Health
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Egyptian woman leaves Indian hospital more than 300 kg lighter
Image: Eman Ahmed, an Egyptian woman who underwent weight loss surgery, is carried on a stretcher as she leaves a…
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New Caledonians take shelter as Cyclone Donna bears down
A cyclone bearing down on New Caledonia in the South Pacific was upgraded on Monday to a category five storm,…
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Yemen cholera outbreak kills 25 people in a week – WHO
The deaths from the diarrhoeal disease which is carried in food and water tainted by human faeces are among 1,360…
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How drugmakers face global push-back on high prices
China and Japan, the two biggest non-Western markets for pharmaceuticals, are also bearing down on costs, and poorer countries find…
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Egyptian woman leaves Indian hospital more than 300 kg lighter
A series of operations in Mumbai brought her weight down to below 200 kg (440 lb), her doctor, Muffazal Lakdawala,…
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Flooding forces hundreds from homes in Canadian province
Radio Canada showed images of rescue workers rowing boats across flooded streets to help residents in the western Quebec town…
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Dust storm envelops swathe of northern China, dragging air quality down
The dust storm underlines the environmental challenge China faces, added to existing concerns about choking smog from coal powered power…
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Let’s Talk Cancer Campaign Launched
PNG Cancer Foundation has launched its re-branded Biggest Morning Tea Campaign as the 2017 Let’s Talk Cancer Campaign.
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Scientists develop fluid-filled artificial womb to help premature babies
In pre-clinical studies with lambs, the researchers were able to mimic the womb environment and the functions of the placenta,…
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Taking the stairs may boost energy more than drinking a soda
For young women running on little sleep, 10 minutes of stair walking increased energy more than the amount of caffeine…
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