Article archive for category "Health"
Monday 30 November 2009
- Sugar unhealthy in all forms, nutritionists warn
- On eve of World AIDS Day, safe sex still means using a condom
- Diet, exercise and weight loss key to lowering blood-cholesterol
- The therapeutic benefits of pets
- Dengue fever protection a must for tropical vacations
- Keep tots away from the box
- Mother of separated Bangladeshi twins tells of their birth
- Hospital mistakenly amputates legs from toddler who burnt hands
Sunday 29 November 2009
- Taiwan to ban smoking while walking and riding motorbike
Saturday 28 November 2009
- Singapore authorities note rise in late-stage HIV detections
Friday 27 November 2009
- Yao Ming leads drive against AIDS stigma in China
Thursday 26 November 2009
- Mexico expects New Year's peak in H1N1 flu
- Iraqis urged not to hug or kiss during holiday season
- Study: Lack of sleep makes children twice as likely to become obese
- US struggles to keep up with demand vaccine (Feature)
- Swine Flu fears add hurdles to Islamic pilgrimage (Feature)
- Fear of swine flu spurs global hunt for vaccine (Feature)
Wednesday 25 November 2009
- Doctor-hunters seek bounty in Australia
- Jordan reports three new swine flu deaths raising total to 14
- Slovakia reports first suspected swine flu death
- Baltic states swine flu death toll rises
- Four in five flu cases in Lebanon are swine flu: minister
- Untreated hospital waste overflowing in Vietnam
- Hong Kong authorities issue health warning as smog blankets city
Tuesday 24 November 2009
- Zimbabwe children, women's health declining sharply: UNICEF
- Depressed Canadian women has benefits cut over Facebook photos
- Belgian "coma" patient was conscious for 23 years: reports
- HIV stable in Asia but rising among women, gay men
- HIV infections fall 17 per cent in seven years, UN says (Roundup)
- Australian doctors marvel as separated twins eat, sleep, play
- HIV infections fall 17 per cent in seven years, UN says
- Estonia confirms first swine flu fatality
- WHO warns of resurgence of avian flu virus
Monday 23 November 2009
- Czech Republic starts swine flu vaccination
- Czech government regrets forced Roma sterilization
- Lithuania confirms second swine flu fatality
- Taiwan unveils flush toilet that records user's health data
- Separated twins progressing well in Australia
- Pregnant women should check their blood iron levels
- Reducing bacteria in the kitchen
- Vaccine may be in offing for child-killer malaria
- Don't completely forbid alcohol to your teens
- Alcohol and obesity leading causes of fatty liver
- Road tunnels risky for respiratory patients
Sunday 22 November 2009
- Saudi authorities boost health surveillance as pilgrims flow in
- Obama wins small, but key, victory on health care reform (Roundup)
- Obama wins small, but key, victory on health care reform (1st Lead)
- US health care reform inches one step further in Senate (Extra)
Saturday 21 November 2009
- Second twin awake after successful separation in Australia
- US health care reform faces biggest test yet in Senate
Friday 20 November 2009
- Sixteen deaths related to swine flu in France in one week
- Second twin stirs after successful separation in Australia
- Malaysian loses nipples in botched sex change
Thursday 19 November 2009
- One twin talking after successful separation in Australia
- Lao lawmakers debate tobacco law
- Firestorm follows US panel's ruling on mammograms (News Feature)
Wednesday 18 November 2009
- Macedonia reports its first swine flu death
- Hungary declares influenza epidemic
- Lithuania reports first swine flu fatality
- Saudi preachers asked to keep sermons short amid swine flu fears
- Rabies spreads in Indonesia's Bali
Tuesday 17 November 2009
- Doctors hopeful for conjoined twins separated in Australia
- US Army suicides on verge of eclipsing last year's total (Roundup)
- US Army suicides in 2009 on verge of eclipsing last year's total
- Largest-ever vaccination drive to be launched in African countries
- Indian authorities order probe into infant deaths at hospital
- Bangladeshi conjoined twins begin separate lives
Monday 16 November 2009
- Bosnia reports first swine flu death
- Heart attack, not vaccine, kills German, 55 (Roundup)
- Tunisia reports first two swine flu deaths (Roundup)
- Autopsy ordered on German who died after H1N1 vaccination
- Taiwan president receives swine-flu shot
- Saudi pilgrims drop by 40 per cent over swine flu fears
- Tunisia reports first swine flu death
- Five die of swine flu in West Bank
- Hair dyes pose no cancer risk
- Tips for fighting stress in body and soul
- Exercise lowers stroke risk
- Vitamin C no protection against colds, trials show
- Placebo effect may actually reduce pain
Sunday 15 November 2009
- Jordan reports new swine flu death, to start vaccination Tuesday
- UN head goes one day without food in solidarity with hungry
- Global Fund returns to Myanmar with 110 million dollars
Saturday 14 November 2009
- Kosovo reports first swine flu death
- 37 year-old man is first swine flu death in Poland
- Study: Vulnerable due to swine flu risk should avoid hajj
- New oral vaccine to be introduced to check spread of polio in India
- German company plans to market low-cost Viagra
- WHO: Victims of storms in Philippines need psychological help
Friday 13 November 2009
- First swine flu death suspected in Poland
- Viagra-based desert banned in Colombia
- Ukraine flu death toll keeps climbing
- Polish minister under fire for not buying swine flu vaccines
- Finland reports seventh death from swine flu
- Serbia purchases 3 million vaccines from Novartis
- Case of crippling illness linked to swine flu vaccination in France
Thursday 12 November 2009
- H1N1 flu claims 3,900 lives, death level "pretty severe" (Roundup)
- H1N1 pediatric deaths quadruple in US under new method
- Six German women given pigskin breast replacements
- France begins mass swine-flu vaccinations (Roundup)
- France begins mass swine-flu vaccinations
- First HIV-testing centre opens in Vientiane
Wednesday 11 November 2009
- Jordan reports two new swine flu deaths
- UNICEF: More than half of Afghan children suffer from malnutrition
- UNICEF: Malnutrition stunts growth in 200 million children
- Ukraine flu fatalities rise, government warns of "battle" (Roundup)
- Serbia formally declares flu epidemic
- Ukraine flu fatalities rise, government warns of "battle"
- Swine flu makes a comeback in Laos
- Hundreds of Thais protest tobacco congress in Bangkok
Tuesday 10 November 2009
- First local swine flu death reported in Austria
- Former president Clinton offers health care pep talk to Democrats
- Jordan okays use of swine flu vaccines
- Tymoshenko: Ukraine flu infections down by a factor of four
Monday 09 November 2009
- Ukraine: Flu still spreading, but situation stabilizing (Roundup)
- Serbia extends school break to fight flu epidemic
- First death from swine flu in Baltic states
- Ukraine government: Flu still spreading, but situation stabilising
- Don't get addicted to the runner's high
- Seasonal flu and its symptoms
- Spotting the signs of depression
Sunday 08 November 2009
- US House passes major health reform (2nd Roundup)
- US House passes major health reform (Roundup)
- House passes major health reform (1st Lead)
- House passes major health reform (Urgent)
Saturday 07 November 2009
- Lawmakers set for major vote on US health reform
Friday 06 November 2009
- Tusk: Poland won't buy swine flu vaccine until it's proven safe
- Ukraine's flu outbreak shows signs of slowing
- Bulgaria closes schools to curb flu outbreak
- Drug tested only on mice saves Australian baby
Thursday 05 November 2009
- PREVIEW: Major vote on US health reform expected Saturday
- US health reform wins major endorsements from doctors, seniors
- Charity warns West may be backtracking on AIDS treatment (Roundup)
- Death toll still rising in Ukraine's flu outbreak
- Austrian pharmacies start selling fish
- Don't back-track now on AIDS, MSF warns Western donors
- EU report sounds "designer drugs" warning
- Doctors warn "professionals only" as plastic surgery surges in Asia
- Australian researchers say foreign students need sex education
Wednesday 04 November 2009
- Potential swine flu vaccines for Guantanano detainees
- Ukraine flu outbreak widens, Kiev announces control moves (Roundup)
- Dutch report first patient resistant to Tamiflu drug
- Ukraine flu outbreak widens, government announces control measures
Tuesday 03 November 2009
- Study: 9-11 rescue workers twice as likely to suffer from asthma
- Swine flu claims 11th victim in Turkey
- Belarus registers first swine flu death
- Tommy Haas in swine flu scare (Roundup)
- First swine flu death reported in Slovenia
- South Korea declares red alert against swine flu
- Ukraine flu death toll rises to 70
- Report: Tommy Haas in swine flu scare
Monday 02 November 2009
- World needs billions of dollars to stop child killer pneumonia
- Ukraine flu death toll rises, foreign medical aid arrives (Roundup)
- (eca 167) Ukraine uses cheesecloth and masks to grapple with flu (Feature)
- Ukraine uses cheesecloth and masks to grapple with flu (Feature)
- Flu epidemic could see Dynamo-Inter game played in empty stadium
- Ukraine flu death toll rises, foreign medical aid arrives (1st Lead)
- Ukraine flu death toll rises, foreign medical aid arrives
- Osteoporosis can also afflict the young
- New blood test cuts lab time to just minutes
- Head to the doctor if your heart races for prolonged period
- Tips to build up immune systems
Saturday 31 October 2009
- Ukraine's swine flu death toll rises to nearly 50 (Roundup)
- British government sacks drugs advisor over cannabis comments
- Polio victim dies after 60 years in an iron lung
- Ukraine's swine flu death toll rises to 34
Friday 30 October 2009
- Obama announces end to HIV entry ban
- Swine flu said to claim 11 in Ukraine (Roundup)
- Ukraine swine flu fears could cancel upcoming Inter, Greece matches
- Children only need one swine flu shot, WHO panel say
- Germany commissions unique European accelerator to treat cancer
- Ukraine confirms first swine flu death, quarantine ordered
- Switzerland authorises two pandemic vaccines for H1N1
Thursday 29 October 2009
- US House of Representatives unveils its own health reform bill
- Thirteen players down with swine flu at Spanish club Betis
- Norway's higher swine flu death toll to be analyzed
- Morocco diagnoses 82 cases of swine flu in one day
- Vietnam health official suspended for award to polluter
- New Zealand ice cream could lick chemotherapy side-effects
Wednesday 28 October 2009
- WHO to send 200 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to poor countries
- Head of WHO praises Cuba's efforts against H1N1 flu
- Russian drug policies under spotlight at AIDS conference (Roundup)
- Five Bulgarian schools closed because of swine flu
- Regional AIDS conference opens in Russia
- Allergic reactions force Dutch Lady Vietnam product halt
- South Korea funds Laos' first children's hospital
Tuesday 27 October 2009
- UN: Life expectancy shortened by failure to tackle health risks
- Russia confirms its first swine-flu deaths (Roundup)
- UN official calls for decriminalizing drug use
- Foreign health experts in Philippines to study flood-borne disease
- UN's expert group on vaccines starts meeting in Geneva
- Beirut school campus closed over swine flu
- Russia confirms its first swine-flu deaths
Monday 26 October 2009
- Controversial "public option" back in US Senate's health bill
- Condoms and clean needles best way to fight AIDS, Brussels says
- 11 lose sight in free eye surgery camp in India
- Occupational deafness and lung disease up in Vietnam
- Allergy sufferers should fortify themselves in autumn
- Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, can sneak up on you
- Consumers torn between "cool food" and "taboo food," study notes
- New fruit drinks promise health benefits
- Chronic itching reduces quality of life
Saturday 24 October 2009
- Obama declares swine flu national emergency
Friday 23 October 2009
- Global swine flu deaths nudge towards 5,000
- Norwegians urged to get vaccination against swine flu
- Laos reports 3,395 cases of HIV/AIDS, 960 deaths
Thursday 22 October 2009
- Brazilian Catholic Church campaigns for AIDS detection
- Czech Republic reports first suspected swine flu-related death
- WHO sends experts to help Philippines deal with flood-borne disease
- Six months ago, swine flu began by closing schools (Feature)
Wednesday 21 October 2009
- Study: Tens of millions of poor children lack vaccines (Roundup)
- EU to set higher safety standards for baby cots, duvets
- Aid agency calls for more funding to tackle tuberculosis
- First swine flu death in Serbia
- Study: Tens of millions of poor children lack vaccines
Tuesday 20 October 2009
- Instant flu treatment needed; risk for very young (Roundup)
- US official: Instant flu treatment needed; risk for very young
- Taiwan reports first Tamiflu-resistant flu case
- First cholera deaths signal start of new Zimbabwe outbreak
- Flood-borne disease kills 132 in the Philippines
Monday 19 October 2009
- US finds first case of swine flu in pigs
- Manufacturer of toxic painkiller refused bail in Bangladesh
- Artichoke good for digestion problems
- Move around at work to maintain concentration
- Household disinfectant usually unnecessary
- Motorists should have regular vision checks
- Identify polyarthritis quickly for best treatment
- Well-trained muscles ward off back pain
Friday 16 October 2009
- Viral pneumonia common in severe H1N1 cases
- Watchdog finds MP3 players as loud as jet engines (Roundup)
- Over a third of the world's hungry in India, reports say
- Disease kills 89 typhoon victims in Philippines
- Warning after watchdog finds MP3 players as loud as jet engines
Wednesday 14 October 2009
- UN study: Diarrhoea kills 1.5 million children annually
- Slimming drug blamed for causing Hong Kong teen's mental illness
Tuesday 13 October 2009
- Abortions worldwide decline, study shows
- Key Senate committee approves US health reform bill (3rd Roundup)
- Key Senate committee approves US health reform bill (2nd Roundup)
- Senate committee approves US health reform bill (Roundup)
- Majority hospitalized in US for swine flu had other conditions
- Organ trafficking at issue in new UN, Council of Europe effort
- US Senate panel set for critical vote on health reform
Monday 12 October 2009
- EU calls for swine flu vaccine-sharing rules (Roundup)
- Jordan reports first swine flu fatality
- Sweden begins mass vaccinations against swine flu
- EU debates vaccine sharing over swine flu
- Syria bans smoking in public places
- Exercise keeps brain fit and wards off strokes
- Cyclists advised to wear a helmet
- Preventing osteoporosis is easier than treating it
- Check sugar content in baby food
- Swimming can alleviate asthma symptoms in children
- Consider getting a second opinion about risky medical treatments
Friday 09 October 2009
- German woman in vegetative state bears child
- Hamburg study hails quality of swine-flu vaccine
- Croatia softens smoking ban after just five months
Thursday 08 October 2009
- Taiwan to impose health tax on betel nuts
- Third death from swine flu in Hungary as vaccine campaign starts
- First German swine flu death confirmed
- New Zealand clamp on cold medicine to fight drug crisis
- Australia to probe tobacco firms' use of Facebook
Tuesday 06 October 2009
- Tunisia is first country to prohibit Hajj because of swine flu
- Ancient painkilling cures still favoured by many in Hong Kong
Monday 05 October 2009
- Sperm fluid may hold key to longer life, Austrian scientists find
- Study: One per cent of US children suffer from autism disorder
- More than 400,000 newborns die each year in India, study says
- Survey: Global premature births, deaths on increase
- Alzheimer's can't be cured, but forgetfulness can be staved off
- Sudden chest pains are sign of angina
- Babies' immune systems are strong enough for vaccinations
- High blood pressure can impair kidney functions
- Don't try to work through back pain
Friday 02 October 2009
- Vietnam seizes 48 tons of unhygienic Polish chicken legs
Thursday 01 October 2009
- Hundred of Kosovo children hospitalised in poison scare (Roundup)
- Dozens of Kosovo children in hospital with signs of poisoning
- Taiwan launches world's first anti-swine flu spray
Wednesday 30 September 2009
- Obama announces 5-billion-dollar plan for new medical research
- Israel gives go-ahead for rebuilding of damaged Gaza hospital
- First swine flu death in Bulgaria
- UN: 5 million poor HIV patients without medicine
Tuesday 29 September 2009
- Senate committee drops plan for government insurance
- European Commission authorizes two H1N1 vaccines
- British authorities probe death of girl after anti-cancer jab
Monday 28 September 2009
- China worried by soaring rabies deaths
- Cambodia reports first swine flu death
- Mixed results for Cambodian development goals
- Hong Kong relaxes swine flu measures as virus takes its 21st victim
- Binge drinking weakens the immune system
- Heart attack symptoms harder to recognize in women
- Facial skin irritation often linked to hands
- Green tea extract helps remove facial wrinkles fast
Sunday 27 September 2009
- Lead poisoning affects 121 children in south-east China
Saturday 26 September 2009
- Spanish government agrees legislation to facilitate abortion
Friday 25 September 2009
- Minister: Zimbabwe health system is "out of intensive care"
Thursday 24 September 2009
- Pink footballs part of breast cancer campaign in Mexico
- WHO downgrades forecast for swine flu vaccine production (Roundup)
- WHO: H1N1 vaccine production "on track" (Extra)
- Hungary's second swine flu fatality didn't meet profile
- WHO downgrades forecast for swine flu vaccine production (1st Lead)
- WHO: Global swine flu vaccine capacity only 3 billion doses a year
- WHO backs China's H1N1 prevention, reporting
- Oversight leads to distribution of Cold War-era meat in Poland
- Thailand announces AIDS vaccine "breakthrough" (Roundup)
- Thailand announces AIDS vaccine "breakthrough"
- Indonesian mother gives birth to 8.7-kilogram baby
- More schools close as Hong Kong records two more swine-flu deaths
Wednesday 23 September 2009
- African leaders urge UN to end malaria deaths
- WHO recommends swine flu vaccines in 2010 influenza season
- Zambian schools hit by swine flu outbreak; kids under quarantine
- World Bank and Britain to launch billion-dollar free health plan
- World in danger of losing war against malaria, says health experts
Tuesday 22 September 2009
- Senate panel takes up health care legislation
- Doctor given jail time for death of Nigerian first lady
- WHO: Better controls needed for carcinogenic radon gas
- Health of the poor at increasing risk in economic crisis, says WHO
Monday 21 September 2009
- Swine flu hits school in western Uganda
- Swine flu vaccine production on target to reach 3 billion in 2010
- Two swine flu patients die in Vietnam
- Memory training can help fight forgetfulness in old age
- Natural cosmetics, too, can cause contact allergies
- Don't rinse away fluoride-enhanced toothpaste
- Love handles heighten health risks for women
- Autism evident even in the cradle, say Australian doctors
- Alcohol most common cause of damage to foetus
Friday 18 September 2009
- First available doses of swine flu vaccine will be nasal spray
Thursday 17 September 2009
- US to share 10 per cent of swine-flu vaccine with other countries
- Swedish swine flu vaccinations are delayed
- Doctors fail to find 15-centimetre blade in stab victim
Wednesday 16 September 2009
- Senate committee unveils much-anticipated health reform bill (Roundup)
- Senate committee unveils much-anticipated health reform bill
- Almost third of middle-aged Hong Kong wives have sexless marriages
- Abu Dhabi to give 150 million dollars to US children's hospital
Tuesday 15 September 2009
- US approves swine flu vaccine
- South Africa warns TB patients against selling infected sputum
Monday 14 September 2009
- Famine kills dozens in Indonesia's Papua
- Israeli woman in 39th week of pregnancy dies of swine flu
- How to mix your own isotonic drinks
- Wait to brush teeth after drinking cola or juice
- Body's shock absorbers can be pushed too far
- Don't exercise on a full stomach
- Jogging injuries and how to deal with them
- Controversial procedure "repairs" heart valves, German doctor claims
Saturday 12 September 2009
- Woman gets prostate diagnosis in blood test mix-up
Friday 11 September 2009
- Australian contracts antiviral-resistant swine flu
Thursday 10 September 2009
- WHO study: Most deaths in young people are preventable
- UN reports progress: 10,000 fewer children die every day
- Croatian government to relax smoking ban
- Israeli laboratory finds form of swine flu resilient to Tamiflu
- Obama to Congress: Health care at "breaking point" (2nd Roundup)
- SIDEBAR: Ted Kennedy speaks from the grave with letter to Obama
- Obama challenges Congress: Health care at "breaking point" (Roundup)
- Obama challenges Congress: Health care at "breaking point" (1st Lead)
Wednesday 09 September 2009
- Obama: US health care system at "breaking point"
- Suicide kills 1 million a year and rising, reports UN (News Feature)
- Study: Laws should mandate first aid training in Europe
- Abandoned Chinese baby found with parasitic twin in belly
- Swiss businesses lose nearly 4 billion dollars a year to back pain
- Obama seeks new momentum on health reform with speech to Congress
Tuesday 08 September 2009
- South-East Asian health ministers urge disaster-preparedness
- Overworked Australian doctors urged to drink coffee
Monday 07 September 2009
- Ecuadorian president's head of security dies of swine flu
- South-East Asian health ministers discuss H1N1, global downturn
- Costly tests said to be useless in determining food intolerance
- Parasites picked up during foreign travel need to be removed fast
- How to get children to sleep
- More liquids and less TV: remedies for childhood headaches
- Let the elderly push their own shopping trolley
- Seek medical help if labour pains come early
Saturday 05 September 2009
- Obama seeks to regain momentum on health reform (News Feature)
Friday 04 September 2009
- China approves single-shot H1N1 vaccine (Roundup)
- WHO: Swine flu "predominant" flu virus
- China approves single-shot H1N1 vaccine
- Study: Australia failing fat children
- First swine-flu death in Italy
Thursday 03 September 2009
- Second person dies of swine flu in Greece
- Norway reports first death from swine flu
- Novartis: Swine flu vaccine tests "encouraging"
- More than half of workaholic Hong Kong people exercise too little
Wednesday 02 September 2009
- Obama to address Congress
Tuesday 01 September 2009
- New York plans widespread vaccination to counter swine flu
- Overweight children run health risks early on - study
- Swine flu prompts calls for "kissing strike" in Spain (News Feature)
- India's swine flu toll passes 100
- Sweden reports first death from swine flu
Monday 31 August 2009
- Cholera outbreak confirmed in PNG
- Bangladesh confirms first death from swine flu
- Shopping can be an addiction
- Targeted movement can halt cartilage loss in arthritic patients
- Study indicates fructose can be fattening
- Smokers have higher risk of contracting gum disease
- Exercise helps keep diabetes at bay
- Colombian president sick with swine flu
Sunday 30 August 2009
- Bahrain reports first swine flu death
Saturday 29 August 2009
- Twenty-one reported dead amid doctors strike in eastern India
Friday 28 August 2009
- WHO official: Swine flu death toll reaches 2,185
Thursday 27 August 2009
- Croatia considers loosening smoking ban
- Tests show no cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe
Wednesday 26 August 2009
- Food poisoning hits Ukraine army unit, 150 sick
- Four people in hospital over poison mushrooms in Finland
- Hong Kong researchers unveil new therapy to treat swine flu
- Two-thirds of China's organ transplants from executed prisoners
- Zimbabwe reports 12 new cholera cases, first in two months
- Thailand's H1N1 death toll hits 119
- Woman poisoned by face cream with mercury 43,000 times above limit
Tuesday 25 August 2009
- Swine flu could kill 90,000, disrupt health services in US
- Austria to introduce mandatory ski helmets next winter
- Sweden allocates extra funds for swine flu vaccinations
- Philippines to hold survey on men having sex with men
- Life-saving organs going unused in Hong Kong
Monday 24 August 2009
- Amsterdam's Green party wants ecological marijuana
- Encephalitis kills more than 200 children in northern India
- Weather sensitivity isn't just in people's heads
- Intervention necessary if medication addiction suspected
- Pregnant women should take extra steps to ward off swine flu
- Dutch obesity clinic offers unique long-term treatment
- Hard economic times lead to expanding waistlines
Sunday 23 August 2009
- Australia grounds porky postmen
- Greece reports first death from swine flu
- Taiwan bars Thai surrogate mother company from seeking clients
Friday 21 August 2009
- Madagascar conjoined twin girls die
- Spanish face transplant was first including tongue and jaw (Roundup)
- Spain's first face transplant operation sparks media controversy
- Over 1,300 children suffering from lead poisoning in China
Thursday 20 August 2009
- Ailing Senator Kennedy urges quick succession after his passing
- Minister: Swine flu situation in India alarming for Bangladesh
- India to spend 657 million dollars to speed up polio eradication
- Malaysia controls price of masks as swine flu deaths, cases soar
- ANALYSIS: US public fears drastic change to costly health-care system
Wednesday 19 August 2009
- Global swine flu death toll hits 1,799
- Spain's first face transplant operation lasts 16 hours
- Yemen reports first death from swine flu
Tuesday 18 August 2009
- Tunisia health ministry to investigate report of 12-baby pregnancy
- WHO: Countries should decide anti-viral shelf life
- Malta reports first swine flu death
Monday 17 August 2009
- Costa Rican president back at work after swine flu
- Obama's possible retreat from public health option draws criticism
- Baby girls given to wrong mothers in Hong Kong hospital (Roundup)
- Baby girls are handed to wrong mothers in Hong Kong hospital mix-up
- Potential health hazards of lipstick
- Fever in children usually harmless
- Dutch consumer association wants fast food chains to show calories
- One application of sun cream isn't sufficient
Sunday 16 August 2009
- Two dead from suspected drug use at rave parties in Italy
Saturday 15 August 2009
- South Korea reports first swine flu death
- Lead smelter poisons more than 600 children in north-west China
- Obama's star power fading as health care tempers flare (News Feature)
Friday 14 August 2009
- Taiwan has cigarette removed from French film ad
- Israeli rabbis declare day of fasting and prayer over swine flu
Thursday 13 August 2009
- No need to close schools because of swine flu, EU says
- Cambodian clinic twice declares premature baby dead in error (Roundup)
- China's illegal organ transplant industry fueled by demand
- Premature baby twice declared dead in error by Cambodian clinic
Wednesday 12 August 2009
- First cases of swine flu found in Amazonian indigenous community
- First US swine flu victim's family to sue for 40 million dollars
- Doctor in Switzerland infects patients with swine flu
- South African official fears Africa could bear brunt of swine flu
- Mumbai closes schools over swine-flu outbreak
- Paris plans online school lessons for swine flu emergency
- Costa Rican president ill with swine flu
- Taiwan to hold conference on Chinese sexology
- Ugandan AIDS patients face uncertain future as drugs run out (Feature)
- Costa Rican President Arias sick with swine flu
Tuesday 11 August 2009
- Anger boils over during townhall with Pennsylvania senator (Roundup)
- Longest living heart transplant patient dies of cancer
- Anger boils over during townhall with Pennsylvania senator
Monday 10 August 2009
- Swine flu compounds seasonal flu threat
- Indian city shuts schools, colleges as swine flu spreads
- Side stitch - a pain with many causes
- People with an itch to cuddle their pets may also itch afterward
- Light foods and thorough chewing help prevent heartburn
- Arterial calcium a clue to heart attack risk
- New anti-anxiety drug has fewer side-effects
Sunday 09 August 2009
- India's swine flu toll four, two states on high alert (Roundup)
- Six dead, 1,000 afflicted with cerebral malaria in India's Bihar
- Iraq reports first swine-flu death
- Book about HIV-positive women to be launched in Bali (News Feature)
- Swine-flu death toll in India reaches four
Saturday 08 August 2009
- Summer break brings health woes to US lawmakers (News Feature)
Friday 07 August 2009
- First Palestinian swine flu patient dies in Ramallah hospital
- Vietnam punishes clinics for revealing sex of foetuses
Thursday 06 August 2009
- WHO: Vaccines yields improving, will be safe
- Iran bans pilgrims from attending Hajj due to swine flu
- Indian swine flu victim's parents file medical negligence complaint
- Laos to ban smoking in public places
Wednesday 05 August 2009
- African-American kidney patients get hope from new transplant idea
- Cambodian malaria deaths up 58 per cent
Tuesday 04 August 2009
- First Dutch national dies from swine flu
- Vietnam reports first swine-flu death
- US national charged in Suu Kyi's case hospitalized
- Plague outbreak takes third life in China
Monday 03 August 2009
- Novartis says began clinical trials for swine flu vaccine
- India reports first swine flu death
- INTERVIEW: WHO: New HIV strain likely to respond to drugs
- South Africa reports first swine flu death
- Plague outbreak kills second person in China
- Carrots not the only food beneficial for eyes
- Lawn games good for health and coordination
- Pros and cons of different dental fillings
- New genes discovered that may "switch off" diabetes
Sunday 02 August 2009
- China quarantines 10,000 after pneumonic plague outbreak
Friday 31 July 2009
- Filipino swine-flu victim died after being given wrong medicine
Thursday 30 July 2009
- Teenager with swine flu dies in France
- Red Cross, UN: Zimbabwe prone to new cholera epidemic (Roundup)
- Red Cross: Zimbabwe prone to new cholera epidemic
Wednesday 29 July 2009
- US lawmakers nearing compromise on health care reform
- Swine flu deaths in Argentina reach 230
- Over 52,000 HIV-positive children in India
- British girl changes mind on life-saving heart transplant (Roundup)
- British girl changes mind on life-saving heart transplant operation
- Sunbeds are health hazard, especially for young, says British study
- Doctors closely monitor baby with two heads born in Philippines
- Higher hospital charges in Hong Kong deter Chinese mums-to-be
Tuesday 28 July 2009
- Study: Rising obesity burdens US health system
- FIFA monitoring swine flu in South Africa in run-up to World Cup
- Indonesian conjoined twins die from organ failure (Roundup)
- Indonesian conjoined twins die from heart failure
- Filipino maid dies from swine flu
Monday 27 July 2009
- WHO: 816 deaths from swine flu worldwide
- Kosovo confirms its first case of swine flu
- Israel confirms first swine flu death
- Malaysia reports second swine-flu death
- Coffee is good for the brain and liver
- Slipped discs often heal on their own
- Sterilized flavoured milk drinks lower in vitamins
- Concrete examples help children overcome problems with math
- Report: Computer games can become physically addictive
Sunday 26 July 2009
- Indonesia reports first death from swine flu
Friday 24 July 2009
- Obama's health reform in danger
- Germans order vaccine as H1N1 arrives, perhaps too late
- EU to target chilli, basmati rice imports in health crackdown
- Surgeon: Madagascar conjoined twin girls can't be separated
- Agency sees sharp rise in swine flu in Europe (Roundup)
- Agency sees sharp rise in swine flu in Europe
Thursday 23 July 2009
- Swine flu cases surge as Germans head for the beach
- Taiwan plans stricter regulation of human organ transplants
- Church of England adapts communion rules as swine flu spreads
- UN agency concerned over rise in HIV/AIDS cases in Philippines
- Arab health ministers ban elderly, children from pilgrimage
- Malaysia reports first swine-flu death
- Painkiller kills 23 children in Bangladesh
- Hong Kong's swine-flu infections surpass 2,000
- Obama says health reform could solve US budget deficit
Wednesday 22 July 2009
- US to begin clinical trials of swine flu vaccine
- Swine flu prompts Anglican Church to re-think communion practices
- Farmer with transplanted arms gets back on his bike
- Swine flu claims first Hungarian life
- Singapore reports two more deaths related to influenza H1N1
- China starts clinical trials of H1N1 vaccine
- Arab health ministers meet to discuss Hajj and swine flu
- Swine-flu vaccine almost ready, Australian maker says
- Thailand's swine-flu deaths hit 44, put damper on football fever
Tuesday 21 July 2009
- WHO: 700 deaths from swine flu recorded
- UN confirms link between natural radiation and lung cancer
- South Korea increases swine flu warning level
- Albania reports first case of swine flu
- Swine-flu outbreak closes Vietnam boarding school
Monday 20 July 2009
- German patient "doing well" after 12-kilo tumour removed
- Spending on HIV vaccines falls 10 per cent as two new trials begin
- MSF: AIDS patients back on "death row" as new drugs stay out of reach
- Adults too can suffer from attention deficit disorder
- Exercise, social contacts help guard against Alzheimer's Disease
- Vegetarians less likely to develop some types of cancer
- Workouts combining aerobics with martial arts are a hit
- South Korea targets medical tourists
- Travelling asthmatics should carry written action plan
Saturday 18 July 2009
- Singapore reports first death related to H1N1 influenza
Friday 17 July 2009
- WHO to suspend regular swine flu tabulations
- Report: Disrupted supply of drugs endangers African HIV patients
- Germany to spend 2 billion euros on swine flu vaccinations
- Spain concerned about swine flu death (Roundup)
- Spain concerned about new swine-flu deaths
Thursday 16 July 2009
- HIV on the rise again in Uganda as complacency sets in
- Hong Kong records first fatal swine flu case as man, 42, dies
- Novartis to test swine flu vaccine this month
- Swine flu could kill 6,000 Australians, minister says
Wednesday 15 July 2009
- Health care reform plan passes key US Senate committee (Roundup)
- Health care reform plan passes key US Senate committee
- Swedish health agencies revise swine flu strategy
- Google shuts India office due to swine flu scare
Tuesday 14 July 2009
- EU simplifies high-tech rules to separate the sheep from the goats
- WHO chief: Not enough flu vaccine for all
- Central bank says New Zealand economy weathering impact of flu
- Bangkok to shut down 435 schools in effort to stem H1N1 pandemic
Monday 13 July 2009
- WHO urges firms to continue producing seasonal flu vaccines
- Premature son of Spain's H1N1 victim dies (Roundup)
- Premature son of Spain's first swine flu victim dies
Sunday 12 July 2009
- Filipino maid fights for life in Hong Kong's worst swine flu case
Saturday 11 July 2009
- Manchester City's Richards recovering from swine flu
- Swine flu vaccine to be ready in October, says expert
- Thai health ministry says 1,200 swine-flu deaths likely in 3 years
Friday 10 July 2009
- Swine flu now dominant strain in New Zealand
- German scientists find pigs can spread swine flu
Thursday 09 July 2009
- Swine flu hits Mexico tourism with losses of 524 million dollars
- US: Swine flu vaccine should be ready by October
- France to buy 100 million doses of swine flu vaccine
- New Zealand offers flu vaccine to all as swine flu toll rises
- Thailand closes private tutorials to fight H1N1 (Roundup)
- Thai prime minister expresses concern as swine-flu toll hits 13
Wednesday 08 July 2009
- New Zealand records fifth swine flu death (Roundup)
- New Zealand records fourth swine-flu death
Tuesday 07 July 2009
- Twelve per cent of Dutch women raped, study finds
- WHO: Some swine flu drug resistance expected
- Palestinian fatwa bans marriages without proof of no swine flu
- Post offices launch HIV education programme
- Thailand's swine-flu death toll reaches nine out of 2,428 cases
Monday 06 July 2009
- Three more swine flu deaths announced in Britain (Roundup)
- World count of swine flu patients edges closer to 100,000
- Nine-year-old child latest swine flu victim in Britain
- Ban: UN needs 1 billion dollars for swine flu (Extra)
- WHO chief: Global economic crisis ruining diets, health
- New Zealand orders swine flu vaccine
- Land-locked Laos reports first H1N1 cases
- Night shift work can cause host of health problems
- Professional cycling reduces sperm quality
- Taking revenge is bad for your health, study finds
- Running improves bone density
- Researchers link Caesarean section births to genetic changes
Sunday 05 July 2009
- Report: Roll-your-own cigarettes more dangerous than factory smokes
Saturday 04 July 2009
- Syria reports first H1N1 infection
- Swine flu prompts Maltese Church to order Holy Communion by hand
- New Zealand reports first swine flu deaths
Friday 03 July 2009
- China expects swine flu vaccine ready in September (Feature)
- Health minister: 100,000 swine flu cases in Argentina (Roundup)
- Cancun summit on swine flu ends though uncertainty persists
- Health minister: 100,000 swine flu cases in Argentina
- Fourth person dies of swine flu in Britain - first London case
- Family of swine flu victim to sue Spanish hospitals
- Japan's first Tamiflu-resistance case reported
- Taiwan to hold 2nd bidding round for 5 million doses of flu vaccine
- Chinese swine flu patient electrocuted in shower (Roundup)
- Swine flu reaches Australian prisons
- Woman's legal battle highlights Indonesia healthcare woes (Feature)
- Electric shock killed Chinese swine flu patient
Thursday 02 July 2009
- WHO reports 337 swine-flu deaths worldwide (Roundup)
- WHO reports 337 swine flu deaths (Extra)
- WHO chief, Mexican president open flu summit in Cancun
- Australian athlete arrives in Belgrade with H1N1
- Nepal confirms two more swine flu cases
- Swine flu outbreak closes Australian prison
- Thailand to import 600,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine
- First cases of swine flu in Malta
- Dutch man's ad for kidney puts focus on organ shortage (News Feature)
- Dutch should be less tolerant on drugs and alcohol, committee says
- China reports "accidental" death of swine flu patient
- Death toll from swine flu rises to over 40 in Argentina
- Heavy internet use linked to obesity in Hong Kong students
Wednesday 01 July 2009
- WHO, ministers, discuss world swine flu threat in Mexico
- Obama's touts health care plans in real - and virtual - townhall
- Two-thirds of US adults overweight, new report says
- Study: Infants with HIV at risk from tuberculosis vaccine
- Australian child dies after contracting swine flu
- Thailand records fourth and fifth swine-flu deaths (Roundup)
- Thailand records fourth swine-flu death
- Smokers forced to stub out as Hong Kong ban goes into effect
- Schools closed in most of Argentina over A(H1N1) influenza
Tuesday 30 June 2009
- Dutch abortion medics protest violence against clinics, women
- Spain announces first H1N1 death on European continent (2nd Roundup)
- Spain announces first H1N1 fatality on European continent (Roundup)
- Spain announces first swine flu fatality on European continent
- PREVIEW: WHO, ministers to discuss lessons of new flu in Mexico
Monday 29 June 2009
- Schools closed in several Argentine provinces over flu (Roundup)
- Lessons suspended in Argentine province over A(H1N1) flu
- British girl dies of swine flu, country's third fatality
- Kenya confirms first case of swine flu
- Swine flu more virulent than believed, French health minister says
- Malaysian state tells students overseas to delay return
- India's Aurobindo sues South Africa after losing AIDS drug contract
- Thailand announces third H1N1-related death
- Study says number of elderly Dutch alcoholics on the rise
- Net and insect repellent greatly reduces malaria infection
- Bad vision or weak limbs could be a sign of stroke
- Sex during pregnancy doesn't harm the foetus
- Pain in the upper body and arms can be sign of polymyalgia
Sunday 28 June 2009
- Indonesia confirms six more swine flu cases, bring total to eight
- Scotland registers second swine flu death
- Myanmar reports first H1N1 case
Saturday 27 June 2009
- First suspected case of swine flu in Kenya tests negative (Roundup)
- Kenya probes first suspected case of swine flu
- Thailand announces first H1N1-related death
Friday 26 June 2009
- Last-minute reprieve for offices ahead of Greek smoking ban
- Chinese hospital admits dumping unclaimed bodies
Thursday 25 June 2009
- Britain set for "explosive outburst" of swine flu as numbers rise
Wednesday 24 June 2009
- Serbia reports first case of swine flu
- Study asks why women go abroad for fertility treatment (News Feature)
- Brussels calls for EU joint efforts on fighting cancer
- Cambodia confirms first case of swine flu
- Indonesia confirms first two cases of swine flu
- Hong Kong anti-flu measures to remain in force for "some time"
- Argentina reports fast spread of swine-flu infections
Tuesday 23 June 2009
- Obama "95-per-cent cured" of smoking habit
- Australian dies after contracting swine flu
Monday 22 June 2009
- Obama signs tobacco bill, giving government broad new powers
- WHO: 7,873 new swine flu cases, 51 deaths
- Montenegro reports first case of swine flu
- China imposes 20-per-cent tax hike on cigarettes, state media say
- Philippines reports first swine flu death
- Eleven new swine-flu cases in Vietnam
- Exercise recommended in post heart attack, cancer therapy
- How shunning the sun could put your health at risk
- Malaysia shuts down school after swine-flu infections
Sunday 21 June 2009
- Jordan reports new swine flu case, raising total to 13
- Egypt confirms five new cases of swine flu
- Singapore quarantines Philippine football team over flu
- Jordan reports new swine flu case, raising total to 12
Saturday 20 June 2009
- Saudi Arabia reports four new H1N1 cases
- Thailand reports 73 new cases of swine flu, total now 662
Friday 19 June 2009
- Jordan reports two new swine flu cases, bringing total to 11
- Slovenia reports its first case of swine flu
- Bangladesh detects first human case of swine flu
- Australian dies after contracting swine flu
- New Zealand has first critically ill swine flu patient
Thursday 18 June 2009
- South Africa confirms first case of swine flu
- Cruise ship with swine flu patients on its way to Aruba (Roundup)
- Cruise ship with swine flu patients leaves Venezuela
Wednesday 17 June 2009
- Cruise ship in quarantine in Venezuela over three cases of new flu
- No swine flu in Libya, more cases appear across Middle East
- Four new swine flu cases discovered in Jordan (Roundup)
- Yemen identifies four more confirmed swine flu cases
- Two Japanese children catch swine flu at German school
- Spanish ship with swine flu patients barred from Caribbean ports
- Jordan report three new swine flu cases
- Swine flu? Australia's over it
Tuesday 16 June 2009
- Jordan official says two swine flu cases came from US
- Yemen reports first confirmed swine flu case
- Chilean national team football player sick with swine flu
- Bahrain suspects six new cases of swine flu
- Malaysia intensifies efforts against dengue as deaths rise
- Seven students back from US tour test positive for swine flu
- Plan for separation of conjoined Indian twins stirs debate (Feature)
- Animal lovers film deaths to end China dog slaughters (News Feature)
Monday 15 June 2009
- Jordan reports first two swine flu cases
- Global economic downturn widens gap between rich and poor
- Minister: Croatia's "first case of swine flu" a mistake (Roundup)
- World lacks effective laws to protect pedestrians in traffic deaths
- WHO brushes off Novartis' rejection of calls for vaccine donations
- First swine flu death in Britain "not unexpected" (Roundup)
- (eca031): Chronic diseases step out of the shadows (Feature)
- Croatia reports its first case of swine flu - and cure
- Egypt reports three more cases of swine flu
- First swine flu death in Britain "not unexpected" (Roundup)
- Philippines confirms first swine flu cluster, cases approaching 200
- Iraqi prime minister promises 1,000 new hospitals, clinics
- Woman who had baby prematurely is first British swine flu victim
- Thailand's H1N1 cases hit 201, likely to spread nationwide
- New Zealand swine flu numbers jump
- until 1500 GMT Monday, JUNE 15: Chronic diseases step out of the shadows (Feature)
- Older skin needs more protection from the sun
- When milk makes you sick: learning to live with lactose intolerance
- German scientists find molecular "switch" that activates osteoporosis
- Kids' imaginary friends not a problem
Sunday 14 June 2009
- Two US citizens tested in Yemen over swine-flu fears
- First swine flu death reported outside Americas (Roundup)
- First swine flu death in Europe reported (1st Lead)
- First swine flu death in Europe reported (1st Lead)
- First swine flu death in Europe reported (Urgent)
- Swine flu cases reach 147 in the Philippines
- Filipino maids may spread swine flu in Hong Kong, official claims
- Swine flu takes wine off the altar in Australia
Saturday 13 June 2009
- School swine-flu outbreak in Germany: tally climbs to 74
- Saudi Arabia confirms two new swine flu infections
- Obama finds 300-billion-dollar savings in health programmes
- Thailand's confirmed swine flu cases jump to 106 (Roundup)
- Thailand's confirmed swine flu cases jump to 89
Friday 12 June 2009
- Obama welcomes Congress approval of tobacco bill
- Novartis claims advances on swine flu vaccine (Roundup)
- Swine-flu outbreak bigger at Dusseldorf Japanese school (Roundup)
- Swine flu cases in Britain nearing 1,000 mark
- Egypt hunts last pigs as three new swine flu cases confirmed
- Japanese school in Germany awaits swine flu test results
- Chanel ad withdrawn for flouting Hong Kong anti-smoking laws
- Hundreds of Vietnam workers hospitalized with food poisoning
- Hong Kong Disneyland accused of cashing in on swine-flu outbreak
- Amidst fight for life, Kennedy champions health reform (Feature)
Thursday 11 June 2009
- US Senate approves sweeping tobacco legislation
- After new WHO alert, more swine flu cases in Egypt, Saudi Arabia
- Obama rallies support for health care reform
- Ban: Flu pandemic requires no travel ban, trade restrictions (Extra)
- WHO raises swine flu alert to highest level, "pandemic" (Roundup)
- US: Swine flu being taken seriously as WHO raises threat level
- WHO raises swine flu alert to highest level, "pandemic" (3rd Lead)
- WHO raises swine flu alert to highest level, "pandemic" (2nd Lead)
- WHO raises swine flu alert to highest level, "pandemic" (1st Lead)
- Cigarette loving Greeks banned from smoking in the workplace
- WHO raises pandemic alert to phase 6 (Urgent)
- Swine flu outbreak closes Japanese school in Germany available (2nd Roundup)
- WHO upgrades swine flu to "pandemic," say officials (Roundup)
- WHO upgrades swine flu to pandemic, says Swedish ministry (2nd Lead)
- WHO upgrades swine flu to pandemic, says Swedish ministry (1st Lead)
- Japanese screened for swine flu after German outbreak (News Feature)
- WHO upgrades swine flu to pandemic (Urgent)
- Swine flu outbreak closes Japanese school in Germany (Roundup)
- WHO to make swine flu announcement after emergency committee session
- Thailand reports 30 new cases of swine flu, total now 46 (Roundup)
- Medical charity plans emergency healthcare in Bangladeshi camps
- Hong Kong shuts all primary schools to prevent swine flu (Roundup)
- Swine flu outbreak closes Japanese school in Germany (1st Lead)
- Swine flu cases surge to nearly 100 in the Philippines
- Japanese school in Germany closed after swine flu infects 30
- Hong Kong shuts all primary schools to prevent swine-flu spread
- Thai school closes classrooms after student found with swine flu
Wednesday 10 June 2009
- Outbreak of swine flu at Japanese school in Germany
- First swine flu case found in West Bank
- WHO chief holds swine flu talks with hardest hit nations
- Indian man, infected with swine flu, refuses to go to hospital
- Thousands of companies fined for food safety violations in Vietnam
Tuesday 09 June 2009
- Report spotlights heavy toll of home computer injuries
- WHO: Flu levels nearing "pandemic" alert
- Five new cases of swine flu found at American university in Cairo
- Child reportedly dies, 400 sick in Bangladesh vitamin drive (Roundup)
- Swine flu hits Australian swimming carnival
- Bangladesh vitamin drive reportedly sickens 400 children, kills one
Monday 08 June 2009
- New Zealand develops swab test for lung cancer risk
- Taiwan to enact world's strictest law on veggie food labeling
- Cairo dormitory quarantined for swine flu fears
- WHO: 73 countries report 25,288 swine-flu cases
- Swine flu mauls Australian rugby
- New Orleans Mayor Nagin quarantined in Shanghai
- Discovery of protein "thermometer" may aid fight against bacteria
- Travellers to Turkey should be aware of tick-borne virus
- Depressed diabetics often neglect treatment
- Children should practise proper pet hygiene
Sunday 07 June 2009
- First local case of swine flu in India
- Singapore confirms first local case of H1N1 influenza
Friday 05 June 2009
- WHO: More than 100 swine flu deaths in Mexico (Roundup)
- WHO: Swine flu deaths surpasses 100 in Mexico
Thursday 04 June 2009
- Czech Republic reports second swine flu case
- Hong Kong bars face paints with 30 times safe limit of lead
Wednesday 03 June 2009
- Slovakia reports third case of swine flu
- Philippine university suspends classes after student gets swine flu
- Saudi Arabia detects first swine flu case
Tuesday 02 June 2009
- First flu swine death in South America confirmed in Chile
- WHO: 64 countries affected by "moderate" swine flu
- Ukraine confirms its first case of swine flu
- Vietnam to check Chinese goods for formaldehyde contamination
Monday 01 June 2009
- Bulgaria confirms its first case of swine flu
- UN seeks 718 million dollars for Zimbabwe humanitarian crises
- Vietnam reports two more swine-flu cases
- Taiwan doubles cigarette surcharge to discourage smoking
- Hong Kong coated in choking smog as pollution levels soar again
- Downing a cold drink quickly can sometimes help a racing heart
- Vitamins can reverse benefits of exercise, researchers warn
- Simple safety measures can help save a vacation
- It's wrong to think our brains wear out
Sunday 31 May 2009
- First swine flu case reported in Vietnam
- Paris buys 100 million doses of anti-viral vaccine
- Indonesian youths rally against tobacco
Saturday 30 May 2009
- Lebanon's health minister confirms three swine flu cases
- Man with cancer to win 10,000 pounds for surviving
- Thai Health Ministry reports country's third swine flu case
- First swine flu case confirmed in Estonia
Friday 29 May 2009
- Slovak infant infected with swine flu
- Pope to African envoys: Abstinence, marital fidelity to fight AIDS
- Member of Obama's advance team in France has swine flu
- Ten per cent rise reported in euthanasia cases in Netherlands
- Jordan prohibits Red Bull Cola, citing German ban
- WHO says visual health warnings vital on cigarette packs
Thursday 28 May 2009
- German addicts to get synthetic heroin as prescription drug
- British woman becomes first-time mother at 66, reports say
- Hong Kong closes school as three more cases of swine flu confirmed
- Slovakia reports first swine flu case
- More swine flu cases reported in the Philippines
- Swazi politician apologises for HIV "buttocks-branding" proposal
- Vietnam to censor sex-selection info on internet
- WHO calls for graphic warnings on tobacco products
- Australia banishes flu-hit cruise ship
Wednesday 27 May 2009
- Number of Mexican swine flu deaths rises to 89
- Hong Kong confirms two more cases of swine flu
- Fourth case of swine flu confirmed in Poland
- Red Cross spending hit a record 1 billion dollars in 2008 (Roundup)
- Singapore confirms first case of H1N1 flu infection (Roundup)
- Philippines confirms four more cases of swine flu
- Romania "almost certainly" with first swine flu case
- World Health Organisation wins Spanish award
- Australians warned of swine-flu outbreak (Roundup)
- Red Cross spending hit a record 1 billion dollars in 2008
- Australians warned of swine-flu outbreak
- Singapore confirms first case of H1N1 swine flu
Tuesday 26 May 2009
- WHO: Countries taking needed action against swine flu
- Hong Kong confirms its 10th imported swine-flu case
- Red Cross: Zimbabwe cholera slows, but severe risk of resurging
- Airport scanners "useless" in flu fight, researcher says (Extra)
- Hong Kong's youngest swine flu patients treated in hospital
- Swine flu hits cruise ship in Australia
Monday 25 May 2009
- Czech Republic reports first swine flu case
- Swine flu continues spread, but stays mild
- Scientists: Gum disease and heart attacks have same genetic root
- Philippine health authorities track 50 people in swine flu alert
- Cambodia quarantines Japanese couple suspected of having swine flu
- Swine flu detected across Australia (Roundup)
- Taiwan reports three more confirmed cases of H1N1 infection
- Swine flu detected across Australia
- Swine-flu patients who fail to declare sickness may be prosecuted
- With hepatitis on the rise, tourists should consider immunizations
- Studies show joggers hope to increase sense of well-being
- Hyperactive children benefit from climbing
- Cheap sunglasses can pose risks to the eyes
- Low-salt diet protects the kidneys
Sunday 24 May 2009
- Poland confirms third case of swine flu
- US soldiers quarantined in Kuwait over swine flu fears
- 2,000 march in Hong Kong protest against smoking ban in bars
- Seventh case of swine flu is confirmed in Hong Kong
- Australian swine-flu cases reach 16
- Philippines reports second case of swine flu
Saturday 23 May 2009
- Sicily puts 14 schools under observation due to swine flu (Roundup)
- Sicily closes 14 schools due to swine flu
- Two more swine flu cases are confirmed in Hong Kong
- China reports seventh swine-flu case
Friday 22 May 2009
- US government earmarks 1 billion dollars for swine flu vaccine
- Chilean man attacked in Argentina over swine flu symptoms
- WHO: 11,168 cases of swine flu worldwide
- Sextuplets born in Northern Ireland
- Lessons suspended in 18 schools in Lima over flu
- Taiwan's swine-flu cases double to six (Roundup)
- Spanish soldiers quarantined in swine flu scare
- China confirms sixth swine flu case
- Taiwan's confirmed swine-flu cases rise to five
- WHO: 11,168 cases of swine flu worldwide
- Australia declares eleventh swine-flu case
- Cambodia searches for three US citizens exposed to Swine Flu
- Philippines has first swine-flu case, calls for vigilance possible contacts of first case (Roundup)
- Philippines has first swine-flu case, calls for calm, vigilance
Thursday 21 May 2009
- Number of flu deaths in US rises to nine
- Mexico City lifts flu alert
- Taiwan reports two more confirmed cases of H1N1 (Roundup)
- WHO: Slow movement on key global health indicators
- Two swine flu cases successfully treated in Turkey
- Australia declares ninth swine-flu case (Roundup)
- China confirms fifth swine-flu infection; tests 41 children (Roundup)
- Taiwan reports second confirmed H1N1 infection
- WHO: Swine flu cases surpass 11,000 globally
- Hong Kong tourism industry badly hit by swine-flu panic
- Animal rights activists blame filthy factory farms for swine flu
- Smoker-haven Bulgaria passes new no-smoking rules
- Nepal ups screening after woman quarantined on swine-flu fears
- China confirms fifth swine-flu infection
- Australia declares sixth swine-flu case
Wednesday 20 May 2009
- Swine flu fears close 26 New York schools; 8 dead in US (Roundup)
- US swine flu death toll rises to eight
- WHO: 10,243 cases of swine flu worldwide
- Taiwan researchers discover blood marker for metastatic cancer
- Taiwan researchers discover blood marker for metastatic cancer
- Taiwan reports first confirmed swine-flu infection (Roundup)
- China releases tourists after Italian tests negative
- Malaysian national service trainees quarantined with flu symptoms
- Global H1N1 flu tally over 10,200, says European health agency
- Japanese businesses making and losing money due to swine flu
- Health official blames Vietnam cholera outbreak on bad hygiene
- Taiwan reports first confirmed swine-flu infection home (1st Lead)
- Australia confirms third swine-flu case
- Taiwan reports first confirmed swine-flu infection
- Number of swine-flu infections approaches 200 in Japan
- Burkina Faso's "Pleasure Hospital" offers women sexual hope (Feature)
- Doctor uses household drill to save boy's life (Roundup)
Tuesday 19 May 2009
- Doctor uses household drill to save boy's life
- Ban calls for flu protection for poor as drug firms meet (Roundup)
- Child dies of flu symptoms, more schools to close in New York
- Ban says private sector needed on swine flu (Extra)
- UN's Ban: World maternal mortality rate is an "outrage"
- UN chief meets drugmakers on swine flu vaccine (1st Lead)
- German tourist tests negative for swine flu in Thailand (Roundup)
- US has not ordered swine flu vaccines, secretary says
- Second Myanmar man dies of infection in Malaysian detention camp
- UN chief to meet drugmakers on swine flu vaccine
- China reports fourth swine-flu case; suspected case in Tibet (Roundup)
- Japan to end onboard health check as domestic swine-flu cases rise
- Global flu tally over 9,700, says European health agency
- Dead German tourist tests positive for swine flu (1st Lead)
- German tourist suspected swine flu victim in Thailand
- South Korea confirms new case of swine flu
- China confirms fourth swine flu case
- Mexico mobilizes to move past influenza (Feature)
Monday 18 May 2009
- School closes in Chile over case of swine flu
- Mexico's flu death toll rises to 70
- WHO to consider changing criteria for pandemic flu alert (Roundup)
- Mexico pushes for compensation fund, end to trade restrictions
- New York closes more schools after first H1N1 death (Roundup)
- Nordic countries ease travel advice to Mexico over flu
- Sri Lankan minister chosen as president of Health Assembly (Extra)
- WHO to consider new criteria for alert phases (Extra)
- World Health Assembly begins with swine flu in focus (2nd Lead)
- Conjoined twin girls born to mother of seven in Madagascar
- World Health Assembly begins with swine flu in focus (1st Lead)
- Taiwan takes observer seat at World Health Assembly
- World Health Assembly begins with swine flu in focus
- Global flu tally over 8,700 says European health agency
- Swine-flu infections rise to 130 in Japan
- New York school official becomes sixth US swine flu death
- Increasing activity relieves chronic pain
- Bath with bleach effective against chronic eczema
- Dust sometimes beneficial to health, study shows
- Low level noise pollution poses health risks
- Uncertainty over a parent's cancer is stressful for children
Sunday 17 May 2009
- Hong Kong detects third swine flu case in passenger from New York
- Japan reports 28 cases of swine flu
- China confirms third swine flu case
Saturday 16 May 2009
- Swine flu surfaces in Turkey
- WHO official warns: world will squabble for swine-flu vaccine
- India confirms first swine-flu case
- Malaysia confirms second case of swine flu
- Taiwan scientists identify gene playing role in lifespan
- Fifth US swine flu death confirmed (3rd Roundup)
- Ecuador confirms first case of new flu
Friday 15 May 2009
- Fourth US swine flu death reported; New York schools close (2nd Roundup)
- Fourth US swine flu death reported; New York schools close school closures, adds new CDC director (Roundup)
- Mexico's flu death toll rises to 66
- Belgium confirms two more cases of swine flu
- Fourth US swine flu death reported
- Three New York schools closed, hit by new H1N1 outbreak
- US stars arrive in Vienna for AIDS charity ball
- Malaysia confirms first case of swine flu (Roundup)
- Second Polish swine flu case to recover quickly, officials say
- Myanmar man dies of bacterial infection in Malaysian detention camp
- Global flu tally over 7,700 says European health agency
- Malaysia confirms first case of swine flu
- New Zealand's confirmed swine-flu cases rise to nine
Thursday 14 May 2009
- Mexico wants "financial compensation" for revealing flu (Roundup)
- Libya bans smoking in public places
- WHO says no evidence virus was a lab creation
- Mexico's flu death toll rises to 64 (1st Lead)
- Belgium confirms second case of swine flu
- Philippines tells "Idol" stars to watch out for swine-flu symptoms
- Swine flu makes WHO cut short World Health Assembly (Roundup)
- Mexico expects quick recovery after swine flu, says minister
- Global flu tally at 6,500 says European health agency
- WHO to cut short World Health Assembly
- Quarantined Hong Kong hotel reopens after swine-flu lock-in
- Australian scientist says swine flu created in lab accident
Wednesday 13 May 2009
- First case of swine flu confirmed in Belgium
- WHO will aim to improve severity assessment (Roundup)
- Mexico's swine flu death toll reaches 60
- Plane passenger, 24, is Hong Kong's second swine flu victim (Roundup)
- WHO: Three more countries report swine flu cases
- China, Hong Kong confirm second swine-flu infections (2nd Roundup)
- Plane passenger, 24, confirmed as second Hong Kong swine-flu case
- China confirms second swine-flu infection (Roundup)
- Global flu tally nearly 6,000 says European health agency
- Health authorities say Philippines remains swine flu-free
- China reports second suspected swine flu case
Tuesday 12 May 2009
- Mexico denies hiding information on flu (Roundup)
- Three more swine flu infections confirmed in Colombia
- Swine flu spreading more slowly in Europe, WHO reports (Roundup)
- Fidel Castro accuses Mexico of hiding flu for Obama's visit
- Hong Kong says it will seal off no more hotels for swine flu
- Saudi Arabia will not bar pilgrims for fear of swine flu
- WHO: 5,251 cases of swine flu with 61 deaths
- Thailand confirms two cases of swine flu (Roundup)
- Global flu tally nears 5,300 says European health agency
- Thai premier confirms country's first case of swine flu
- Cuba confirms H1N1 influenza in Mexican student
Monday 11 May 2009
- Mexico's death toll reaches 56 from swine flu (Roundup)
- US health industry promises to tackle spiralling costs (Roundup)
- WHO: 30 countries report 4,694 cases of swine flu (Roundup)
- Mexico's swine flu death toll reaches 56
- US health industry promises to tackle spiralling costs
- EU approves tougher toy-safety laws
- China reports first confirmed case of swine flu (2nd Roundup)
- WHO: 30 countries report 4,694 cases of swine flu
- China reports first confirmed case of swine flu (Roundup)
- European health aganecy puts global flu tally at 5,100
- China reports first confirmed case of swine flu
- Three travellers quarantined for swine flu tests in Hong Kong
- Sharp facial pains could be caused by trigeminal neuralgia
- Beat the ticks with a jab or tuck in those trousers
- Home test can help identify macular degeneration
- Germany launches early immunodeficiency detection project
- Internet betting on slimming becoming more and more popular
- Speechlessness: when the human voice falls silent
Sunday 10 May 2009
- Suspected Taiwanese swine flu cases a false alarm (Roundup)
- Taiwan faces first possible swine flu cases (1st Lead)
- Taiwan reports first 2 likely cases of swine flu infections
- Swine flu tally at 4,379, amid criticism of WHO methods
- Doctors report third US death from swine flu
- Thailand reports "suspected" influenza A H1N1 case
Saturday 09 May 2009
- First swine flu deaths reported in Costa Rica, Canada adds New Zealand; adds tourists detained in Hong Kong; adds Mexico City to dateline (Roundup)
- Hong Kong detains fellow passengers of Japanese flu cases
- UN moves to restrict nine more toxic chemicals
- New Zealand increases confirmed swine-flu cases to seven
- Swine flu tally reaches more than 3,200; Canada reports first death
- Japan confirms three cases of swine-flu infections
- One dead, 12 quarantined after meningitis outbreak in Malaysia
- Obama supports US Latinos: "We're all in this together" (Feature)
- ANALYSIS: Lessons of 9/11, avian flu help US prepare for pandemic
- Australia confirms first swine-flu case
Friday 08 May 2009
- US swine flu cases nearly double to 1,639, surpassing Mexico
- WHO: Swine flu tally reaches 2,500 cases in 25 countries (3rd Roundup)
- Swine flu cases in Britain rise to 39 after more pupils fall ill
- (REFILING Hong Kong releases swine flu patient, fellow travelers (2nd Roundup)
- Hong Kong releases swine flu patient and fellow travellers (Roundup)
- Hong Kong releases swine flu guests after 7 day lock-in (Roundup)
- Swine flu tally is 2,384 cases in 24 countries: WHO (2nd Roundup)
- European medics seek to fight assisted suicide with palliative care
- Latest swine flu tally is 2,371 cases in 24 countries: WHO (Roundup)
- Russia begins lifting ban on Spanish pork
- Guests at Hong Kong flu quarantine hotel get ready to check out
- Filipino boxing icon returns home despite swine flu fears
- Asian health ministers to coordinate fight against A H1N1 (Roundup)
- Latest swine flu tally is 2,371 cases in 24 countries: WHO
- Brazil, Argentina confirm first cases of swine flu
- Guests at Hong Kong quarantine hotel party on eve of their release
- Regional health ministers meet to combat swine-flu threat
Thursday 07 May 2009
- US, Mexico, Canada urge countries to lift pork restrictions
- WHO: Two billion people may get swine flu Es: Re-leads, adds quotes for WHO health security chief (Roundup)
- Swine flu cases in Britain rise to 34
- WHO: 2,099 cases of swine flu, 44 deaths (1st Lead)
- Mexico's flu death toll rises to 44
- Jordan's Islamists demand closure of pig farms to avoid swine flu
- Hong Kong frees 34 who travelled with flu patient (Roundup)
- China tests plane passenger for possible swine flu
- Hong Kong frees 28 who travelled with flu patient (1st Lead)
- European agency ECDC tallies 2,200 global cases of novel influenza
- Swine flu hits Poland
- WHO: 1,893 cases of swine flu, 31 deaths
- Philippines release three quarantined with swine-flu symptoms
- Regional health ministers meet on swine flu in Thailand
- South Korea confirms third case of swine flu
- Hong Kong to free quarantined passengers who flew with flu case
Wednesday 06 May 2009
- Mexico's flu death toll reaches 42
- US swine flu cases increase to 642, likely to spread
- WHO reports 1,658 confirmed cases of swine flu (2nd Roundup)
- Singapore to lower flu alert level to yellow by next Monday
- Four new cases of swine flu in Britain, government confirms
- Sweden reports first confirmed case of novel influenza
- WHO reports 1,516 confirmed cases of swine flu (Roundup)
- WHO reports 1,516 confirmed cases of new flu
- Swine flu boosts prices of Chinese spice
- Philippines quarantines five people with swine-flu symptoms
- Hong Kong allows Mexicans to return home on chartered flight
Tuesday 05 May 2009
- Mexico to invest 2 billion dollars to combat flu effects (Roundup)
- Confirmed swine flu cases in US cross 400 with 2 deaths (Roundup)
- Obama to expand health funding to developing countries
- Second swine flu death reported in Texas (Extra)
- In US, swine flu reaches 400 cases, likely to rise
- EU complains to Russia over Spanish pork ban (2nd Roundup)
- Mexico to inject 2 billion dollars to combat flu effects (1st Lead)
- WHO: 1,490 cases of new flu, 30 deaths, as scientists meet (Roundup)
- Mexico to inject over 2 billion dollars to combat effect of flu
- Swine flu cases in Britain rise to 28 as schools affected
- Mexican plane collects citizens quarantined in China (Roundup)
- Japan triples medical staff at airports to check for flu
- EU complains to Russia over "unjustified" Spanish pork ban (Roundup)
- South Korea confirms second case of swine flu
- WHO holds scientific meeting - 1,124 cases of new flu
- New case of swine flu brings to five number in Italy
- Russia ban on Spanish pork angers Madrid
- Mexican plane collects citizens quarantined in China
- European agency ECDC tallies 1,100 global cases of novel influenza
- Croatia begins enforcing wide smoking ban
- Hong Kong leader says "sorry" to quarantined swine-flu hotel guests
Monday 04 May 2009
- Mexico confirms 26 dead of flu; restrictions to be eased (Roundup)
- "Aliens" who carry virus: Xenophobic face of new flu in US (Feature)
- Swine flu spreads to 36 US states - 286 confirmed cases
- WHO confirms 1025 flu cases in 20 countries (Roundup)
- Mexico City to relaunch activity, without cinema or football (Extra)
- UN stands ready to deal with flu if it becomes a pandemic (Extra)
- Mexico confirms 26 dead of flu; men should stop wearing ties
- Portugal confirms first case of swine flu
- WHO confirms 985 flu cases in 20 countries
- Mexican embassy objects visa requirements in Singapore
- Spain raises number of swine flu cases to 54
- China defends quarantine of Mexicans over flu fears (2nd Roundup)
- European agency ECDC counts 1,000 global cases of novel influenza
- Two more cases of swine flu confirmed in France
- China defends quarantine of Mexicans over flu fears (Roundup)
- Indonesia is "cash cow" for cigarette industry, says SEATCA
- Swine flu causes hardship for Vietnamese farmers
- New Zealand swine-flu infections rise to six (Roundup)
- New Zealand swine-flu infections rise to five
- China defends quarantine of Mexicans over flu fears
- Mexico's death toll from swine flu virus rises to 22 preventing further infections (Roundup)
- Hong Kong urged to release quarantined swine-flu hotel guests
- Head covering linked to sudden infant death, German researchers warn
- Greater awareness can help reduce thrombosis risk
- Diabetic mothers advised to breast feed their children for longer
- Medieval misery as bed bugs return
- Pregnant women and heart patients should not smoke hookahs
- Mexico's death toll from swine flu virus rises to 22
- Swine flu spreads to 30 US states - 226 confirmed cases
Sunday 03 May 2009
- Got the flu? Toot three times
- Experts from Jordan, Israel, Palestine discuss swine flu measures
- Swine flu cases rise to over 50 in EU (Roundup)
- Egyptian police clash with pig farmers
- Spain says swine flu cases doubled in day
- Health officials: 49 confirmed swine flu cases in the EU
- Taiwan patients test negative for new flu virus (Roundup)
- Delhi escapes initial flu scare
- Australians warned of complacency about flu threat
- New Zealand airline chief says swine flu hurting tourism (Roundup)
- Taiwan tests student returning from Mexico for H1N1 flu
- Mexican health officials raise swine-flu deaths to 19
- Ireland confirms first case of swine flu
- New Zealand airline chief says swine flu hurting tourism
- Presidents Obama, Calderon emphasize US-Mexico flu cooperation
Saturday 02 May 2009
- Mexican clubs' Libertadores games postponed for a week (Extra)
- Taiwan tests people on same flight with swine-flu patient (Roundup)
- China seeks WHO help, traces Mexico passengers (Roundup)
- Italy confirms first swine flu case
- In rare gesture, Obama salutes Bush over flu programme
- Swine flu reported in Korea as Asia tries to block virus
- South Korea confirms its first case of swine flu (Roundup)
- Suspected swine-flu case being monitored in Delhi
- Iraq free of swine flu, says deputy prime minister
- Tensions simmer inside Hong Kong's swine-flu hotel (News Feature)
- Hong Kong airline backs down on face mask ban for cabin crew
- LEADALL: S Korea has 1st swine-flu case as Asia tries to block virus
- More swine-flu infections in Britain
- Taiwan traces 26 people on same flight with swine-flu patient
- China suspends flights from Mexico, traces passengers
- New Zealand treating 12 suspected swine-flu patients
- Mexico raises swine-flu infections to nearly 400 with 16 deaths
- Singapore imposes visa requirement for Mexicans amid flu outbreak
- South-East Asian swine-flu meeting to focus on drug stockpiling
- South Korea confirms its first case of swine flu (1st Lead)
- South Korea confirms its first case of swine flu
- Health official: H1N1 vaccine could take seven months
Friday 01 May 2009
- US gearing up for future flu threats, Obama says (Roundup)
- SIDEBAR: Prison inmates complain of flu restrictions in Mexico
- United flight diverted after passenger showed flu symptoms (Extra)
- Lithuanian swine flu scare proves to be false alarm
- French minister confirms country's first swine flu cases (Roundup)
- LEADALL: New virus less lethal than bird flu, SARS; cases grow
- EU health agency issues fresh tally of swine flu cases (2nd Roundup)
- First Asian swine flu case sparks emergency in Hong Kong (2nd Roundup)
- French radio reports country's probable first swine flu case
- New York school closed due to A(H1N1) flu to re-open next week
- New virus less lethal than bird flu, SARS, Mexico says (Extra)
- Confirmed swine flu cases in US rise to 141
- EU health agency issues fresh tally of swine flu cases (Roundup)
- Asia's first swine flu case sparks emergency in Hong Kong (Roundup)
- First case of human-to-human swine flu transfer in Britain
- Asia's first swine-flu case confirmed in Hong Kong (1st Lead)
- Number of dead from new flu in Mexico rises to 15 (Roundup)
- Asia's first swine-flu case confirmed in Hong Kong
- Swine flu jumps from human to human in Germany
- WHO rejects criticism it acted too slowly on swine flu
- South African suspected swine flu cases prove negative
- EU health agency issues fresh tally of swine flu cases
- Two suspected cases test negative for swine flu (Roundup)
- New Zealand school isolates 30 swine-flu suspects (Roundup)
- Three probable influenza A cases in South Korea
- Humour, conspiracy theories spice up flu epidemic in Mexico (Feature)
- Japanese teenager suspected of swine flu after return from Canada
- Mexico raises number of influenza infections
- SIDEBAR: It's still swine flu in New Zealand, despite WHO ruling
- Cathay Pacific refuses to let cabin crew wear face masks on board
- New Zealand school isolates 31 swine flu suspects
- Swine flu spreads as EU rejects travel ban
Thursday 30 April 2009
- Confirmed deaths from new flu in Mexico rise to 12 (Roundup)
- SIDEBAR: Mexican mascot for flu outbreak: Achufy? Gesundheit!
- Mexican teams to play "at home" in Bogota in Libertadores (Extra)
- Confirmed deaths from new flu in Mexico rise to 12
- Travel and swine flu: US vice president stirs pot
- 2ND LEADALL: EU rejects travel ban, world looks for flu measures
- WHO changes virus name, 257 confirmed cases (2nd Roundup)
- EU to share anti-virals, rejects travel ban to Mexico (Roundup)
- Criminals may exploit swine flu fears, Interpol warns
- Taiwan Buddhist master says swine flu is warning for mankind
- Bahrain case turns out not to be swine flu (Roundup)
- First probable swine flu case confirmed in Ireland
- 257 confirmed cases of swine flu, says WHO (Roundup)
- Diplomats: No EU flu-drug sharing, Mexico travel ban (2nd Lead)
- New York finds more probable cases, more schools closed
- US swine flu numbers rise to 109 (Extra)
- No EU travel ban to Mexico, diplomats say (Extra)
- EU health agency raises number of swine flu cases (Roundup)
- First suspected swine flu case in Lithuania (Roundup)
- Peru suspends flights to and from Mexico
- Italy proposes week's quarantine for travellers from Mexico (Extra)
- Swine flu case reported at World Bank in Washington (Extra)
- Bahrain registers first suspected case of swine flu
- 154 confirmed cases of swine flu, says WHO
- EU to offer help to Mexico in swine flu outbreak (Extra)
- Swine flu infections in Britain rise to eight (Extra)
- Peru suspends flights to and from Mexico
- LEADALL: EU mulls travel ban as world looks for swine flu measures
- Nicaragua in state of health emergency for 2 months over flu
- EU approves rules on how to identify "novel" swine flu (Extra)
- Flu epidemic stifles Mexicans' traditional sociability (Feature)
- Japanese woman travelling from US tests positive for influenza
- EU to insist that eating pork does not cause swine flu (Extra)
- Spain confirms 13 cases of swine flu (Roundup)
- EU debates Mexico flight ban at swine flu meeting (1st Lead)
- First suspected swine flu case in Lithuania (1st Lead)
- Japan's Aso urges calm, cooperation on swine flu
- Spain suspects nearly 90 cases of swine flu
- Philippines steps up measures against swine flu
- EU health ministers hold emergency swine flu talks
- China launches swine flu education drive in schools (Roundup)
- Southern Africa ready for swine flu outbreak
- EU health agency raises number of swine flu cases (Extra)
- Elderly men bitten by mice in Australian nursing home infestation
- Iraq allocates 30 million to fight swine flu
- Singapore elevates flu alert level from yellow to orange
- Thailand to host regional swine flu meeting
- Britain launches swine flu awareness campaign (Extra)
- Australian airports install thermal scanners in swine-flu fight
- Hong Kong on standby to sound emergency alert over swine flu
- Indonesia advises citizens not to travel to swine flu-hit countries
- First swine flu case suspected in Lithuania
- Japan ups preparedness to block swine-flu outbreak Tamiflu stockpile (Roundup)
- Switzerland confirms first swine flu case
- Bangkok fight swine flu scare with free face masks
- Peru confirms first swine-flu infection
- Slovak authorities rule out swine flu in two cases
- Japan sets up fever clinics in preparation for swine flu outbreak
- China launches swine flu education drive in schools
- Confirmed swine flu cases in Mexico increases to 91; eight dead
- Obama: No plans to close US-Mexico border over swine flu outbreak
- New Zealand tries to contain swine flu after 13 confirmed cases
Wednesday 29 April 2009
- British nurse told she's too fat for New Zealand
- Jordan, Iraq coordinate steps to combat swine flu
- WHO raises swine flu alert to phase 5 - pandemic imminent (Roundup)
- Mexico increases confirmed swine flu count to 49 (Roundup)
- Mexico City to compensate workers impacted by flu outbreak (Extra)
- WHO raises swine flu alert to phase 5 - pandemic imminent (2nd Lead)
- New York officials downplay threat of swine flu (Roundup)
- Marine swine flu case confirmed (Roundup)
- WHO raises pandemic alert to phase 5 (1st Lead)
- WHO raises pandemic alert to phase 5 (Urgent)
- Egypt starts slaughtering all pigs over swine flu (Roundup)
- Four more suspected Israeli swine flu cases negative (Roundup)
- New York officials downplay threat of swine flu
- WHO: 114 confirmed cases of swine flu in 7 countries (Roundup)
- Toddler in US dies as swine flu outbreak continues to spread (Roundup)
- Ban urges UN Security Council to join fight against swine flu
- Mexico increases confirmed swine flu count to 49 (1st Lead)
- Swine flu suspected of inflicting Marine
- European pharma industry holds flu talks in Brussels (Roundup)
- US has first swine flu death outside Mexico; schools closing (Roundup)
- Number of suspected swine flu cases rises to six in Israel
- WHO: 114 confirmed cases of swine flu (Extra)
- Spain confirms 10 cases of swine flu (2nd Roundup)
- Mexico increases confirmed swine flu count to 49
- Swine flu cases in Britain rise to five - schoolgirl ill (Roundup)
- EU health agency tracks swine flu outbreak
- Singapore says it's ready to fight "new enemy" swine flu
- LEADALL: US toddler dies as swine flu outbreak continues to spread ready for download
- Nerves in Mexico City on edge over swine flu (Feature)
- Three cases of swine flu in Germany (Roundup)
- Vietnam to tighten controls over imported pork
- Spain confirms four cases of swine flu (Roundup)
- 23-month-old girl is first US swine flu fatality (1st Lead)
- Swine flu "more serious than hydrogen bomb": Muslim Brotherhood
- First case of swine flu confirmed in Austria
- Britain reports three more confirmed cases of swine flu (1st Lead)
- Cambodian prime minister calls for ASEAN meeting on swine flu
- Flu outbreak is not a "cataclysm", animal health official says
- China clears suspicious cases, denies swine flu in pigs (Roundup)
- APEC calls for immediate steps vs swine flu, but no travel ban
- Spain confirms four cases of swine flu
- First US swine flu death reported (Urgent)
- Ukraine quarantines US passenger plane over swine flu fears (Roundup)
- Three further confirmed cases of swine flu in Britain (Urgent)
- European pharma industry meets in Brussels for flu talks
- Australian doctors flag diabetes breakthrough
- Greece launches anti-smoking campaign ahead of July ban
- Ukraine quarantines plane with 180 on board over swine flu fears
- China says suspicious cases cleared of swine flu
- South-East Asia taking measures to deal with swine flu
- Three cases of swine flu in Germany (2nd Lead)
- Novartis says its new oral MS drug prevents relapses
- S.African airports to use technology that can help detect swine flu
- Germany confirms first swine flu infection (1st Lead)
- Germany confirms first swine-flu infection (Urgent)
- New Zealand says no cause for panic over swine flu (Roundup)
- Lab tests clear Thai woman of suspected swine flu
- Mexico corrects number of swine flu deaths to seven
- Singapore raises flu alert level to yellow
- Wealthy Asians consider private jets to avoid swine flu risks
- HIV/AIDS: A major threat in Mozambique's overcrowded prisons (Feature)
- Californians heed advice, stay calm in face of flu (Feature)
- Flu epidemic hits Mexican economy (Feature)
- Australia decrees powers to quarantine swine flu victims
- New Zealand says no cause for panic after swine flu confirmed
Tuesday 28 April 2009
- US braces for worse from swine flu (Roundup)
- LEADALL: At swine flu epicentre, death toll climbs amid world alert
- Sebelius confirmed as US health secretary amid swine-flu scare
- Restaurant ban, panic buying in Mexico as flu deaths rise (Roundup)
- New York confirms 44 swine flu cases, expects more (Roundup)
- UAE free from Swine Flu, takes preventive measures against it
- Obama asks Congress for 1.5 billion dollars for flu (2nd Lead)
- First confirmed case of swine flu detected in Costa Rica
- Schwarzenegger proclaims state of emergency; one possible flu death
- Cuba suspends flights to and from Mexico over flu
- ANALYSIS: Late alert? Mexico denies slow reaction to flu epidemic
- Obama asks Congress for 1.5 billion dollars for flu (1st Lead)
- Mexico City bans eating in restaurants over flu epidemic
- Swine flu cases rise to 64 in five US states
- Mexico eateries close as industry feels flu pinch (News Feature)
- Five Austrians fall ill with possible swine flu (Roundup)
- WHO: No need for travel, pork import restrictions (Roundup)
- Number of flu deaths rises to 152 in Mexico amid panic buying
- New York City probes more possible cases of swine flu
- LEADALL: EU, WHO increase vigilance against spread of swine flu
- BACKGROUND: What is swine flu?
- Taiwan villagers turn bras into face masks to prevent swine flu
- First Austrian quarantined with possible swine flu
- Cambodia installs airport fever scanners to stem swine flu (Roundup)
- Spain confirms second case of swine flu (Roundup)
- No travel restrictions needed, EU says ahead of swine flu talks
- LEADALL: Asia-Pacific on alert as first swine flu cases confirmed
- 10 swine flu cases confirmed in New Zealand (Roundup)
- China checking several suspicious flu cases, WHO says
- Spain confirms second case of swine flu (1st Lead)
- Taiwan on full alert against swine flu outbreak
- Thai hospital quarantines patient for suspected swine flu
- Ten swine flu cases confirmed in New Zealand (1st Lead)
- WHO: No need for travel, pork import restrictions
- Spain confirms second case of swine flu
- Asia-Pacific ministers concerned over swine flu impact on travel
- Israel confirms first case of swine flu
- Ukraine airport arrivals to walk mats soaked with disinfectant
- Ten swine flu cases confirmed in New Zealand (Urgent)
- Cambodia installs fever scanners at airport to stem swine flu
- Japan urges citizens to put off Mexico trips, return home (Roundup)
- Container carrying swine flu virus explodes on Swiss train
- High-rise Hong Kong at "higher risk" of swine flu, Tsang says
- New Zealand advises against travel to Mexico (Extra)
- Australia warns of travel to Mexico
- South Korea reports first possible swine-flu case
- India advises citizens against visiting swine flu-hit nations
- Japan urges citizens to put off Mexico trips, return home
- Swine flu death rate slows, Mexican minister says
- New Zealand has another 56 suspected swine flu cases
- Mexico shuts schools nationwide as flu deaths reach 149 (Roundup)
- Obama: Swine flu outbreak cause for "concern," not alarm (Roundup)
- WHO raises pandemic alert level (Roundup)
Monday 27 April 2009
- WHO raises pandemic alert level (1st Lead)
- Mexico City revives small pox rituals for modern flu (Feature)
- WHO raises alert status to level four (Urgent)
- Schwarzenegger: California prepared for swine flu outbreak
- Two cases of swine flu infection confirmed in Britain (Roundup)
- Mexico shuts nation's schools as flu deaths reach 149 (1st Lead)
- Two cases of swine flu confirmed in Britain (Extra)
- Brazil blames Mexico for delay in information on swine flu
- CDC to issue travel advisory on Mexico (Extra)
- 45 suspected and confirmed swine flu cases in New York City (Roundup)
- Number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rises to 149 (Urgent)
- New York considers closing schools if swine flu spreads
- Ban says UN on top of the battle against swine flu
- Peru investigates suspected case of swine flu
- Obama: Swine flu outbreak cause for "concern," not alarm (1st Lead)
- Mexico City to cut down business activity after flu alert
- German Foreign Ministry counsels against casual trips to Mexico
- Britain investigates three possible cases of swine flu
- WHO says as yet no need for travel restrictions
- In photos: 'Swine Flu Reaction Around the World'
- Swine flu outbreak sparks alert around the world
- Japanese firms take measures against swine flu (Extra)
- Taiwan rules out suspected case of swine flu (2nd Roundup)
- Spain calls for calm after swine flu case is confirmed (2nd Roundup)
- Obama: Swine flu outbreak a cause for "concern," not alarm
- Korea to double stockpile of influenza drugs
- Taiwan checks suspected cases of swine flu (Roundup)
- Spain calls for calm after case of swine flu is confirmed (Roundup)
- Three test negative for swine flu as Hong Kong goes on guard (Roundup)
- Red Cross readies volunteers for swine flu
- EU calls emergency talks as Spain confirms swine flu case (Roundup)
- Bangladesh to screen passengers at airports for swine flu
- Authorities in Nordic region test travellers for swine flu
- Switzerland looking into five suspected cases of swine flu
- Spain calls for calm after case of swine flu is confirmed (2nd Lead)
- New virus is not "swine flu", Paris-based health organization says
- Taiwan issues travel alert for Mexico due to swine flu scare
- Europe's first case of swine flu confirmed in Spain (1st Lead)
- Jordan bans meat imports from countries reporting swine flu cases
- German authorities tell airline crews to report sick passengers
- EU to hold emergency meetings over swine flu outbreak (2nd Lead)
- First case of swine flu confirmed in Spain (Extra)
- Australians tested for swine flu (Roundup)
- India sounds alert over swine-flu outbreak
- Economists tot up cost of possible pandemic (Extra)
- China suspends pork imports from Mexico, US states
- About 50 people quarantined as swine flu suspects (Roundup)
- EU to hold emergency meetings over swine flu outbreak (1st Lead)
- Tenth case of suspected swine flu in Spain
- EU to hold emergency meetings over swine flu outbreak
- Face masks effective against flu epidemics, study finds (Extra)
- Indonesia imposes ban on pork imports to contain swine flu
- LEADALL: Asia on alert over Mexico swine flu outbreak
- Australians tested for swine flu (2nd Lead)
- Philippines steps up airport screening against swine flu
- Hong Kong leader warns of swine flu virus threat to city
- Japan ups health inspections, seeks vaccines against swine flu
- Thailand installs thermal scanners at Bangkok airport
- Number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rises to 103 others, available (Roundup)
- Singapore airport scans arriving visitors for flu symptoms
- Number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rises to 103 (1st Lead)
- Malaysia placed on alert against swine flu
- Number of dead in Mexico's flu epidemic rises to 103 (Urgent)
- Psychiatric cases in Hong Kong up because of economic woes
- Keeping mentally fit: the daily crossword is not enough
- Women should not treat Caesarean lightly, gynaecologists say
- Stay cool when your teen tries cannabis
- Australian study links cot deaths to smoking
- Fish oil no help to heart patients after all, German researchers say
- Australians tested for swine flu EdsL: Updates with negative test results (1st Lead)
- Australians tested for swine flu
Sunday 26 April 2009
- Mexico gets 205 million dollars from World Bank to combat swine flu
- New Zealanders suspected to have swine flu after Mexico trip
- Mexico's swine flu toll rises to 86
- Swine flu: 30 new cases confirmed as governments take action
- WHO says avian virus helped prepare for swine flu
- Eight cases of swine flu in New York
- Hong Kong upgrades health alert status over swine flu fears
- Indonesia orders authorities on alert against Mexico's swine flu
- New Zealand students test positive for flu after Mexico trip (Roundup)
- New Zealand college students test positive for flu after Mexico trip (1st Lead)
- New Zealand college students test positive for flu
- Taiwan issue immigration alert against Mexico's swine flu
- Australian dad froze off "hated" right leg
- Influenza death toll rises to 81 in Mexico (Extra)
- WHO sounds world alarm over Mexico, US, swine flu outbreak (Roundup)
Saturday 25 April 2009
- WHO declares US, Mexico swine flu a public health emergency
- Illness at New York school is likely swine flu
- Swine influenza has pandemic potential, WHO says (1st Lead)
- Japan tightens health checks on travellers against swine flu (Roundup)
- Philippines bans pork imports from Mexico, US
- WHO: swine flu deaths in Mexico reach 62
- Japanese airport begins testing for swine flu
Friday 24 April 2009
- Swine flu suspected in 68 deaths in Mexico; schools closed (Roundup)
- UN: Every 30 seconds, a child dies of malaria
- Swine flu suspected in 61 deaths in Mexico; schools closed
- Obama commits to ending malaria deaths by 2015
- Sudden onset of spring catches Europeans off guard (Feature)
- WHO vows to intensify fight against malaria in Asia-Pacific
- SIDEBAR: Facts and figures on malaria
- Southern Sudan struggles against killer disease (Feature)
Thursday 23 April 2009
- Doctors remove cancer tumour that was one third of patient
Wednesday 22 April 2009
- Spain allows genetic screening to prevent cancer
Tuesday 21 April 2009
- Economic slump a real headache for migraine sufferers in Hong Kong
- Study finds video games addictive for some children
Monday 20 April 2009
- Australian doctors remove leech from woman's eye
- Global Fund faces 4-billion-dollar budget shortfall next year
- US doctor to stand trail for manslaughter in Australia
- Fidgeting good for children's mind and bodies
- Cardiac arrest: The signs to look out for in women
- Pills, ginger or a nap: Some useful remedies against sea sickness
- Remove helmet from motor cycle accident victims, Red Cross advises
- Kidney stones can indicate the onset of gout
Sunday 19 April 2009
- Kidney stones can indicate the onset of gout
Saturday 18 April 2009
- Sabotage ruled out after glass traces found in chicken in Sweden
Friday 17 April 2009
- 220 million dollar malaria drugs initiative launched in Oslo
Wednesday 15 April 2009
- Taiwan sets up suicide prevention centre
- Philippines to immunize half a million children this year
Tuesday 14 April 2009
- Dutch researcher urges radical EU measures to reduce air pollution
- China anti-tobacco NGO condemns persuasive branding
Monday 13 April 2009
- Philippine health chief blasted for torching tainted peanut butter
- With running watches, fewer frills are fine
- Drinking coffee could lower stroke risk for women
- Poisonous flowers make yards dangerous for children
- Immunotherapy against pollen allergy can help prevent asthma
- Hypertension: "You've got a nerve"
Sunday 12 April 2009
- Singapore hit by second mass food poisoning in two weeks
- Anti-smoking campaigner is decorated for 25-year Asian crusade
- ANALYSIS: China has long way to go on health reforms
Saturday 11 April 2009
- Eleven dead in three weeks from bootleg spirits - Turkish ministry
Thursday 09 April 2009
- Austrian court rejects "dignity" lawsuit over deformed baby
- Singapore acts to halt spread of hand, food and mouth disease
Wednesday 08 April 2009
- Canada surgeons stop baby heart transplant; donor breathed on own
- Mozambique swatting malaria - one-quarter fewer dead last year
- Red Cross says polio resurging in Africa
- Singapore mass food poisoning kills second woman
Tuesday 07 April 2009
- Frenchman has first-ever transplant of face and hands (Roundup)
- Frenchman has first-ever transplant of face and hands
- China unveils three-year health action plan
- Second Singapore woman in coma after food poisoning
Monday 06 April 2009
- WHO calls for disaster-resistant hospitals, health facilities
- Two more German students die from drinking tainted alcohol
- Singapore woman dies after suffering food poisoning
- Likeability and competence are key to choice of therapist
- Three methods of alleviating hay fever
- Erectile dysfunction often early sign of cardiovascular disease
- Birch juice cleanses body thoroughly
Sunday 05 April 2009
- Polio victim ticks off 60 years in an iron lung
- More than six out of 10 Hong Kongers get too little sunshine
- Singapore woman in coma, 100 others ill from food poisoning
Friday 03 April 2009
- Famed Chinese martial art actor to work for health organization
- Family mourns German student who drank tainted alcohol (Roundup)
- German students flown home from Turkey after falling into coma
- WHO earmarks 15 billion dollars to curb drug-resistant TB by 2015
- Fatal stokes more likely in winter than summer, experts find
Thursday 02 April 2009
- UN marks World Autism Awareness Day
- Intel and GE team up on telemedicine
- House approves new controls on tobacco in United States (Roundup)
- House approves new controls on tobacco in United States
- At least 15 die in crowded Mozambique prison
- Indonesian asylums prepared for depressed election losers
Wednesday 01 April 2009
- WHO urges action to halt "alarming" rise in drug-resistant TB
- China launches partnership to fight drug-resistant TB
Tuesday 31 March 2009
- US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal
- UN asks countries to include anti-AIDS funds in stimulus packages
- More instances of traces of glass in chicken found in Sweden
- Influenza hits one in 10 on Pacific island paradise
Monday 30 March 2009
- Study finds action video games improve eyesight
- Singapore to consider raising foreign workers' health insurance
- Three methods of alleviating hay fever
- Viral infections carry lingering heart risks
- Avoid strong UV light during pregnancy
- Diabetics at a higher risk of kidney and nerve damage
- Researchers blame genetics for sudden cardiac arrest in athletes
Sunday 29 March 2009
- Two Germans still in coma in Turkey with suspected alcohol poisoning
- Taiwan officials find popular fish pedicure fishy
Saturday 28 March 2009
- Two German tourists in coma fighting for life in Turkish hospital
Friday 27 March 2009
- British medical journal urges Pope to retract condom remarks
- Swedish poultry producer recalls frozen chicken
- Malaysian spiritual leader says smokers worse than defecating cows
Thursday 26 March 2009
- Mozambique HIV patients protest, fearing loss of privacy
- Zambia's HIV prevalence rate falls to 14 per cent
- 50-million-dollar loan to boost Philippine health-care services
Wednesday 25 March 2009
- Australian visitors warned to beware of Hong Kong's choking smog
- Singapore allows payment for living organ donors
Tuesday 24 March 2009
- Spanish woman first to bear twins after ovarian tissue transplant
- Malaysian army wives urged to join slimming programme
Monday 23 March 2009
- WHO calls for intensified campaign against TB in Asia-Pacific
- Woman suspected of dying from bird flu in Vietnam
- Success of bicycle workouts depend on bike
- All running shoes equally good, report says
- Study shows improvements needed in diabetes treatment
- Fish diet boosts intelligence scores, Swedish study finds
- Just do it: sex therapist's advice to wives
Sunday 22 March 2009
- Thai health ministry prescribes bug-free diet for asthma sufferers
Friday 20 March 2009
- Obamas promote "homegrown" with White House veggie garden
- 3-year-old in Vietnam dies of bird flu
- Dog owners urged to put pets on leash in fight against rabies
Thursday 19 March 2009
- Malaysia records 50-per-cent hike in dengue deaths
- Boy in Vietnam tests positive for bird flu
Wednesday 18 March 2009
- Vietnam blocks US manufacturer's products on cancer scare
Tuesday 17 March 2009
- Hong Kong accused of victimising poor with tax on smokers
- Report: HIV rate in Washington reaches epidemic proportions
Monday 16 March 2009
- People with companion animals healthier, study says
- Diabetics at a higher risk of kidney and nerve damage
- Pregnant women should spend longer periods on their side
- Even the intolerant can stomach a little lactose
- German scientists block cystic fibrosis symptoms in mice
Thursday 12 March 2009
- Lou Gehrig's disease hits another retired footballer
- Dutch researchers discover sudden heart failure gene
Tuesday 10 March 2009
- Diarrhoea kills two million children a year, disease on the rise
- Tobacco-related deaths in Asia reported on the rise
Monday 09 March 2009
- More than 4,000 dead to cholera in Zimbabwe, UN says
- Immunotherapy against pollen allergy can help prevent asthma
- Disposable eating utensils may have high lead content
- WHO regional office calls for measles vaccination in Europe
- Body's shadow can indicate sun's ultra violet risk
- Back pain in women may have gynaecological causes
- Babies lack of interest in people can indicate autism
Saturday 07 March 2009
- Red Cross calls for better health care for women in war zones
Friday 06 March 2009
- Mozambique mobs kill three Red Cross workers in cholera mix-up
- CNN medical expert withdraws from running for US surgeon general
Thursday 05 March 2009
- Washington summit tackles age-old issue of health reform (Roundup)
- Washington summit tackles age-old issue of health care reform
- Two arrested in crackdown on "electronic cigarettes" in Hong Kong
Wednesday 04 March 2009
- US court ruling exposes drugmakers to lawsuits over warning labels
- Vietnam "disgusted" by US Agent Orange decision
Tuesday 03 March 2009
- Zimbabwe doctors say cholera could notch up 123,000 cases
- Bird flu kills four this year in Indonesia, death toll 119
- Hong Kong sees record high level of HIV infections
Monday 02 March 2009
- Obama nominates Sebelius as US health secretary (Roundup)
- Obama nominates Sebelius as health secretary (1st Lead)
- Russia-flagged ship stranded at Jordanian port for six months
- Obama to nominate new health secretary
- Hong Kong youngsters risk deafness with too-loud personal stereos
- Bird flu detected in second quail farm in central Japan
- Swedish study links smoking and obesity to premature death
- Routine arthritis drug boosts risk of shingles, scientists warn
- Treatments available for computer-induced arm pain
- Gene defect raises lung cancer risk
- Artichokes soothe stomach problems
Saturday 28 February 2009
- China passes food safety law amid scandals
Friday 27 February 2009
- UN launches polio eradication initiative in West Africa
- Bird flu detected in quail in central Japan
Wednesday 25 February 2009
- WHO: Drug resistance could derail global anti-malaria campaign
- Latvia and Estonia fall out over Hepatitis A scare
- Tax on cigarettes pushed up by 50 per cent in Hong Kong
- Sex survey finds people in Asia-Pacific a dissatisfied lot
Tuesday 24 February 2009
- Study links teen sex to degrading songs
- Philippines to exterminate ebola-infected pigs (Roundup)
- Philippines to exterminate thousands of pigs with Ebola virus
Monday 23 February 2009
- 70 sickened in China after eating organs tainted with doping agent
- Bali authorities defend dog culls to contain rabies
- Training hints for budding marathon runners
- Treat cases of meningococcal disease in children immediately
- Acupuncture effective for chronic pain - but doctors don't know why
- Children should not overdo sport, experts warn
- Parents are wary of life-saving vaccinations for children
- Smoking exacerbates progress of Crohn's disease
Saturday 21 February 2009
- Nepal reports second outbreak of bird flu in chickens
Friday 20 February 2009
- 29 die of hepatitis in India's Gujarat state
- Malaysian dengue cases on the rise; death toll reaches 18
Wednesday 18 February 2009
- UN rings alarm bells over bird flu in China (Roundup)
- UN rings alarm bells over bird flu in China
Tuesday 17 February 2009
- Austrian firm sent deadly vaccine for testing in Czech Republic
- WHO says gay men fuelling HIV/AIDS spread in Asia
- Indonesia's Bali island launches drive to kill stray dogs
Monday 16 February 2009
- Eating less can help older people remember better
- Anxiety's spiral: When fear of failing becomes overpowering
- Assisted conception can help childless couples
- When illness spoils a couple's retirement
- Weight loss is critical factor as cancer develops
- Third bird flu case this year in Vietnam
Saturday 14 February 2009
- Free coffee, rose and condom on Valentine's Day in Taiwan
Friday 13 February 2009
- West Nile virus has reached Austria, virologist says
Thursday 12 February 2009
- Nigeria arrests 12 in connection with deaths of 84 children
- Vietnamese blast food agencies over low-protein milk
- Octuplet mother launches online appeal for donations
- Killer bug halts bone marrow transplants at Hong Kong hospital
Wednesday 11 February 2009
- Group launches campaign in US to stop large scale rape in Congo
- Taiwan to raise duty on cigarettes
- Private and public stem cell banks out for blood in Thailand (Feature)
- Malaysian dengue cases, deaths almost double from 2008
Tuesday 10 February 2009
- Red Cross warns Zimbabwe past "worst case scenario"
- UNAIDS chief says 25 billion dollars needed despite economic crisis
- Foot-and-mouth disease spreads in Vietnam
- Nepal government says bird flu under control
Monday 09 February 2009
- New vaginal gel shows promise in AIDS fight graphs (Roundup)
- New vaginal gel shows promise in AIDS fight
- Bird flu hits five provinces in Vietnam
- Female cardiologists are better women patients, German study shows
- Have a car seat ready for baby's first ride
- Thyroid disease can cause infertility
- Infants should wear layers of cotton and woollens in cold weather
- Assisted conception can help childless couples
Saturday 07 February 2009
- Vietnam man suspected of infection with bird flu
- Miracle births stoke debates over fertility treatment (News Feature)
- Thai FDA certifies quality of Indian-made heart drug
Friday 06 February 2009
- Unfairly judged as I'm single, octuplet mother says (Roundup)
- Deadly tide of birds fuels fears of bird flu cover-up (News Feature)
- Unvaccinated adults prompt Vietnam measles outbreak
- Hong Kong nature reserve shut down as bird-flu scare spreads
- Mother had octuplets for "feeling of self, identity" Octuplet mother gives first interview
- After killing eight, peanut products get Congress' attention
Thursday 05 February 2009
- US Army reports big increase in suicides last month
- Study: Rescue workers still sick years after 9/11 attacks
- New Zealand lifts ban on unhealthy food in school shops
- Dead birds on Hong Kong beaches test positive for avian flu
Wednesday 04 February 2009
- Obama signs bill expanding children's health care
- Bird flu spreads in Vietnam after culling delay
- More dead birds found in Hong Kong as China avian-flu fears grow
- Mother of 14 courts controversy, cash (News Feature)
Tuesday 03 February 2009
- Obama's health secretary pick Daschle withdraws (Roundup)
- Obama's health secretary pick Daschle withdraws (1st Lead)
- Obama's health secretary pick Daschle withdraws over tax scandal
- TV, video games increase depression risk, US study finds
- Hong Kong expert warns of "terrible" China bird-flu outbreak (Roundup)
- Hong Kong expert warns of "terrible" bird-flu outbreak in China
Monday 02 February 2009
- The Netherlands reports mad cow disease death
- Palestinian minister says Gaza needs foreign doctors
- Nearly 500 ducks culled in Vietnam after contracting bird flu
- Trekking and swimming good for artificial hips
- Australian research links dementia and hypertension
- Cold weather sends blood pressure among 65-year-olds soaring
- Check for cervical cancer after menstruation
- How much salt is healthy? Hypertension link a matter of debate
- Jobless often suffer but rarely seek help, survey shows
Sunday 01 February 2009
- Bird flu claims fifth human victim in China in one month
Friday 30 January 2009
- Cigarette consumption up 14 per cent in Hong Kong since smoking ban
- Blood test for mad cow disease developed by Canadian researchers
- US octuplet mum already had six - refused embryo reduction (Roundup)
- Four more Philippine farm workers infected with Ebola Reston virus
- US octuplet mother refused to have fewer babies
- Karaoke spreads health message in Cambodia (Feature)
Thursday 29 January 2009
- US Army suicides peaked in 2008
- Swedish health agency to study link between disease and travel
- US expresses hope for Harare government in "very, very near future"
Wednesday 28 January 2009
- Zimbabwe cholera outbreak races ahead; more than 3,000 dead
- Malaysia bans chicken imports from bird flu-hit China
Tuesday 27 January 2009
- UNFPA: Restored US funding to help women's reproductive health
- California mother and octuplets doing "very well" (Roundup)
- UN meeting launches "alliance against hunger" (2nd Roundup)
- UN urges donors to release more funds against hunger (Roundup)
- Ban urges rich countries to give priority to fight against hunger
- California woman gives birth to octuplets
- Hong Kong goes on alert after fifth bird flu death in China
- China reports fifth bird flu death
Monday 26 January 2009
- UN food conference to launch alliance against hunger (2nd Roundup)
- Hillary Clinton calls for new engagement against hunger (Roundup)
- UN conference seeks solutions to food crisis in Madrid
- Study: High caffeine consumption linked to hallucinations
- Surgery to remove cataracts proves highly successful
- Involuntary retirement can be a health hazard
- Genetic link between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
- Regular bedtime helps allay sleep problems
- Coffee can protect from dementia in old age
Sunday 25 January 2009
- Malaysian sees sharp increase in dengue fever cases
- Bird flu claims fourth human victim in China this month
Saturday 24 January 2009
- Cholera spreads to South Africa's famous Kruger Park
Friday 23 January 2009
- Company gets first US approval for embryonic stem cell trial
- Chinese toddler dies of hand-foot-mouth disease
- Philippines farm worker tests positive for Ebola Reston virus
- Red Cross's Zimbabwe cholera relief in jeopardy - funding shortage
- Uganda to immunize after 35 die from meningitis
Thursday 22 January 2009
- Number of cholera dead in Zimbabwe shoots past 2,700
- More than 18,000 birds culled as avian flu hits eastern Nepal
Wednesday 21 January 2009
- Mozambique cholera death toll rises to 84
- Two Indonesians die of bird flu, bringing death toll to 115
- Germany bans cannabis-like drug Spice
- PREVIEW: Verdicts in melamine milk scandal expected
- Bird flu outbreak in India's Sikkim state
Tuesday 20 January 2009
- Boy, 16, becomes third to die of bird flu in China this year (Roundup)
- Boy, 16, becomes third to die of bird flu in China this year
- Malaysia raises health alert on dengue
Monday 19 January 2009
- South Africa cholera death toll rises sharply - over 30 dead
- Iranian AIDS experts among convicted plotters
- China reports second 2009 bird-flu fatality (Roundup)
- China reports second 2009 bird flu fatality
- Consumers should compare prices before buying medicines online
- Herbal remedies compete with traditional medicine
- Exercise beats vitamins at preventing strokes
- An office of your own is the healthy way to work
- Finnish agency recommends limiting children's use of mobile phones
Sunday 18 January 2009
- Young girl infected with bird flu in China (Roundup)
- Thai officials account for 3 per cent of HIV/AIDS patients
- New bird flu case in China
- Nepal begins culling thousands of birds after bird flu cases
Saturday 17 January 2009
- UNICEF says cholera not under control in Zimbabwe
Friday 16 January 2009
- Cholera spreading rapidly in Zimbabwe: 2,225 dead
- Nepal reports first outbreak of bird flu
- Hong Kong scientists produce chicken feed with bird flu vaccine
- 38 die of cholera in northern Mozambique province
Thursday 15 January 2009
- Turkeys culled in bird flu outbreak
- UNICEF: Every day 1,500 women die giving birth
- Thai company to develop whooping cough vaccine for poor nations
Wednesday 14 January 2009
- House expands child health care, with Obama approval sure (Roundup)
- House expands child health care, taking advantage of Obama victory
- US groups protest treason charges against Iranian AIDS experts
Tuesday 13 January 2009
- British doctors deliver miracle baby after mother's death (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe's health system in crisis; cholera claims 1,937 (Roundup)
- Zambia reports 28 deaths from cholers, aid for hard-hit Zimbabwe
- Call for Zimbabwe's health system to be placed under receivership
- British doctors deliver baby two days after mother's death
- Vietnam finds H5N1 virus in smuggled Chinese poultry
Monday 12 January 2009
- Taiwan raises cigarette's health duty to discourage smoking
- Dead baby boy is thrown out with rubbish in Hong Kong hospital
- Genetic traces of herpes virus found in babies
- German researchers report new breakthrough in deadly childhood cancer
- Tracking interplay of drugs for geriatrics important
- Testosterone deficiency is not a problem solely among older men
Sunday 11 January 2009
- SIDEBAR: Indoor smoking - where it is banned
- Taiwan bans indoor smoking (Roundup)
- Hanged gangster praised for donating organs
- Taiwan bans indoor smoking
Saturday 10 January 2009
- The grossly obese are tipping the scales in America
- Taiwan readies to ban indoor smoking
- Retail magnate gets kidney from executed murderer
Friday 09 January 2009
- Baby free of breast cancer gene born in Britain
- China launches drive to cut use of antibiotics
- Hong Kong police to search landfill for body of lost baby
Thursday 08 January 2009
- Sister of Vietnam's first bird flu case in 2009 died
Wednesday 07 January 2009
- Chinese woman dies of bird flu (Roundup)
- Hong Kong mortuary staff rapped for keeping loss of dead baby quiet
- International experts probe Ebola Reston virus in Philippine pigs
- Chinese woman dies of bird flu
Tuesday 06 January 2009
- UNICEF warns of effects of financial crisis on children (Roundup)
- UNICEF warns of effects of financial crisis on children
- More than 1 million people consider leaving polluted Hong Kong
Monday 05 January 2009
- Hong Kong hospital admits fault after patient died on its doorstep
- Tell your dentist if you dread the next visit
- Food allergies may not be as widespread, study finds
- Consult a doctor in the event of gall stone pain
- Two slices of cheese can make a difference against osteoporosis
- Prolong your life by keeping your weight steady and exercising
- Scabies may cause uncontrollable itch
Wednesday 31 December 2008
- China tries former managers of milk-scandal company available (Roundup)
- Red Cross deploys "emergency response units" to Zimbabwe cholera
- China tries former managers of milk-scandal company (1st Lead)
- China prosecutes former manager of milk-scandal company
- New Year's resolution to give up alcohol can be bad for your health
Tuesday 30 December 2008
- Germany plans to outlaw cannabis-like drug Spice
- Baby girl hospitalized in Hong Kong with mild form of bird flu
Monday 29 December 2008
- China tries protein powder makers for "endangering public security"
- Survey: Smoking on the decline in Denmark
- Smoker blows himself up having a sly cigarette in Hong Kong
- German consumer protection body warns against food colourings
- Fallen arches? Shock therapy may put you back on your feet
- Software tracks interplay of Parkinson's drugs
- Strong back muscles prevent slipped discs
- The pill, the patch, the condom - how they differ
- Taiwan goes crazy for "salt coffee"
- Live chicken sales resume in Hong Kong after bird flu outbreak
Sunday 28 December 2008
- China sets up fund for victims of tainted milk powder
- Taiwan to relax rules on human organ donation
Saturday 27 December 2008
- Save the Children: Child malnutrition acute in Zimbabwe
Friday 26 December 2008
- Surviving conjoined twin dies in London hospital (Roundup)
- Surviving conjoined twin dies in London hospital
- China tries six over tainted milk powder
Wednesday 24 December 2008
- Report: Tobacco giant Philip Morris infiltrated Thai research
Tuesday 23 December 2008
- US concerned about detained Iranian AIDS experts
- UN: Cholera death toll continues to rise in Zimbabwe
- Hundreds of Vietnam students hospitalized with food poisoning
Monday 22 December 2008
- Cholera spreading in South Africa, deaths reported in Johannesburg
- Outrage as patient dies on Hong Kong hospital doorstop (Roundup)
- Vietnam to permit trace levels of melamine in food
- Smoke-free Hong Kong may allow hi-tech smoking rooms in bars
- Hong Kong hospital refuses to attend to dying patient on doorstep
- Cannabis smokers at risk of personality disorder syndrome: study
- Study shows diabetics more likely to suffer vision problems
- Weight training improves strength and mobility
- Pain is all in the mind
- Singaporeans turn to Indonesia's "mafia" for donor organs (Feature)
Sunday 21 December 2008
- China's first face transplant patient dies
Saturday 20 December 2008
- Taiwan halts poultry exports owing to bird flu
Friday 19 December 2008
- Czech lawmakers strike down direct fees in health care
- UN: Fresh cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe; death toll rising
Thursday 18 December 2008
- Austria bans cannabis-like drug Spice
- Malaysia to impose mandatory pre-marital HIV/AIDS screening
- UN: Cholera has killed over 1,100 in Zimbabwe
Wednesday 17 December 2008
- Aid agencies step up appeals for Zimbabwe on eve of Christmas
- Cambodian authorities begin poultry cull after bird flu case
- Officials order culling in West Bengal after bird-flu outbreak
Tuesday 16 December 2008
- Syrian government to ban smoking in public places
- Red Cross: Zimbabwe cholera could be "catastrophic"
- China reports bird flu outbreak in eastern province
- Egyptian girl dies of bird flu
- Bird-flu outbreak reported from second Indian state
Monday 15 December 2008
- US doughnut chain serves up unhealthier food in Asia (Feature)
- Compression stockings help relieve leg circulation problems
- Involuntary childhood whistling may indicate serious infection
- Flying can be a problem for those with lung complaints
- Chemicals less effective than combing when battling lice
- Pets often the butt of domestic violence
Friday 12 December 2008
- Zimbabwe says Britain "planted" cholera in "genocide" bid (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe downplays Mugabe "no cholera" remarks
- Dutch newborn death rate among top highest in Europe
- Bird flu case detected in Cambodia
- Hong Kong steps up border checks to halt bird flu outbreak
Thursday 11 December 2008
- Worker in German meat factory catches anthrax
- Obama names Daschle as health secretary
- Stupefaction as Mugabe declares cholera outbreak over (2nd Roundup)
- Mugabe declares cholera outbreak over as death toll rises (Roundup)
- Ebola virus hit pigs in the Philippines
- Mugabe says cholera epidemic over (Extra)
- New Zealand woman, 79, has death wish tattooed on her chest
- Hong Kong authorities cull thousands of chickens in bird flu scare
- Britain's Africa minister in South Africa for talks on Zimbabwe
- Taiwan woman seeks damages over soapy Starbucks coffee
- South Africa declares emergency in cholera-hit north
Wednesday 10 December 2008
- UN report: injuries major cause of child death
- Irish dioxin pork "unlikely" health risk, says EU food watchdog
- Road accidents main cause of accidental death among children
- Zimbabwe cholera cases hit 746; government blames West for outbreak
- Indonesia confirms two new bird flu cases, death toll rises to 113
- Mass chicken slaughter begins as bird flu haunts Hong Kong again
Tuesday 09 December 2008
- "Dead people are better off": Zimbabweans on their fate (News Feature)
- UN to the rescue in Zimbabwe as cholera deaths near 600 (Roundup)
- Irish authorities: Beef also found to contain dioxins (Extra)
- No EU money for Irish farmers caught in dioxin scare (Roundup)
- British government plans ban on open display of cigarettes
- Cholera death toll continues to rise in Zimbabwe (Extra)
- UN officials arrive to help fight cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe
- Talks to resume pig slaughter amid beef fears in Irish dioxin scare
- First AIDS, now cholera: Zimbabwe's newest orphans (News Feature)
Monday 08 December 2008
- Irish police investigate dioxin contamination of pork (2nd Roundup)
- Police investigate source of Ireland's dioxin-tainted pork (Roundup)
- Ireland's dioxin-tainted pork exported to 25 countries
- Cut in urban lighting urged amid cancer concerns
- German scientists warn cervical cancer vaccine may be ineffective
- Exercising in private - turning your cellar into a gym
- Memory loss in old age
- "Dynamic sitting" at workplace helps prevent mouse arm
- Blue movies a sign of the blues
- Manic depression is often hard to recognize
Sunday 07 December 2008
- Ireland recalls all pork products: Toxic danger
Friday 05 December 2008
- Indian doctor promotes health, happiness with laughter yoga (Feature)
Thursday 04 December 2008
- Measles deaths drop by nearly 75 per cent this decade
- Zimbabwe appeals for help as cholera outbreak deepens (2nd Roundup)
- Doctor hopes to bring laughter yoga to China via Taiwan
- Greece pushes to move ahead smoking ban by summer
- Zimbabwe declares cholera an emergency, seeks help (Roundup)
- Zimbabwe declares emergency over cholera, seeks international help
Wednesday 03 December 2008
- Chuck E. Cheese no fun for cold and flu season
- Teething mixture kills more Nigerian babies
- EU targets Chinese soy in further melamine scare
- Conjoined twin in Britain dies after emergency separation
Tuesday 02 December 2008
- EU gives 9 million euros to Zimbabwe to help deal with cholera
- Water trickles back into Zimbabwe's capital after total shut-off
- Six infants died, 294,000 taken ill in China milk scandal (Roundup)
- China confirms death of six infants by tainted milk
Monday 01 December 2008
- Bush's AIDS fight gets PEACE award; White House in red (News Feature)
- Ban: AIDS outstrips treatment with historic rampage (Roundup)
- Bush: Huge AIDS ribbon on White House signals US support for fight
- Norwegian crown princess gets award for combating HIV/AIDS
- New UNAIDS director appointed to fight global disease
- EU calls for more education, equality, condoms to fight aid
- Catholic charity Caritas calls for children-specific HIV drugs
- Harare runs dry for the first time ever amid water crisis (Roundup)
- AIDS knowledge in Poland "is still scandalously low"
- South Africa's message: "Always use condoms with all your partners"
- Iran invests in education to fight AIDS, says minister
- Bruni-Sarkozy to be ambassador in the fight against AIDS
- Dutch health care insurers to give discount to organ donors
- Bird flu outbreak in India's Assam state, 40,000 poultry culled
- Aid agency: Worst anthrax outbreak looming
- Post-heart-attack angst can hurt your heart, German experts warn
- Too many additives will spoil your rating, warns German "food pope"
- Interactions among drugs for geriatric afflictions can be harmful
- Techniques can help ease irregular heart beat during pregnancy
- Bad breath can be prevented by brushing the tongue
Sunday 30 November 2008
- Zimbabwe's cholera infection rate nearly doubles in a week (Roundup)
- Reports: Up to 10,000 Zimbabwe cholera deaths possible by March
Saturday 29 November 2008
- Zimbabwean citizens sue government over cholera inaction
Friday 28 November 2008
- UN calls for new understanding of how AIDS spreads
- Teething mixture kills 25 Nigerian babies
- Complacency about AIDS heightens risks, experts say (News Feature)
- Cholera death toll rises in Zimbabwe, more areas affected
- Asia-Pacific's first online HIV/AIDS data hub launched
- HIV protection: Could pills work wonders against HIV? (Feature)
Thursday 27 November 2008
- Widespread fear that Vietnam's food supply is unsafe
- Indonesian AIDS commission rejects plan to tag sufferers
Wednesday 26 November 2008
- Stars sign up for AIDS charity magazine
- New cancer cases decline in US
Tuesday 25 November 2008
- Microsoft study highlights spread of "cyberchondria"
- Germany isolates sick retirees on river cruiser (Roundup)
- Chissano: Don't let financial crisis affect African child health
- Germany isolates sick British retirees on river cruiser
- UN: Number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe continue to rise
- Smokers in Greece face high pulmonary disease rates
- Myanmar faces 24,000 AIDS deaths for lack of antiretroviral drugs
Monday 24 November 2008
- Health agency approves giving vaccine against cervical cancer virus
- Study: Heart attack risk rises with daylight-saving changes
- Stem cells could save babies with heart defects, experts predict
- Nutrition varies according to gender
- Flu virus increases risk of heart attack
- Baby formula makers target Asian mothers after melamine scare
- "AIDS cure" good for only 1 per cent of patients, say experts
Sunday 23 November 2008
- South Africa plans 15-minute work stoppage for World AIDS Day
Saturday 22 November 2008
- Police report alarming rise in Nepal's suicide rate
Friday 21 November 2008
- Government: Cholera in nine of 10 provinces in Zimbabwe
- Pig infection, trichina worms, returns to Germany
- Calls for generic cigarette packs at anti-smoking summit in Durban
Thursday 20 November 2008
- Official: Increased HIV infections could halve Uganda's growth
- Singapore research team develops insulin-producing cells in mice
Wednesday 19 November 2008
- Doctors' group: Zimbabwe health services "in a state of collapse"
- Vietnam inspectors find melamine in five tons of powered milk
Tuesday 18 November 2008
- Nepal cracks down on unauthorized alcohol sales
Monday 17 November 2008
- Singapore recalls statement on Afghan medical deployment (Roundup)
- Singapore sends medical team to help heal Afghanistan
- Magnetic field therapy said to help cure body's ills
- Mind power can help keep pain in check
- Overweight children have more complications with anaesthesia
- New music therapy may help tinnitus sufferers
- Restless leg syndrome leads to sleep disruption
- Colour blindness incurable, but manageable
- Founder of laughter yoga to promote movement in Taiwan
Friday 14 November 2008
- UN marks World Diabetes Day with blue light
- Vietnam finds three more melamine-tainted milk products
Thursday 13 November 2008
- Rise in mobility means more HIV vulnerability, UN-ASEAN report says
Wednesday 12 November 2008
- Google search tracks spread of flu across US
- Privacy row over putting Dutch medical charts on file (News Feature)
- Emergency service comes to Medan, among first in Indonesia (Feature)
Tuesday 11 November 2008
- Vatican says no to Obama-supported embryonic stem cell research
- WFP says appeal for Zimbabwe's hungry received no funding
- British teenager wins right to die after court case is dropped
- China city considers recycling tainted milk in bricks
Monday 10 November 2008
- Thailand destroys 8 tons of melamine-tainted products
- Egg-fried rice off Hong Kong menus as China egg shortage bites
- Thailand detects new bird flu outbreak (Roundup)
- Shaking a crying baby can cause brain damage
- Condoms can help heal genital infections
- Far too few people recognize first signs of stroke
- Proper home ventilation prevents moisture damage and mildew
- Distraction is best response to a child's breath-holding spells
- Urinary tract infections are easily treatable
- Thailand detects new bird flu outbreak
Saturday 08 November 2008
- Twins for Taiwan cancer patient who had sperm frozen 13 years ago
- WHO congress backs traditional medicine for national health plans
Friday 07 November 2008
- Seeing is believing: Greece to ban smoking in 2010 (News Feature)
- Passenger takes Thai buses to task for cockroach in ear
Thursday 06 November 2008
- WHO praises complete smoking ban at all UN headquarters
- Cholera outbreak kills more than 50 in Mozambique
- Zimbabwe promises to repay missing malaria millions (News Feature)
- Zimbabwe promises to repay missing malaria millions
- Drugs consumption in Europe stable, report finds
- Vietnam finds melamine in imported milk, cookies
Wednesday 05 November 2008
- Bill Gates says India can lead the way in eradicating polio
Monday 03 November 2008
- Study links TV sex to high rate of teen pregnancy
- Deadly cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe's latest affliction (News Feature)
- Pesticide tributyltin added to trade "watch list"
- Maternity tourist boom brings midwife crisis to Hong Kong (Feature)
- Two South Korean cities bag best public toilets award
- Virus causes irregular heartbeat, German researchers find
- People with emotional problems should seek help
- Sex trumps sports as a sleeping aid
- Parents should monitor their teens' mood swings
- Dutch car accident victim helps support stocking wearers
- Sleep loss produces false memory, caffeine straightens them out
Thursday 30 October 2008
- Forty per cent of women in Germany victims of abuse: study
- Cholera toll at 121 in Zimbabwe, doctors say; closing in on Harare
- French charity quits Niger after malnourishment dispute
- Melamine discovered in Chinese eggs, authorities make first arrest
Wednesday 29 October 2008
- Death toll from Lassa-type rises to four in South Africa
- Contaminated Chinese body paint recalled in Australia
Tuesday 28 October 2008
- Dutch cities seek ways to reduce drug tourism
Monday 27 October 2008
- China apologizes to Taiwan for contaminated milk powder
- Commission eyes smoking ban in all EU bars and restaurants
- Many nightly, bathroom visits reduce bladder cancer risk: study
- Signs of dementia go beyond forgetfulness
- Brothels help prostitutes stay healthy
- Researcher: Skin creams can make skin drier
- New Zealand approves pig cell transplants for diabetes
Sunday 26 October 2008
- Melamine found for first time in eggs
Saturday 25 October 2008
- Thailand pulls three melamine-tainted snacks from store shelves
- China county culls 11,000 dogs after six people die from rabies
Friday 24 October 2008
- Swedish patient gets artificial heart
- South Africa performs world's first HIV-positive organ transplants
- Taiwan cancels eating contests after man dies of suffocation
Thursday 23 October 2008
- UN warns millions in North Korea faced with starvation
- Death of pregnant Japanese woman sparks controversy
Wednesday 22 October 2008
- UN: Potentially hazardous chemicals to fall under spotlight in Rome
- More contaminated Chinese products found in Philippines
- Bangladesh seeks FAO help in testing for tainted powder milk
Tuesday 21 October 2008
- UN: World is well prepared to fight large scale avian flu outbreak
- Eleven more die in new cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe
Monday 20 October 2008
- Malaysia shuts down biscuit factory in melamine scare
- Sulphur spring spas have pain- and inflammation-reducing benefits
- Pharmacists issue advice on taking medicines
- Targeted training can strengthen pelvic floor muscles
- New breakthrough in treatment of Alzheimer's disease
- Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US
- Testicles an "ethical" source of stem cells, German scientists claim
Saturday 18 October 2008
- Philippine tests clear 18 meat products imported from China
Friday 17 October 2008
- Hong Kong to lift ban on TV ads for anti-smoking patches and gum
Thursday 16 October 2008
- Vietnam finds four more melamine tainted products
Wednesday 15 October 2008
- Zimbabweans lament lack of clean water on World Handwashing Day
- Another contaminated Chinese milk product found in Philippines
Tuesday 14 October 2008
- Taiwan to accept sex-change woman as man
Monday 13 October 2008
- Cambodia endangered by new, drug-fuelled AIDS epidemic
- Asthmatic children should carry an emergency plan
- Older men often less fertile than younger men
- Head lice remedy should be repeated soon after first treatment
- St. John's Wort can be "as good as Prozac"
- Varicose veins should be treated without delay
Sunday 12 October 2008
- Blame Dad: scientists discover paternal baldness gene
- Report: Britain considering controls on excessive drinking
Friday 10 October 2008
- ASEAN calls for study on impact of trade liberation on health
- Germany slaughters 1,400 farm birds against bird flu
- WHO seeks global priority on mental health issues
- Malaysia may impose quarantine after dengue fever outbreak
Thursday 09 October 2008
- Most Austrian male youths use pornos for information on sex (Feature)
- Bird flu returns to Germany
- Magazine report says Elton John to visit Cambodia
- Nestle Taiwan agrees to refund consumers over tainted milk powder
- China says 47,000 infants hospitalized over tainted milk
- Hong Kong bars win court battle to allow smokers back inside
Wednesday 08 October 2008
- Cuba breaks national record with 200,000 medical students
- Third melamine-tainted Chinese milk brand detected in Philippines
Tuesday 07 October 2008
- Avian flu hits central Vietnam
Monday 06 October 2008
- Mystery flu-like disease kills four in Johannesburg
- British smokers confronted with graphic picture warnings
- New TB vaccine offers hope for AIDS patients, German researchers say
- Avoid alcohol during pregnancy to prevent disorders in newborns
- Salt provides foundation for European spas
- Fango sets standard for the healing power of mineral-rich mud packs
- What's bad for you could be good for you
Sunday 05 October 2008
- Sweets tainted with melamine found in Japan
- Australians dying for a tan
Friday 03 October 2008
- Milk scare floods Vietnam hospitals with children
- Cholera breaks out in Pakistan's violence-hit north-west
- Two Chinese milk brands sold in Philippines contaminated
- Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back (Feature)
Thursday 02 October 2008
- California to cover cost of HIV screening
- Taiwan finds tiny amount of melamine in Nestle milk powder
- Tainted milk product sold by Chinese shop in Austria (Roundup)
- India imposes ban on smoking in public places
- Tainted milk product sold by Chinese shop in Austria
Wednesday 01 October 2008
- UN seeks millions of dollars to help Syrians hit by drought
- Schwarzenegger signs fast food calorie law
- India gears up for ban on smoking in public places
- Bangladesh warns against contaminated Chinese milk powder
- Latest Chinese tests find 12 per cent of milk products tainted
Tuesday 30 September 2008
- Taiwan finds melamine in biscuits imported from Malaysia
- Lipton milk tea powder withdrawn after chemical found in it
- Most Africans still have no access to malaria testing, drugs: MSF
- Taiwan demands apology, compensation from China over tainted milk
- Thai food and drug agency finds melamine in Chinese milk powder
Monday 29 September 2008
- Doctors baffled by partly blind Australian
- Swedish politicians gain weight in office but enjoy life
- Cadbury withdraws made-in-China chocolate bars over milk scare
- Immune drug fights cancer, German researchers claim
- Study: Refraining from smoking a month before surgery is beneficial
- Pollution to blame for Asia's growing number of sneezes
- Circumcision helps protect gay men from HIV
- Violence against women impacts growth and health of infants
- Breastfeeding your newborn for six months makes your baby cleverer
- Freebie approach looks to entice Kenyans into HIV tests (Feature)
Sunday 28 September 2008
- Indonesia finds 12 food products containing melamine
Saturday 27 September 2008
- Costa Rica restricts Chinese milk products due to health concerns
- Philippines tests 54 milk products for contamination
- Nepal customs agents seize Chinese biscuits amid health scare
- Tainted milk chemical found in Heinz baby food in Hong Kong
Friday 26 September 2008
- ROUNDUP - Pizza Hut Taiwan probes melamine found in cheese packets
- Bird flu recurs in Vietnam
- China AIDS survey finds high levels of ignorance, stigma
- WHO says China's milk scandal worsened by ignorance, secrecy
- Pizza Hut Taiwan investigates melamine found in cheese packets
Thursday 25 September 2008
- UN: Iraqi government response to cholera effective so far
- Melamine found in sauce packets from Taiwan's Pizza Hut (Extra)
- Rally in Berlin: 130,000 hospital workers at protest
- China milk scandal: Asia, Europe tighten controls (2nd Roundup)
- China milk scandal: Asia, Europe tighten controls (Roundup)
- China allows Taiwan to investigate milk scandal (Roundup)
- Study shows more stroke victims can benefit from blood clot busters
- Two Spaniards become first mother and son to die of BSE
- South Korea bans imports of Chinese milk products, recalls cookies
- India bans import of milk products from China
- China allows Taiwan to send delegation to investigate milk scandal
- WHO IDs diseases, warming as Asia-Pacific health challenges (Feature)
Wednesday 24 September 2008
- Taiwan bans sale of food using Chinese dairy products (Roundup)
- Taiwan bans sale of food using Chinese dairy products
Tuesday 23 September 2008
- Taiwan to send experts to China to probe milk crisis (Roundup)
- Cambodia bans Chinese powdered baby milk
- China launches clean-up of "out of control" milk depots
- Chinese milk containing melamine found in Vietnam
- Malaysia bans Chinese chocolates, candies in wake of milk scare
- Taiwan to send experts to China to probe milk crisis
- Philippines bans sale, import of Chinese milk products
- Indonesia bans baby formula from China
Monday 22 September 2008
- 53,000 babies sickened by milk powder; cover-up found (2nd Roundup)
- South Korean Shin Young-Soo chosen new WHO Western Pacific chief
- 18 clinics set up to treat Hong Kong children in milk scare (Roundup)
- 53,000 babies sickened by milk powder; official resigns (Roundup)
- Bangladesh bans Chinese powdered milk amid health panic
- Worried parents swamp Hong Kong hospital in tainted milk scare
- Chinese hospitals treat 13,000 infants for tainted milk
- Study shows German men are accident prone
- Check doctor's specialty before cosmetic surgery
- Survival rates, treatment of congenital heart defects improving
- Heated car seats reduce fertility, German researchers warn
- Study gives tick to hormone therapy
Sunday 21 September 2008
- Danger chemical found in Nestle milk sold in Hong Kong (Roundup)
- Chinese leaders rally officials to handle milk scandal
- WHO satisfied with China's response to tainted infant milk scandal
- Hong Kong girl falls sick after drinking tainted milk from China
Saturday 20 September 2008
- Iraq cholera cases reach 171
- Philippines takes steps to prevent entry of tainted milk from China
- China orders overhaul of dairy industry amid milk scandal
- First Bangladeshi baby from frozen embryo born
Friday 19 September 2008
- Google founder says he has Parkinson's gene
- Bangladesh braces for water-borne disease epidemic
- China's melamine scandal spreads to fresh milk, yoghurt (Roundup)
- China's melamine scandal spreads to fresh milk
Thursday 18 September 2008
- More cholera cases found in southern Iraq
- Fourth baby dies as China arrests 12 more over milk scandal (Roundup)
- Deadly chemical found in China milk products on sale in Hong Kong
- New Zealand ponders banning Indian medicines
- China sacks city mayor amid milk scandal fallout
Wednesday 17 September 2008
- World Bank criticizes Mozambique's handling of HIV/AIDS
- Taiwan bans import of dairy products from 22 Chinese firms
- Third baby dies as tainted milk scandal widens in China (Roundup)
- HIV infections jump in Australia
- Nordic dairy group halts milk powder production in China (Extra)
- New Zealand partner says Chinese dairy company is victim
- Two suspect Chinese firms sent milk powder to Bangladesh, Myanmar (Extra)
- Third baby dies from contaminated milk formula in China
Tuesday 16 September 2008
- Two more arrests made in China over tainted baby formula
- New Zealand company withdraws contaminated milk in China
Monday 15 September 2008
- Number of babies in China ill from bad milk rises to 1,253 (Roundup)
- Second infant dies from contaminated milk, arrests made (Roundup)
- Second infant dies from contaminated milk, arrests made (1st Lead)
- Second infant dies from contaminated milk, arrests made in China
- New cases of cholera detected in Iraq
- New Zealand frustrated with China over contaminated baby milk
- Stuttering best approached with affirmative action
- Study says gel lessens mammogram pain
- Identifying the signs of hearing loss
- Banned sports "doping" drug improves memory functions
- Alcohol and drug addictions a risk factor for senior citizens
Sunday 14 September 2008
- Taiwan tightens controls on Chinese diary products in milk scare
- New Zealand dairy giant presses China on contaminated baby formula
Friday 12 September 2008
- UNICEF launches hand-washing campaign in Philippines
- New Zealand dairy giant concerned about sick babies in China (Roundup)
- New Zealand dairy giant watching sick babies in China reports
Thursday 11 September 2008
- Germans test first new TB vaccine for 80 years
- Sweden keeps restrictions unchanged after second bluetongue case
- Cholera outbreak claims 11 in Zimbabwe slum
- Brush your teeth or increase risk of heart disease, say scientists
Wednesday 10 September 2008
- Government officials held for negligence over cholera outbreak
- Jordan takes precautionary measures after cholera detected in Iraq
Tuesday 09 September 2008
- Officials: 1.6 million Ugandans dead from AIDS since 1982
- New cholera cases raise fears of epidemic in Iraq province
- PPR outbreak threatens millions of sheep, goats in Morocco, says UN
- Scientists discover key gene's role in colorectal cancer (Roundup)
- Hunt on for contaminated oysters after Macau hotel poisonings
- Scientists discover key gene's role in colorectal cancer
Monday 08 September 2008
- Sweden launches measures after first bluetongue case
- Warning against vampire teeth: they rot faster
- Fifty-nine-year-old French woman gives birth to triplets
- Swift treatment of neurodermatitis helps prevent asthma
- Diabetics should undergo regular cancer screenings
- Regulator denies junk food ads make kids fat
- Premature babies prone to lung disease later in life
- Pregnant women should not use public whirlpools
Saturday 06 September 2008
- More than 100 poisoned by oysters in luxury Macau hotels (Roundup)
- More than 100 poisoned by oysters in luxury Macau hotels
Friday 05 September 2008
- Girl, 6, becomes seventh child victim of mystery Hong Kong disease
Thursday 04 September 2008
- Two dead in Harare cholera outbreak
- More than one in seven Hong Kong youngsters is overweight
- Malaysian states record rise in dengue cases
- Report: French woman of 59 to give birth to triplets
- Hong Kong bans pregnant mainland Chinese from giving birth in city
Tuesday 02 September 2008
- AIDS haunts low-prevalence countries in Asia-Pacific (Feature)
Monday 01 September 2008
- Migraine medication unsuitable for ordinary headaches
- More exercise, different diet can cure chronic constipation
- Phantom noises of tinnitus can be muted
- Genetics, stress linked to childhood allergies, researchers say
- The outdoors are great for your eyesight as well
- Bye-bye to "bad hair days" as experts unsnarl tangled hair
Saturday 30 August 2008
- Singapore doctor says he was cleared in illegal organ-buying case
Friday 29 August 2008
- Germans face higher health costs as doctors get 10-per-cent hike
Thursday 28 August 2008
- Food poisoning strikes more than 250 trainee soldiers in Sri Lanka
- Asian health officials vow to intensify HIV-prevention campaign
Wednesday 27 August 2008
- Three-year-old dies of cholera in southern Iraq
- Two Spaniards could be first relatives to die of BSE (Roundup)
- Spanish woman and son could be first relatives to die of BSE
Tuesday 26 August 2008
- Health secretary: HIV/AIDS cases on the rise in the Philippines
- New Zealand hospital says thief replaced pain killer with water
- Cartwheel cops patrol Australian school
- Up to 12 dead in Canada after eating contaminated meat
Monday 25 August 2008
- Deadly aorta rupture may be averted with simple test, researchers say
- Children of mentally ill parents need support
- Parental intervention a must when teenagers do not eat properly
- Science looks at the size issue
Saturday 23 August 2008
- Over 62 killed as malaria epidemics hit Indian states
- Dutch discuss resuscitation for the elderly (News Feature)
Friday 22 August 2008
- Dutch elderly retain right of resuscitation, says health inspection
- Third child dies with mystery virus in Hong Kong
Thursday 21 August 2008
- Uganda to double number of AIDS patients on drugs to 300,000
- Fourth child succumbs to mystery virus in Hong Kong
Wednesday 20 August 2008
- Rabid cats attack seven in Serbia
Tuesday 19 August 2008
- Premature Israeli baby left in morgue for five hours dies (Roundup)
- Baby girl mispronounced dead and left in cooler for five hours dies
- Travellers to Malaysia told to cover up, use insect repellent
Monday 18 August 2008
- Baby girl returns to life five hours after being pronounced dead
- 49 children died during clinical trials at top medical institute
- High homocysteine levels can lead to bone degradation
- Alcohol abuse often overlooked before patients anaesthetics
- Losing weight with diabetes 2 - strict nutrition therapy required
- Green tea can make handy cold compress
- Consult a doctor about chronic headaches
Sunday 17 August 2008
- New Zealand hospital shut down after virus outbreak
- Egyptian mother and septuplets in good health
- Lethal drug-resistant TB spreads at alarming rate in South Africa
- Nurse: Disease will claim lives if Cambodia-Thai temple talks fail
Saturday 16 August 2008
- Egyptian woman gives birth to septuplets
- Two child deaths spark investigation in Hong Kong
Wednesday 13 August 2008
- WHO urges Philippine hospitals to improve infection control
Tuesday 12 August 2008
- UN: New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria
- Swedish hospital probes secret photos from operations
- Soya bean cuts breast cancer risk among Chinese women
Monday 11 August 2008
- Senior citizens and martial arts do mix
- Elderly not more anxious than young people, studies show
- US menace conquers Europe - ragweed
- Dental visit advisable before diving holiday
- Cholesterol test can be a lifesaver
Saturday 09 August 2008
- End of AIDS "nowhere in sight" (Feature)
Friday 08 August 2008
- Three commit suicide after testing HIV positive in Mozambique
- INTERVIEW: In Catholic Mexico, gay man heads AIDS programme
Thursday 07 August 2008
- Unborn baby to spend up to 3 months in womb of brain-dead mother
- Hong Kong patients told to go to China for kidney transplants
- Cambodian dengue cases down, but tourist hubs still at risk
- Female condoms put HIV prevention in women's hands (Feature)
- Malaysian candy removed from Singapore store shelves
- Chikungunya disease strikes 17 workers, mostly foreigners
- Activists demand more research on AIDS medicines for children
Wednesday 06 August 2008
- Funeral procession to protest high cost of AIDS drugs
- Mexico relents, allows methadone treatment for AIDS delegates
- Poland considers anti-sex-drive drugs for paedophiles
- Cholera outbreak kills 20 people in Philippines (Roundup)
- Mexico's anti-homophobia campaign offers lessons to world (Feature)
- Cholera outbreak kills 18 people in two days in Philippines
- Still making the case for condoms at AIDS global village (Feature)
Tuesday 05 August 2008
- AIDS-hit countries urged to increase male circumcision
- INTERVIEW: Leader of world AIDS group stresses advances in research
- AIDS vaccine experts dampen expectations, push for riskier tries
- UNICEF:India, China at risk of failing to meet child health goals
- Religion acts as barrier to HIV prevention, activists say (Feature)
Monday 04 August 2008
- Human-rights groups demand release of detained Iranian AIDS experts
- Actress Christina Applegate diagnosed with breast cancer
- Homophobia, prevention dominate AIDS conference in Mexico
- Intelligence trainable during old age
- Too much paracetamol can cause liver damage
- In search of smooth skin for summer: Shaving beats laser treatment
Sunday 03 August 2008
- AIDS conference with 25,000 participants set to begin in Mexico
- Bird flu kills Indonesian man, country death toll rises to 112
- US HIV infection rate higher than previously thought
Saturday 02 August 2008
- Water quality warnings have enthusiasts in a tizzy
Friday 01 August 2008
- Taiwan doctors find root of Asians people's gum disease
- Unborn child sues Austrian state over dignity of life
Thursday 31 July 2008
- Study: Living with a spouse or partner protects against dementia
- Australian HIV-positive man convicted of infecting others
Wednesday 30 July 2008
- Bush signs 50-billion-dollar AIDS package expansion
- German court rules smoking ban unconstitutional (Roundup)
- Church: Cholera death toll rises to 172 in Papua
- Top German court says full smoking ban unconstitutional
- New South Wales bans cigarette displays
Tuesday 29 July 2008
- BACKGROUND: AIDS in statistics for 2007 International AIDS Conference August 3-8 in Mexico City
- UN reports gains against AIDS, warns against complacency that moved earlier Tuesday ahead of International AIDS Conference August 3-8 i (Roundup)
- UN: Significant gains against AIDS; infection and deaths decline
- Czechs soften unpopular fees for medical care
- Fourteen workers die in Indonesia after drinking alcohol
- Healthy Mediterranean diet is dying out at home, UN expert says
- Hopes dashed for AIDS vaccine; science returns to basics August 3-8 in Mexico City (Feature)
- BACKGROUND: World braces for next 25 years of AIDS August 3-8 in Mexico City
- Latin American breast milk banks catch on worldwide August 3-8 in Mexico City (Feature)
- UN helps China become more open on AIDS August 3-8 in Mexico City; epa photos 00000401187968 (Feature)
- After 20-year HIV travel ban, US relents; others persist August 3-8 in Mexico City (Feature)
- In South Africa, a T-shirt for testing August 3-8 in Mexico City; 00000401413566 (Lesotho); 00000401414937 (Mandela); 00000401187499 (Feature)
- Compulsory Thai licensing of AIDS drugs sets precedent August 3-8 in Mexico City (Feature)
- Billions in global AIDS funding difficult to track Conference August 3-8 in Mexico City; epa photos 00000490021266, 00000401408247 (Feature)
- Mexico's gay leader of AIDS efforts urges open discussion August 3-8 in Mexico City