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Bill Gates pledges $750 million to troubled AIDS fund
by on Jan.26, 2012, under Health and Fitness
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates pledged a further $750 million to the troubled global AIDS fund on Thursday and urged governments to continue their support to save lives. "These are tough econom…
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552 million people could have diabetes by 2030
by on Nov.14, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The International Diabetes Federation predicts that at least one in 10 adults could have diabetes by 2030, according to its latest statistics.
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Diabetes "massive challenge" as cases hit 366 million
by on Sep.13, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The number of people living with diabetes has soared to 366 million, and the disease kills one person every seven seconds, posing a "massive challenge" to healthcare systems worldwide, experts said on Tuesday.
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Study: Nearly 350 million diabetics worldwide
by on Jun.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The number of adults worldwide with diabetes has more than doubled in three decades, jumping to an estimated 347 million, a new study says.
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Better vaccines could save 6.4 million: studies
by on Jun.09, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Boosting vaccination programs for children in 72 poor and middle income countries would save the lives of 6.4 million children in 10 years, and save over $151 billion in treatment and lost productivity, two studies said Thursday.
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More vaccines for poor could save 6.4 million lives
by on Jun.09, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Millions of children's lives and billions of dollars could be saved if vaccines were more widely available in 72 of the world's poorest countries, according to research published on Thursday.
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Study: 2 million babies stillborn every year
by on Apr.14, 2011, under Health and Fitness
More than 2 million babies are stillborn every year worldwide and about half could be saved if their mothers had better medical care, according to research estimates published Thursday in the medical journal Lancet.
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Crime group charged in $100 million Medicare fraud
by on Oct.14, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Dozens of people alleged to be members of an Armenian-American crime group were charged in federal court on Wednesday with what prosecutors said was the country's largest single Medicare fraud, involving at least $100 million in false medical …
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Zimbabwe’s health services need $700 million
by on Oct.08, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Zimbabwe’s health minister says the southern African country needs $700 million to restore health services shattered by a decade of political and economic turmoil.
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China targets 100 million children for measles vaccine
by on Sep.11, 2010, under Health and Fitness
China on Saturday launched a measles vaccination programme targeting 100 million children in a bid to eradicate the disease, a leading cause of avoidable death in developing nations, by 2012.
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