Health News and Features
New German study finds mobile phones safe and without cancer risk
Jun 16, 2008, 17:55 GMT
Berlin - Germany's main radiation laboratory has concluded that mobile phones are safe and pose no cancer risk to users, according to a nearly-10-year-long study obtained Monday by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. ... more
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ASEAN calls for study on impact of trade liberation on health
Oct 10, 2008, 12:45 GMT
Manila - South-East Asian health ministers Friday called for a study on the impact of trade liberalization on health to ensure that people are protected from harmful products that are easily distributed across borders. ... more
Germany slaughters 1,400 farm birds against bird flu
Oct 10, 2008, 9:43 GMT
Goerlitz, Germany - Germany moved Friday against an outbreak of bird flu close to the Polish border, slaughtering 1,400 ducks and geese on a farm at Markersdorf near the city of Goerlitz. ... more
WHO seeks global priority on mental health issues
Oct 10, 2008, 7:46 GMT
Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that disability, suicides and other problems associated with mental illness and disorders would continue to rise unless more action is taken to tackle the issue. ... more
Malaysia may impose quarantine after dengue fever outbreak
Oct 10, 2008, 3:28 GMT
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia is considering imposing a quarantine in a small northern town in the state of Perak as part of efforts to stem a dengue fever outbreak, a news report said Friday. ... more
Bird flu returns to Germany
Oct 9, 2008, 15:16 GMT
Dresden, Germany - Bird flu has returned to Germany, with the H5N1 influenza virus breaking out among farm ducks in the eastern state of Saxony, officials said Thursday. ... more
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Most Austrian male youths use pornos for information on sex (Feature)
Oct 9, 2008, 16:47 GMT
Vienna - Over half of Austrian male youths rely on pornography for information on sexuality, according to a study released by the Austrian Institute for Sexual Education in Vienna on Thursday. ... more
Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back (Feature)
Oct 3, 2008, 2:50 GMT
Washington - A decades-old paraffin wax-encased block of tissue has added a curious chapter to the history of HIV, suggesting the virus that causes AIDS has been infecting people for at least 100 years. ... more
- Freebie approach looks to entice Kenyans into HIV tests (Feature)
- WHO IDs diseases, warming as Asia-Pacific health challenges (Feature)
- AIDS haunts low-prevalence countries in Asia-Pacific (Feature)
- Ugandan women shunning hospitals to give birth traditionally
- In Filipino organ trade, poor sell kidneys for quick buck
