health
UK's House of Lords warns bird flu pandemic could kill as 50 million people worldwide. http://ping.fm/9hqnK
| FDA lifts warning on tomatoes that had been linked to a salmonella outbreak - peppers are still being investigated http://twurl.nl/p52sve |
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| Scientific study proves that sleeping soundly can provide a memory boost. http://twurl.nl/j8atwf see also: http://twurl.nl/hqxwwr |
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| The World Health Organization warns people to avoid bat caves in Uganda after a tourist dies from the Marburg virus. http://twurl.nl/ko5r5b |
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| Salmonella cases have swelled to over 1,000 and the CDC has expanded suspected food to include jalapeno peppers. http://twurl.nl/vpz7gk |
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| A new scientific study says that watermelon has many similarities to the drug Viagra. http://twurl.nl/xlzkjj |
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| The World Health Organization wants a rapid test for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). http://twurl.nl/tumyor |
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| How to take a nap - fascinating infographic offers insight into napping. http://twurl.nl/1juk5s |
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| Tomato-linked salmonella cases soar to 383 as unrecorded cases are added to the tally. Last new case was June 5th. http://twurl.nl/2386nd |
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| New device acts like a primitive tricorder - provides "quick and unobtrusive scanning of subsurface tissues." http://twurl.nl/2ntbqc |
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| Men need to be better about health checkups - 25 percent less likely than women to visit a doctor http://twurl.nl/hb8muo |
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| Tomato salmonella cases are climbing but there are tomatoes that consumers can still eat. http://twurl.nl/5hz8aa |
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| Scientists in England say that they can cure allergies with just four shots of serum. http://twurl.nl/c3vc3a |
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| Scientists claim to have found a genetic basis for why some people develop an enlarged heart. http://twurl.nl/cqxy2o |
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| Avoiding food may help travelers recover from jet lag according to a new study. http://twurl.nl/qd5p7u |
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| Antidepressants May Help Body Fight Cancer, HIV: The Independent reports that new research published in in.. http://twurl.nl/a0atlc |
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| Bone Marrow Transplant Hope For Leukaemia Patients: A bone marrow transplant technique might be a life-sav.. http://twurl.nl/dc2o1k |
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| U.S. measle cases have hit a six-year high. 70 cases so far this year. http://twurl.nl/btzn67 |
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| Women's life expectancy falls in poor corners of the U.S. - obesity and chronic disease blamed http://twurl.nl/5wpb4q |
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| Man hypnotises himself before surgery on his right hand - no anaesthetic used http://twurl.nl/o0vqcu |
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