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Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy
20 May 2013 at 9:11pm
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) ? Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials.
Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death
21 May 2013 at 6:50am
RABAT, Morocco (AP) ? A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.

Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device
20 May 2013 at 4:17pm
WASHINGTON (AP) ? New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling.
Red Cross' Birthday Wish for Moore, Okla.
21 May 2013 at 11:35am
Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on the ground in Moore, Okla., where a violent tornado tore through homes, a hospital and two elementary schools killing 24 people and injuring at least 240 more. Full coverage of the Oklahoma tornado The organization, which provides...
SARS-Like Virus Spreads to Tunisia
21 May 2013 at 11:26am
A father died after a trip to Saudi Arabia, his two children were sickened.
Hospital Hit by Okla. Tornado 'Lucky'
21 May 2013 at 11:20am
Directly in the tornado's path, Moore Medical Center patients, staff unharmed.
Surgery offers mixed benefits for kids' sleep apnea
21 May 2013 at 11:18am
By Gene Emery NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt either. The study is the first controlled test to compare the operation with so-called watchful waiting as a strategy for stopping childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, where the structures in the back of the mouth can temporarily block breathing during sleep. ...
Botox Gives More 20-Somethings a Jump on Wrinkles
21 May 2013 at 11:15am
Frown lines, forehead creases and crow's-feet, oh my! If the rise in Botox procedures is any indication, the fountain of youth might be found in a syringe, even for 20-somethings whose signs of aging are invisible to the naked eye.

World Bank to announce funds for Syria refugee influx
21 May 2013 at 11:11am
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans to announce substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in neighbouring Syria, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim told Reuters on Tuesday. "There will be significant amounts of new funding going to Jordan in the very near future to deal with this crisis," he said in an interview, shortly after making a speech at the U.N. World Health Assembly in Geneva. ...

H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 billion so far -U.N
21 May 2013 at 10:56am
GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has caused economic losses of more than $6.5 billion so far, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. "The economic impacts of H7N9 have been astounding," Juan Lubroth said during a presentation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. "Over $6.5 billion has been lost in the agriculture sector because of prices, consumer confidence and trade. So poultry industry losses in China have been high," he said. (Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Michael Roddy)
Hospital Hit by Oklahoma Tornado 'Lucky'
21 May 2013 at 10:47am
Directly in the tornado's path, Moore Medical Center patients, staff unharmed.

France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths
21 May 2013 at 10:38am
NANTERRE, France (AP) ? The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.
How to Talk to Your Kids About Natural Disasters
21 May 2013 at 10:32am
How to talk to your children about tornadoes and other natural disasters.

Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"
21 May 2013 at 10:26am
By Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. ...
Talking to Your Kids About Tornadoes
21 May 2013 at 10:04am
How to talk to your children about tornadoes and other natural disasters.
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