Noticias de Hoy

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) ? Health officials in Somalia are rolling out a new five-in-one vaccine for children that they say will save thousands of lives.

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By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s sales fell by a bigger-than-expected 13 percent in the first quarter as patent expiries took a heavy toll, underscoring the turnaround challenge facing Britain’s second-largest drugmaker. Much of the damage was caused by loss of exclusivity on antipsychotic medicine Seroquel and heart drug Atacand in many markets. But the company’s top-selling cholesterol fighter Crestor was also hit by generic competition in Canada, pricing pressure in Australia and worse-than-expected sales in the United States. . . .

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By Serajul Quadir and Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – The death toll from a building collapse in Bangladesh has risen to 160 and could climb higher, police said on Thursday, with people trapped under the rubble of a complex that housed garment factories supplying retailers in Europe and North America. . . .

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By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union on Wednesday brought together for the first time for peace talks Sudan and insurgents fighting government troops in two states bordering South Sudan, in a conflict that has affected almost a million people. Fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, or SPLM-North, in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile around the time of South Sudan’s secession from Khartoum in 2011. The violence has displaced or severely affected more than 900,000 people, according to the United Nations. . . .

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? We’re in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older ? and are taking few steps to get ready.

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BEIJING (AP) ? A new strain of bird flu that emerged in China over the past month is one of the "most lethal" flu viruses so far, worrying health officials because it can jump more easily from birds to humans than the one that started killing people a decade ago, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? We’re in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older ? and are taking few steps to get ready.

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LONDON (AP) ? A group of independent experts has slammed Britain’s cosmetic surgery industry for not protecting patients adequately and is calling for stricter controls in the aftermath of a breast implant scandal in Europe last year that left tens of thousands of women with cheap silicone implants prone to ruptures. A top British health official, meanwhile, signaled support for their recommendations.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? More parents need to talk with their teens about the dangers of abusing Ritalin, Adderall and other prescription drugs, suggests a new study that finds discouraging trends on kids and drug use.

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? An analysis of more than 33,000 cases of foodborne illness shows that ground beef and chicken have caused more hospitalizations than other meats.

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