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Feb42020 by DmediaNo Comments

Cancer Need Not Be a Death Sentence: WHO

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The World Health Organization reports cancer is on the increase globally. But it says preventive measures can save the lives of millions of cancer sufferers over the next decade. This report comes in regard to World Cancer Day on Feb. 4.Over the past decade, nearly…

Feb32020 by DmediaNo Comments

In Myanmar, Betel Quid Chewing Remains Popular Despite Risks

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Wai Htet Aung, age 27, waits for his turn at a crowded betel quid stand in downtown Yangon. Customers have lined up by the table to place their orders. “It’s tasty,” he says. “I have bad breath and I want my mouth to smell better.”The…

Feb32020 by DmediaNo Comments

HIV Vaccine Trial Fails in South Africa

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The latest trial of a vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has been halted as results show it is not working.The Maryland-based U.S. National Institutes of Health announced Monday it has stopped the HVTN 702 study in South Africa, following a recommendation of…

Feb32020 by TechmanNo Comments

YouTube: No ‘Birther’ Conspiracy Videos for 2020 Election

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YouTube is making clear there will be no “birtherism” on its platform during this year's U.S. presidential election.Also banned: Election-related “deepfake” videos and anything that aims to mislead viewers about voting procedures and how to participate in the 2020 census.The Google-owned video service clarified its…

Feb32020 by DmediaNo Comments

Google Works with World Health Officials to Combat Virus Lies Online

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The World Health Organization is working with Google to ensure that people get facts from WHO first when they search for information about the new virus that recently emerged in China. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the opening of WHO's executive board meeting…

Feb32020 by DmediaNo Comments

Philippines Reports First Coronavirus Death Outside China

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As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread worldwide, it has killed its first patient outside China. News reports from the Philippines say a Chinese man from Wuhan, in Hubei province where the virus was first detected, died in a hospital in Manila a few days…

Feb32020 by DmediaNo Comments

China Opens New Hospital, Other Nations Impose Travel Bans in Response to Virus

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*/ /-->/ /-->/ /-->/ /-->/ /-->/ The Latest:Passengers arrive at LAX from Shanghai, China, after a positive case of the coronavirus was announced in the Orange County suburb of Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 26, 2020.Chad Wolf, acting Homeland Security secretary, said that the overall…

Feb32020 by DmediaNo Comments

US Flight Rules on China Visits will Pose New Airline Challenges

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued rules on Sunday to implement new restrictions on Americans who have recently visited China to address the threat of the coronavirus.Airline officials said Sunday the new rules will mean they must now ask all U.S.-bound passengers if…

Feb32020 by DmediaNo Comments

Trump: US Has ‘Shut Down’ Coronavirus Coming in From China

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President Donald Trump says the United States has "shut down" the coronavirus coming in from China even as officials in San Francisco report the ninth confirmed U.S. case."We've offered China help but we can't have thousands of people coming in who may have this problem,…

Feb22020 by DmediaNo Comments

First Coronavirus Death Reported Outside China

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*/ /-->/ /-->/ /-->/ /-->/ /-->/ The Latest:A clerk wearing a face mask and a plastic bag stands in a pharmacy in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 31, 2020.Reports, including some from Wuhan residents, indicate that early information about the outbreak was covered…

Feb22020 by DmediaNo Comments

Tokyo to ‘Strengthen Testing’ for Coronavirus Before Olympics

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Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike promised Sunday to implement "thorough measures" to protect people from the deadly coronavirus in the run-up to this summer's Olympic Games.At the opening of the $330 million Ariake Arena, venue for Olympic volleyball and Paralympic wheelchair basketball, Koike said:"I will implement…

Feb22020 by DmediaNo Comments

China Reports Bird Flu Outbreak in Hunan Province

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As if health officials in China don't have enough on their hands with a spreading coronavirus, now officials announced an outbreak of bird flu.China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced Saturday an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu at a…

Feb12020 by DmediaNo Comments

North Korea Suspends All Air, Train Links to China

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*/ /-->/ /-->/ /-->/ The Latest:As of Friday, North Korea has not reported any confirmed cases as the number of cases and deaths related to the virus continue to increase worldwide. North Korea is also taking precautionary measures to close its border with South Korea,…

Feb12020 by DmediaNo Comments

New Tech Could Make Coronavirus Vaccine in Record Time

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A vaccine against the new Wuhan coronavirus may start testing in as little as three months, according to National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci.That’s fast.It took 20 months before a vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS, was ready for clinical…

Feb12020 by DmediaNo Comments

Q&A: How the Coronavirus Differs from the Flu and SARS

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*/ /-->/ /-->/ /-->/ The Latest:Q: “And about the death rate, I think I’ve seen that it’s like, you know, there’s just the raw numbers coming out of China. It’s about 2 percent, but that's people who have been in the hospital right?”PEKOSZ: “Exactly! And so the…

Jan312020 by DmediaNo Comments

Climate Activists From African Nations Make Urgent Appeal

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Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate and peers from other African nations on Friday made an urgent appeal for the world to pay more attention to the continent that stands to suffer the most from global warming despite contributing to it the least.The Fridays For Future…

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Pakistan Stops Flights To, From China Amid Coronavirus Concerns

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Pakistan Friday temporarily halted all flights to and from China, effective immediately, a day after it decided to delay the opening of a key border crossing with the neighboring country following the coronavirus outbreak there.A spokesman for the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority said all flights…

Jan312020 by DmediaNo Comments

China Reports Nearly 10,000 Coronavirus Cases

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China says it has nearly 10,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. The virus has caused 213 deaths in China where it emerged late last year.The World Health Organization says the worldwide spread of the virus is a global health emergency, as well as an…

Jan312020 by DmediaNo Comments

Belgian Court Acquits 3 Doctors in Landmark Euthanasia Case

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A Belgian court on Friday acquitted three doctors of charges of manslaughter by poisoning in a case that has been seen as a key test of Belgium's euthanasia laws.The three doctors were involved in the euthanasia of a 38-year-old patient, Tine Nys, who suffered with…

Jan302020 by DmediaNo Comments

Brain Injuries in Iraq Put Attention on Invisible War Wounds

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The spotlight on brain injuries suffered by American troops in Iraq this month is an example of America's episodic attention to this invisible war wound, which has affected hundreds of thousands over the past two decades but is not yet fully understood.Unlike physical wounds, such…

Jan302020 by DmediaNo Comments

WHO: World Needs to Be on Alert for Dangers Posed by Coronavirus

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For the third time in one week, a World Health Organization Emergency Committee will meet to decide whether the new coronavirus poses a global health threat. The latest number of confirmed cases has risen to 7,700, including 170 deaths. The two previous emergency meetings ended inconclusively. …

Jan302020 by DmediaNo Comments

China Counts 170 Virus Deaths, New Countries Find Infections

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China counted 170 deaths from a new virus Thursday and more countries reported infections, including some spread locally, as foreign evacuees from China's worst-hit region returned home to medical observation and even isolation. India and the Philippines reported their first cases, in a…

Jan302020 by DmediaNo Comments

Australia Announces Coronavirus Island Quarantine Plan

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Australia is awaiting permission from China to airlift its citizens out of the coronavirus-hit province of Hubei and put them into quarantine on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. Health authorities say seven cases of the potentially deadly disease have been diagnosed in Australia. More…

Jan302020 by DmediaNo Comments

US Universities Watching for Coronavirus

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At Arizona State University, which hosts more than 13,300 international students, people are wearing face masks and petitioning the school to cancel classes after the coronavirus was diagnosed in someone at the university who had recently returned from China.“From stores selling out of surgical masks…

Jan302020 by TechmanNo Comments

Apple, Broadcom Told to Pay California University $1.1B Over Patents

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A federal jury Wednesday decided that Apple Inc. and Broadcom Inc. must pay $1.1 billion to the California Institute of Technology for infringing on patents.Apple was on the hook for nearly $838 million of the damages awarded in a lawsuit that said Broadcom used its…

Jan302020 by DmediaNo Comments

Wuhan Building Two Hospitals in Just Days

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A massive mobilization is underway in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Officials are racing to build two new medical centers from the ground up in a matter of days. A new coronavirus spreading from the city is flooding the country's health care system. Hospitals are…

Jan302020 by DmediaNo Comments

As Coronavirus Outbreak Expands, Airlines Suspend Flights to China

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The World Health Organization will decide Thursday whether to designate the coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency, but countries are taking action. New travel warnings advise people to avoid nonessential travel to China, and airlines have begun suspending flights to cities in mainland China. For…

Jan302020 by DmediaNo Comments

Nigeria’s Separated Conjoined Twins Live Normal Lives

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NASSARAWA, NIGERIA — Nigerian twin girls joined in the chest and abdominal regions are now living virtually normal lives, weeks after being successfully separated at the state-owned National Hospital. Medical experts say the operation was the most complicated case of conjoined twins separation ever performed…