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Cannibalism may stop the spread of disease: study

Cannibalismisbelievedtobeanewwaytostopthespreadofdisease,anditmaybeanunderstudiedfactorindiseasecontrol,accordingtotheLouisianaStateUniversity(LSU)recently.Bret

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Anti-diabetes drug also 'lessens kidney, heart disease' risk

Ananti-diabeticdrugthatlowersbloodsugarlevelsfortype2diabetessufferersalsosignificantlycutstheriskofcardiovascularandkidneydisease,accordingtoastudypublishedMon

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Occupational disease patients to get additional benefits from new plan

Move expected to help improve well-being of vulnerable workers in harsh working conditions

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Air pollution may damage blood vessels even in healthy young adults

​Air pollution may cause blood vessel damage and inflammation, even in healthy young adults, a U. S. study said Tuesday.

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Gene editing offers hope for curing sickle cell anemia

​Scientists said Wednesday they have used a popular gene-editing tool to successfully fix a genetic mutation that causes sickle cell anemia, taking a key step toward a cure for the blood disease.

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South China province reports HFMD deaths

Health authorities in southern China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday reported three deaths linked to hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD).

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Aussie scientists to trial "ground-breaking" malaria breath test

​Australian scientists will soon begin trialing a ground-breaking malaria "breath test", which would allow doctors to quickly determine whether or not a patient is infected with the disease.

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Fresh foot and mouth outbreak reported in northern Namibia

​A fresh round of foot-and-mouth disease has broken out in 11 villages in the northern region of Ohangwena about 790 kilometres from Namibia's capital Windhoek.

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Aussie man dies from Legionaires' disease outbreak

​An elderly Australian has died from the recent outbreak of Legionnaire's disease believed to have spread by a contaminated cooling tower in central Sydney.

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Macao lists Zika as infectious disease

Legislative Assembly of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) passed a bill on Wednesday to add Zika virus into the official list of notifiable infectious diseases as the mosquito-borne disease has posed global threat recently.

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Search giant Baidu under fire for profiting from medical forums

China's top search engine operator Baidu has come under fire for capitalizing on its disease-themed forums, as users revealed that the online communities have been flooded with quacks and advertisements for unlicensed hospitals.

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S. Korea declares end to MERS outbreak

​South Korean health authorities declared an official end to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, more than seven months after the first patient was found on May 20.

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Banana disease confirmed in N. Queensland: Aussie authorities

Banana disease confirmed in N. Queensland: Aussie authorities

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Most cancers among Peruvian women detected in advanced stages, says expert

Some 85 percent of cancer cases affecting Peruvian women are detected in already advanced stages, state news agency Andina reported Tuesday.

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Chinese medical workers enter Nepal to aid epidemic control

A group of medical workers from southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has arrived in neighboring Nepal to help prevent disease outbreaks in border areas following a catastrophic earthquake that claimed over 7,000 lives.

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Shorter height directly linked to higher risk of heart disease: study

​The shorter you are, the more your risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study out Wednesday that attributed the link in part to genetics, rather than purely to nutrition or lifestyle factors.