Russia gears up to fight disease
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The government approved a new draft program Thursday to fight diabetes, tuberculosis, AIDS and other diseases partly blamed for Russia's steadily declining population, a spokeswoman said.
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The Kremlin's strategy is beginning to take shape.
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Madagascar begins a big campaign against malaria and measles in an effort to reduce infant mortality rates.
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WASHINGTON: The World Health Organisation, Doctors Without Borders and other agencies have begun rushing medical teams, generators and other equipment to provide safe drinking water and sanitation and reduce threats of infectious-disease outbreaks in the
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Russia have been hit by injury and illness as the departure of left winger Andrei Karyaka on Tuesday left the squad only 17 fit players for Wednesday&#39;s World Cup qualifier away to Portugal.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for more efforts and measures to protect people from blood contamination and shortage in response to the spread of HIV/AIDS and other blood-born diseases.
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Scientists say they have found how the body controls the machinery it uses to fight infections.
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Doctors in Russia say they have developed a cream that can stop hayfever in its tracks.
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The World Health Organization, Doctors Without Borders and other international agencies have begun rushing medical teams, generators and other equipment to provide
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MOSCOW, Dec 1 (IPS) - The budget for treatment of HIV and AIDS has been  doubled in Russia, but patients are complaining they still do not  have access to adequate treatment.
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The government is launching a proactive fight for hospitals to tackle MRSA and other infections.
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Authors of a public-health article in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (p 1984) are calling for urgent international action to address the chronic lack of investment in human resources which is limiting the chance of tackling diseases such as HIV/AIDS
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Two cases of bird flu in Russia have  been confirmed as being the deadly H5N1 strain, Russia's animal  and plant health watchdog said on Saturday.
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Health ministers, AIDS experts, industry and civil society representatives from across the EU and its eastern neighbours are meeting today in Vilnius to pledge action to counter a growing HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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The number of Russians with HIV-AIDS is probably at least three times the official figure of 300,000, according to a study by two American scholars. The study says authorities need to act aggressively with drug therapy, prevention and education to stem the spread of a disease that for now is concentrated among young people.
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AIDS experts yesterday issued chilling warnings that India, China and Russia were on the brink of epidemics to parallel those in Africa.
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MOSCOW (CP) - Mikhail Sagirov struggled to start up his business, a suburban Moscow health club, and thanks to five years of relative prosperity and order under President Vladimir Putin, he's finally got it going.