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Health News : health - News from other sources. | | | | | | | Poverty making Canadians sick, says report Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 08:04 AM PDT Poverty is making Canadians sick, says a report released by the Canadian Medical Association. The report, based on public consultations at six "town halls" in cities across the country last winter and spring, said factors such as poor housing, lack of access to healthy food and early childhood programs... Continue reading | | | | | | | Rabies outbreak jumps species in Taiwan Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 08:01 AM PDT TAIPEI, Taiwan - Pet owners in Taiwan were rushing to inoculate their animals on Wednesday, July 31, after the first case of rabies in a shrew was confirmed, fueling fears that an outbreak of the disease is spreading between species. Health authorities on the island have been battling to contain a ... Continue reading | | Breast-feeding rates up; 77 percent of moms try Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 08:00 AM PDT ATLANTA — Health officials say breast-feeding rates continue to inch up: Now more than 3 in 4 mothers try to breast-feed their newborns. Breast-feeding rates remain highest in Idaho and lowest in Mississippi. Experts attribute that to regional differences in culture and workplace policies that support ... Continue reading | | Bagged Salad Blamed For Cyclospora Outbreak Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 08:00 AM PDT A recent parasit outbreak in Iowa and Nebraska has been blamed on bagged salad. Health officials believe that bagged salad is the cause of a cyclospora outbreak. More than 140 people have been sickened in Iowa and nearly 80 have been sickened in Nebraska. The disease has affected at least 372 people in... Continue reading | | |
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