China, facing rising human cases of the H7N9 avian flu, asked its municipalities and provinces to be on higher alert to control the disease. The National Health and Family Planning Commission, which summoned a meeting of health officials ...
SHANGHAI, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Chinese health authorities reported the deaths of two men, including a doctor, from H7N9 avian flu in Shanghai. The Shanghai municipal health commission Monday reported the 31-year-old doctor and a 77-year-old ...
Eight million U.S. lives were saved by anti-smoking measures enacted since a pivotal surgeon general's report 50 years ago this month, researchers estimate. First author Theodore R. Holford, professor of biostatistics and member of Yale ...
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Measles, traced to a man at a hip-hop dance competition in Sydney, spread across Australia and overseas, leaving tens of thousands exposed, officials say. Public health officials in Australia and New Zealand Health Authorities told the ...
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Scientists say they have the first definitive proof that a deadly respiratory virus in the Middle East infects camels in addition to humans. The finding may help researchers find ways to control the spread of the virus. Using gene ...
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You know those popular songs that you just can't get out of your head? A new study suggests they have the power to trigger strong memories, many years later, in people with brain damage. The small study suggests that songs instill ...
US-based BioVentrix has announced that placement of its Revivent-TC ventricular enhancement system, via Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement (LIVE) procedure, has been successfully expanded to a second European clinical site. The ...
Lately, I’ve been in full-blown grumpy old man mode. It started a couple of weeks ago when someone’s administrator asked me if I was planning to spend Thanksgiving with my grand kids. I will admit my mustache is greyer than it ...
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After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) national secretary Tony Sheldon said six truck crashes and six deaths in two days was evidence of the pressure on drivers to speed or skip rest breaks, to meet unrealistic deadlines. “Road ...
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Electric car maker Tesla is looking to expand beyond its success in the US, with the badge securing its first-ever sale in mainland China. A 24-year-old man from Dongyang city, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province, has become the ...
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Dad has always been there to provide guidance in life, so Father's Day might be as good a time as any to repay him with a GPS navigator. Choosing the best GPS can seem daunting, as there are many choices available, often with only slight ...
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With Bitcoin all the rage and startups popping up left and right, it's hard to know who's an expert in the virtual currency and who just has an opinion. Most people would put Jeff Garzik in the former camp. A Bitcoin core developer for ...
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Spring Festival (The Chinese New Year) (1st of the 1st month) The biggest and most celebrated festival in China and part of east and Southeast Asia. This usually runs over 3 days not including the weekend and is at the end of January or ...
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Al Fritz, one of the legends of the U.S. bicycle industry, died Tuesday in Chicago at 88. Fritz's long career at Schwinn was most notable for his invention of the iconic Sting-Ray 20-inch muscle bike in the early 1960s. Schwinn sold ...
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