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US secretary of state jeered and heckled at Earth Summit
1. Various of US Secretary of State Colin Powell shaking hands with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
2. Powell approaching lecturn
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Colin Powell US Secretary of State
"Ladies and gentlemen, President Bush and the...
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Scientists probe deadly 1918 flu virus
APTN - London, 5 Feb 2004
1. Exterior of maximum-security "Containment 4" facility
2. Researcher dons special protective clothing
3. Researcher uses special gloves to handle bird flu virus
4. Scientist walks towards microscope
5. ...
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Latest Giuliani comments + CBS exteriors
1. Giuliani walks to podium to begin briefing
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Rudolph Giuliani, New York Mayor
"On October first, a woman working at CBS began to experience swelling. She was treated on October fourth with penicillin. And then on...
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An Emory University Rollins School of Public Health professor says the public should not be concerned that some CDC staff may have been accidentally exposed to anthrax. (June 20)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that at least 52 workers are taking antibiotics as a precaution because of a lab safety problem that may have accidentally exposed them to anthrax.
So far, the CDC's occupational health...
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Expert says avian flu should be tackled at poultry level
1. Exterior of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE, Office International Des Epizooties in French) building
2. Close up of OIE stained glass
3. Dr. Alejandro Thiermann
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Alejandro Thiermann, World...
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The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread. (Aug. 8)
The World Health Organization on Friday declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an international public health emergency that requires an extraordinary response to stop its spread.
The WHO announced the Ebola outbreak _ the...
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The nurses' union at one of Boston's major teaching hospitals has sued to block a policy that would require nurses to get flu shots. (Sept. 26)
The nurses' union at one of Boston's major teaching hospitals has sued to block a policy that would require nurses to get flu shots.
The Massachusetts Nurses Association suit against Brigham and Women's Hospital filed this week in...
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The number of people living with HIV beyond middle age offers new medical challenges
With modern medicine helping people with HIV to live longer, growing evidence is suggesting that those who have spent decades battling the virus may be aging prematurely.
This presents a new challenge for both patients and doctors...
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Aids and HIV decrease in Zimbabwe but women's life expectancy remains low
1. Various of holding camp outside Harare for people evicted during the recent clean up operations
2. Various of people in camps
3. Various of newspaper headlines about the high cost of medical fees
4. Dr Billy Rigava tending to patient...
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VOICER TB patients forced to move from looted hospital
00 00 Close up patient with tuberculosis (TB)
00 04 Wide of room with patients suffering from TB
00 06 Close up injection
00 09 Wide of of nurse administering injection, patient lies back
00 17 SOUNDBITE: (English) Haidar Chalabi, TB...
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An infectious disease expert says the Dallas patient who died of Ebola suggests not all hospitals are prepared to treat the disease. Dr. Richard Wenzel also says enhanced airport screenings of passengers from West Africa may not have much impact. (Oct. 8)
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The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States died Wednesday morning in a Dallas hospital.
Thomas Eric Duncan was pronounced dead at 7:51 a.m. at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital,...
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KENYA: NAIROBI: PROSTITUTES MAY HOLD KEY TO AIDS VACCINE
Swahili/English/Nat
The Fourth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific opened in Manila on Saturday.
More than two-thousand delegates have gathered in the Philippines capital to discuss how to halt the spread of the...
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Germany expects more cases of bacterial infection; ministers comment
1. Wide of news conference at Robert Koch Institute after high-level meeting on bacteria outbreak
2. Close up of journalist's hand writing
3. Mid of journalist at news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (German) Daniel Bahr, German Health...
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China struggling to halt chronic disease deaths
Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, China September 9, 2011
1. Wide of nurse caring for a patient in a hospital bed
2. Close of medical drip
3. Close of nurse looking over patient
4. Mid of nurses caring for patient
5. Mid of nurse dressing...
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South Africa President Jacob Zuma comments on Zimbabwe election, Theron on fight against HIV
1. Wide of South African President Jacob Zuma and Academy Award-winning actor Charlize Theron sitting down to brief media at the Union Buildings in Pretoria
2. Close of Theron
3. Cutaway of media
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jacob Zuma,...
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WRAP Bush marks World Aids Day
1. US President George W. Bush and his wife Laura enter room
2. Women and children on stage
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"I believe America has a unique ability and a special calling to fight this disease. We're...
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Johannesburg NGO marks World Aids Day
People whose lives were impacted by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) commemorated World AIDS Day on Saturday at Nkosi's Haven in Johannesburg.
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Malnutrition increases skin diseases among displaced
LEADIN:
Diseases are rife in northern Yemen's camps for the war-displaced.
Many are suffering from skin diseases caused or worsened by malnutrition, and children seem to bear the brunt of those problems.
...
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Sanofi: vaccine not recommended for those without prior infection
The dengvaxia vaccination is not recommended for people who have no previous infection of dengue fever, the manufacturer of the vaccine said on Monday.
Officials from pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur made the...
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Groups encourage Arab Americans to fill out census
At a Michigan gas station, the message is obvious — at least to Arabic speakers: Be counted in the 2020 census.
Bloomberg
As U.S. Virus Cases Surge, Will Death Rates Rise Too?
Jun.26 -- After the U.S. registered the biggest-ever jump in coronavirus cases, is it just a matter of time before death rates also start to increase? Bloomberg's John Lauerman reports on the surge in infections and breaks down the...
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Stamford's Dr. Asha Shah on Pfizer Pill, Omicron Fight
Stamford Health Director of Infectious Diseases Dr. Asha Shah comments on U.S. regulators giving emergency authorization to Pfizer's Covid-19 pill and the latest in the fight against the omicron variant. She speaks with Bloomberg's David...
Bloomberg
Bayer Will Donate Chloroquine If Drug Can Treat Virus, CEO Says
Apr.27 -- Bayer AG raised the specter of “considerable liquidity challenges” as it engages in high-stakes negotiations in the U.S. over claims that the company's Roundup weedkiller caused cancer. Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann...
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Some shops reopen as Spain lockdown eases
Small businesses in Spain, including restaurants and hairdressers, reopened on Monday as the country began its three-phase move to completely lift its coronavirus lockdown.