Half of women at risk of dementia, Parkinson’s, stroke: study
by Daniel LAWLER Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Nearly half of women and one in three men are…
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen battles cancer anew
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Billionaire Paul Allen, who founded US software giant Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975,…
8 years ago
US, Japan duo win Nobel Medicine Prize for cancer therapy
by Pia OHLIN Agence France Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo…
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Things you should know about Tuberculosis
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Videographic on tuberculosis. A global plan to tackle the killer disease will be formally adopted at the…
8 years ago
Many doctors in India miss TB signs: study
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Many private sector doctors in India miss the signs…
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Implant helps paralyzed man walk again
by Patrick Galey Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Five years after he was paralyzed in a snowmobile…
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Air pollution linked to higher risk of dementia: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Urban air pollution, mostly from vehicles, is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to…
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Canada opioid deaths hits 8,000; overdose deaths mainly from fentanyl use
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- More than 1,000 Canadians died of an apparent opioid overdose in the first three months of…
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Cholera death toll climbs to 28 in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- The death toll in Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak has risen to 28, state media said Sunday, as the…
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Brazil election frontrunner leaves intensive care after surgery due to stab wound: hospital
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro was released from intensive care Sunday after undergoing…
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Indonesia’s quake-hit Lombok battles with malaria, 137 infected
MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- A malaria outbreak has infected at least 137 people in Indonesia's West Lombok after the…
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Simple blood test may reveal your body’s inner clock
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Ever feel like it's 7 am, even though the clock says 9 am? A team…
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