Ignorance fuelling spread of hepatitis B in Asia
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Ignorance is fuelling the spread of hepatitis B in Asia, where patients are failing to get proper treatment and not enough is done to reduce transmission of the virus from mother to child, an expert said.
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Not enough is being done to prevent the spread of HIV among Asian drug users, researchers say.
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The World Health Organization is warning that AIDS and HIV in Asia could spread to the general public unless immediate measures are taken.
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Scientists find a potential reason to explain why the H5N1 strain of bird flu is so deadly for people.
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An increase in chronic diseases in China is due to poor nutritional knowledge and a lack of educational programs, health officials say.
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The flu vaccine shortage shows how unprepared the world is for what could be a global flu epidemic percolating in Asia, experts said here Sunday.
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BANGKOK The human death toll from bird flu reached 31 on Monday when Thailand confirmed that a 9-year-old girl had died from the disease, while Indonesia announced it was among the countries still struggling with Asia&#39;s continuing outbreaks.
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BUCHAREST, Feb 19 (IPS) - About two million of Romaniaâs 22 million people   are carrying some form of hepatitis, in the  highest infection  rates in Europe.
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Asia faces an outbreak of unprecedented proportions as it grapples with avian influenza, which the World Health Organization warns could develop into a pandemic unless detection and prevention methods are improved.
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Scientists find a potential reason to explain why bird flu is so deadly for people.
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Southeast Asian countries have approved a plan to combat bird flu that aims to curb the spread of the disease and reduce the likelihood it will lead to a more deadly human pandemic.
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Bird flu has resurfaced in parts of Asia, with human deaths reported in Indonesia and China and fresh outbreaks plaguing other countries during the winter months when the virus typically flares.
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By Roland Lim, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Hong Kong correspondent. HONG KONG: Hong Kong&#39;s Centre for Health Protection has conducted its first ever drill on how to deal with a contagious disease outbreak.
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By JEEJA PUROHIT    PUNE, India  -- More than 300 scientists from around the world shared information on tracking and curbing the cross-border spread of viruses as they met in India for a three-day seminar ending Wednesday.    "Emerging infections have taken center stage, not only in public health management, but are intricately linked with the economic welfare of nations," said A.C...
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Experts confirm the H5N1 bird flu virus outbreak at a turkey farm in the UK is the Asian strain.
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BEIJING/KUALA LUMPUR  - The discovery of a deadly  bird flu strain in Malaysia after cases elsewhere in Southeast  Asia signaled a major winter outbreak was likely, international  health experts said on Friday.
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As many as one in 10 Filipinos have chronic Hepatitis Bâ¦ Most do not even know that they are infectedâ¦ Without appropriate management and monitoring, one in four chronic Hepatitis B