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• UN: one billion hungry people in the world
• Scientists find key human language gene
• Cigarette butts kill fish, scientists complain
• "Aggressive" Bird Flu found in Sweden
• First penis transplant reversed after two weeks
• Study reveals mercury contamination throughout US food chain
• American Academy of Pediatrics supports dairy for lactose intolerant children
• Australia to subsidise Herceptin for early-stage breast cancer
• Study says dogs can smell lung and breast cancer
• "No H5N1 virus" found in blood tests of suspected human Bird Flu cluster
• Landis' fate to be announced Monday

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Latest news (Refresh) 14 November 2009: UN: one billion hungry people in the world 12 November 2009: Scientists find key human language gene 9 November 2009: Cigarette butts kill fish, scientists complain 8 November 2009: China offers Africa financial aid including $10 billion in loans 6 November 2009: WHO states H1N1 swine flu world's most dominant virus 6 November 2009: Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC 6 November 2009: Olympic condoms auctioned: "faster, higher, stronger" 6 November 2009: Four people die after contracting H1N1 swine flu virus in West Midlands, England 3 November 2009: Elderly man in Scotland dies after contracting H1N1 swine flu virus 3 November 2009: Wife of English footballer Wayne Rooney gives birth to baby boy
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Subcategories

This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 11 total.

A

• [+] Asbestos (15 articles)
• [+] Avian Flu (87 articles)

B

• [+] Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (11 articles)

C

• [×] Cardiovascular disease (0 articles)
• [+] Chili Finger Incident (16 articles)

Pages in category "Health"

The following 195 pages are in this category, out of 821 total.

" "Darfur a powder keg" says UN Head of Humanitarian Affairs "Junk" foods may affect aggressive behaviour and school performance "No H5N1 virus" found in blood tests of suspected human Bird Flu cluster ' 'Mobile phone dermatitis' linked to nickel deposits 'Pregnancy pact' grabs international attention for small Massachusetts town 'Virtual Iraq' created to help traumatised veterans 1 12-year-old school boy has sex change in Sussex, England 13 drug-resistant TB cases reported in Thailand 150,000 street vendors in India shown how to avoid causing 'Delhi belly' 17-pound baby born in Russia 186,000 cases of chikungunya in Réunion 2 2-year-old dies in car in 100ºF heat with windows rolled up 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to American scientists 2007 Alcon Taiwan Hiking focuses on reducing computing hours 2008 Leisure Taiwan: Safety first before sporting 25 divisions in Taiwan echoed "2007 Taiwan Walking Day" 4 41st Jerry Lewis telethon to run Sunday, Monday 5 5-year old American girl dies after visiting the dentist 6 65th human bird flu case reported In Egypt 8 8th case of mad cow disease found in Canada 9 9 year old girl reported to be latest US swine flu death 96 dead of Ebola-like Marburg virus in Angola A A 1-year long strike against FMC Novamed: Women workers allege unfair treatment A fifth of American kids projected to become obese A weak spot in HIV spotted AARP claims US prescription drug prices continue to rise AIDS 'super bug' diagnosed in New York AIDS Conference: Clinton and Gates defend Bush program Abbott calls for independent boards to govern Australian hospitals Abbott labs ends dispute with Brazilian government over AIDS drug Actress Shelley Winters dies of heart failure Africa faces food crisis, UN Security Council told African HIV prevalence may also be physiological "Aggressive" Bird Flu found in Sweden Agriculture Department investigating possible U.S. case of mad cow disease Alex Trebek, host of US TV game show 'Jeopardy!' suffers heart attack Alleged Anthrax killer Bruce Ivins reportedly made edits to Wikipedia Alleged kidney harvester arrested in Nepal Alzheimer's disease reversed in mice using caffeine American Academy of Pediatrics supports dairy for lactose intolerant children American actor and star of 'Frasier' returns to hospital American comedian Bernie Mac has pneumonia American surgeon Michael E. DeBakey dies at age 99 Americans are getting fatter, not-for-profit's report finds Amnesty Report 2006: disadvantaged pay price of war on terror Angola: Marburg virus still spreading, 180 dead Angolan Marburg virus still threat Anthrax scare a hoax for two New Zealand media agencies Anthrax scare closes Michigan newspaper office Appendix has purpose: Scientists Apple releases program to limit iPod volume Ariel Sharon's brain shows activity Ariel Sharon's condition worsens Arizona helicopter collision kills six Arsenic and Thalidomide may be used to fight cancer Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds Asbestos discovery triggers evacuation and closure of New Jersey middle school Asbestos scare shuts down mail delivery in Christchurch, New Zealand Asbestos victims file 6.6 billion yen class action lawsuit in Tokyo Asian monsoon rains force millions to flee Assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian to run for US Congress At least 71 deaths in Mexico 'likely linked' to swine flu outbreak At least nine dead after cholera outbreak in Kenyan slum Auckland City Council acts to remove suspect chemicals in pre-school's soil Australia to subsidise Herceptin for early-stage breast cancer

A cont. Australia's Simpson Desert to be closed for summer Australian Defence Department funds controversial development training Australian Immigration denies issuing banned drug Australian Medical Association backs ethanol blended fuels Australian Medical Association withdraws from NT Intervention Australian PM announces $1.8 billion mental health plan Australian PM apologises for deportation of Australian Australian bird flu vaccine trial results "promising" Australian children suffering from iodine deficiency Australian drug regulator requires warning on Zolpidem Australian emergency services personnel exposed to asbestos Australian government hopes to establish triage by phone Australian government paves way for nuclear waste dump in Northern Territory Australian government to introduce electronic Medicare rebates Australian governments to meet for first COAG meeting of 2006 today Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week Australian healthcare workers don't wash hands often enough Australian immigration detains Aussie flight attendant for 10mths, and maltreats her Australian researchers confirm stress makes you sick Australian science organisation discontinues genetically modified pea research Australian senate inquiry receives 4,000 submisions on abortion pill Australian veteran Nine Network reporter dies Australians getting drunker, fatter, but among the world's longest-lived Australians need bigger toilets Avian Flu is confirmed in Egypt Avian flu cause of Egyptian woman's death Avian flu found in eastern Canada Avian flu found within UK Award winning singer George Michael cautioned after caught with drugs in London public toilet B Baby in California born with 12 functioning fingers and toes, in a rare case of polydactylism Baby severely burned after oxygen hood catches fire 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 Bathurst, Australia's new hospital to be almost doubled in size Belgian Archbishop lectures on health care and religion Belgium's Queen Fabiola seriously ill Belgrade hospital refuses to return baby to mother Bill Gates releases mosquitoes during conference for malaria awareness Bird Flu confirmed in 1,000 UK turkeys Bird Flu found in Africa Bird Flu kills 40th Indonesian Bird flu could kill between 1.4 and 140 million people - Australian researchers Bird flu hits Philippines Bird flu may infect 20 percent of world's population, kill millions Bird flu resistant to anti-viral drug Bird flu spreading through Indonesia and China Blood recipients contract HIV in Peru Bluetongue disease appears in UK for the first time Bobby Robson recovering from operation Bobby Robson to undergo cancer surgery Boil water advisory lifted in Vancouver Bone marrow transplant potentially linked to cure of patient with AIDS Bottled water in Canada recalled due to arsenic concerns Boy survives flight in wheel well of Boeing 737 Brain chemical Serotonin behind locusts’ swarming instinct Brain dead woman gives birth Brazil threatens to break patent on AIDS drugs Brazilian economist Celso Furtado dies Brazilian model dies of anorexia Brisbane woman charged with Sizzler poisoning Britain unveils flu pandemic preparedness plan, buys 14m courses of treatment drug Britain's deadly bug possibly imported from U.S. or Canada British Columbia government gives Canadian sextuplets blood transfusions British actress Natasha Richardson reportedly brain dead after skiing accident

B cont. British celebrity Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer British conductor Edward Downes and wife die in double assisted suicide British girl hospitalized after riding Disney's Tower of Terror British man fully "recovers" from HIV British report says the U.K. is preparing 'mass graves' for humans if Bird Flu mutates British schools to inform parents of overweight children British troops may have received contaminated blood from American donors British white paper on public health Bush Administration changes official position on legitimacy of Qur'an desecration allegations Bush EPA nominee abandons insecticide-on-children study after Senate hearing Bush announces 2007 Medal of Freedom winners C CN Health & Safety Plan planned to be cancelled CNN medical correspondent to be named US Surgeon General Calgary bars resist smoking ban California company recalls fresh spinach over salmonella contamination California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef Calls for bottled water bans grow in Canada Cambodian woman found after 19 years of jungle life Canada commits C$127.4 million to fighting tuberculosis Canada confirms fifth case of Mad Cow Disease Canada pursues new nuclear research reactor to produce medical isotopes Canada's richest man dies at age 82 Canadian inspectors to test food ingredients from China Canadian judge strikes down marijuana possession laws as unconstitutional Canadian military accused of Agent Orange cover up Canadian mouse study shows hormone associated with pregnancy may reverse MS Canadian nuclear reactor shutdown causes worldwide medical isotope shortage Canadian sextuplets could get blood transfusion, religion forbids it Canadian top court strikes down private medicare ban in Quebec Canadian woman faces 234 counts of double-doctoring Cancer trial patient dies after hospital computer system error Carbon monoxide protects against paralysis in MS mice Cats could play significant role in transmitting bird flu to humans, say Dutch researchers Cheap, safe drug shows potential to kill cancer cells Chechen and Russian mothers in shock after baby mix-up Chickens at a Norfolk farm to be culled after testing positive for bird flu Chief of World Health Organization dies Child virus outbreak reaches Beijing Childhood ibuprofen-triggered asthma a concern Childhood pneumonia can be cured at home Children of smokers more likely to go hungry, according to study Children poisoned by tainted cassava in the Philippines Chili Finger Incident Chili finger may have been raw Chili finger suspect arrives in San Jose, California for trial China and Europe face new avian flu outbreaks China offers Africa financial aid including $10 billion in loans China's Premier recognises government responsibility in milk incident Chinese authorities question genetically altered rice allegation Chinese officials say man dies of H5N1 Avian Flu virus Chinese restaurant closed in Toronto after rat photos published Cholera outbreak hits Angola Church of Scientology blames Pearl Harbor, 9/11 on psychiatry Cialis blog controversy is major war of words Cigarette butts kill fish, scientists complain Cleveland, Ohio clinic performs US's first face transplant Clinical signs a 'reliable measure' of HIV treatment progress Clinical study supports pollen tablets as hay fever treatment Cloned cattle's milk and meat seem safe, according to new study Coca-Cola and Pepsi face ban in Indian states Concerns about health situation in UK and Austria Concerns raised over UK hospital disinfection practices Conditions in the womb determine male sexuality Confirmed bird flu death in Nigeria Congressional panel concludes Gulf War Syndrome a legitimate condition

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