Disease 'migrates' as world warms
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Climate change is exacerbating the spread of  infectious diseases, new research suggests.
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Deforestation and climate change are returning the mosquito-borne disease to parts of Peru after 40 years.
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Aided by global warming and globalization, Italy suffered the first outbreak of a tropical disease in modern Europe.
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Global warming may be melting glaciers and forcing polar bears onto land, but doctors warn it could also affect your heart. "If it really is a few degrees warmer in the next 50 years, we could definitely have more cardiovascular disease," said Dr. Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, of the department of cardiology at Sweden's Karolinska Institute.
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Outbreaks of polio in India and Africa are spreading rapidly, and experts warn that new infections could lead to an epidemic of international scale. (Part two of a three-part series on the resurgence of diseases once thought wiped out.)
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NEW YORK  - Fever in travelers returning home is a marker of potentially grave illness, according to researchers who report the findings from global surveillance of travel-related illnesses.
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Melting glaciers, ice sheets and snow cover could speed the rate at which the planet heats up, causing rising sea levels, flooding and water shortages that impact as many as 40 percent of the world's population, a U.N. report said Monday.
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HANOI, Vietnam -- The worst outbreak of dengue fever in years has hit Southeast Asia, prompting the World Health Organization to call for better prevention campaigns as experts question whether global warming is partly to blame.
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More than one billion people will be over 60 years old by 2025 and, as populations age, the burden of chronic diseases will increase.
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One of history's deadliest diseases has been making a comeback. Scientists want to know why
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The climate that made south Asia a winter attraction for thousands of tourists is now a major factor in spreading disease in the wake of the earthquake and tidal waves that have killed more than 70,000 people, according to the latest reports.
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Bird flu may be the tip of the iceberg. Experts meeting in Mali say the deadly H5N1 virus is just one of a plethora of diseases threatening animals and people around the world as global warming, intensive farming, increased travel and trade help dangerous microbes breed and spread.
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Hong Kong scientists warn rising global temperatures may transform  the city into a breeding ground for viruses.
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Heightened fears that potentially devastating livestock disease is spreading.
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Southeast Asian nations are battling a  surge in dengue cases, amid signs that climate change could  make 2007 the worst year on record for a disease that often  gets less attention than some higher-profile health risks.
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People are getting fatter in all parts of the world, with the possible exception of Asia, a global snapshot shows.
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An outbreak of a deadly disease in a virtual world can offer insights into real life epidemics, say scientists.