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Pilipinas, nananatiling bird flu-free — DOH
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World’s diet worsening with globalization, major study finds: TRFN
Food is seen on a table at a restaurant at the port of El Masnou, near Barcelona May 16, 2008. CREDIT: REUTERS/ALBERT GEA ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world’s diet has deteriorated...
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U.N. experts warn of ‘critical knowledge gaps’ on Saudi MERS virus
Workers wearing medical masks are reflected in a mirror in Taif November 1, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/MOHAMED ALHWAITY (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has not done enough to investigate and control a deadly new...
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South Korean condom stock surges after court says adultery not a crime
Undated file photo of condoms. Condom makers say it’s the world’s best job, a ”sexecutive position”. An Australian company is seeking real life testers for its condom products. CREDIT: REUTERS/FILE...
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Enrile, dinala sa Makati Medical Center dahil sa pneumonia
FILE IMAGE: Senator Juan Ponce Enrile. Ang pag-escort ng ilang mga kawani ng PNP sa isa sa mga hearing ng senador. (UNTV News) MANILA, Philippines – Dinala ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa Makati...
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U.S., Liberia kick off trial of Ebola drug ZMapp
Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies about the measles outbreak in the United States before a House Energy and Commerce Oversight and...
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Risk factors for heartburn: excess weight, smoking
A nurse helps an elderly woman in a walker in a handout photo. CREDIT: REUTERS/NEWSCOM (Reuters Health) – Excess pounds and smoking might each raise the likelihood of frequent heartburn or...
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Italian e-cigarette firms say new tax benefits tobacco
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Sierra Leone VP, boluntaryong sumailalim sa quarantine dahil sa banta ng...
FILE PHOTO: Si Sierra Leone vice-president Samuel Sam-Sumana sa kanan (naka-puti), kasama si president Ernest Bai Koroma noong 2012. Photograph: Stringer/Reuters Boluntaryong nagpa-quarantine si Sierra...
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DOH to OFWs in MERS-CoV affected countries: Take test before going home
FILE PHOTO: An international flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (RYAN MENDOZA / Photoville International) MANILA, Philippines – As summer vacation approaches, an influx of Filipinos from...
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Peanuts may lower risk of death from heart disease
A woman arranges peanuts at the main markets in Honiara September 14, 2012. CREDIT: REUTERS/DANIEL MUNOZ (Reuters Health) – Peanuts may reduce the risk of death from heart disease, a large study found,...
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Study finds gorilla origins in half of human AIDS virus lineages
Two gorillas are pictured in their enclosure at the zoo in Los Angeles, California in this file photo taken January 28, 2015. CREDIT: REUTERS/MARIO ANZUONI/FILES (Reuters) – Revealing new details about...
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Exclusive: Guinea says Ebola patients sent home after botched blood tests
A billboard with a message about Ebola is seen on a street in Conakry, Guinea October 26, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/MICHELLE NICHOLS (Reuters) – Health officials botched more than 20 Ebola blood tests in...
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McDonald’s USA to phase out human antibiotics from chicken supply
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp’s U.S. restaurants will gradually stop buying chicken raised with antibiotics vital to fighting human infections, the most aggressive step by a major food company to change...
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Doctors, patients scramble ahead of high court Obamacare decision
A man looks over the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this October 2, 2013 photo illustration. CREDIT: REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR...
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Dentists might be able to screen for diabetes
A man receives dental care from a volunteer dentist during a free medical clinic organized by non-profit group Remote Area Medical at O.Co Coliseum in Oakland, California March 24, 2012. CREDIT:...
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3 OFWs in Saudi Arabia found positive for MERS-CoV
FILE PHOTO: Captured image at NAIA thermal scanner in March 2014 (UNTV News) MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that two nurses and a respiratory technician working...
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KFC faces pressure after McDonald’s says no antibiotics in chicken
A Kentucky Fried Chicken sign shows the direction to its restaurant in Fairfax, Virginia October 5, 2010. CREDIT: REUTERS/LARRY DOWNING (Reuters) – KFC, the world’s largest chain of fried chicken...
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Spike in Ebola in Guinea could reflect access to hidden patients
A woman cooks in Meliandou February 4, 2015. CREDIT: REUTERS/MISHA HUSSAIN DAKAR, Mar 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The latest spike in Guinea’s Ebola cases could be a sign that aid teams are at...
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Slow Ebola response cost thousands of lives: MSF
Medical staff working with Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) prepare to bring food to patients kept in an isolation area at the MSF Ebola treatment centre in Kailahun July 20, 2014. CREDIT: REUTERS/TOMMY...
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