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At UN headquarters on Wednesday, Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe declared that a “regrettable” cholera epidemic that had killed thousands was under control. In his meetings with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the allegations made by locals that the outbreak was due to the pollution of a river by the camp toilets of UN peacekeepers from […]

A recent study by German researchers that was published on Sept. 24 in the online edition of the journal “Addiction” found that treating alcoholics can significantly reduce the financial burden of their addiction on their families. Through a survey of 48 German families with an alcoholic member, the researchers found that costs to the family […]

The first pig-to-human transmission of H1N1 was reported in Ontario. The province’s chief medical officer confirmed this in late September. The story unfolded because a man who is in critical but stable condition contracted the virus after close contact with pigs in either the US or Canada. The case was confirmed after some laboratory tests […]

Shares in Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. rose by up to 10 percent after the company announced that US health regulators would be expediting their review of the company’s petition for wider use of its constipation drug Amitiza. Sucampo developed Amitiza in collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd. (Japan), and is seeking US approval for the use […]

Health administrators are reminding the vulnerable to get a flu shot this year. The ongoing campaign in North Essex is urging seniors, pregnant women and people with chronic conditions, particularly severe asthma, chest or heart complaints and diabetes, to make an appointment to get vaccinated. People who are involved in looking after the sick are […]