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Professor Alasdair Geddes, infectious disease expert who diagnosed the last case of smallpox – obituary
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Professor Alasdair Geddes, who has died aged 89, was an expert in infectious diseases who diagnosed smallpox in the last recorded person ...
Bowel cancer rises among under-50s in Spain as Mediterranean diet fades, oncology expert warns
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In the UK, women aged between 25 and 49 are 39 per cent more likely to die from colorectal cancer this year, ...
Ground-up chicken waste fed to cattle may be behind bird flu outbreak in US cows
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“The flu can be spread by faecal-oral routes, and so it’s not an impossible scenario that chickens who are infected with H5N1 ...
South Africa’s alcohol addiction and the disabled newborns paying the price
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In a culture where alcohol is readily available, drinking also becomes a way of coping. “Many of these women find themselves in ...
Polio doctor shot dead in Pakistan over his ‘sacred’ duty to vaccinate children
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Officials at the United Nations children’s body, Unicef, said Dr Rehman was the first doctor to be killed on duty. His daughter, ...
The country with the highest suicide rate in the world
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Even in his darkest moments, as he resolved to kill himself, Lisema Pinyane could not ask for help. Mental health was not ...
Asian superbug Klebsiella pneumoniae spreads in European hospitals
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A superbug endemic to Asia is spreading in European hospitals, health officials have warned. Cases of the bacteria, known as hypervirulent Klebsiella ...
Elderly man is first ever recorded death from virus
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The Alaska Department of Health also warned that domestic pets such as cats and dogs “may also play a role in spreading ...
Test all dogs entering UK for incurable disease that passes to humans, vets tell ministers
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Currently, there is no legal requirement to test or screen dogs for this infection before they arrive in the UK, but vets ...
Man’s best friend? New research shows that pets can carry dangerous pathogens
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Pets have long been implicated in the spread of diseases to people, ranging from rabies and the plague to cat scratch fever ...
