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DOH Urges Local Execs to Help Sustain Immunization
MANILA, April 25 — The Department of Health (DOH) has called on local chief executives (LCEs) and international partners to…
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Guinea City Named 2017 World Book Capital Turns Page on Ebola
By MOUCTAR BAH, Agence France-Presse CONAKRY, Guinea – Piles of rubbish and broken-down cars are being removed from the rundown…
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With 325M Infected, WHO Urges Action Over Growing Hepatitis Epidemic
By KATE KELLAND, Reuters The number of people dying from hepatitis is rising, and most of the 325 million infected…
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‘Third-hand Smoke’ is New Worry for Smokers’ Families
By: Carmen Heredia Rodriguez – @inquirerdotnet Michael Miller, 44, does what most smokers do to protect his sons and daughter from the fumes…
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New Corona Virus Case in Qatar
The Peninsula A 25-year old expatriate has tested positive for MERS-CoV — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus — in…
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92 of HIV Cases Reported in Feb. Engaged in Paid Sex: Report
MANILA, April 18 (PNA) — Some 92, or 11 percent, of the HIV cases reported last February contracted the disease…
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HIV Test Kits on Sale in University Vending Machines
HARBIN, April 17 (PNA/Xinhua) — Students at a Chinese university woke up Sunday to find a surprising new adding to…
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136 Cebu City Jail Inmates Have HIV, Says BJMP
One hundred and thirty-six inmates of the Cebu City Jail have HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), a report on “24 Oras”…
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One in 10 US Women with Zika Had Deformed Fetus or Baby
MIAMI – About one in 10 women in the United States who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant had…
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Outbreak of MERS Hits Hospital in Saudi Arabia
Latest outbreak began at the end of February, when a 32-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man showed symptoms AFP Geneva:…
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