2008 April

Chinese virus infections rising

April 30, 2008 at 3:06 pm · Filed under Asia-Pacific

A lethal intestinal virus which has already claimed 20 lives could cause more deaths in eastern China.

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April 30, 2008 at 2:58 pm · Filed under Science/Nature

The BBC hears that rising rates of child health issues in Afghanistan may be linked to depleted uranium weapons.

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April 30, 2008 at 11:37 am · Filed under Health

Junior doctors face tougher competition this year after a bid to give UK-trained medics priority in applying for jobs fails.

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April 30, 2008 at 11:32 am · Filed under Asia-Pacific

US officials say Chinese-made ingredients for a blood-thinning drug may have been deliberately contaminated.

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April 30, 2008 at 8:48 am · Filed under Europe

Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, dies at the age of 102.

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