| English woman develops French-sounding accent A woman from a village in southwestern England says that a severe migraine attack left her speaking with what sounds like a French accent a ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Cholera in Africa spreading at 'alarming' rate By ARTIS HENDERSON 2010-09-30T14:36:12ZDAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- An alarming number of new cholera cases have been reported in the West African nations of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, an international aid agency said Thursday.... hosted.ap.org |
Virulent skin germ grates on Maine lobstering isle By DAVID SHARP 2010-10-06T20:30:41ZPORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A strain of a drug-resistant skin disease that has afflicted sports teams, prisons and military units is now proving a persistent pest among lobstermen and their families on a Maine island.... hosted.ap.org |
WHO: 1 billion suffer from hidden tropical disease By COLLEEN BARRY 2010-10-14T12:27:48ZGENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization estimated Thursday that 1 billion of the world's poorest people suffer from neglected tropical diseases such as dengue, rabies and leprosy that remain concentrated in remote rural areas and urban slums despite being mostly eradicated from large areas of the world.... hosted.ap.org |
International doctors recruited for regional areas Regional Australia can expect up to 50 new GPs over the next year as a result of the Australian Medical Association's 'Missing Doctor' program. abc.net.au |