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  • Swine Flu in the Middle East, pro-vaccine propagandists...and the evils of vaccinations 23 Nov 2009 05:15 GMT
    ... Join the struggle to keep Media Monitors Network (MMN) ... treat passengers suspected of having the disease. Egypt has even ordered the slaughter of all ... 500,000 swine flu vaccines from the World Health Organisation and is ready to order more ...

  • Swine flu kills first hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia 23 Nov 2009 06:13 GMT
    ... Mecca, Saudi Arabia (AFP) Nov 21, 2009 Swine ... posters," said Ashraf Abu Nimr, a 26-year-old Algerian from France as he left the Grand ... lot about football," Qanan said. Khaled, an Egyptian who lives in the holy city, said ...

  • Four pilgrims die of Swine flu 23 Nov 2009 14:33 GMT
    ... of the victims - a woman from Morocco and men from Sudan and India - ... apply for a visa. In September, the Egyptian authorities barred hundreds of Muslim pilgrims in ... swine flu in the Middle East and Africa. Performing the Hajj is incumbent upon all ...

  • Pilgrim Dies of Swine Flu 23 Nov 2009 11:34 GMT
    ... Mecca — A 17-year-old Nigerian girl and three other pilgrims died of ... victims were 75-year-olds from Sudan, India and Morocco. But Nigerian hajj officials denied the report, ...

  • Ministry of Health announces 10th swine flu death 23 Nov 2009 19:52 GMT
    ... Ministry of Health announces 10th swine flu death  Safaa ... death  Safaa Abdoun / Daily News Egypt CAIRO: The Ministry of Health announced the ...

  • Swine flu claims four on annual pilgrimage 23 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
    ... MECCA — Swine flu has killed four pilgrims in ... in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj, health authorities said on Saturday only a few ... flu, as had a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria, Saudi health ministry spokesman Khaled al-Marghlani said. ...

  • H1N1 flu kills first haj pilgrims 23 Nov 2009 07:12 GMT
    ... Muslim pilgrim wearing a protective mask against Influenza A(H1N1) ... in Saudi Arabia for the annual haj, health authorities said on Saturday only a few ... A(H1N1), as had a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria, Saudi health ministry spokesman Khaled al-Marghlani said. ...

  • Swine Flu Leaves its Mark on the Hajj 23 Nov 2009 15:14 GMT
    ... A security official wearing a protective mask keeps an ... in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj, health authorities said over the weekend, only a ... A(H1N1), as did a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria, Saudi Health Ministry spokesman Khaled al-Marghlani said. ...

  • 10 Years Of Meningitis C Vaccine: Outstanding Health Protection Measure Of The Past Decade 23 Nov 2009 18:11 GMT
    ... to be one of the most effective health protection measures of recent years, saving hundreds ... joint and muscle pain) and seek urgent medical advice." 1.Meningococcal infection is a serious illness ... known as the "meningitis belt" in Sub-Saharan Africa. These countries are periodically plagued by epidemics ...

  • Ex-miners suing for contracting fatal disease 23 Nov 2009 20:35 GMT
    ... while in the employ of Anglo-American South Africa Ltd. The case is the first of ... deal with the problem of ex-miners whose health continues to be at risk of bouts ... Legal AID South Africa is footing the bill. Some of the victims of silicosis have ...

  • World Cup to Help Create HIV Awareness 23 Nov 2009 17:53 GMT
    ... event as a chance to address the health crisis, among them former soccer player Ronny ... Sport and Entertainment Sector of the South African National Aids Council (SANAC), the body coordinating ... and confused messaging was emphasized. LOC Chief Medical Officer Dr Victor Ramathesele urged participants to ...

  • Flu fears prompt many Muslims to skip Hajj 23 Nov 2009 14:13 GMT
    ... HACKENSACK, N.J. - The spread of the H1N1 ... and Saudi officials. The Saudi Ministry of Health is urging senior citizens, children 12 and ... countries. In addition, some nations, such as Tunisia, are banning their citizens from attending the ...

  • Study: Meditation Lowered Cardiac Disease Risk by 50 Percent 23 Nov 2009 09:14 GMT
    ... States. The trial was conducted at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in collaboration ... The nine-year, randomized control trial followed 201 African American men and women, average age 59 ... participate in a control group which received health education classes in traditional risk factors, including ...

  • Mountain clinics bring HIV services to remote villages 23 Nov 2009 15:51 GMT
    ... Without the clinics, access to medical care would be minimal in mountain communities ... Aid, has worked with Lesotho's Ministry of Health and the Clinton Foundation to build or ... numbers of people migrating to neighbouring South Africa in search of work, gender and socio-economic ...

  • Saudi Arabia fears Hajj swine flu outbreak as four pilgrims die 23 Nov 2009 09:13 GMT
    ... India and Sudan, the older woman from Morocco, and the teen from Nigeria. None were ... the flu strain can apply. In September, Egypt forbade hundreds of Muslims from leaving Cairo for ... the first swine flu fatality in both Africa and the Middle East. For Ramadan, pilgrimage ...


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