health

China rules out SARS in mystery viral pneumonia outbreak

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday said a mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak that has affected 59 people was not…

Australian Open delay valid if smoke haze worsens: Djokovic

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic said Australian Open organizers should consider delaying the first Grand Slam of the year…

US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in…

State of emergency as bushfires rage in Australia

  by Daniel DE CARTERET Agence France Presse BUXTON, Australia (AFP) -- A state of emergency was declared in Australia's…

Canada to ban vaping ads aimed at youth

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Concerned by a sudden rise in youth vaping, Canada's health minister on Thursday announced a ban…

US raises tobacco and e-cigarette purchase age from 18 to 21

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Congress voted Thursday to raise the…

Vaping linked to rare lung disease: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Doctors treating a patient with a rare lung disease usually caused by exposure to industrial metals…

Japan launches human trial of new Ebola vaccine

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese scientists will begin the country's first human trial for a new vaccine against the…

Measles killed more than 140,000 amid stagnating vaccine rates

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than 140,000 people died from measles worldwide in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Early cholesterol treatment lowers heart disease risk: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Treating younger people with high cholesterol levels may help reduce their risk of heart attack or…

Former US president Jimmy Carter again hospitalized

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Former US president Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized for treatment of a urinary tract…

Samoa’s measles death toll rises to 20

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The death toll from a measles epidemic in Samoa has risen to 20 as the…

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