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Sindh health minister orders Dow to conduct competency tests of Grade 19, 20 officers

Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health Dr Azra Fazal Pechoho on Thursday ordered Dow University of Health Sciences to conduct competency tests of Grade 19 and 20 health officers.

December 14, 2018
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Machines are destroyed at an illegal gold mine during an operation conducted by agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, in national parks near Novo Progresso, southeast of Para state, Brazil, November 5, 2018.

Brazil's Amazon rainforest under siege by illegal mines

Environmental enforcement agents deep in the Amazon rainforest swooped down on an illegal mine in a dawn raid in early November, in a campaign to tamp down on such activities that environmental groups say have…

December 13, 2018
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In this March 9, 2018, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aurora borealis displays above Ice Camp Skate in the Beaufort Sea. Scientists are seeing melting in polar regions at times they don't expect, like winter, and in places they don't expect, like eastern Antarctica.

'Scary' Warming at Poles Showing Up at Weird Times, Places

Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth's polar regions at times they don't expect, like winter, and in places they don't expect, like eastern Antarctica.

December 13, 2018
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Ado Ntanga, 23, holds her son, Adrielle Nyembwe, 3, who was admitted to the Medicare Policlinic with Sickle Cell Anemia in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In Africa, Sickle Cell Patients Endure Pain, Discrimination

Africans who have the blood disorder sickle cell anemia met this week in the northern Cameroon town of Garoua to step up an awareness campaign.

December 13, 2018
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Infant Ibuprofen Recall: Here’s What You Should Know

Last week, in the midst of flu season, Tris Pharma, Inc. voluntarily recalled three batches of infant ibuprofen that may contain an increased amount of ibuprofen.

December 13, 2018
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Why People with HIV Have Higher Cancer Risk

A new study shows how tiny intercellular bubbles may play a big role in altering the growth and spread of cancer in people who are HIV positive.

December 13, 2018
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McDonald's unveils plan for cutting antibiotics in beef

McDonald´s announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef, expanding a health-oriented reform to a new meat source other than chicken.

December 13, 2018
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How the bird took over the world

A study of chicken bones dug up at London archaeological sites shows how the bird we know today has altered beyond recognition from its ancestors.

December 12, 2018
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Spilt chocolate is seen on a road in Werl, Germany December 10, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken December 10, 2018.

Firefighters to the rescue after German chocolate factory spill

Firefighters in the town of Werl in western Germany tackled an unusual emergency late on Monday when a tank at a local firm making liquid chocolate overflowed and poured out onto a street.

December 12, 2018
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Is It Safe to Give People with Alzheimer’s Medical Marijuana?

Minnesota becomes the latest state to allow medical marijuana for people with Alzheimer’s.

December 12, 2018
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Why Toys, Not Touchscreens, Are Better Gifts for Kids

How traditional toys like building blocks, dolls, and action figures help children develop in ways video games can’t.

December 12, 2018
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Electric Band-Aid the Future of First Aid?

In 2020, the Band-Aid — those seemingly flimsy bits of adhesive and cotton found in every medicine cabinet in America — will turn 100 years old.

December 12, 2018
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What Parents Should Know About the Long-Term Effects of the Measles Virus

The measles virus — formerly a hallmark of childhood — used to infect 3 to 4 million people in the United States each year.

December 12, 2018
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Does gut flora cause multiple sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis is insidious, unpredictable and incurable. But how does it develop? The composition of our intestinal microbiome could be the key, researchers have discovered in a study of twins.

December 11, 2018
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