The International Federation Of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies-Cholera Cases

Red Cross fears Sierra Leone cholera crisis, appeals for funds

FREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's worst recorded outbreak of cholera risks sparking a wider health crisis unless its causes can be tackled more aggressively, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Thursday. The IFRC, which launched an emergency appeal for $1.14 million earlier this month, said the number of cholera cases was continuing to rise and that the number of fatal cases now topped 200. ... read more..

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Health Ministry-Cholera Deaths-Cubacuba

No new cholera deaths in Cuba

Cuba's Health Ministry on Saturday reported 158 cases of cholera, nearly three times as many as previously disclosed, but said there were no new deaths and the outbreak appears to have been contained and on the wane. read more..

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Urgent action needed to fight cholera in Haiti: aid group

Global and local health authorities are not doing enough to fight a cholera outbreak that continues to claim lives in Haiti, Doctors Without Borders said Thursday. read more..

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Menhibrix Approved to Prevent Bacterial Infections in Youngsters

FRIDAY, June 15 (Healthday News) -- The combination vaccine Menhibrix has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent two deadly bacterial infections among infants and toddlers -- Neisseria meningitides serogroups C and Y and Haemophilus influenzae type b. read more..

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FDA Approves Combo Shot for Meningitis, Hib in Kids

FRIDAY, June 15 (Healthday News) -- A new combination vaccine that protects children against two potentially deadly bacterial diseases has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. read more..

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Somalia launches cholera campaign

Authorities in Somalia launched on Friday a campaign to tackle cholera which has infected about 60,000 in the country since the start of the year, the World Health Organisation said. read more..

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Hong Kong school closed in bird flu scare

A Hong Kong school was closed on Friday after a dead bird found in the city tested positive for the deadly H5 strain

A Hong Kong school was closed on Friday after a dead bird found in the southern Chinese city was tested positive for the deadly H5 strain of the bird flu virus, health officials said. read more..

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Haiti cholera death toll nears 7,000: expert

Nearly 7,000 people have now died from cholera in Haiti in an epidemic which has become one of the worst of recent decades, a top health official said Friday. read more..

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Five women in Belgium have had PIP implants removed

Five women in Belgium have had potentially faulty breast implants made by French firm PIP removed since the beginning of December, the country's health watchdog said Saturday. read more..

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Diabetes Takes a Toll on Lifetime Earnings: Study

TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (Healthday News) -- Diabetes is a costly disease, and new research suggests those costs may extend far beyond the obvious expense of medicine and related health care. read more..

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