Tag: receive-support
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El Nino threatens 11 million children in Africa with hunger, disease: U.N.
Food and water shortages caused by drought and floods are causing malnutrition, which increases children's vulnerability to killer diseases like malaria, diarrhoea, cholera and dengue fever, it said. “The consequences could ripple through generations unless affected communities receive support,” UNICEF said in a statement, referring to stunting, which affects children who are getting too few…
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Sophiris’s prostate drug meets main goal in late-stage study
(Reuters) – Sophiris Bio Inc said on Tuesday its sole drug in development met the main goal of a late stage study, reviving hopes for approval 11 months after the company’s interim analysis suggested the treatment would fail the study. The company said the drug, PRX302, had significantly improved symptoms in men suffering from benign…
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Busy Woman’s Guide: What You’re Not Being Told About Mammograms
Photo credit: monkeybusinessimages/ThinkstockLast month, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released a new set of guidelines for breast cancer screening. This left many of us with more questions — now six different groups recommend three different ages to start screening. The choice of when to start is further encouraged to be a woman's…