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These Anti-Vaccine Parents Were Found Guilty In The Death of Their Toddler

An Alberta couple has been found guilty of failing to provide their son with the necessaries of life, four years after he died of bacterial meningitis. The parents, whose p...

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Health

What Effect Does Paid Maternity Leave Have On Infant Mortality?

For each additional month of paid maternity leave offered in low- and middle-income countries, infant mortality is reduced by 13 percent.
“A significant number o...

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Human Rights

Why Kerala Is The Best Place In India To Die

In recent years, countries like Mongolia and Uganda have been praised for making great strides in improving palliative care, which focuses on managing pain and discomfort c...

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Sustainable Development

If We Can Make A Zika Vaccine, Why Can't We Make One For Malaria

As the Zika virus continues to spread through the Americas, researchers have been scrambling to develop a vaccine—an achievement some say we could reach within the ye...

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Health

Easy-To-Use Iud Inserter Could Aid Women Who Lack Access To Birth Control

There are lots of good reasons for women to space their babies at least two years apart. Studies show higher risks of premature birth, pregnancy complications and delivery ...

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope : Killer Docs

Doctor-cum author Robin Cook, is an expert writer of medical thrillers—he wrote his first novel, The Year of the Intern, while he was on board the Navy&rsqu...

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Gender

How Masculinity Is Killing Men

All of the oldest living people in the world are women. On average, men die five years sooner than women, and they also are more likely to die from cancer. While some have ...

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Health

Researchers Have Discovered How To Edit Hiv From The Dna Of Human Cells

The creation of antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV has drastically improved the life expectancy of those with the virus, and has also reduced the likelihood of transmission ...

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Health

Medicine For Drug - Resistant TB Launched

On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day, Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched Bedaquiline — new drug for Drug Resistant TB — as part of the national programme. The ...

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Health

Vadodara: HIV Patients Leaving Treatment Mid-Way

Vadodara: Concerned over increasing number of HIV patients leaving ART therapy mid-way, SSG Hospital's Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre (ICTC) has launched an init...

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