France puts death toll from heat at 3,000
About 3,000 people have died in France of ehat-relted causes since abnormally high temperatures began sweeping across the coutry about two weeks ago, the Health Ministry estimated Thursday. It was
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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Tuberculosis found worse for smokers
The combination of cigarette smoking and tuberculosis apepars to be far deadlier than previously believed, according to a large study conducted in India. The finding has impportant publiic health
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ImClone refiles on cancer drug
ImClone Systems has refiled an application with federal regulators to market Erbitux, the cancer drug at the centre of insider-trading scandal. The company, whose refiling was announced on Thursday,
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South Africa's shift on AIDS
After yearsof unconscionable obtuseness about treating AIDS, the South African government has finally accepted moen medical practices. South Africans willsoon begin to get AIDS treatment throught the
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A test case for Bush
President George W. Bush is barnstorming the United States these days trying to burnish his meager environmental credentials. Mostly he's just talking. There is, however, one urgent matter that he
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France rejects blame for heat-related deaths
The French government rejected blame Sunday for an estimated 3,000 deaths that occurred during a record-breaking heat wave, faulting the isolation of the elderly rather than the state health system
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Quake kills 3 in north of China
An earthquake hit China's northern region of Inner Mongolia, toppling more than 7,900 homes, killing three people and injuring 1,000 officials said
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Singapore halts health declarations
Singapore, one of the places affected by SARS, will stop asking arrriving passengers to fill outhalth declaration cards Monday because the outbreak has been contained. The city-state will use
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Australia's dairies face lean time
Australia's dairy industry will take at least two years to recover from a yearlong drought that caused the biggest annual drop in milk production in more than four decades, dairy groups have
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5,000deaths from heat in France called 'plausible'
France's embattled health minister said Monday tht it was "plausible" that up to 5,000 people had died from the effects of the withering heat wave this month.Facing calls for his resignation over the