2014年11月20日 星期四

2014-11-21 Singapore Health


Chinese 'quack' was freed to kill again: reports  Business Standard
A Chinese "quack" doctor who believes water causes disease and has had at least 16 patients die from his treatment was released early from prison only to kill again, state-run media reported today. Hu Wanlin, who claimed to be an "omnipotent doctor" but ...


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  AsiaOne   
College student, 21, wins free implants in breast modelling competition  AsiaOne
Feifei (not her real name), a 21-year-old college student in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, was self-conscious about her figure so she took part in a breast modelling competition in July. She wanted breast implants, but could not afford the operation.

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  The Age   
Ebola: nine charts show why it matters  The Age
West Africa's Ebola outbreak remains "intense and widespread" in Sierra Leone, But how serious a threat is Ebola? inShare; submit to reddit · Email article · Print · Reprints & permissions. A health official wearing a protective suit waits to screen passengers in ...

Aust Ebola centre open within three weeks   The Australian
Ebola Spread Has Slowed in Liberia, CDC Says   New York Times
Only 38% of Australia's Ebola funds have made it to Africa, group claims   The Guardian
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  Malay Mail Online   
Seeing clearly: HIV drugs could help stop vision loss  Malay Mail Online
Bottles of antiretroviral drug Truvada are displayed at Jack's Pharmacy on November 23, 2010 in San Anselmo, California. — AFP picNEW YORK, Nov 21 — Drugs used to treat the HIV virus and AIDS could be used to fight against vision loss, a US university ...

UK lab says HIV/AIDS drugs could be used to treat age-related eye degeneration   Lexington Herald Leader
HIV drugs show promise in treating common eye disease   Reuters
HIV/AIDS Drugs Could Be Repurposed to Treat Age-Related Macular ...   HealthCanal.com
The New Age Online   
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  Goal.com   
Roma defender Leandro Castan to undergo brain surgery  SI.com
A Roma defender is set to undergo neurosurgery in December after medical tests showed there is a congenital vascular alteration in his brain, the club said in a statement. Leandro Castan said he felt dizzy after a match against Empoli in September, but the ...

Roma star Castan set for brain surgery   Goal.com
Roma's Leandro Castan to undergo brain surgery   Soccerly
Zanchi had Castan brain surgery   Football Italia
Yahoo Singapore News   
Forza Italian Football   
Charlotte Observer   
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  IBNLive   
US military may extend anti-Ebola mission in West Africa  IBNLive
Washington: The US military may extend its mission to combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa beyond six months, if there was a surge of new cases. "We have to be prepared for this to go longer than six months," Pentagon official John Kirby said. He said ...

Effects of Ebola on Africa may be less than feared   Irish Independent
40 DAYS OF PRAYER TOWARDS CHRISTMAS - Day 7 : Prayer for EBOLA ...   Crossmap (blog)
Global response to Ebola in Liberia hampered by infighting   Irish Times
New York Times   
Washington Post   
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  BBC News   
Picture power: Bird flu  BBC News
When news broke that bird flu was back in the UK, photographers from the wire agencies, newspapers and freelancers made their way to the scene of the outbreak with the aim of capturing one image that told the story. With limited access it is a tough ...

Second case of bird flu confirmed in The Netherlands   euronews
Second bird flu outbreak found on Dutch farm   Channel News Asia
Identification of bird flu   Salisbury Journal
The Independent   
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  The Guardian   
PHUKET: A third of women globally victims of domestic violence: WHO  The Phuket News
GENEVE: Current efforts to prevent domestic violence are insufficient as a third of women worldwide are physically abused, according to a series of studies by the World Health Organization published on today (November 21).
One in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence from partner   The Guardian
A third of women globally victims of domestic violence: WHO   Expatica Switzerland

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  Channel News Asia   
UN says fast-track plan can end global Aids threat by 2030  The Star
A five-year, fast-track battle against HIV could end the global threat of the Aids epidemic by 2030, the UN said on Tuesday, but failing to move quickly might allow the deadly virus to spring back. UNAids said reaching its new fast-track targets would avert ...

Teachers must help contain HIV/AIDS   Zambia Daily Mail
Charlize Theron campaigns to end AIDS   The Nation
Eliminating mother to child HIV transmission in Nigeria   The Guardian Nigeria
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Vanguard   
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  South Wales Guardian   
Queen fears malaria 'comeback'  South Wales Guardian
The Queen has expressed concern that malaria is not getting enough attention due to the Ebola outbreak, a medical professor has said. Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, the Queen was visiting foreign affairs think tank Chatham House in central ...


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