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• 6 die after receiving human antibody injections in eastern China

  article 2008-06-03  |  Author: Staff
  Six people died after being injected with a human antibody in eastern China, the latest case of deaths caused by suspect medicine.The six died after being injected with immune globulin, and the company that sold the drugs was ordered to stop selling them, said a spokeswoman at the No. 2 ......

• Myanmar health system strained by cyclone

  article 2008-05-18  |  Author: Staff
  Saw Htin's cheeks were wet with tears after waiting in line with hundreds of sick, desperate cyclone survivors. The 18-year-old mother clutched her wheezing baby boy."He coughed and cried all night," she explained hysterically to a volunteer doctor. "Is he going to die?"Myanmar's ragged health system has been stretched to ......

• Myanmar government says no disease outbreaks in cyclone-hit areas

  article 2008-05-18  |  Author: Staff
  No disease outbreaks have hit the low-lying areas of Myanmar clobbered by a cyclone two weeks ago, despite fears expressed by international aid groups, state-run media said Sunday."Except for the usual diseases, there are no incidents of any epidemic outbreaks in the cyclone-hit regions," the National Disaster Preparedness Central Committee ......

• Betancourt's husband looking for clues on wife in Colombian jungle town

  article 2008-04-10  |  Author: Cesar Garcia
  The husband of hostage Ingrid Betancourt vowed to visit jungle villages to hunt for clues to her situation following the failure of a French-led effort to aid her."I want to talk to the people ... to see if she is alive or not, what her state of health is," Juan ......

• Residents of Colorado town with contaminated water closer to getting a shower

  article 2008-03-29  |  Author: P. Solomon Banda
  High concentrations of chlorine being used to purge salmonella from a southern Colorado town's water system were expected to drop far enough Saturday that residents could use the water for showering.The disinfection process in Alamosa began Tuesday, five days after officials confirmed the presence of the bacteria in the water. ......

• Municipal water in Colorado town confirmed as source of salmonella outbreak

  article 2008-03-22  |  Author: Catherine Tsai
  It could be three more weeks before residents of a southern Colorado town can drink water straight from the tap after dozens of cases of salmonella poisoning were linked to municipal water, putting seven people in the hospital.An analysis indicates the municipal water system in Alamosa is the source of ......

• Nevada to cite more surgery clinics for unsafe practices in hepatitis C investigation

  article 2008-03-08  |  Author: Kathleen Hennessey
  A statewide inspection of outpatient surgery centers like the one believed to have spread hepatitis C to its patients has uncovered dangerous practices at four other clinics, a health official said Friday.The state swore to quickly inspect all 50 Nevada outpatient surgery centers after it was discovered the ......

• Inspections prompted by hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas find more violations at clinics

  article 2008-03-07  |  Author: Kathleen Hennessey
  The unsafe medical procedures that spread hepatitis C among patients at a large Las Vegas surgical clinic may be more widespread and may have resulted in more infections than first believed, health officials said.Health inspections at 13 other outpatient surgical centers in the Las Vegas area found several ......

• Las Vegas clinic accused of reusing syringes faces lawsuit; former patients tested for HIV

  article 2008-02-29  |  Author: Kathleen Hennessey
  A former patient sued a surgical center believed to have spread hepatitis C by reusing syringes and vials of medication, saying Thursday he fears for his health.The suit comes a day after the Southern Nevada Health District announced that unsafe practices at the clinic may have led to ......

• Japan to compensate patients who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products

  article 2008-01-11  |  Author: Chisaki Watanabe
  Japan's parliament enacted legislation Friday to compensate patients who contracted hepatitis C from tainted blood products, as the government sought to quickly respond to mounting calls for a settlement.The upper house of parliament unanimously passed the bill, which includes a government apology and monetary compensation, following the lower ......