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Unstoppable Ebola outbreak in Congo

June 4, 2019
Ten months after it diagnosis, the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has become unstoppable, with over 1,300 deaths in 2,000 people infected, where children are a quarter of them.

Very unique case: Flash fire in patient's chest cavity during emergency heart surgery

June 3, 2019
At this year\'s Euroanaesthesia Congress (the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology) in Vienna, Austria (1-3 June), doctors present the unique case of a man who suffered a flash fire in his chest cavity during emergency heart surgery caused by supplemental oxygen leaking from a ruptured lung.

Health products from Konsar Future Nutrition may pose serious health risks

June 1, 2019
Health Canada is warning Canadians that all products manufactured by Konsar Future Nutrition may pose serious health risks.

WHO worried about poliovirus, keeps 'international emergency' designation

June 1, 2019
The twenty-first meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the Director-General on 14 May 2019 at WHO headquarters with members, advisers and invited Member States attending via teleconference, supported by the WHO secretariat.

Delays lead to late-stage diagosis of young people with colorectal cancer

May 31, 2019
The incidence of early onset colorectal cancer has increased nearly 50 percent in the last 30 years.

Thanks to anti-vaxxers number of measles cases in US breaking records

May 30, 2019
CDC is reporting 971 cases of measles in the United States thus far in 2019.

Manuka honey to kill drug-resistant bacteria found in cystic fibrosis infections

May 30, 2019
Manuka honey could provide the key to a breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis patients following preliminary work by experts from Swansea University.

Study finds how prostate cancer cells mimic bone when they metastasize

May 29, 2019
Prostate cancer often becomes lethal as it spreads to the bones, and the process behind this deadly feature could potentially be turned against it as a target for bone-targeting radiation and potential new therapies.

UN strengthens measures to combat Ebola epidemic in Congo

May 27, 2019
The United Nations has drawn up new measures to strengthen its response to the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and put an end to the spread of this deadly virus, which already has claimed more than 1200 lives.

U.S. federal judge blocks Mississippi abortion law

May 25, 2019
A U.S. federal judge temporarily blocked a highly controversial state law passed recently in Mississippi banning abortions once a fetus\' heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

Farmers seven times more likely to suffer from heart disease

May 24, 2019
Farmers are seven times more susceptible to cardiovascular disease and three times more likely to get cancer than any other occupational group.

WHO certifies Algeria and Argentina malaria-free

May 23, 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) granted malaria-free certification to Algeria and Argentina, after the two countries had proved that the indigenous transmission of the disease had been interrupted for at least three consecutive years.