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South Korea eyes local foot-and-mouth vaccine manufacturing plant by 2020
As part of its efforts to combat the outbreak of the contagious viral animal illness, foot-and-mouth disease, it is planning to set up a manufacturing plant to locally produce vaccines by 2020. Asia’s fourth-largest economy currently relies on imported vaccines […]
US healthcare costs, spending expected to grow over next decade
Overall growth of healthcare spending in the US is expected to outpace the growth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) as the cost of medical care in the country is also forecasted to grow at a faster rate over […]
Brazilian peppertree berries could pave the way in ‘disarming’ superbugs
A noxious weed that is considered as one of the worst pest plants in the state of Florida in the US may hold the key to fighting the antimicrobial resistant “superbugs”, according to researchers. The red berries of the Brazilian […]
South Korea to import 4.8 million doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine
In an effort to prevent further spread of the viral foot-and-mouth disease in South Korea, the country will import 4.8 million doses of vaccine against the disease by the end of the month. Six cases of foot-and-mouth have been found […]
WHO urges early cancer diagnosis, treatment to increase survival rate
The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to step up the efforts in diagnosing and treating cancer to increase the chances of survival of patients. Late diagnosis of the disease, the WHO said, leads to millions of people enduring needless suffering […]
Lychee found to be the cause of death of hundreds of children in Indian town
Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and India’s National Centre for Disease Control said they have found that eating lychees, locally known as litchi, on an empty stomach was the reason behind a mysterious illness […]
Japan set to make Tokyo smoke-free for the 2020 Summer Olympics
As the host of the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics, Japan is set on making the public places in its capital city of Tokyo smoke-free in accordance to International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules that call for a healthy games. According to […]
US CDC warns travelers to China against H7N9 bird flu
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new warning for those who are traveling to China in the wake of the recent bird flu outbreaks in the country. The US CDC says the H7N9 strain […]
Brazil records sharp increase in yellow fever cases
There has been a sharp rise in the number of yellow fever cases in Brazil, the country’s health officials said, reporting 63 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne illness so far this year, up from seven cases in the whole of […]
New bird flu virus subtype confirmed after outbreak in German farm
A new subtype of the bird flu virus has been confirmed after an outbreak in a farm in north Germany. The new strain called H5N5 was found on a turkey farm in Germany in Steinburg in the northern state of […]
