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More than half of newborns not breastfed in first hour raising health risks: UNICEF
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than half of newborn babies are not breastfed within the first hour of life, putting them at heightened risk of disease and death, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Friday, highlighting sub-Saharan Africa as an area of concern. Feeding babies within an hour of…
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Up to one million could flee fighting for Iraq’s Mosul: ICRC
Up to 1 million people could be forced to flee their homes in Iraq soon as fighting intensifies in a government offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State militants, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday. U.S.-backed Iraqi government forces have stepped up their military campaign against Islamic State in an…
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Intuitive Surgical second-quarter profit jumps past expectations
(Reuters) – Intuitive Surgical Inc on Tuesday reported much higher than expected second-quarter profit, driven by an increase in sales of its da Vinci surgical robots and in procedures using the pricey machines, and its shares rose more than 5 percent. The company during the quarter shipped 130 da Vinci systems, which sell for about…
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Intuitive Surgical second-quarter profit jumps past expectations
(Reuters) – Intuitive Surgical Inc on Tuesday reported much higher than expected second-quarter profit, driven by an increase in sales of its da Vinci surgical robots and in procedures using the pricey machines, and its shares rose more than 5 percent. The company during the quarter shipped 130 da Vinci systems, which sell for about…
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Health spending in U.S. to rise 5.8 percent a year through 2025: CMS
Healthcare spending in the United States will likely grow by an average 5.8 percent per year over the next decade, a bit faster than the past two years, due to an aging population, rising medical prices and faster economic growth, according to updated projections from the federal government released on Wednesday. The annual growth of…
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Continental US records first Zika-related death
A Utah resident infected with the Zika virus has died, becoming the first Zika-related fatality in the continental United States, officials said Friday. The elderly victim, who had an underlying health condition, died in late June after traveling to a country where the mosquito-transmitted virus is active, the Salt Lake County health department said. “While…
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Senegal seeks to protect albinos against their biggest killer – the sun
By Makini Brice DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Albinos in Africa live in fear of being murdered for their body parts, which are prized in witchcraft for use in charms and potions, but albinos face a much more pervasive threat: the sun. With little or no melanin – the pigment that colours eyes, hair and…
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Germany lawmakers approve ‘no means no’ rape law
BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that will make it easier for victims of sex crimes to file criminal complaints if they rejected their attacker's advances with a clear “no.”
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Spain’s Olympic president Blanco calms fears over Zika
(Reuters) – The president of the Spanish Olympic committee (COE), Alejandro Blanco, has reassured the country’s athletes and fans traveling to Rio de Janeiro that the Zika virus “is under control”. Spain’s most famous basketball player, NBA’s Pau Gasol, expressed concerns about the mosquito-borne Zika virus several weeks ago but has since committed to playing…
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Children in Boko Haram-hit northeast Nigeria face death from hunger unless aid arrives soon: UN
Tens of thousands of children in northeast Nigeria will die of malnutrition this year unless they receive treatment soon, the United Nations said on Friday after reaching areas of the country previously cut off from aid by Boko Haram violence. Over the last year Nigeria's army, aided by troops from neighbouring countries, recaptured most of…