increased need for water, and death and illness suffered by people depending on contaminated water in a country blessed with rivers but unable to properly treat what comes out of...                    

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There is life after AIDS

hindu.com     6 hrs ago          

Nikita Lalwani puts her writing skills to use in the retelling of a doctor’s real story. ZIYA US SALAMcatches up with the author Photo: V.V. Krishnan emphatic storyteller Author Nikita Lalwani in New Delhi “Gifted” is...                    

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Sex ed in schools: Little connection between what's taught, teen behavior

usatoday.com     4 hrs ago          

GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin holds her son, Trig, as her pregnant daughter, Bristol,17, and Bristol?s boyfriend, Levi Johnston join her on at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday....                    

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