Tag: over-the-next
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Red Cross struggles to raise funds for North Korean flood relief
The Red Cross is struggling to raise needed funds to aid flood-affected regions of North Korea after a disappointing response from the international community to its emergency appeal, a spokesman said on Saturday. At least 133 people have died in North Korea and some 600,000 people have been affected by flooding caused by heavy rain…
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You’re Welcome, World: America Is Behind Climbing Childhood Obesity Rates
From First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution to parents who pester their kids to eat their vegetables and put down the video games, health advocates around the world are doing their best to reduce childhood obesity. Despite these efforts, new research released this week shows the childhood obesity epidemic…
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Global fund raises $12.9 billion to fight AIDS, TB and malaria
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) – A global fund has raised over $12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers said on Saturday. The Global Fund asked government, faith-based and private-sector partners to raise a total of $13 billion at a…
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Haiti’s Aristide says dehydration caused his collapse at rally
Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide said on Saturday that dehydration caused him to faint at an election rally for his party's presidential candidate on Friday night. Aristide, 63, was giving an address in the northern port city of Cap Haitien in support of Maryse Narcisse, candidate for his Fanmi Lavalas party in the Oct. 9 presidential…
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Bono, Bill Gates headline donor conference fighting diseases
An international donor conference closed in Saturday on a $13 billion fundraising target for the fight to eradicate AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030 — cheered on by Bono, Bill Gates and political leaders. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is hosting the fifth triennial Global Fund replenishment conference to fight against these diseases, with UN…
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U.N. food agency says faces $610 million shortfall for southern Africa drought relief
The United Nations' food agency said on Thursday it needed $730 million over the next 12 months for relief in seven southern African countries hit hard by a blistering drought and faced a $610 million shortfall. The World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement the seven countries were Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, Madagascar, Swaziland…
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Sanofi pledges stable 2016 earnings
By Matthias Blamont and Noëlle Mennella PARIS (Reuters) – Sanofi said it expected stable earnings per share this year after reporting lower fourth-quarter income on Tuesday, hurt by declining sales of diabetes and cancer treatments and other prescription drugs. The French drugmaker, which is in the midst of a reorganisation to address falling sales of…
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Premenstrual syndrome may be linked to high blood pressure
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Women who experience moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are significantly more likely than others to develop high blood pressure over the next 20 years, according to a new U.S. study. PMS had not been linked to high blood pressure before, but they share many risk factors and likely…
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Big Pharma Payments for High Prescribing Doctors
In an ideal world, doctors avoid outside influence and commit to ethical practice. However, they are also huge influencers in a for-profit pharmaceutical industry. This creates a breeding ground for potential conflicts of interest.
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Global drug spending to hit $1.4 trillion in 2020: IMS
Global spending on medicines will reach $1.4 trillion in 2020, driven by increased healthcare access in emerging markets and high-priced new drugs for cancer and other diseases, according to a forecast by IMS Health released on Wednesday. Some 225 new drugs will come to market over the next five years, about a third aimed at…