Category:Disease

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• [×] 2010 Haitian cholera outbreak‎ (5 articles)

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• [×] AIDS‎ (35 articles)
• [×] Autism‎ (17 articles)

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• [×] Bovine spongiform encephalopathy‎ (11 articles)

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• [+] Cancer‎ (37 articles; 1 subcategory)

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• [×] Infectious disease‎ (32 articles)

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• [×] Obesity‎ (12 articles)

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• [×] Salmonella‎ (14 articles)

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• 'Explosive' Haitian cholera outbreak kills 292, neighboring countries prepare

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• 13 drug-resistant TB cases reported in Thailand

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• 40th H1N1 swine flu death recorded in Scotland

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• 65th human bird flu case reported In Egypt

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• 8th case of mad cow disease found in Canada

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• 9 year old girl reported to be latest US swine flu death

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• A weak spot in HIV spotted
• Adult H1N1 swine flu death takes Northern Ireland death toll to seventeen
• African leaders start drive to eradicate malaria
• "Aggressive" Bird Flu found in Sweden
• AIDS 'super bug' diagnosed in New York
• Alzheimer's disease reversed in mice using caffeine
• Arsenic and Thalidomide may be used to fight cancer
• Asbestos discovery triggers evacuation and closure of New Jersey middle school
• At least 71 deaths in Mexico 'likely linked' to swine flu outbreak
• At least nine dead after cholera outbreak in Kenyan slum
• Australian bird flu vaccine trial results "promising"
• Australian children suffering from iodine deficiency
• Australian researchers confirm stress makes you sick
• Avian flu cause of Egyptian woman's death
• Avian flu found in eastern Canada
• Avian Flu is confirmed in Egypt

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• Bacterial meningitis possibly spread on AirTran flight
• Bacterial outbreak forces closure of Toronto hospital neo-natal unit
• Bangladesh reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
• Bird Flu confirmed in 1,000 UK turkeys
• Bird flu could kill between 1.4 and 140 million people - Australian researchers
• Bird Flu found in Africa
• Bird Flu kills 40th Indonesian
• Bird flu resistant to anti-viral drug
• Bird flu spreading through Indonesia and China
• Bluetongue outbreak in Germany
• British man fully "recovers" from HIV

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• Canada commits C$127.4 million to fighting tuberculosis
• Canada pursues new nuclear research reactor to produce medical isotopes
• Canada tests cow for mad cow disease
• Canadian nuclear reactor shutdown causes worldwide medical isotope shortage
• Cats could play significant role in transmitting bird flu to humans, say Dutch researchers
• Chickens at a Norfolk farm to be culled after testing positive for bird flu
• Child virus outbreak reaches Beijing
• China and Europe face new avian flu outbreaks
• Cholera spreads to Port-au-Prince, five cases reported
• Concerns raised over UK hospital disinfection practices
• Confirmed bird flu death in Nigeria
• Court revelation by John Travolta of son's disease sparks autism debate
• Court rules teen must take chemotherapy

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• Deceased Indonesian man had suspected case of bird flu
• Disease scare in south Sudan, aid groups return
• Drug-resistant staph deaths surpass AIDS in the United States
• Duck hunters asked to help monitor spread of Avian Flu

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• Effort on to eradicate Polio from Asia in 2005
• Egyptian woman becomes third to die of bird flu in a week
• Elderly man in Scotland dies after contracting H1N1 swine flu virus
• Europe restricts poultry as bird flu spreads to eight European nations
• Extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis strain emerges in South Africa

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• Fifteen flu sufferers die in Wales in one week
• First bird flu cases registered In Maharashtra, India
• First Iraqi case of Avian Flu reported
• First person infected with Bird Flu in China has clean bill of health
• Fish consumption by New Yorkers has led to high blood mercury levels
• Five cholera deaths recorded in Zimbabwe amid fears of new epidemic

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• Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman diagnosed with Bell's palsy
• Four people die after contracting H1N1 swine flu virus in West Midlands, England

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• Gaza Strip reports first swine flu cases
• Guatemalan government may suspend liberties under state of emergency

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• H5N1 Avian Flu virus has mutated, study says
• H5N1 Avian Flu virus mutates; shows resistance to drug
• H5N1 bird flu confirmed in the Netherlands
• H5N1 bird flu virus reaches Poland
• H5N1 confirmed in France
• H5N1 hits Britain
• H5N1 strain of Avian Flu found in the UK
• Health expert: Swine flu outbreak exaggerated by pharmaceutical companies for profits
• HIV vaccine trial ready to roll in Thailand
• HIV vaccine trial set to begin in South Africa
• HIV-positive man receives 35 years for spitting on Dallas police officer
• Hospital morale vital during any outbreak: expert warns
• Human to human transmission of the H5N1 Avian Flu may have infected seven Indonesian family members

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• India begins shutdowns in Mumbai to limit spread of H1N1 swine flu virus
• Indonesia reports 100th human death from bird flu
• Indonesian Health Ministry: Two new human clusters of Bird Flu suspected in Sumatra
• Indonesian health officials investigating possible human to human transmission of H5N1 Bird Flu virus
• Indonesian human-to-human bird flu infection may be false alarm
• Indonesian suspected bird flu case dies; symptoms included encephalitis
• Iranian scientists claim to have found new treatment for AIDS

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• Mad Cow disease confirmed in U.S.
• Major new bird flu outbreaks reported in Asia
• Mass poultry vaccination planned by China
• Minnesota boy with cancer and mother return to abide by court rulings
• Mother and son disappear after court orders cancer treatment
• Mumps outbreak strikes Iowa, midwest United States

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• Nearly 200 dead in Haitian cholera outbreak
• New avian flu outbreaks reported in western Europe
• New bird flu outbreaks reported in Europe
• New case of Mad Cow disease found in Canada
• New human HIV strain discovered in France
• New Jersey court rules Spanish citizens can sue over ship asbestos
• New law to help asbestos sufferers in Victoria, Australia
• New laws to combat 'endemic' Hong Kong bird flu
• New outbreak of H5N1 Avian Flu virus reported in Poland
• New strain of Bird Flu appears in China
• New Zealand study finds circumcision cuts STD infection rate
• Norway takes action to prevent a possible bird flu epidemic
• Number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe reaches 80,000
• Number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe surpasses 4,000
• Number of Zimbabwe cholera deaths nears 500

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• Obama declares swine flu emergency in US
• OIE: China, Indonesia and Africa "under-reporting" human and animal Bird Flu cases
• Outbreak of swine flu in Mexico kills at least twenty, infects 1,000
• Over 250 dead in Haiti cholera outbreak, thousands infected

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• Pastor Michael Guglielmucci admits his cancer was a hoax; videos being removed from YouTube
• Philippines is culling 6500 hogs after Reston ebolavirus outbreak
• President of Costa Rica contracts H1N1 swine flu

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• Recession hits Australian asbestos victims fund
• User:Revoluc
• Rupert Grint, Harry Potter's "Ron Weasley", recovers from H1N1 swine flu virus

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• Sample from Turkish patient shows mutated Bird Flu virus
• Saudi Arabia fears Hajj swine flu outbreak as four pilgrims die
• School closed after five-year-old boy dies from suspected swine flu in Buckinghamshire, England
• Second H5N1 infection reported in China; human to human transmission possible
• Second Turk dies from bird flu, more suspected to be infected
• State of emergency declared in New York over H1N1 swine flu virus

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• Stench of rotting corpses drives Russian doomsday group from cave
• Studies: raw fish risky
• Study links breast cancer to Western diet
• Study links foie gras consumption with Alzheimer's, arthritis, diabetes, other diseases
• Study suggests 48% of US soda fountain machines have coliform bacteria
• Study will examine treating heart damage with adult stem cells
• Study: Children who socialise more, get cancer less
• Study: Fish reduces Alzheimer's disease risk
• Sudan reports first bird flu case
• Swan in Fife, Scotland dies with H5N1 bird flu virus infection
• Swan in German zoo tests positive for H5N1 virus
• Swaziland to receive financial bailout from South Africa
• Swine flu cases in Fiji reach 97
• Swine flu cases worldwide top 1,000
• Swine flu claims first UK victim
• Swine flu deaths reported in Argentina
• Swine flu outbreaks appear globally; WHO raises pandemic alert level to 5
• Swine flu patients taken to Kenyan capital to fly home to UK Sunday
• Swine flu reported in more countries; WHO warns of possible pandemic risk
• Swine flu worldwide: update
• Swine flu, in-depth: worldwide report
• Swine flu: recent developments worldwide

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• Taipei mayor Ma hopes local HIV midway home "patients out only"
• Taiwan culls 18000 chickens due to H5N2 virus outbreak
• Tamiflu maker on alert after bird flu deaths in Indonesia
• Testimony by John Travolta that son was autistic raises Scientology questions
• Three babies dead within one week at Madrid Hospital
• Tomatoes, watermelons, peppers reduce stroke risk, Finnish study suggests
• Toronto team-led research on Type 1 Diabetes 'groundbreaking'
• Turkish government accused of being too slow to respond to bird flu
• Turkish teenager dies from bird flu
• Turkish teens died of mutated strain of bird flu
• Two children die after contracting H1N1 virus in Northern Ireland
• Two-day bird flu conference draws $1.9 billion in pledges

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• UK family wins asbestos payout in death of railway worker
• UK Wikinews Shorts: December 23, 2009
• Ukraine closes schools after reports of swine flu deaths
• UN health expert warns Bird Flu could kill 150 million
• UN Report: Earth ecosystem in peril
• UN warns neighbours of Turkey about bird flu
• Under-reporting of human Bird Flu infections poses worldwide threat
• US declares public health emergency over spread of swine flu
• US places man with TB under quarantine, launches search for contactees
• US tuberculosis patient moved to Denver hospital

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• Virologists discover why H5N1 doesn't spread easily between humans

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• WHO declares global swine flu pandemic
• WHO director: Pandemic alert level will not be raised
• WHO says spread of Bird Flu among humans limited
• WHO starts simultaneous immunization campaigns in over 100 countries
• WHO states H1N1 swine flu world's most dominant virus
• WHO's reaction to H1N1 influenced by drug companies, reports claim
• WHO: 36 million cured of tuberculosis in last fifteen years
• WHO: H1N1 influenza virus still a pandemic
• WHO: Polio reemerging in Africa
• Whooping cough outbreak kills ten infants in California
• Wikinews discusses H1N1 with the WHO
• Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC
• Wikinews Shorts: May 11, 2009
• Wild Canadian Goose tests positive for H5N1 in England
• World Bank warns of high bird flu cost
• World Health Organization calls for ban on tobacco ads