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HPV vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in rich countries within 30 years, study says
The rapid scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in a handful of rich countries within three decades, and in most other nations by century's end, researchers said Wednesday. Without screening and HPV vaccination, more than 44 million women will ...
Japan's health ministry draws on 'City Hunter' manga nostalgia to promote rubella vaccine to men
The government is promoting free vaccinations against rubella for men age 39 to 56, using characters from a manga series thought to resonate with that generation. The number of reported rubella cases in 2018 surged to the second-highest level since 2008, when the current survey ...
The death toll from the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed the 400 mark in the east and northeast, health authorities said Tuesday. "Since the start of the epidemic, the total number of cases is 658 — 609 confirmed ...
Japan to offer men aged 39 to 56 free rubella vaccinations for three years to combat outbreak
The number of rubella patients has reached 2,454 this year and the spread is believed to be mainly caused by unvaccinated men in the targeted age group.
Uganda vaccinates thousands of health workers against Ebola, fearing spread from Congo
Uganda has vaccinated thousands of health workers against Ebola to counter the spread of the deadly virus from its neighbor Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministers of both countries said Wednesday. A growing outbreak of Ebola in the Beni region of eastern DR Congo, ...
WHO reports worrying increase of measles cases in 2017 as parents shun vaccinations
Measles is on the rise around the world and especially in Europe and Latin America, in part because parents shun vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. Some 173,000 measles cases were officially reported worldwide in 2017, a jump of more than 30 percent ...
Pregnant women warned as rubella patients top 1,100 in Japan
The 1,103 cases reported this year through Oct. 7 represent an increase of 135 from the previous week and around a twelvefold jump from the previous year.
Rubella infection spikes in Japan, with many cases in Tokyo area
The number of rubella patients reported in the nation this year stands at 362, nearly four times the number seen the previous year, with many of the cases located in Tokyo and its vicinity, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Tuesday. The institute is ...
Experimental Ebola vaccinations to begin Wednesday in eastern Congo
Vaccinations against a new outbreak of Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are due to begin on Wednesday, a senior official at the health ministry said on Sunday. The experimental vaccine, which is manufactured by Merck, proved successful during its first wide-scale usage ...
China orders medical institutions not to use recalled Huahai-made drug due to cancer risk
China's health regulator said Monday all domestic medical institutions must cooperate with authorities and not use the valsartan blood and heart drug made by Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical that could pose cancer risks. The bulk manufacturer of the drug said earlier this month that it is ...
Citizens are being needlessly left exposed to infectious diseases.
Superstition keeping Ebola victims from seeking medical care
Health workers fighting Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo have run into an invisible but powerful hurdle — a belief system that deems the disease to be a curse or the result of evil spirits. Some people are refusing medical care and turn instead ...
