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Typhoon Hagupit, MSF assess the problems
Typhoon Hagupit has weakened and while the level of damage across the Philippines still remains unclear, it does not appear to be as severe as first feared, Médecins Sans Frontières Head of Mission in the Philippines, Olivier Aubry said.…
"Adress vulnerability, don't try to stop a Typhoon"
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 December)– “We cannot stop a storm but vulnerability is something we can address.” This was the key message of Dr. Gemma Teresa Narisma, head of the Regional Climate Systems Program of the Manila Observatory, to…
'No evidence' Fluad flu vaccine caused deaths in Italy
There is no evidence the flu vaccine Fluad caused a number of deaths in Italy, EU drug regulators have said.
Two batches of the drug, made by Swiss company Novartis, were suspended last week by the Italian authorities as a precautionary…
Intra-arrest hypothermia during cardiac arrest: a systematic review
Sabino Scolletta, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Per Nordberg, Katia Donadello, Jean-Louis Vincent and Maaret Castren
Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université libre de Bruxelles
Department of Cardiology, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska…
Philippines authorities await for the impact fo Typhoon Hagupit
MANILA, Dec 3 _ The Department of Budget and Management has appropriated P4.69 billion as budgetary support for various national government agencies in response to the entry of the typhoon, known internationally as ‘Hagupit’.
“The…
Nepalese Doctors improve their ability to manage trauma emergencies
Kathmandu (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Dhulikhel Hospital of Kathmandu University are jointly organizing three emergency-room trauma courses this year, the first of which will take place in Dhulikhel,…
Ebola crisis: Huge risk of spread - UN's Tony Banbury
The head of the UN Ebola response mission in West Africa has told the BBC there is still a "huge risk" the deadly disease could spread to other parts of the world.
Tony Banbury declined to say if targets he had set in the fight against…
Orange the World in 16 days: the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
From 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is a time to galvanize action to end violence against…
Ferguson burning after the St. Louis grand jury decision
Riots start in Ferguson and in other cities, as New York, after a St. Louis County grand jury declined to indict officer Darren Wilson, 28, for firing six shots in an August confrontation that killed 18-year-old Michael Brown. The situation…
Non-traumatic intramural hematomas in patients on anticoagulant therapy
Non-traumatic intramural hematomas in patients on anticoagulant therapy: Report of three cases and overview of the literature
Introduction
Non-traumatic intramural hematoma in the gastrointestinal tract is a rare event that could have…