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Environmental exodus
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Climate change is the largest environmental change expected this century. It is likely to intensify droughts, storms and floods, which will undoubtedly lead to environmental migrations and potential conflicts in the areas ...
Conflict-affected countries receive less aid dedicated to reproductive health
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Low income, conflict-affected countries such as Afghanistan, Sudan and Somalia receive less development money for reproductive health than countries that are not experiencing conflict, according to a new study in this week's ...
Stent for life initiative
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Primary angioplasty (with stent implantation) is the most effective therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but it is not available to many patients, even though most European countries have sufficient resources (ie, ...
New research links International Monetary Fund loans with higher death rates from tuberculosis
Jul 22, 2008 |
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans were associated with a 16.6% rise in death rates from tuberculosis (TB) in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European countries between 1992 and 2002, finds a study in ...
Extended infant antiretroviral prophylaxis reduces HIV risk during breastfeeding
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 05, 2008 |
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In many resource-poor countries, infants born to mothers with HIV receive a single dose of nevirapine (NVP) and a one-week dose of zidovudine (ZDV) to prevent transmission of HIV from the mother to her newborn. The results ...
Risk of tuberculosis from arthritis medication examined
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents is recognized as a risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's ...
India loses communication with lunar satellite (Update)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- India's national space agency said communications with the country's only satellite orbiting the moon snapped Saturday and that its scientists were no longer controlling the spacecraft.
HIV treatment in Africa as successful as in Europe, if started in time
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 08, 2008 |
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The public health approach to HIV treatment, in which a limited number of drug combinations is used for all patients in South African programs, works just as well as the highly individualized approach to drug selection used ...
Coerced medication used in psychiatric care despite lack of clinical evidence
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Researchers are calling for more studies into the practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication, after a research review showed that there have been very few rigorous investigations of the procedure.
Immigrant children from poor countries academically outperform those from developed countries
Sep 30, 2008 |
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Immigrants who seek a better life in Western countries may not be able to escape the influence of their home country when it comes to their children's academic performance, according to findings from the October issue of ...
Obtaining kidney transplants abroad carries certain medical risks
Oct 15, 2008 |
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People traveling to other countries to receive kidney transplants experience more severe post-transplant complications with a higher incidence of acute rejection and severe infections, according to a study appearing in the ...
'Catastrophic' e-waste fuels global toxic dump
Nov 13, 2009 |
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A "catastrophic accumulation" of dozens of millions of tonnes of "e-waste" from computers, cellphones and television sets is fuelling a global pile of hazardous waste, an international body warned Friday.
Insulin drug study shows significant improvements in more than 52,000 diabetic patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 02, 2009 |
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A major international diabetes study of more than 52,000 patients from eight countries has shown that using biphasic BIAsp 30 insulin resulted in significant clinical improvements and greater patient satisfaction.
Risk of repeat attacks in heart patients causes concern for doctors
Aug 28, 2008 |
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An international study, led by the University of Edinburgh, raises concerns that some patients may not be receiving the optimum medical treatment and follow-up care because doctors are misjudging the risk of a further heart ...
Mexico's expanded health insurance improves hypertension treatment
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Mexico’s new health insurance program, Seguro Popular, which was created to extend health insurance to the nation’s 50 million uninsured by 2010, is having a positive effect on coverage of antihypertensive treatment in that ...
