Asians, Africans ‘left out of stem cell research’ (AFP)
AFP – Asians and Africans may be less likely to benefit from pioneering stem cell research than people of European origin, thanks to a lack of racial diversity in cell stocks, a US study has said.
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Asians, Africans ‘left out of stem cell research’ (AFP)
Experts uncover genes that may be linked to leprosy (Reuters)
Reuters – Genes may explain why some people are more susceptible than others to leprosy, an extensive study in China published in the New England Journal of Medicine appears to have found.
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Chinese health officials step up flu prevention (AP)
AP – China’s Health Ministry warned Friday that the swine flu outbreak in the country could peak over the next several months, especially as hundreds of millions of people return home for the traditional Chinese New Year.
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Chinese health officials step up flu prevention (AP)
U.S. consumer safety group eyeing Mr. Squiggles (Reuters)
Reuters – Zhu Zhu toy hamsters, one of the hottest toys of the holiday season, are being examined by the U.S.
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U.S. consumer safety group eyeing Mr. Squiggles (Reuters)
China swine flu death toll triples in two weeks (AFP)
AFP – China’s official swine flu death toll has tripled in the past two weeks after the government ordered more accurate reporting of fatalities amid suspicions of a cover-up.
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China swine flu death toll triples in two weeks (AFP)
Dogs diagnosed with swine flu in China: report (AFP)
AFP – Two dogs in Beijing have tested positive for swine flu in the second case of animals catching the disease in China along with pigs in the northeast, Chinese media said Sunday.
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China AIDS sufferers face widespread discrimination: U.N. (Reuters)
Reuters – People in China living with HIV and AIDS face widespread discrimination and stigma, with even medical workers sometimes refusing to touch them, according to a U.N. survey released on Friday.
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China AIDS sufferers face widespread discrimination: U.N. (Reuters)
Thailand looks to limit sex change surgery (AP)
AP – Thailand has issued rules making sex change surgery more difficult including a requirement that potential candidates cross-dress for a year over fears that some patients are rushing into the operation, a medical association said Thursday.
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Thailand looks to limit sex change surgery (AP)
China reports 8 cases of mutated swine flu virus (AP)
AP – China has detected eight people infected with mutated forms of the swine flu virus, a health official said Wednesday, but flu drugs and vaccines still work against it.
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China reports 8 cases of mutated swine flu virus (AP)
Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China (Reuters)
Reuters – The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country’s best-performing asset this year.
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Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China (Reuters)
