Terengganu declared cholera free
KUALA LUMPUR: Terengganu has been declared free of cholera as there were no new cases reported since two weeks ago. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said 187 cases were rep...
The New Straits Times,
Tue Dec 08 19:52:38 PST 2009
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TERENGGANU DECLARED FREE OF CHOLERA
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- Terengganu has been declared free of cholera as there were no new cases reported since two weeks ago.
Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News,
Tue Dec 08 19:26:28 PST 2009
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Cholera bacteria show adaptability to changing environments
(PhysOrg.com) -- The deadly bacterium behind cholera epidemics spends only a fraction of its life infecting humans. Most of the time, Vibrio cholerae lurks in estuaries and other semisalty ...
PhysOrg,
Tue Dec 08 06:17:17 PST 2009
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Kenya : Cholera Deaths Reflect the State of Our Nation
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AllAfrica.com,
Mon Dec 07 06:16:40 PST 2009
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Cholera: House committee to summon Ministers
Caption: The committee's chairman Dr Robert Monda said the ministers would be summoned next week to explain how the three ministries are handling the cholera epidemic that was getting worse...
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation,
Mon Dec 07 03:55:29 PST 2009
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Scant Rains Escalate Cholera Outbreak in Kenya
Kenya is facing one of the worst cholera outbreaks in a decade and at least 122 people have died in the past month as a result of the epidemic sweeping across the east African nation.
The Christian Post,
Sun Dec 06 20:12:08 PST 2009
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Also In Global Health News: Clean Water In India; Cholera In Kenya; Zuma, Gates Di...
News Outlets Examine Water Purifier Launched In India India's Tata Group on Monday "unveiled a new low-cost water purifier, which it hopes will provide safe drinking water for millions and ...
Medical News Today,
Tue Dec 08 07:11:50 PST 2009
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MAJOR NEWS ITEMS MOVED BY BERNAMA AS AT 3 PM : DEC 9
1. KUALA LUMPUR : Terengganu has been declared free of cholera as there were no new cases reported since two weeks ago.
Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News,
Tue Dec 08 23:19:28 PST 2009
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Also in global health news: Clean water in India; cholera in Kenya; Zuma, Gates di...
India's Tata Group on Monday "unveiled a new low-cost water purifier, which it hopes will provide safe drinking water for millions and cut the toll of deadly diseases," Agence France-Presse...
News-Medical-Net,
Mon Dec 07 22:30:30 PST 2009
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Watery scourge
There is a global resurgence of cholera in the past five years, with more than a quarter million people infected
The Star,
Tue Dec 08 14:42:34 PST 2009
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Dr Ndung'u said no case of cholera has been reported in the district. Meanwhile, Mombasa Water and Sewerage Company workers are battling to fix up a blockage along a sewerline at Kalahari i...
AllAfrica.com,
Tue Dec 08 12:00:03 PST 2009
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Cholera sweeps Kenya; 119 deaths reported
A cholera epidemic is sweeping across Kenya, with 4,700 cases reported in the past month and 119 deaths in what Kenyan officials are calling "one of the worst outbreaks in a decade."
Denver Post,
Sat Dec 05 00:18:55 PST 2009
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World Vision responding to Kenya cholera outbreak
World Vision - USA Nairobi, December 4, 2009--Cholera is continuing to spread quickly in Kenya's northwest region of Turkana, World Vision said this week, with the areas of Katilia, Lokubae...
AlertNet,
Fri Dec 04 13:54:09 PST 2009
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Irish immigrants encounter disease, war
She was baptized in County Wexford, Ireland, in 1825 as Bridget Hart, but her confirmed name was Rosalie, the name that stuck. Her father, Thomas Hart, was appointed to the lighthouse at Co...
Corpus Christi Caller-Times,
Tue Dec 08 22:01:00 PST 2009
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Lyon : le 8 décembre, une fête religieuse mise en lumières
Alors que les dernières bougies de la fête des Lumières s'éteignent à Lyon, badauds et pélerins nous dévoilent l'origine de cet évènement qui méle
Euronews,
Tue Dec 08 22:47:48 PST 2009
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ZIMBABWE: Improving but still fragile
Source: IRIN The humanitarian community in Zimbabwe, taking a cautiously optimistic approach, has appealed for US$378 million dollars to buy food and medicines, and bolster health, educatio...
AlertNet,
Tue Dec 08 12:53:49 PST 2009
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Irish immigrants encounter disease, war
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times,
Tue Dec 08 12:23:00 PST 2009
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Merkel cells revealed as secret behind sensation of light touch
Scientists have proved experimentally what has been suspected since the discovery of Merkel cells in the skin over a century ago: the sense of light touch that is critical for hand dexterit...
PhysOrg,
Tue Dec 08 12:02:17 PST 2009
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'Shoot-'em-up' video game increases teenagers' science knowledge
While navigating the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells to save a patient suffering from a raging bacterial infection, young teenage players of the "Immune Attack" video ...
PhysOrg,
Tue Dec 08 11:32:37 PST 2009
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