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  • Tanzanian rats with nose for trouble train to save lives

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    They have proven their worth in detecting landmines but Africa's giant pouched rats have a lesser-known but equally critical vocation – saving lives by speeding up tuberculosis detection. It's all in the nose, says the Belgian non-governmental organisation APOPO. “The biggest obstacle has been the negative perception that people have of the rat,” said APOPO…

  • Olympics-Sailing-Belgians suspect dirty water for Laser sailor illness

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    (Adds comment from Rio Olympic Organizing Committee) By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Doctors for the Belgian Olympic medical team suspect polluted water in Rio’s Guanabara Bay is responsible for a serious illness that sapped the strength of Evi Van Acker, Laser Radial 2012 bronze medallist, her coach told Reuters. Van…

  • Patients greeted by robot at Belgian hospital

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    By Judith Mischke OSTEND, Belgium (Reuters) – A Belgian hospital has just welcomed its newest staff member: Pepper, a humanoid robot that speaks 19 languages. Developed to improve social and health care by the Belgian company Zora Bots, Pepper joined the medical team as a receptionist at Ostend hospital AZ Damiaan. Pepper will introduce visitors…

  • Ablynx burns more cash in first-quarter on higher R&D costs

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    (Reuters) – Belgian biotech firm Ablynx said on Thursday it used up more cash than it made in the first quarter, driven by higher external research and development costs. Cash burn is a closely watched figure for rising biotech companies that generate revenue only from development milestone payments, and not drug sales. The group, which…

  • 80 percent of world’s city dwellers breathing bad air: UN

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    Over 80 percent of the world's city dwellers breathe poor quality air, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report warned Thursday. “Urban air pollution continues to rise at an alarming rate, wreaking havoc on human health,” Maria Neira, the head of WHO's department of public…

  • Dark Chocolate

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    I love dark chocolate. I love the dark chocolate with sea salt, with salted caramel, with almonds. 72% cacao or 54%. I don’t discriminate. I really don’t at all. Dark chocolate feels like a gift from the heavens, like warmth and joy. Literally like having a happy little Belgian chocolatier hanging out in my body,…

  • Stress and depression linked to stroke risk in diabetics

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    By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with diabetes are much more prone to depression and stress than other individuals, and these mental health problems in diabetics are tied to an increased risk of strokes and deaths from cardiovascular disease, a U.S. study suggests. The worst outcomes may result when people with diabetes suffer from…