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World Health Organisation says has found new SARS-like virus

LONDON (Reuters) – A new virus belonging to the same family as the SARS virus that killed 800 people in 2002 has been identified in Britain in a man who had recently been in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday. The United Nations health body, which issued a statement through its ”global alert and response” system, said tests on the patient,... 

“Alarming” smoking habits found in poorer countries

LONDON (Reuters) – Two fifths of men in developing countries still smoke or use tobacco, and women are increasingly starting to smoke at younger ages, according to a new international study which found ”alarming patterns” of tobacco use. Despite years of anti-smoking measures being encouraged across the world, most developing countries have low quit rates, according... 

Study finds early signs of malaria drug resistance in Africa

PARIS (AFP) – Africa’s deadliest malaria parasite has shown resistance in lab tests to one of the most powerful drugs on the market — a warning of possible resistance to follow in patients, scientists said Friday. Researchers in London found resistance to artemether in test tube analysis of blood from 11 of 28 patients who had fallen ill after travelling in countries...