Archive for April, 2008
Hand, foot and mouth infections rise to 1,884 in Chinese city
Beijing - The number of infections has risen to at least 1,884 in an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease that has killed 20 children in an eastern Chinese city, the official news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday. However, no new deaths have been...
Bird flu kills Indonesian boy, death toll now 108
Jakarta - A 3-year-old Indonesian boy has died from bird flu, raising the country's death toll from the H5N1 deadly disease to 108 - the world's highest, the health ministry said Wednesday. The toddler, identified only as MS, from Central Java distri...
1,500 children ill, 20 dead from virus in eastern China - Summary
Beijing - The number of children sickened by a severe form of hand-foot-mouth disease in an eastern Chinese city has risen to nearly 1,500 with 20 children dying from the virus, the official news agency Xinhua said Tuesday. As of Tuesday morning loca...
Wealthy countries urged to ‘feed the hungry’ says UN chief
Berne - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged rich countries to fund an urgent appeal Tuesday for another 755 million dollars to help the starving, saying we must feed the hungry. Soaring food prices had created an unprecedented challenge, he...
Philippines bans organ transplants to foreigners
Manila - The Philippines on Tuesday banned organ transplants to foreigners in a bid to curb a thriving black market in the trade of organs in the country. Under the Department of Health directive, all foreigners are banned from accessing organs from ...