Ailments afflict endangered Nukak-Maku community

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How we are losing the battle

Most Central Asian countries have broken food safety control systems, finds paper

Severe food safety challenges in CAREC member countries; overlaps in mandates and institutional conflicts in China

Picture imperfect

Aerosol research is still in its infancy. Further studies will reveal the definitive long-term impact of these tiny particles

Coca Cola, Pepsi and Snapple to cut 20% calories in beverages over 10 years

Move follows widespread public concern about increasing obesity in the US

Junk games and school children

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Court revoking ban on cough remedy worries health activists

They say continuing availability of the drug poses health risk

Superbug threat is for real

But Indian government does not think it is significant

Indiscriminate slaughter of fowl, dogs, cats in S Korea

Foot-and-mouth outbreak

Ebola outbreaks claims doctors in Uganda

Bluetongue outbreak in Britain

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US food authorities pander to drug companies

Avian malaria kills penguins

Chikungunya reaches the US through tourists

India downplays scare over stem rust threat to wheat crops from Uganda

Bird flu virus H5N1 strain found in Britain

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Mysterious disease kills Indiana bats

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