Health

Cholera outbreak triggers UNICEF relief operation at Burundi-Tanzania border

UNICEF has rushed relief supplies to Tanzania’s north-western border with Burundi, in response to a devastating cholera outbreak which has so far claimed 27 lives among the 50,000 Burundian refugees gathered on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Coffee May Help Men Keep Impotence at Bay

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Researchers Report Progress in Making All Blood Types Universally Accepted

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At-Home Walks Help Those With Clogged Leg Arteries Stay Mobile

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Baby's Gender May Influence Mom's Diabetes Risk

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Effective Nano-Micelles Designed in Iran to Treat Cancer

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Animals’ presence may ease social anxiety in kids with autism

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A guinea pig from the study. The skin conductance sensor can be seen on the child’s wrist.

Scientists create mice with a major genetic cause of ALS and FTD

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ALS and FTD in a mouse – Scientists created a mouse model of ALS and FTD caused by mutations in the C9ORF72 gene.

COPD Raises Cardiac Death Risk for Those With Irregular Heartbeat

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World Health Assembly agrees Global Malaria Strategy and Programme Budget 2016-17

WHO Member States on Wednesday agreed a new global malaria strategy for 2016-2030 and approved the Organization's proposed programme budget for 2016-2017.