Chinese virus infections rising
April 30th, 2008 by 
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A lethal intestinal virus which has already claimed 20 lives could cause more deaths in eastern China.
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April 30th, 2008 by chicken Afghan ‘health link’ to uranium
April 30th, 2008 by chicken
The BBC hears that rising rates of child health issues in Afghanistan may be linked to depleted uranium weapons.
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UK foreign doctor block ‘unlawful’
April 30th, 2008 by chicken
Junior doctors face tougher competition this year after a bid to give UK-trained medics priority in applying for jobs fails.
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Heparin contamination ‘deliberate’
April 30th, 2008 by chicken
US officials say Chinese-made ingredients for a blood-thinning drug may have been deliberately contaminated.
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LSD inventor Albert Hofmann dies
April 30th, 2008 by chicken
Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, dies at the age of 102.
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