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New Ebola vaccine arrives in Congo, UK says Tanzania safe, U.S. screens for virus

November 5, 2019
The Congolese medical authorities said Saturday they had received the first shipment of a new Ebola vaccine as the central African country battles its second deadliest outbreak of the virus this decade.

Study finds dangerous lead in Canadian drinking water

November 5, 2019
A new study released Monday has found that hundreds of thousands of Canadians, including children in daycares and schools, have been drinking water contaminated with lead.

Cancer cases in India spike over 300% in 1 year

November 4, 2019
The number of Indians diagnosed with cancer more than tripled between 2017 and 2018, according to a new government report.

China approves sale of domestic new Alzheimer's drug

November 3, 2019
A domestic drug for treating Alzheimer\'s disease has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration to hit the market, according to its developers.

Malaria: From excellent prognosis to deadly disease

November 2, 2019
Malaria is a serious tropical disease: One mosquito bite can be fatal.

Gut bacteria key factor in childhood obesity

October 31, 2019
New information published by scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health suggests that gut bacteria and its interactions with immune cells and metabolic organs, including fat tissue, play a key role in childhood obesity.

New Zealand strengthens community vaccination to battle measles

October 30, 2019
Trained community pharmacists in New Zealand will deliver MMR measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations in the latest step of the government\'s plan to battle measles outbreaks.

900 Pakistan kids test HIV positive

October 29, 2019
Nearly 900 children in the small Pakistani city of Ratodero were bedridden early this year with raging fevers that resisted treatment. Parents were frantic, with everyone seeming to know a family with a sick child.

Scotland set to ban heading in kids' football over dementia link

October 28, 2019
MOVES to ban children under-12 heading the ball has been described as a “smart move” by the author of a groundbreaking report on the link between football and dementia.

Artificial pancreas system better controls blood glucose levels than current technology

October 25, 2019
A multicenter randomized clinical trial evaluating a new artificial pancreas system which automatically monitors and regulates blood glucose levels has found that the new system was more effective than existing treatments at controlling blood glucose levels in people with type 1 diabetes.

Disneyland visitor had measles

October 24, 2019
Los Angeles County health officials say a visitor to Disneyland this month may have exposed others to measles.

Chemicals in consumer products during early pregnancy related to lower IQ

October 24, 2019
Exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy to mixtures of suspected endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in consumer products is related to lower IQ in children by age 7, according to a study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Karlstad University, Sweden, published in Environment International in October.
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