HUMAN CONTACT WARNING: 2 NEW DISEASES COULD BOTH SPARK GLOBAL OUTBREAKS…France Confirms New Case Of SARs-Like Virus… 33 Confirmed Cases.. 18 Of Those Dead.. LETHALITY IS OVER 50%! Fears Grow Over Deadly New Strain

New SARS-like virus can probably pass person-to-person

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/12/us-coronavirus-saudi-idUSBRE94B04M20130512

 

2 NEW DISEASES COULD BOTH SPARK GLOBAL OUTBREAKS…

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Fears grow over deadly new strain

The World Health Organization says it appears likely that the novel coronavirus (NCoV) can be passed between people in close contact.

This comes after the French health ministry confirmed a second man had contracted the virus in a possible case of human-to-human transmission.

Two more people in Saudi Arabia are also reported to [...]

May 13th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: All | Leave a comment

Half of drugs sold in France ‘useless’

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Half of drugs sold in France ‘useless’

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:22:42 GMT

Two eminent French medical experts say half of the drugs sold in France are either useless or bad for patients’ health.

According to Philippe Even, former head of the Necker Hospital in Paris, and Bernard Debre, a doctor and member of parliament for the opposition UMP party, one in two medicines sold in pharmacies have no health value and five [...]

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France to offer surgery if breast implants a risk

(Reuters) - France will offer surgery to remove the breast implants of up to 30,000 women if a study due out this week finds that the silicone they are made from could cause cancer, the health minister said Tuesday.

Eight cases of cancer have appeared in women with breast implants made by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), which is accused of using industrial-grade silicone, normally used in everything from computers to cookware. The company [...]

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New E.coli outbreak in France, 5 children in hospital… Hamburgers?

From AP:

PARIS (AP) — French health authorities have ordered a recall of hamburger patties sold by a German supermarket chain after five children were infected by the E. coli bacteria. The regional health agency said there was no immediate sign of a link with the deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany in recent weeks.

The health agency for the Nord Pas-de-Calais [...]

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