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Gree Overseas PV AC Reference Projects
Sep 18, 2016Many natural resources are about to run out because of overuse. As an air conditioning company with social responsibilities, Gree focuses more on the sustainable development of human beings apart from being No.1 in tax payment in China Home ...
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Misunderstanding of Antibiotics Fuels Superbug Threat: WHO
Dec 29, 2015The World Health Organization has said that people across the world are alarmingly confused about the role of antibiotics, and that this ignorance is fuelling the rise of drug-resistant superbugs. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the ...
Tags: Antibiotics Fuels
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Tyson Food Has Cut out Gentamicin From Its Hatcheries
Mar 13, 2015Arkansas-based poultry producer Tyson Foods Inc. has cut out gentamicin, a key human antibiotic, from its hatcheries. The US' largest chicken producer told Reuters that gentamicin and other similar antibiotics had been removed from its 35 ...
Tags: poultry, Tyson Foods
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China to Cut Regulatory Red Tape for Medtech Firms
Dec 22, 2014China has agreed to cut some of the bureaucracy that delays sales of medical devices and medicines made in the United States, the U.S. commerce secretary announced. Following bilateral trade talks between the two nations, Commerce ...
Tags: Medical devices, Medicines
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Use Of Telemedicine Can Reduce Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Residents
Feb 26, 2014Health Affairs: Use Of Telemedicine Can Reduce Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Residents And Generate Savings For Medicare Hospitalizations of nursing home residents are frequent and result in complications, morbidity, and Medicare ...
Tags: Telemedicine, Medicaid, Medicare Premium
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What Is Antibiotic Resistance and Is It Right to Describe It as a 'looming Global Threat'
Feb 26, 2014What is antibiotic resistance and is it correct to describe it as a ‘looming global threat’? Antibiotic resistance is a consequence of antibiotic use. Bacteria adapt to the threat of antibiotics using mechanisms to overcome ...
Tags: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance, bacteria, implementing policies
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A Downward Trend in Antibiotic Use Among Children May Have Leveled off in Certain Areas
Feb 13, 2014TUESDAY Feb. 4, 2014, 2014 -- A downward trend in antibiotic use among children may have leveled off in certain areas of the United States, a new study shows. Researchers from Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School reviewed ...
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NPS MedicineWise Is Urging All Health Professionals to Take Pledge to Fight Antibiotice
Feb 8, 2014NPS MedicineWise is urging all health professionals to take the pledge to fight antibiotic resistance after new research shows that making a public commitment leads to significant improvements in antibiotic prescribing. The study, ...
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Nixon Funded Research to Wage a War on Cancer
Jan 13, 2014President Nixon funded research to wage a war on cancer, a long battle that we're still fighting today. While the last 40 years haven't brought us a cure, we have made some meaningful progress in developing tools and knowledge to take a ...
Tags: cancer risk, lifestyle changes, preventive screenings, healthy choices
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It's Important to Know and Respect Your Body's Limits
Jan 10, 2014If your New Year's resolution was to get in shape, you should ease into your exercise program, an expert warns. Trying to get quick results could do more harm than good. "It's important to know and respect your body's limits," Dr. Joshua ...
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Experts Sound Alarm Bells on Rising Resistance of Microbes to Antibiotics Used by Humans
Dec 27, 2013As experts continue to sound alarm bells about the rising resistance of microbes to antibiotics used by humans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced it was curbing the use of the drugs in livestock nationwide. "FDA ...
Tags: antibiotics, FDA, animal health, antimicrobials
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The Number of U.S. Teens Taking The Club Drug Ecstasy Has More Than Doubled
Dec 27, 2013The number of U.S. teens who wind up in the emergency room after taking the club drug Ecstasy has more than doubled in recent years, raising concerns that the hallucinogen is back in vogue, federal officials report. Emergency room visits ...
Tags: US teens, club drug, Ecstasy, hallucinogen, teens health
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Women Who Are Happy with Their Bodies Are Better Able to Maintain a Happy Relationship
Dec 27, 2013Women who are happy with their bodies are better able to maintain a happy relationship, a new study finds. The researchers' survey also found that women who are satisfied with their current relationship tend to be fine with their weight ...
Tags: women health, body image, happy relationship, be happy with self's body
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Heel Spurs Can Lead to Significant Pain and Discomfort
Dec 26, 2013Heel spurs are bony growths that form on the heel as a result of overuse or obesity. They can lead to significant pain and discomfort. The Ohio State University Medical Center suggests how to help heal heel spurs: Rest the foot, and ...
Tags: Health Tip, Heel Spur
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FDA Released Version of a Voluntary Plan to Phase out Use of Certain Antibiotics
Dec 12, 2013The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the final version of a voluntary plan to phase out the use of certain antibiotics in food animals. Antibiotics are added to the feed or drinking water of cattle, hogs, poultry and other ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
