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SKorea doubles Tamiflu stockpile over bird flu fears

SKorea doubles Tamiflu stockpile over bird flu fears

AFP - Saturday, May 10 12:06 pm

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea will double its stockpiles of antiviral flu medicine Tamiflu as avian flu has spread through most the country, health officials said Saturday. More »

  • Warnings of Burma disease epidemic

    Warnings of Burma disease epidemic

    ITN - Saturday, May 10 07:44 am

    Voting has begun in Burma on a controversial proposed constitution, as efforts to get aid through to cyclone victims continue. More »

  • Peer pressure, the new weapon against teen smoking

    Peer pressure, the new weapon against teen smoking

    AFP - Saturday, May 10 05:18 am

    PARIS (AFP) - Enrolling an influential student to convey an anti-smoking message to schoolmates is a valuable way of getting youngsters to say no to cigarettes, a British study suggests. More »

  • No infectious outbreak on Canadian train

    Reuters - Saturday, May 10 02:13 am

    TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian health officials said on Friday that a death and reported outbreak of flu-like symptoms aboard a cross-Canada train were not due to an infectious disease and in fact were likely not related at all. More »

  • Malawi AIDS deaths drop 10 percent, local free drugs study shows

    Malawi AIDS deaths drop 10 percent, local free drugs study shows

    AFP - Saturday, May 10 12:09 am

    PARIS (AFP) - Distributing free anti-HIV drugs in a district of AIDS-ravaged Malawi helped cut the death toll by 10 percent within eight months, according to a study published on Saturday by The Lancet. More »

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