‘Close the windows’: Lebanon power plant sparks cancer fears
Zouk Mikael, Lebanon | AFP | by Jonathan SAWAYA After losing four relatives to respiratory illness, Zeina Matar fled her…
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Health
Indonesia bans all syrup, liquid medicines after children’s deaths
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) -- The Indonesian government announced on Wednesday a ban on all syrup and liquid medicine prescription and…
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Life expectancies diverged in pandemic’s second year: study
Paris, France (AFP)-- There was a dramatic divergence in the average life expectancy of people in different global regions during…
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Spanish baby gets groundbreaking intestinal transplant
Madrid, Spain | AFP | A 13-month old baby girl received the world's first intestinal transplant, Spanish health authorities…
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‘What have they done?’ Flip side of Turkey’s dental boom
by Remi BANET Agence France Presse Istanbul, Turkey (AFP) -- Briton Rida Azeem knew her dental trip to Turkey had…
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How bad is red meat for you? Health risks get star ratings
by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- Research about what is healthy comes so thick and fast…
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Nursing shortage forces emergency room closures across Canada
by Michel Comte Agence France-Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- An acute nursing shortage is clogging or even closing hospital emergency…
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After the floods, a wave of disease plagues Pakistan
by Ashraf KHAN / Joe STENSON Agence France-Presse JOHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- His head haloed by a whirlwind of mosquitoes,…
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Medicine Prize opens Nobel week clouded by war
by Marc Preel and Alma Cohen Agence France-Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Breast cancer discoveries and mRNA vaccines are seen…
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Hackers leak French hospital patient data in ransom fight
Évry, France (AFP) -- Hackers who crippled a French hospital and stole a trove of data last month have released…
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