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September 14, 2009
For sick U.S. migrants, healthcare a patchwork
PHOENIX (Reuters) - When Mexican illegal immigrant Jose Luis Lopez developed a skin allergy, he went to a doctor and paid $50 for a consultation.
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September 11, 2009
Needle attacks and rumors spread in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Mysterious needle attacks have spread to new cities in China's restive far-western region of Xinjiang, the China Daily newspaper said on Friday, although once again the assaults appear to be a mix of real and imagined.
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August 19, 2009
Deaths, lung damage linked to nanoparticles in China
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Seven young Chinese women suffered permanent lung damage and two of them died after working for months without proper protection in a paint factory using nanoparticles, Chinese researchers reported on Wednesday.
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April 7, 2009
Child disease outbreak kills 18 in China's Henan
BEIJING (Reuters) - Eighteen children from central China's Henan province have died in an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease that could claim more victims as its spreads in summer heat, state media reported on Tuesday.
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March 24, 2009
China county accused of child virus cover-up
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media accused a local government on Tuesday of covering up the number of children suffering from hand, foot and mouth disease and the number of deaths.
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December 5, 2008
Probiotic benefit for atopic dermatitis modest
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Probiotics could be helpful for children suffering from a common, itchy skin rash called atopic dermatitis, but at present the benefits appear to be very small, according to authors who reviewed of the effectiveness of "good bacteria" in treating this condition.
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November 17, 2008
"Gulf War Syndrome" is real, report finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A report released Monday concluded that "Gulf War Syndrome" is a legitimate condition suffered by more than 175,000 U.S. war veterans who were exposed to chemical toxins in the 1991 Gulf War.
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October 31, 2008
Probiotic for babies doesn't ward off allergies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving children a type of "good bacteria" during their first 6 months of life doesn't reduce their risk of developing allergies in early childhood, researchers from Australia report.
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October 22, 2008
US FDA expands approval for J&J HIV drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson's Prezista in combination with other drugs to treat HIV patients who are just beginning to take medication, the company said on Wednesday.
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September 4, 2008
Inflammatory bowel disease linked to depression
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Rates of depression, and possibly some types of anxiety disorder, are high among people with inflammatory bowel disease or IBD -- conditions such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis -- Canadian researchers report.
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September 1, 2008
Study finds more allergic reactions after HPV jab
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Young women in Australia who got a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer were five to 20 times more likely to have a rare but severe allergic reaction than girls who got other vaccines in comparable school-based vaccination programs, researchers said on Monday.
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June 5, 2008
India drafts housewives to battle tuberculosis
BURARI, India (Reuters Life!) - In colourful saris, five housewives staged a street play in the outskirts of New Delhi about tuberculosis, an age-old disease that India can't seem to shake off and which kills 370,000 people a year.
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June 4, 2008
Drug-resistant bug kills young and healthy in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A germ that usually causes pimples or skin rashes caused fatal pneumonia in at least 24 otherwise young and healthy people during the 2006-2007 flu season and doctors need to watch for it, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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May 22, 2008
Post-quake China on alert against disease
MIANYANG, China (Reuters) - More than 5,000 health workers have fanned out to disinfect China's earthquake-hit villages, and doctors and nurses are stationed round the clock in refugee camps to try to prevent survivors from falling sick.
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April 28, 2008
Virus outbreak in Chinese city kills 19 children
BEIJING (Reuters) - A virus outbreak in an eastern Chinese city has killed 19 children and left hundreds ill, state media reported on Sunday nearly two months after the outbreak started.
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March 11, 2008
Gulf War illness linked to chemical exposure
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Exposure to pesticides, nerve agents and other chemicals may explain the chronic, multi-symptom health problems experienced by up to one-third of Gulf War veterans, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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March 7, 2008
Food allergies less common than parents think
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents often attribute their preschoolers' rashes and runny noses to a food allergy, but in many cases they are putting the blame in the wrong place, a new study suggests.
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December 17, 2007
Crohn's disease different in boys than in girls
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Crohn's disease tends to be more severe in girls than in boys, but boys with the disorder are more prone to stunted growth, new research suggests.
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November 14, 2007
Kids with sensitive skin may be allergic to oats
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with skin allergies may be allergic to oat proteins commonly found in skin products, study findings suggest.
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November 9, 2007
Delaying solid foods may not prevent eczema in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Delayed introduction of solid foods beyond the first four months, or the most potentially allergenic foods beyond six months, does not appear to protect infants from developing eczema, German researchers report.
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October 8, 2007
Nurses best at teaching kids about skin rashes
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters Health) - A clinic led by nurses appears to be more effective in reducing the severity of dry skin rashes or "atopic eczema" in infants, children and adolescents than a clinic led by a dermatologist, the results of an Australian study suggests.
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August 6, 2007
Dengue kills 98 in Myanmar
YANGON (Reuters) - Dengue fever has killed nearly 100 people in military-ruled Myanmar so far this year, amid a surge in cases of the mosquito-borne disease across Southeast Asia, officials said on Monday.
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August 3, 2007
Malaysia's dengue deaths mount, worst not yet over
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Deaths from dengue fever in Malaysia have risen by one third so far this year and health authorities said on Friday that the worst is yet to come.
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August 2, 2007
Chinese herbs can help control eczema: HK study
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A mixture of five traditional Chinese herbs can help control and manage eczema, a study by researchers in Hong Kong suggests.
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July 9, 2007
Myanmar says dengue fever kills 30 this year
YANGON (Reuters) - Dengue fever has killed 30 people in army-ruled Myanmar this year, a Yangon newspaper reported on Monday, the latest country hit by the mosquito-borne virus spreading across Southeast Asia.
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April 2, 2007
Japan boy dies from "superbug" infection-Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese infant died of pneumonia after being infected with a bacteria resistant to medicines, the first death from the deadly superbug outside of hospitals where it usually occurs, Kyodo said on Monday.
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March 14, 2007
Survival is cold comfort in AIDS-stricken rural China
LENG VILLAGE, China (Reuters) - With the familiarity of a long-married couple, Leng Zhijin lifts his wife Wang Xiangying's ragged blouse to show raw rashes and she grasps his shoulder, gaunt after 20 days of diarrhoea.
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March 1, 2007
Appearance related to illness tied to depression
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Appearance and physical disability are risk factors for depression in people afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report. With systemic lupus erythematosus, commonly known as just lupus, only appearance seems to predict depression.