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Dengue cases in Caraga up by 74% in first 2 months of 2013

(PhilippineInformationAgency) A total of 396 suspected dengue cases were admitted to different disease reporting units in Caraga Region from January 1 to February 23. This is 74 percent higher compared to last year’s cases, recorded at 227.

March 5, 2013
| Filed under South Asia and Public Health
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Vaccine That May Help Protect Newborn Babies

(MedicalNewsToday) The underdeveloped immune systems of newborns don’t respond to most vaccines, leaving them at high risk for infections like rotavirus, pertussis (whooping cough) and pneumococcus. Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have identified a potent compound that activates immune responses in newborns’ white blood cells substantially better than anything previously tested, and that could potentially Read More »

March 5, 2013
| Filed under North America, Public Health, and Research
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Azerbaijan removes two diseases from list of dangerous infectious diseases

(APA) APA reports quoting the Cabinet of Ministers’ website that the amendments have been made in accordance with the President’s decrees to apply the laws “On immigration”, “On the development of migration management system” and “On annexes and amendments to some legislative acts of the Republic”. According to the amendments, hemorrhagic viral diseases and yellow Read More »

March 4, 2013
| Filed under Middle East, Agents & Toxins, and Public Health
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Deworming important for children’s health, has limited impact on infection in wider communities

(Public Library of Science) Although they have an important impact on children’s health and education, school-based deworming programs have a limited impact on the level of infection in the wider community, according to a mathematical modeling study conducted by researchers at Imperial College London.

February 28, 2013
| Filed under Public Health
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Two Sides of the Coin for Food Safety of Cut Leafy Greens

(FoodSafetyNews) It’s a coin with two markedly different sides. Flip it once and fresh cut leafy greens come up as the nutritional stars in salad mixes. On that list are spinach, kale, green and red leaf lettuces, baby leaf lettuces, escarole, endive, spring mix, arugula, romaine, and iceberg lettuce, among others. Praised by doctors and Read More »