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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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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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Mosquitoes suspected in 2 new mysterious Florida Zika cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida health officials are investigating two more mysterious cases of Zika infection that do not appear to be related to travel, bringing the total to four.
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Mosquitoes suspected in 2 new mysterious Florida Zika cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida health officials are investigating two more mysterious cases of Zika infection that do not appear to be related to travel, bringing the total to four.
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Mosquitoes suspected in 2 new mysterious Florida Zika cases
NEW YORK (AP) — Florida health officials are investigating two more mysterious cases of Zika infection that do not appear to be related to travel, bringing the total to four.
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Lack of exercise costs world $67.5 bln and 5 million lives a year
* Physical inactivity linked to 5 million deaths a year * Sitting for eight hours or more raises mortality risk * Experts say at least an hour a day of exercise is ideal By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) – A study of one million people has found that physical…
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Number of people fleeing South Sudan violence hits one-day record, officials say
By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 8,300 refugees fled violence in war-torn South Sudan and crossed into neighboring Uganda in a single day this week, setting a one-day record for this year, United Nations officials said on Friday. The refugees, nearly all women and children, were escaping stepped-up fighting between…
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Biotech Regeneron replaces Intel as sponsor of Science Talent Search
By Ransdell Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – Biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc on Thursday became the title sponsor of the most prestigious U.S. science competition for high school students, taking the baton from chipmaker Intel Corp. Regeneron pledged $100 million to support the Science Talent Search and related programs through 2026, and doubled awards for…
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Faced with strict laws, Brazilian women keep abortions secret
By Sophie Davies RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Years after giving into family pressure and having an illegal abortion, one Brazilian woman says she is haunted by the secret procedure so taboo that hardly anyone will talk about it. The woman, who only wants to be identified as F.D., went to a clinic…
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Sanofi ready to up offer for drugmaker Medivation, could oust board
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) – France's Sanofi said it could raise its proposed $9.3 billion deal to buy Medivation if the U.S. cancer drugmaker engaged in talks, threatening to go directly to shareholders to oust the board if not. Sanofi Chief Executive Olivier Brandicourt wrote in a letter to the board of Medivation published on Thursday…