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Multinationals break Vietnam law in formula sales
HANOI, Vietnam - Multinational companies in Vietnam sell baby formula so aggressively that they routinely stretch and sometimes break laws designed to promote breastfeeding, an AP investigation has found.
Nations:Netherlands Philippines U.S. Malaysia Vietnam Source:(AP)
2009-09-20
Mexico fights swine flu with 'pandemic potential'
MEXICO CITY - As Mexico struggled against the odds Saturday to contain a strange new flu that has killed as many as 68 and perhaps sickened more than 1,000, it was becoming clearer that the government hasn't moved quickly enough to head off what the World Health Organization said has the potential to become a global epidemic.
Nations:Mexico U.S. Canada People:Felipe Calderon Source:(AP)
2009-04-25
AIDS becomes China's deadliest infectious disease
BEIJING - AIDS was the top killer among infectious diseases in China for the first time last year, with 6,897 people dying in the nine months through September, a state news agency said.
Source:(AP)
2009-02-19
Cancer to be world's top killer by 2010, WHO says
ATLANTA - Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world's top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts reported Tuesday.
Nations:India China Mexico Russia People:Lance Armstrong
2008-12-09
African Union rejects tougher steps against Mugabe
HARARE - The African Union rejected tougher action against Zimbabwe on Tuesday and said only dialogue could solve the deepening crisis, while U.S. President George W. Bush joined calls for President Robert Mugabe to step down.
Nations:South Africa China Zimbabwe People:Morgan Tsvangirai Kofi Annan George W. Bush
2008-12-09
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