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H7N9 bird flu can spread in mammals: study

Published: 24-May-13 08:50AM

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The H7N9 strain of bird flu can spread among ferrets and could do the same among humans under certain conditions, according to lab animal studies on the virus published Thursday.

So far there have been no known case...

Second child contracts polio in Pakistan's Waziristan

Published: 24-May-13 08:49AM

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A second child has contracted polio in a restive Pakistani tribal region near t...
US teen birth rate drops to record low

Published: 23-May-13 03:06PM

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US teen births have dropped to a record low, but the country still has o...
Poland claims world's first life-saving face transplant

Published: 23-May-13 08:34AM

WARSAW (AFP) - Polish doctors carried out the world's first life-saving face transplant, th...
SARS-like virus claims new life in Saudi

Published: 23-May-13 08:34AM

RIYADH (AFP) - A man who had contracted the coronavirus has died in Saudi Arabia, raising t...
Assurances on Bouteflika's health fail to convince

Published: 22-May-13 08:44AM

ALGIERS (AFP) - Official assurances about the improving health of President Abdelaziz Boute...
New sleeping pill poised to hit US markets

Published: 22-May-13 08:43AM

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An experimental sleeping pill from US drug company Merck is effective at...
S. Korea reports first human case of tick-born virus

Published: 21-May-13 02:33PM

( ANN/ The Korea Herald)-- South Korea has reported the first confirmed case of a person infected...
No new H7N9 cases in China for a week: government

Published: 21-May-13 08:56AM

BEIJING (AFP) - No new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week...
Vermont becomes third US state to legalize assisted suicide

Published: 21-May-13 08:55AM

NEW YORK (AFP) - Vermont became on Monday the third US state to legalize physician-assisted...
Fujimori's acute gastritis worsens in Peru: doctor

Published: 20-May-13 08:45AM

LIMA (AFP) - Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for human ...

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H7N9 bird flu can spread in mammals: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The H7N9 strain of bird flu can spread among ferrets and could do the same among humans under certain conditions, according to lab animal studies on the virus published Thursday.

So far there have been no known case...

Second child contracts polio in Pakistan's Waziristan

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A second child has contracted polio in a restive Pakistani tribal region near t...

US teen birth rate drops to record low

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US teen births have dropped to a record low, but the country still has o...

Poland claims world's first life-saving face transplant

WARSAW (AFP) - Polish doctors carried out the world's first life-saving face transplant, th...

SARS-like virus claims new life in Saudi

RIYADH (AFP) - A man who had contracted the coronavirus has died in Saudi Arabia, raising t...

Assurances on Bouteflika's health fail to convince

ALGIERS (AFP) - Official assurances about the improving health of President Abdelaziz Boute...

New sleeping pill poised to hit US markets

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An experimental sleeping pill from US drug company Merck is effective at...

S. Korea reports first human case of tick-born virus

( ANN/ The Korea Herald)-- South Korea has reported the first confirmed case of a person infected...

No new H7N9 cases in China for a week: government

BEIJING (AFP) - No new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week...

Vermont becomes third US state to legalize assisted suicide

NEW YORK (AFP) - Vermont became on Monday the third US state to legalize physician-assisted...

Fujimori's acute gastritis worsens in Peru: doctor

LIMA (AFP) - Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for human ...

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BREAKING NEWS

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The H7N9 strain of bird flu can spread among ferrets and could do the same among humans under certain conditions, according to lab animal studies on the virus published Thursday.So far there have been no known case...

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A second child has contracted polio in a restive Pakistani tribal region near t...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US teen births have dropped to a record low, but the country still has o...

WARSAW (AFP) - Polish doctors carried out the world's first life-saving face transplant, th...

RIYADH (AFP) - A man who had contracted the coronavirus has died in Saudi Arabia, raising t...

ALGIERS (AFP) - Official assurances about the improving health of President Abdelaziz Boute...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - An experimental sleeping pill from US drug company Merck is effective at...

( ANN/ The Korea Herald)-- South Korea has reported the first confirmed case of a person infected...

BEIJING (AFP) - No new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week...

NEW YORK (AFP) - Vermont became on Monday the third US state to legalize physician-assisted...

LIMA (AFP) - Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for human ...

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The H7N9 strain of bird flu can spread among ferrets and could do the same among humans under certain conditions, according to lab animal studies on the virus published Thursday.

So far there have been no known case...