Chicago architect designs a beacon for health care in Haiti

Source: Chicago Tribune

MIREBALAIS, HAITI — Under a blinding Caribbean sun, far from the sleek Chicago residences she usually designs, architect Ann Clark saw well-laid plans turn to improvisation, yet again. Overhead, a 2,850-pound ventilation system dang ...
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OC health officials warn of typhus infection

Source: Fresno Bee

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Orange County health officials are warning residents and laying traps for feral cats and other animals at two local schools after a Santa Ana resident contracted typhus. City News Service says vector contro ...
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Woman in Oregon with possible Maine ties remains unidentified

Source: Bangor Daily News

A woman found lost and confused in Oregon last week said she had been in Maine, and authorities are asking for help identifying her. Who she is, where she came from and why she took a Greyhound bus to Oregon remain a mystery that authorities ...
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Diagnosis of tuberculosis, typhoid starts at Institute of Medical Sciences

Source: Times of India

VARANASI: The department of microbiology under the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), BHU started the diagnosis and detection facilities to help in the treatment of tuberculosis and typhoid cases on Friday. Inaugurat ...
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Rallying round the banner of Labour

Source: Irish Times

The Irish Times - Saturday, May 26, 2012 Barry Desmond is former deputy leader of the Labour Party, minister for health and social welfare, MEP and member of the European Court of Auditors The establishment of the Labour Pa ...
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The Extract: 'The Boxer and the Goalkeeper: Sartre vs Camus'

Source: The Independent

The car was a Facel Vega. The Vega began, in 1954, as a two-door but in 1956 Facel developed a four-door model, with a bigger engine and rear-hinged doors – known as "suicide doors", because it would be relatively easy to open them at spe ...
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Maine governor vetoes 1 of 5 bonds

Source: CBS-WGME Portland Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a $20 million bond for research and development and will let four other bonds become law without his signature. LePage said Friday that he vetoed the research bond because ...
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World Health Assembly: Agreement Reached On Neglected Disease R&D Process, But No Convention

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Two more views on renewing WHO

Source: Humanosphere

A trio of writers at Foreign Affairs says: “After 15 years of heralded progress on pandemic preparedness, tuberculosis control, tobacco regulation, and health metrics, the World Health Organization faces confusion over its fut ...
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