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Guangzhou halts exports to HK after bird flu...

The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has partially suspended the export of live poultry to neighbouring Hong Kong after bird flu was identified in a nearby market, according to South China Morning Post. The Centre for Food Safety said it learned from ... [Published WorldPoultry.net - 2 hours ago]
First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 17 mins ago - 8 reports

Gunmen kill cop protecting Pakistan polio vaccine team

The attackers opened fire as the team was going to administer polio drops in Kalam town in Bajaur district, one of the seven tribal areas along the Afghan border, local administration official Suhail Ahmed Khan said."One tribal police official, who had ... [Published Times Live South Africa - 1 hour ago]
Entities: Polio, Pakistan, Kalam, Vaccine
First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 21 mins ago - 5 reports

Sleep apnea in seniors linked to Alzheimer's

A new NYU study looking at sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and markers for Alzheimers disease (AD) risk in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and neuroimaging has supported the growing body of research linking the two. ... [Published Business Standard India - 21 mins ago]
First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 42 mins ago - 19 reports

ACT paying high price for cocaine

The Australian Crime Commission's (ACC) latest figures on illicit drugs indicate Canberrans are paying more for cocaine than people in other areas of Australia.Between 2011 and 2012 the ACT and Northern Territory both recorded the highest street price ... [Published ABC Online - 42 mins ago]
First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 44 mins ago - 5 reports

Breathing difficulties during sleep linked to Alzheimers

Breathing difficulties during sleep may be an early warning sign of future Alzheimer?s disease, researchers believe.Experts are not sure how sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and Alzheimer?s are linked, but evidence suggests some people who suffer from ... [Published This is Dorset - 44 mins ago]
First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 52 mins ago - 4 reports

Vietnam plans to produce H1N1 flu vaccine in late 2014

Vietnam is stepping up preparations for production of a vaccine against H1N1 flu virus in late 2014 or early 2015, local Tuoi Tre newspaper reported on Monday, quoting sources from the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MOH) as saying.Specifically, MOH's ... [Published Global Times - 52 mins ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 reports

Illegal drug lab busts on the rise in WA

THE number of illegal drug labs detected in Western Australia is the second highest in the country, a new report shows. The Australian Crime Commission's (ACC) Illicit Drug Data Report 2011/12, released on Monday, reveals that authorities found 160 labs ... [Published NEWS.com.au - 1 hour ago]
First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 6 reports

Record drug haul as steriods and hormones flood the market

Online shopping: More than 91 per cent of detections of steroids, hormones and peptides occurred in parcel post. Steroids and hormones are flooding into Australia compared to a decade ago and detections of amphetamines and ecstasy at the border increased ... [Published The Sydney News - 3 hours ago]
Entities: Hormone, Ecstasy, Drugs
First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 7 reports

Vaccine opponents get info online

Half of Australians who oppose childhood vaccination get their information from the internet, while most supporters trust the advice of their GP.The finding, which emerged from the first national survey on our attitudes to vaccination, has sparked calls ... [Published Australian Women's Weekly - 3 hours ago]
First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 4 reports

Women Participate in Race for Life Event to Raise Money for Cancer Patients

More than 3,000 women participated in this year's Race for Life events in order to support the fight against cancer. The events are being held across the country by Cancer Research UK. Herrington Country Park, at Penshaw near Sunderland, was the latest ... [Published TopNews United States - 5 mins ago]
First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 8 reports

And I bet he wants his income taxes cut too

Ah, the “War on Terror” has anything ever been more profitable ? Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, ... [Published Firedoglake - 41 mins ago]
First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 5 reports

A fat tax for Australia?

Do you want to supersize your burger order? Be prepared to pay more money in the future for that extra meat patty.In an effort to address our country’s obesity problem, the Australian Government has commissioned a three-year study – which is estimated ... [Published Yahoo! 7 Lifestyle - 7 mins ago]
Entities: Taxes, Australia, Obesity

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...She added, "Looking atat all the back signs that women wear at the event, declaring why they are taking part, is a very emotional experience" . Cancer Research UK expected to raise 170,000 at the Sunderland event...
Women Participate in Race for Life Event to Raise Money for Cancer Patients [Published TopNews United States - 5 mins ago]
...that she would prefer not to legislate, a spokesperson for Health Minister Tanya Plibersek today confirmed that the government have decided to "actively educate and encourage Australians to adopt and maintain a healthy diet rather than to legislate."
A fat tax for Australia? [Published Yahoo! 7 Lifestyle - 7 mins ago]
...College of Human Ecology Associate Professor John Court Ray that this result is not surprising, it is constantly changing attitude toward weight. "When more and more people are overweight, this change is very meaningful." The United States accepted the Council for the Promotion of obesity based on fat is beautiful, to promote respect for fat people, and various forms of...
How to bring up a happy fat? [Published Al Bawaba - 9 mins ago]
"Raising awareness of early cancer detection, encouraging individuals to adopt personal monitoring routines and building a greater understanding of inherent cancer risk is why we run #GetFit" said John Dineen, President and CEO, GE Healthcare...
GE Healthcare Launches #GetFit Cancer Prevention Campaign [Published Business Wire - 9 mins ago]

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Top stories in health and medicine, May 20, 2013 [Published KevinMD.com - 12 mins ago]
Brought to you by MedPage Today . 1. Hospitalists Work Longer, Patients Stay Longer . Long work hours for hospitalists led to longer patient stays and unnecessary orders. 2. Automated BP Device Not Cutting It . An automated BP cuff billed as an ...
Shingo Research Award for “Healthcare Kaizen”! [Published Lean Blog - 12 mins ago]
My co-author Joe Swartz and I are happy to announce that our book  Healthcare Kaizen  was named a recipient of the prestigious  Shingo Professional Publication and Research Award . The award will be formally presented to the co-authors in early ...
And I bet he wants his income taxes cut too [Published Firedoglake - 42 mins ago]
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ECDC_Abstract: The 2013 European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE) will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on 5 - 7 November. The conference, sponsored by ECDC, will be hosted at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, ...
Blame Bunions on your Genes [Published EverythingHealth - 1 hour ago]
There is good news for women who love high heels and pointy toe shoes.  Contrary to what we've been told, they don't cause bunions.  A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research shows that bunions, hammer toes and other toe deformities can be blamed ...
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