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Chromosome changes can cause cancer: US study
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 3:39 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A chromosome abnormality called aneuploidy can cause cancer, US researchers said in a study published Monday, confirming what scientists have long suspected. Full Story »
Bayer unveils European approval for gynecological drug
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 12:19 pm ET

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FRANKFURT (AFP) - The German pharmaceutical and chemical group Bayer said on Monday it had won European approval for its Visanne drug, which treats the gynecological disease endometriosis. Full Story »
Germany wants to sell spare swine flu vaccines: minister
AFP – Mon Dec 7, 1:04 pm ET

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BERLIN (AFP) - Germany wants to sell to other countries millions of spare swine flu vaccines because of fewer people than expected coming forward to be injected, the country's health minister said on Monday. Full Story »
Fear grips Gaza amid first swine flu deaths
AFP – Tue Dec 8, 1:12 pm ET

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GAZA CITY (AFP) - Hospital masks and anti-bacterial hand gel vanished from shelves in the Gaza Strip as fear gripped the besieged Hamas-ruled territory after the first deaths of swine flu. Full Story »
Fake drugs trade on the rise: EU
AFP – Sun Dec 6, 8:02 pm ET

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BERLIN (AFP) - The trade in counterfeit medicines in the European Union has exceeded the body's worst fears, the European industry commissioner said on Monday. Full Story »
Zulus to fight AIDS with circumcision
AFP – Sun Dec 6, 11:35 am ET

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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The king of South Africa's Zulus wants to revive the practice of circumcision among his people to help fight the spread of AIDS, the Sapa news agency reported Sunday. Full Story »
S.African traditional healers seek leap to modernity
AFP – Sun Dec 6, 4:25 am ET

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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - In the eclectic buzz of Africa's richest city, where run-down buildings abut sleek mining houses, is a gateway to a centuries-old world of giant tubers, herbs and musty animal parts. Full Story »
New Zealand man injects sleeping wife with HIV
AFP – Sat Dec 5, 10:01 pm ET

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WELLINGTON (AFP) - An HIV-positive man in New Zealand has admitted injecting his blood into his sleeping wife and infecting her with the virus which can cause AIDS, a newspaper reported Sunday. Full Story »
Popular diet product recalled in US amid bacteria fears
AFP – Fri Dec 4, 4:49 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Cans of a popular, ready-to-drink weight loss product are being recalled in the United States after tests showed the liquid meals could be tainted with bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. Full Story »
Pandemic flu is declining in North America: WHO
AFP – Fri Dec 4, 1:07 pm ET

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GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation confirmed on Friday that swine flu has peaked in North America and was declining, in its latest weekly data on the pandemic. Full Story »