Reuters
21/11/2006 KABUL, 21 November - Afghanistan has begun its latest drive to vaccinate millions of children under five against the crippling polio virus, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) officials have said.
The three-day campaign is the fifth in Afghanistan this year and was launched Sunday by the Afghan Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International and other partners. |
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 | 10:02 AM ET
The Associated Press Two months before the end of 2006, China's reported number of HIV/AIDS cases already is nearly 30 per cent higher than for all of last year, with intravenous drug use identified as the biggest source of infection, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
The increase in reported cases indicates that China is doing "more testing and more reporting and also that the epidemic continues to grow in many parts of the country," said Joel Rehnstrom, coordinator for the China office of UNAIDS, the United Nations AIDS organization. |
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 | 6:11 PM ET
CBC News Patients who came down with botulism poisoning after being injected in the face with an unlicensed cosmetic product received up to 40 times the estimated lethal dose for humans, a new study says.
The four patients were hospitalized in November 2004. Fortunately, they were given enough anti-toxin to save their lives. Botulism is a rare paralytic illness caused by the toxins of the spore-forming bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Because it can cause such serious problems as slurred speech, difficulty swallowing and paralysis, it must be treated early. In severe cases, the paralysis can restrict breathing, requiring a ventilator. |
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