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Asbestos ‘emergency’ brewing
Experts link more cancers to asbestos as its use grows in the developing world
Europe on guard for chikungunya in travel season
Chikungunya outbreaks in Asia tourist hotspots raise risk in Europe
All drugs fail against pneumonia bug
Case reports point to strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to all available antibiotics
Puumala virus risk rising in Germany
Recent trends suggest that incidence of the hantavirus infection will nearly double with each year
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Report offers answer on swine flu's slow spread CBC News
Uganda: country confirms swine flu case allAfrica
Parkinson's drugs show promise in resistant TB Reuters
WHO chief identifies "warning signs" of severe flu Reuters
Washington to give antiviral drugs to WHO Reuters
New flu may not spread like regular flu Reuters
WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable' BBC News
Flu risk for indigenous peoples BBC News
Japan finds their first Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 case Reuters
Warning over fake Tamiflu sales BBC News
Update of radiation exposure guidance for the UK HPA
In the kidney trade: seller beware New York Times
Anti-TNF therapies carry varying levels of TB risk MedPage Today
China: H1N1 patient’s accidental death sparks protest Wall Street Journal
USA: scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis Washington Post
The emerging influenza pandemic: estimating the case fatality ratio ProMED
Three children infected with E. coli O157:H7 in Canada, officials suspect beef kofta ProMED
Three more anthrax cases detected in Orissa, India ProMED
Diarrhoeal deaths reported in Ethiopia ReliefWeb
Emerging Health Threats Journal
Emerging aspects of mobile phone use
Florence Samkange-Zeeb and Maria Blettner examine the evidence for adverse health effects of mobile phone use, and discuss the possible effects of changes in exposure and usage patterns
The health consequences of economic crises
Andrew Robertson highlights the need for research into the global health impact of the economic crisis and ways to limit its most damaging effects
Emerging aspects of assessing lead poisoning in childhood
Alison Jones reviews lead poisoning in children, looking at sources of poisoning, effects at low blood concentrations, and practical aspects of measuring and assessing exposure
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