Guest Editorial…WHO making all the right moves this time in Zika fight
February 16, 2016
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Guest Editorial…WHO making all the right moves this time in Zika fight

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Saturday vowed her country would host a successful Olympic Games…

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Brazil Enlists Army, Cabinet In Campaign Against Zika
February 16, 2016
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Brazil Enlists Army, Cabinet In Campaign Against Zika

Worldwide athletes set to compete in an Olympic diving test event in Rio de Janeiro…

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Brazil Zika Cases Raise Concern Of Virus Transmission Beyond Mosquitoes
February 16, 2016
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Brazil Zika Cases Raise Concern Of Virus Transmission Beyond Mosquitoes

The D.C. Department of Health has created a Zika virus fact sheet for District residents…

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Zika virus: Brazil dismisses link between larvicide and microcephaly
February 15, 2016
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Zika virus: Brazil dismisses link between larvicide and microcephaly

The question with regard to a possible link between pyriproxyfen and microcephaly was posed on…

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First case of Zika virus in Erie County confirmed
February 15, 2016
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First case of Zika virus in Erie County confirmed

Brazil has employed more than 200,000 soldiers across the country as part of an operation…

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UNFPA to closely monitor Zika virus in Nepal
February 15, 2016
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UNFPA to closely monitor Zika virus in Nepal

Mosquitoes clearly remain the main way the Zika virus is transmitted, says Thomas Frieden, who…

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No Supreme Court Nominee Coming This Week, White House Says
February 15, 2016
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No Supreme Court Nominee Coming This Week, White House Says

Leading Republicans – including all six conservative White House contenders – threatened to block any…

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Albright Admits ‘Special Place in Hell’ Comment Delivered in ‘Wrong Context’
February 15, 2016
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Albright Admits ‘Special Place in Hell’ Comment Delivered in ‘Wrong Context’

Albright also told a room full of people at a Hillary Clinton rally that “there…

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More than 31000 Zika virus cases reported in Colombia
February 15, 2016
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More than 31000 Zika virus cases reported in Colombia

Over the weekend, more than 200,000 soldiers were deployed across Brazil to combat the virus,…

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Mental health to receive £1bn extra funding
February 15, 2016
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Mental health to receive £1bn extra funding

The report, The Five Year Forward View For Mental Health, released today, called for one…

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