Tag: Deaths
EU backs stroke prevention drug despite 256 deaths
by on Nov.18, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Doctors should exercise caution in using Boehringer Ingelheim's new stroke prevention pill Pradaxa, following 256 cases of fatal bleeding, but the benefits of the medicine still outweigh its risks, European regulators said on Friday.
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Drop in breast cancer deaths 'not due' to mammograms
by on Jul.29, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Mammograms have played an insignificant role in falling breast cancer death rates in Europe, according to a study published Friday.
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Sharp drop in U.S. chickenpox deaths with vaccine
by on Jul.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Deaths from chickenpox, although rare, have dipped steeply after the U.S. began vaccinating against the virus in 1995, a new government report concludes.
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Police arrest woman over saline hospital deaths
by on Jul.20, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A 26-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of the murder of three patients at a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester, police said.
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UN: Deaths up from cancer, diabetes, heart disease
by on Jun.21, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Nearly two-thirds of deaths in the world are caused by noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart and lung disease which are rapidly increasing at a cost to the global economy of trillions of dollars, according to U.N. estimates a…
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German salad warning after food poisoning deaths
by on May.26, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Germany has warned consumers to be especially careful when eating tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumbers which are believed to be responsible for an outbreak of food poisoning that has left three dead.
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Wider distribution of drugs needed to cut AIDS deaths in China
by on May.19, 2011, under Health and Fitness
China needs to identify and provide effective AIDS drugs to more HIV patients infected through sexual contact and use of dirty needles if it wants cut HIV death rates and avoid broader transmission of the virus, researchers said on Thursday.
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Japan suspends two vaccines after infant deaths
by on Mar.07, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Japan's health ministry has suspended two widely-used vaccines made by drugs giants Pfizer and Sanofi-Aventis as it investigates whether they are linked to the recent deaths of four infants.
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Cholera causing more deaths, experts urge vaccination
by on Jan.26, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The cholera bacterium has undergone important mutations in recent years, causing longer outbreaks of the disease with increased fatalities, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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China smoking deaths 'could triple by 2030'
by on Jan.07, 2011, under Health and Fitness
China is failing to deliver on pledges to help its 300 million smokers kick the habit, according to health experts who warned of a sharp rise in tobacco-linked deaths if strong steps are not taken.
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