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If not Obasanjo? 23 Nov 2005
...a hasty retreat. General Sani Abacha tried it with five fingers of leprosy parties in the words of Chief Bola Ige. He was still ...
- Vanguard,
Are safety labeling and safety warnings enough? 23 Nov 2005
...malformations. Interestingly enough, it recently returned to the market as Thalomid and is used to treat leprosy and multiple myeloma. ...
- Naples Sun Times,
Use DDT in cabs to stamp out TB, leprosy! Nov 20, 2005
In case of infectious diseases like flu, chicken pox, measles, conjunctivitis, TB, leprosy etc., disinfectants are completely useless.�. ...
- Mid-Day Mumbai,
World Health Organization (WHO) and Novartis Deliver Free Leprosy ... Nov 21, 2005
All leprosy patients in the world will continue to benefit from free medicines under an agreement signed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ...
- SocialBC (press release),
EDITORIAL/ Leprosy compensation Nov 17, 2005
...the Tokyo District Court handed down contradictory rulings in two separate compensation suits filed by former Taiwanese and South Korean leprosy patients who ...
- Asahi Shimbun,
[Junior herald]Korean leprosy victims fail to win lawsuit Nov 17, 2005
Last month, Taiwa- nese leprosy vic- tims won a lawsuit seeking compensation from the Japanese government. Taiwan was under Japanese ...
- Korea Herald (subscription),
Welfare minister: New law needed to compensate former leprosy ... Nov 8, 2005
Welfare minister Jiro Kawasaki indicated Tuesday his ministry will consider measures to compensate former leprosy patients forced to reside in sanitariums ...
- Asahi Shimbun,
Japan appeals compensation for ex-leprosy patients Nov 8, 2005
TOKYO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The Japanese government has appealed a court ruling ordering it to pay compensation to former leprosy patients from Taiwan who were ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Japan appeals court ruling to compensate Taiwanese leprosy ... Nov 8, 2005
The government has appealed a court ruling that ordered it to pay compensation to Taiwanese leprosy sufferers forced into an isolated leper colony last century ...
- Mainichi Daily News,
Post-war chaos leaves Liberians battling leprosy Nov 8, 2005
On her face and neck, beneath star-shaped plastic earrings, her skin bears the same marks -- the telltale signs of the first stages of leprosy. ...
- Reuters
Memorial to honour leprosy victims Nov 8, 2005
Aborigines buried at the old leprosarium near Derby, in northern Western Australia, are to be recognised with a memorial. The memorial ...
- ABC Online,
Japan's leprosy victims to get paid Nov 8, 2005
Japan is to compensate Taiwanese and South Korean leprosy patients who were incarcerated during Japanese colonial rule, it was reported on Sunday. ...
- Taiwan Headlines,
Novartis to provide WHO free anti-leprosy drugs Nov 8, 2005
WHO) and global pharma major Novartis AG have signed an agreement to extend till 2010 their joint programme of providing free medicine for leprosy patients. ...
- Webindia123,
Leprosy compensation should be fair for all Nov 8, 2005
Measures should be taken as soon as possible to aid former South Korean and Taiwanese leprosy sufferers who were segregated in leprosariums during Japan's ...
- Daily Yomiuri Online,
Govt to pay in leprosy case, pursue appeal Nov 8, 2005
...at domestic leprosariums received at least \8 million per person for segregation to which they were eligible as a result of the 1953 Leprosy Prevention Law. ...
- Daily Yomiuri Online,
Novartis to supply leprosy drugs free Nov 10, 2005
MUMBAI: India is likely to be a key beneficiary of a World Health Organisation programme to fight leprosy. Through this programme ...
- Economic Times,
Tokyo District Court split on lawsuits by former leprosy patients Oct 25, 2005
In conflicting rulings, the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit by 117 former leprosy patients from South Korea but upheld a similar lawsuit for ...
- Asahi Shimbun,
Japan court split on suits by ex-leprosy patients Oct 24, 2005
TOKYO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Former Taiwanese leprosy patients incarcerated during Japanese colonial rule won a suit seeking compensation from Japan on Tuesday as ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
WHO, Novartis extend agreement on free medication to leprosy ... Nov 7, 2005
Xinhuanet) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis on Monday renewed an agreement to supply leprosy patients worldwide ...
- Xinhua,
Tokyo court rules in favor of Taiwanese leprosy patients, against ... Oct 25, 2005
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday made two contrasting rulings over suits by foreign leprosy patients -- granting Taiwanese patients' requests for ...
- Mainichi Daily News,
Court rules in favor of ex-Taiwan leprosy patients, but against ... Oct 24, 2005
TOKYO — The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday upheld a lawsuit filed by 25 former Taiwanese leprosy patients seeking compensation from the Japanese government ...
- Japan Today,
Ex-leprosy patients await ruling and end to suffering Oct 23, 2005
Chang, now 84, is one of 142 former leprosy patients living in South Korea and Taiwan hoping the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday will hand down a ruling that ...
- Asahi Shimbun,
Leprosy patients applaud ruling of Japanese court Oct 25, 2005
Taiwanese leprosy patients yesterday welcomed a Tokyo District Court ruling in favor of their suit seeking compensation from the Japanese government for ...
- Taipei Times,
EDITORIAL/ Leprosy rulings Oct 26, 2005
...plaintiffs are former Hansen's disease patients-South Koreans in one case and Taiwanese in the other-who were forced to live in isolated leprosy sanitariums in ...
- Asahi Shimbun,
Japanese Press Protests Leprosy Rulings Oct 26, 2005
The Japanese media is calling on the government to take swift action to make amends for its past maltreatment of leprosy patients. ...
- Chosun Ilbo,
Compensate the Leprosy Victims, and Fast Oct 26, 2005
The Tokyo District Court's Third Civil Division has turned down a claim for compensation from 117 Korean leprosy patients who were herded into a leper colony ...
- Chosun Ilbo,
Japan to Compensate Korean Leprosy Victims Nov 6, 2005
The Japanese government has decided to compensate Korean and Taiwanese leprosy patients segregated in isolation facilities during World War II, ending an ...
- Chosun Ilbo,
Novartis, WHO extend free leprosy drug deal Nov 2, 2005
ZURICH, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Drugmaker Novartis AG has extended its agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to supply free leprosy drugs globally until ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
S Korean leprosy sufferers appeal district court ruling Oct 25, 2005
TOKYO — A group of 117 South Korean leprosy sufferers on Wednesday appealed a district court ruling handed down the day before that rejected their demand for ...
- Japan Today,
Tokyo to Pay ROK, Taiwan Leprosy Victims Nov 5, 2005
6, 2005 — The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to compensate leprosy patients institutionalized in leprosariums in South Korea and Taiwan who ...
- The Seoul Times,
Court split in rulings on leprosy suits Oct 25, 2005
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday upheld a lawsuit filed by 25 former leprosy patients from Taiwan seeking compensation from the Japanese government for ...
- Daily Yomiuri Online,
WHO and Novartis deliver free leprosy treatment for all partients ... Nov 7, 2005
7 NOVEMBER 2005 | GENEVA -- All leprosy patients in the world will continue to benefit from free medicines under an agreement signed today by the World Health ...
- World Health Organization,
WHO and Novartis Deliver Free Leprosy Treatment for all Patients ... Nov 7, 2005
...(CSRwire) All leprosy patients in ... As of the beginning of 2005, the number of cases of leprosy worldwide was 286 000, a drop of 38% from the beginning of 2004. ...
- CSRwire.com (press release)
UN health agency extends partnership for the eradication of ... Nov 7, 2005
7 November 2005 – Continuing their effort to eliminate the age-old stigma of leprosy, the United Nations health agency and a major pharmaceutical company ...
- UN News Centre
WHO, Novartis extend agreement for leprosy eradication Nov 7, 2005
...have signed an agreement to extend --until 2010-- their joint programme of providing free medicine that has helped cure about 4 million leprosy patients across ...
- Webindia123,
UN health agency sees progress on battling leprosy Nov 7, 2005
Organisation (WHO) said it was renewing a five-year deal with the Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis for the free supply of drugs to treat leprosy, amid signs ...
- TODAYonline,
Cheers, tears mark leprosy rulings Oct 25, 2005
Tuesday's rulings by the Tokyo District Court for two separate lawsuits filed by former leprosy patients left plaintiffs and their supporters with mixed ...
- Daily Yomiuri Online,
WHO-Novartis extend anti-leprosy program Nov 7, 2005
7 (UPI) -- The UN health agency and a major pharmaceutical company have signed an agreement to extend their joint anti-leprosy program until 2010. ...
- United Press International
Agreement extended to 2010 to provide free medicines to leprosy ... Nov 7, 2005
GENEVA -- According to WHO since 1985, more than 14 million patients have been cured of leprosy through the use of multidrug therapy (MDT). ...
- Kuwait News Agency,
A campaign against leprosy Oct 28, 2005
Oct. 28. — Birbhum district, with the support of the Murshidabad district leprosy department, launched a programme to create an awareness of the disease in ...
- The Statesman,
Leprosy outbreak a farce Oct 27, 2005
By Zweli Maseko. HEALTH officials have assured the Swazi nation that there is no outbreak of leprosy detected anywhere in the entire African continent. ...
- The Swazi Observer,
Gov't to appeal ruling on compensation for leprosy sufferers Nov 5, 2005
...the final stages of considering whether to appeal a district court ruling that ordered the state to pay damages to a group of Taiwanese leprosy sufferers who ...
- Japan Today,
WHO and Novartis to continue fight against leprosy Nov 2, 2005
2 NOVEMBER 2005 | GENEVA -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and Novartis AG will announce their continued collaboration in the battle to eliminate leprosy. ...
- World Health Organization,
State appeals leprosy ruling Nov 7, 2005
The Japanese government on Tuesday appealed a district court ruling that ordered the state to pay damages to a group of Taiwanese leprosy sufferers segregated ...
- Japan Today,
The death of a disease Nov 18, 2005
While the detection and treatment of leprosy is a success story in 21st-century medicine, the stigma attached to the effects of the disease has been harder to ...
- The Tablet (subcription),
Leo Strauss's New School Sabbatical Nov 22, 2005
...replied, "It depends on what you mean by a Straussian." The audience laughed when Mr. Berkowitz said, "Of course, when asked whether you have leprosy, only a ...
- New York Sun,
Focus on fight against AIDS Nov 17, 2005
Nov. 17. – The Padmashree award winner on Leprosy, Dr Biswa Ranjan Chatterjee (known as BR Chatterjee), a resident of Jhalda in Purulia, had predicted that ...
- The Statesman,
Expert suggest the need for operational research on tropical ... Nov 20, 2005
According to WHO, the diseases idenitified as of major concern are Leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, visceral leishnmaniasis commonly known as “kala-azar ...
- NewKerala.com,
Future of lepers uncertain Nov 17, 2005
PARALAKHEMUNDI, Nov. 17. — The leprosy patients who have been staying at the Baba Amte Golden Jublee Leprosy Hospital of Paralakhemundi for more than two ...
- The Statesman,
Japan court split on suits by ex-leprosy patients Oct 24, 2005
TOKYO: Former Taiwanese leprosy patients incarcerated during Japanese colonial rule won a suit seeking compensation from Japan today as a Tokyo court rejected ...
- NewKerala.com,
Novartis, WHO extend free leprosy drug deal Nov 2, 2005
ZURICH: Drugmaker Novartis AG has extended its agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to supply free leprosy drugs globally until the end of 2010 ...
- NewKerala.com,
WHO identifies 5 tropical diseases for complete elimination Nov 16, 2005
The World Health Organization, United Nations' specialized agency for health, has identified tropical diseases of Leprosy, Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), visceral ...
- India Infoline.com,
Lepers' hopes for aid still alive Nov 8, 2005
Mr. Kawasaki said the law under which two judges handed down contradictory rulings was not intended to apply to former leprosy sufferers in Japan's colonies. ...
- Joongang Ilbo,
Blacks are playing role in fighting gang violence Nov 22, 2005
...provincial premier have shown interest, and the will, to help CACO address what the African Canadian community sees as an unacceptable leprosy plaguing Toronto ...
- Toronto Star,
Burma Not Doing Enough to Control AIDS, Says UN Report Nov 22, 2005
Meanwhile Rangoon has claimed that the country is free from smallpox, polio and leprosy, and health authorities are placing emphasis on fighting six common ...
- The Irrawaddy News Magazine,
China very keen on research with India Nov 22, 2005
Dr.Ramadoss discussed with the Chinese Authorities, the strategies and methods adopted by them to control TB, Malaria and Leprosy etc. ...
- News Today,
'Extremely sick' group, TennCare data shows Nov 20, 2005
The data also includes diseases that medical experts say are unusual, but not unheard of, in Tennessee, including one case of leprosy, two diagnoses of malaria ...
- The Tennessean,
Reject's Manifesto Nov 22, 2005
...tolerating them. Where common rooms are actually used to unwind and being an IM rep isn’t the Harvard equivalent of leprosy. You ...
- Harvard Crimson,
Healthcare must be made a priority Nov 22, 2005
...mountainous areas and islands. Diseases such as tuberculosis, leprosy and malaria are effectively controlled. Diagnosis and treatment ...
- Viet Nam News,
Fund embezzlement charge against NGO Nov 17, 2005
...part of the state was recently detected swindling Central government grants released to it by the Union ministry to provide succour to leprosy affected persons ...
- The Statesman,
Lack of anti-venom vials causes deaths Nov 11, 2005
Nov. 11. — The district health department officials in Midnapore West were rather in an off-mood thinking that cases of leprosy are on the wane in the area. ...
- The Statesman,
Number of lepers in Midnapore goes up Nov 10, 2005
Nov. 10. — The district health department officials in Midnapore West were rather in an off-mood thinking that cases of leprosy are on the wane in the area. ...
- The Statesman,
‘11,430 TB Patients Treated’ Nov 9, 2005
Ebonyi State Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (TBL) has successfully treated a total of 11, 430 Tuberculosis patients since 1996 to 2004, out of ...
- This Day (subscription),
WHO sets its sights on 5 tropical diseases Nov 16, 2005
The World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations’ specialised agency for health, has identified tropical diseases like leprosy, lymphatic filariasis (LF ...
- Business Standard,
Quake affecttees demand clearance of road Nov 9, 2005
BALAKOT, NOV 9 (SANA): The quake victims of lower Garlat, Balakot, have demanded of the authorities to remove the debris from the Leprosy Hospital Road and ...
- Kashar News,
ANALYSIS / Expedite leprosarium case Oct 28, 2005
Seemingly contradictory decisions on compensation for leprosy sufferers from South Korea and Taiwan handed down by the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ...
- Daily Yomiuri Online,
Infectious Disease Experts Applaud New US Funds to Treat Long ... Nov 14, 2005
More than 350 million people have been disabled or severely impaired by the targeted diseases, which include leprosy, elephantiasis, snail fever, river ...
- Infection Control Today,
S. Korean lepers appeal district court ruling Oct 26, 2005
South Korean leprosy patients Wednesday appealed a district court's decision stating the court's two panels of judges ruled in favor of their Taiwanese ...
- China Post,
Myanmar continues to make efforts in disease eradication Nov 21, 2005
Claiming that Myanmar has been free from smallpox, polio and leprosy, the health authorities are placing emphasis on fighting six common diseases in the ...
- People's Daily Online,
The Dangerous Legacy Of Lead: Research Shows Disruption To Key ... Nov 16, 2005
Leprosy Microbes Lead Scientists To Immune Discovery (May 27, 2005) -- With the unusual opportunity that human leprosy infections provide for study of human ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Top schools to take part in ''Schools Cricket Festival'' Nov 12, 2005
...ground on November 15. The tournament is being organised city based NGO named ''The Leprosy''. Briefing newspersons promotional ...
- Webindia123,
- By K. Moses Nov 18, 2005
In Delhi, some of the young players of the team were wary about leprosy. "We are told the disease is prevalent here, and that it spreads fast’ they said. ...
- The Asian Age,
Ebonyi: Confronting the Killer Diseases Nov 17, 2005
In fact, women far outnumber men at the tuberculosis colony in the state’s Tuberculosis and Leprosy Centre located at Mile 4, Abakaliki, where thousands are ...
- This Day (subscription),
European Medicines Agency gives first positive opinions on ... Nov 20, 2005
...trachoma, leishmaiasis, schistosomiasis, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), onchocerciasis (river blindness), dengue fever, Chagas disease, leprosy. ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
India committed to attaining millennium goals; P Lakshmi Nov 21, 2005
She said the government will also pay special attention on the elimination of malaria, Iodine deficcency Tuberculosis and Leprosy and other human disorders. ...
- Webindia123,
WHO, Swiss pharmaceutical gaint extend agreement on free ... Nov 7, 2005
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis on Monday renewed an agreement to supply leprosy patients worldwide with free ...
- People's Daily Online,
Surgery for hate attacks Nov 21, 2005
...lives of people, atrocities on Christians and their institutions—including the gruesome incident of burning of a Australian working for leprosy patients in ...
- Indian Express,
Novelist bristles at 'erotic' tag Nov 20, 2005
...''The journalist falls in love with the female assistant of the Tropicana night club's famous choreographer, Rodney, who suffered from leprosy and was gay. ...
- Miami Herald,
Association asserts Nov 16, 2005
Society hails: The Leprosy Patients’ Welfare Society expressed heartfelt gratitude to Nongmaithem Saratchandra Singh (Moirangkhom), Dr Mutum Manglem Singh ...
- E-Pao.net,
Hornblow visits lepers while in China Nov 15, 2005
Mr Hornblow was in China on personal business when he spent three days at a leprosy village outside Guangzhou (formerly Canton). ...
- Manawatu Standard,
Lei-ingkhol strike enters 193 days Oct 31, 2005
Is he thinking that we are helpless people and have no importance in the society?` an aged woman who had lost one of her legs due to leprosy asked the IFP ...
- KanglaOnline,
FDA Wants More Data From Celgene Nov 15, 2005
...more information from Celgene (CELG:Nasdaq - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) to support the biotech company's bid to get its leprosy treatment Thalomid ...
- TheStreet.com
Court confusion over leper colony compensation Oct 25, 2005
A COURT has handed down conflicting decisions in the cases of leprosy sufferers from Taiwan and South Korea who were forced into isolated leper colonies by the ...
- Times Online,
DNP Doda organizes quiz competition Oct 29, 2005
Doda: District Nucleus Project (DNP) Doda organized a leprosy quiz competition at ANMT School Doda as a part of the ongoing National Leprosy Eradication ...
- GreaterKashmir.com (press release),
Controversy over fairness of Tokyo Court's rulings Court Rules ... Oct 25, 2005
25, 2005 upheld a lawsuit filed by 25 former Taiwanese leprosy patients seeking compensation from the Japanese government for segregation at a leprosarium in ...
- The Seoul Times,
Frequent shifts of SLO office takes toll on its works Nov 4, 2005
Imphal, November 04: Frequent shifts of the office location of State Leprosy Officer (SLO) on account of flippant policy of the Government has had its direct ...
- E-Pao.net,
[FOUNTAIN]Remember the lepers Oct 29, 2005
...red as flowers all through the night." "Leper," published by poet Seo Jeong-ju in 1936, contains the sorrow and pains of those suffering from leprosy and the ...
- International Herald Tribune,
Hopegivers to Build First 'City' for Lepers in India Nov 7, 2005
Hopegivers International, a ministry that has leprosy outreaches since 1977, will build a center for lepers that will be a “model city within a city,� with ...
- Christian Post,
'Good' Bacteria Could Save Patients From Infection Infection By ... Nov 2, 2005
Once-dreaded Leprosy 'Replaced' By Tuberculosis, Say Researchers (August 18, 2005) -- What caused leprosy -- a widely dreaded disease in medieval Europe -- to ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Roh Meets Koizumi on Sidelines of APEC Nov 18, 2005
...the form of a reassurance by Koizumi that Japan is pushing forward with legislation to compensate a group of Korean Hansen’s disease (leprosy) patients who ...
- Chosun Ilbo,
China keen on tie-up with India in bio-medical research Nov 17, 2005
Mr. Ramadoss discussed with the Chinese authorities the strategies and methods adopted by them to control TB, malaria and leprosy. ...
- Hindu,
Commitment vital to eliminate tropical diseases: Experts Nov 16, 2005
The WHO has identified tropical diseases of leprosy, Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), visceral leishnmaniasis (Kala Azar), soil transmitted helminths (STH) and Yaws ...
- Hindu,
Amba Yaga to begin tomorrow 03 Oct 2005
Veda Vyasa is believed to have conducted the Amba Yaga on the request of King Janamejaya who was stricken with leprosy and whose kingdom was flooded with ...
- Kerala Online,
Porbandar students clean beach to pay tribute to Gandhi, protest ... 03 Oct 2005
...all over India. His message of non-violence, uprightness and care for the leprosy patients is taught in every school. Gandhi, who ...
- NewKerala.com,
Leprosy Eradicated This Year Sep 20, 2005
Malanje, 09/20 - Leprosy might be eradicated until the end of this year in Angola`s northern Malanje province, following a programme of treatment of the ...
- AngolaPress,
Leprosy Society chalks out steps to eliminate disease Sep 22, 2005
MANGALORE: District Leprosy Society has chalked out specific strategies to eliminate leprosy completely by involving eminent skin specialists, private medical ...
- Newindpress,
India accounts for 70% of world's leprosy patients' Sep 22, 2005
PATNA: India accounts for seventy per cent of the cases of leprosy in the world. The prevalence rate in the country is 1.2 per 10,000. ...
- Times of India,
YEMEN: Leprosy still a major health problem , experts say Sep 8, 2005
SANA, 8 September (IRIN) - Leprosy is not getting the attention it deserves from the Yemeni government, even as international organisations recommend ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Fate of leprosy sufferers unknown Sep 7, 2005
An independent legislator yesterday blasted the government over its treatment of relocated leprosy patients from the Happy Life Sanatorium, drawing a defense ...
- Taipei Times,
INJUSTICES TO LEPROSY PATIENTS: Panel blames state, judiciary and ... Sep 13, 2005
...the health ministry took advantage of the policy to secure budgets for sanitariums, and thus, ``by force of habit,'' continued to segregate leprosy patients. ...
- Asahi Shimbun,
District first in State to achieve leprosy elimination target Sep 8, 2005
Pune, September 8: SITUATED at Yeolewadi, 4 km from Kondhwa is Dr Bandorawalla Leprosy Hospital. A 350-bed hospital spread over ...
- Pune Newsline,
Mayor in mission to tackle leprosy Sep 9, 2005
THE Mayor of Solihull is reaching out to leprosy sufferers by holding a tea party in aid of The Leprosy Mission. The Mayor, Cllr ...
- ic Solihull.co.uk,
Plastic surgery cheer for lepers Sep 30, 2005
30 — Leprosy patients of Midnapore West district, especially those with deformed limbs and nerve problems, can hope to get back to normal activities through ...
- The Statesman,
'Leprosy will be eradicated by year-end' Aug 31, 2005
New Delhi, August 31: India will eliminate leprosy by the end of this year, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said here today. ...
- Chennai Online,
Minimum monthly salary rises to VND350,000 as of Oct. 1 Sep 30, 2005
A seminar on leprosy control and prevention in the Asia-Pacific region was opened in Nha Trang on Thursday by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ministry ...
- Voice of Viet Nam,
Leprosy Eradicated This Year Sep 21, 2005
Leprosy might be eradicated until the end of this year in Angola's northern Malanje province, following a programme of treatment of the disease in all ...
- AllAfrica.com,
Fate of leprosy sufferers unknown Sep 8, 2005
An independent legislator blasted the government on Wednesday over its treatment of relocated leprosy patients from the Happy Life Sanatorium, drawing a ...
- Taiwan Headlines,
YEMEN: Leprosy still a major health problem , experts say Sep 8, 2005
SANA, 8 Sep 2005 (IRIN) - Leprosy is not getting the attention it deserves from the Yemeni government, even as international organisations recommend sustaining ...
- IRINnews.org,
Spiritual thrill for followers of faith Sep 30, 2005
The society also runs a leprosy hospital — Sri Sri Daya Mata Leprosy Seva Kendra, with outdoor clinics and wards for leprosy patients. ...
- Calcutta Telegraph,
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Sep 28, 2005
A stammerer as a young child, he contracted leprosy when he was 9. He was 13 in 1174 when his father died and Baldwin was crowned as his successor in the ...
- Investor's Business Daily (subscription)
Jai Brashtachar Sep 30, 2005
This is ridiculous. The government has to wake up before it is too late. Corruption has been equaled to leprosy. ... The corruption is to be cured like leprosy. ...
- GreaterKashmir.com (press release),
Health official pats India on back Oct 1, 2005
...of small pox had been achieved in 1977 and guinea worm disease in 2000, the country was looking towards eliminating yaws, polio transmisson and leprosy by the ...
- Webindia123,
Eating during eclipses pose no harm: Scientists Oct 1, 2005
...''Astrologers try to create fear in the minds of people by saying if they did not follow their instructions, they would suffer from leprosy or go to hell after ...
- NewKerala.com,
Cured lepers to get free education Sep 23, 2005
TANGERANG: To empower cured leprosy patients now living in the Sitanala Leprosy Hospital compound in Neglasari district, Tangerang municipality, a youth group ...
- Jakarta Post,
Celgene halts drug trial over blood clot fears Sep 29, 2005
...ago. Celgene already sells another form of thalidomide under the name Thalomid, which is used to treat myeloma and leprosy. The ...
- NorthJersey.com,
A Rosetta Stone for the 1950s Sep 27, 2005
...meets Christian conservatism without rustling anyone's feathers, an achievement more awesome than racing chariots, battling pirates, and vanishing leprosy. ...
- New York Sun (subscription),
New River man recalls naval air facility in desert Sep 23, 2005
But he contracted leprosy overseas and was sent to a hospital at Fort Bragg for a year. ... Today, he says, he is cured of the leprosy. ...
- Arizona Republic,
’The main guy’ for Kalaupapa dies at 90 Sep 17, 2005
Railroad Co., when he was offered a position as mechanic and assistant administrator at the Kalaupapa settlement, where people with leprosy were confined. ...
- Maui News,
JOURNEY: Charity cyclists get set for a Gran tour Sep 15, 2005
Harriss and Janis Hewitt are set to travel to Andhrapradesh, on the east coast of India, in a daredevil attempt to to raise £3,000 for the Leprosy Mission. ...
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph,
Merit and disease go hand-in-hand Aug 31, 2005
Now has topped the list with highest leprosy cases in the state, surpassing North Dinajpur this year. Despite several efforts to ...
- The Statesman,
Muhammad & His Wives, So Many of Them Sep 6, 2005
However, she had leprosy, so Mohammed gave her money and divorced her. al-Tabari vol.9 p.137. ... He divorced another because she had leprosy. ...
- Persian Journal,
Tom Frist Heals the Blind: Trust Me. Sep 25, 2005
So in other words, while he may be healing portfolios, curing democratic leprosy, and forgiving the FDA it's sins, Frist lied. Out and out. Cold. Perjury. ...
- The Spoof (satire),
Officials geared up for polling on Friday Sep 24, 2005
The officials had also set up special polling station for the 95 leprosy patients living in the colony en route Padmakshi temple. ...
- Newindpress,
Sudan’s sick turn to spiritual healers for cures Sep 18, 2005
...healers in Sudan say more people are coming to them every day seeking cures for problems ranging from marital strife and migraines to leprosy and cancer. ...
- Khaleej Times,
UPDATE 2-Celgene expects Revlimid trial to resume quickly Sep 28, 2005
...under the brand name Thalomid, which is a leading treatment for multiple myeloma although it is only approved to treat a skin condition associated with leprosy ...
- Reuters
Centre for HIV patients to be set up Sep 22, 2005
Subramaniam. The 20-bed hospital would come up on the premises of Leprosy Care Centre at Kuppur village near Dharmapuri, he said. ...
- Newindpress,
We Are No Longer A Nation of Laws Sep 25, 2005
...aliens. Incredibly, the ancient disease of leprosy is also popping up in immigrant-dominated communities along the east coast. Simple ...
- American Daily,
World Bank newsletter highlights AP experiment Sep 25, 2005
...devoted so much space to the experiments happening in a state, particularly the most disempowered groups in the country besides widows, leprosy patients and ...
- Webindia123,
Legislature and its oversight functions Sep 18, 2005
But like it was in the old Jewish literature book after Jesus Christ as recorded in Luke chapter 17, verses 15 – 17 had cured 10 of leprosy, only one came ...
- Daily Independent,
Kingdom of Heaven (Special Edition Sep 27, 2005
Unfortunately, King Baldwin is suffering from leprosy and soon, a power struggle exists in his court between the Knights Templar and the soldiers of Tiberias ...
- DVDTimes.co.uk,
Court refuses bail to doctor, accountant Sep 26, 2005
...from 1992 to 1995. Accused Dr Arun Kumar Tiwary was posted as District Leprosy Officer during the period. Mr Sharma also refused ...
- Webindia123,
.5 lakh patients treated at CHC RS Pura Sep 26, 2005
Under leprosy control programme, 2 cases were detected and their treatment is going on. The centre also conducted 2320 X-rays and examined 659 sputum samples. ...
- Jammu and Kashmir Newsline (press release),
New book tells the history of Peel Is. Sep 19, 2005
...bay stemmed from his working as a pharmacist in 1977 at the Princess Alexandra Hospital where they transferred the first Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) patients in ...
- Redland Bayside Bulletin,
Laborers, Loitering And Land Use: Why Local Government Cannot ... Sep 28, 2005
She even had the audacity—you go, girl—to state that these illegal immigrants are sources for diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, leprosy and HIV. ...
- VDARE.com,
Northeast Diary Sep 23, 2005
Chairman of Nippon Foundation and WHO goodwill special ambassador of Global Alliance for Elimination of Leprosy, Yohei Sasakawa called on Assam chief minister ...
- Calcutta Telegraph,
Turning A Death Sentence To Life Sep 27, 2005
...sickness. After the drug was discovered to cause serious birth defects, it was approved only to treat patients with leprosy. Giusti ...
- Hartford Courant,
(Taiwan) 3-day Novartis biotech leadership course opens in Taipei Sep 26, 2005
Other Novartis access-to-medicine programs included supplying drugs to treat leprosy and tuberculosis in SE Asia and Africa, and providing leukemia drugs for ...
- Biotecheast.com,
Revlimid Trial Stopped: Report Sep 28, 2005
That drug is used in an off-label setting as a treatment for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, despite only being approved for leprosy.
- TheStreet.com
The Power and Grace of Forgiveness Sep 14, 2005
...the parliamentary Christian Prayer fellowship at NSW Parliament house Mrs. Steines spoke of the power of forgiveness and the plight of people suffering leprosy ...
- Epoch Times,
Waugh named ’05 Father Of The Year in Australia Sep 3, 2005
He also contributes to a home for children of leprosy patients near Kolkata. He also contributes to a home for children of leprosy patients near Kolkata. ...
- Economic Times,
Dr Shigeru Omi, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific ... Sep 19, 2005
In the area of leprosy elimination, WHO is concentrating its efforts on a few endemic pockets and on post-elimination surveillance, with support from the ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Denying The Lord Jesus Christ Sep 13, 2005
...hypocrite. Angry that his master had asked nothing from Naaman for curing his leprosy he decided he would act and ask for a payment. ...
- Banner of Truth,
Nyan Win says Burma 'On Track' to meet MDGs Sep 19, 2005
Also left out of the final version of the speech was a sentence saying Burma was free from diseases such as small pox, leprosy and polio. ...
- Mizzima.com,
The church is in place to be a key player in the AIDS pandemic. Sep 19, 2005
...delivery institution.". Stafford urges all believers to respond to this "leprosy of our generation" with the compassion of Christ. "The ...
- Gospelcom.net,
Nightlife in Adamawa and the health burden Sep 22, 2005
For instance, TB/leprosy, onchocerciasis control and HIV/AIDS programme in addition to massive renovation and reconstruction of hospitals are giving the people ...
- Daily Independent,
Eating Out: Joe's American Bar and Grill Sep 21, 2005
...gave up. We amused ourselves by watching waiters create unique routes to specifically avoid our table as if we had leprosy. We eventually ...
- Bostonist,
Thoughts On Health Sep 13, 2005
He was so young, too.�. • The CIA should bring back leprosy. Just unleash it into some random community somewhere. Say, Council Bluffs, Iowa. ...
- Men's News Daily,
Compassion International: Church in Strategic Position in Fight ... Sep 20, 2005
...and Tanzania. AIDS is the “leprosy of our generation�, says Stafford, who urged all Christians to engage with the problem. He ...
- ChristianToday,
Experts work on vaccine Sep 20, 2005
Lonsdale. The mycobacterium is in the same family as tuberculosis and leprosy but produces an unusual toxin which causes the ulcers. ...
- Geelong Advertiser,
What: National Women's Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Sep 25, 2005
...(September 25, 2005) — What do a leprosy-healing nun, a modern memorial architect and an American Indian activist have in common? ...
- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,
FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN CUBA Sep 21, 2005
...the San Francisco de Paula home, the San Vicente complex, the Santa Susana hospital in Havana and a hospital for patients suffering from leprosy, located in El ...
- Lankaweb,
The News production editor dies Sep 22, 2005
Rawal Town at 2pm today (Friday) while funeral prayers will be held at Malkanwala Graveyard, Zafarul Haq Road, near Glass Factory Chowk (Leprosy Hospital) at ...
- Daily Times,
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific Sep 23, 2005
We fill forms for old people applying for pensions, handle surveys regarding leprosy, TB and malaria and we are even asked to register voters. ...
- World Socialist Web Site,
20 ways to get your sins forgiven Sep 22, 2005
Allah knows best."). "No one reaches forty years in Islam except that Allah protects him from madness, leprosy and leucoderma. When ...
- Daily Sun,
Those great men and women of Asia Sep 16, 2005
This abandonment on his part bothered for six months, until he decided to devote his life to victims of leprosy, at one point even offering himself up as a ...
- Manila Bulletin,
DeadBrain Exclusive: Downing Street tea-lady's uncensored diary ... Sep 19, 2005
...and started to dribble, and he hid under the table and instructed the CS to tell Short that he was 'out of the country being treated for leprosy or something ...
- Deadbrain.uk (satire),
Ministry Says Strategy Designed to Control TB Registers ... Sep 20, 2005
...and Control Department Head with the ministry, Dr. Alemayehu Seifu said the five-year strategy designed to control tuberculosis and leprosy has become ...
- AllAfrica.com,
PAKISTAN: Senior journalist Khalid Akhtar passes away Sep 23, 2005
Friday. Later, his funeral prayers will offered at Malkanwala graveyard near Leprosy Hospital on Zafarul Haq Road, Rawalpindi, at 3pm. ...
- Asia Pacific Media Network,
Yummy! Now whip it up with camel milk Sep 21, 2005
...on diabetic patients while scientists are trying to prove that camel milk cures liver ailments and helps patients suffering from leprosy, jaundice, tuberculosis ...
- Hindustan Times,
The August 2005 issue of Jobnet Magazine is now on the stands ... Sep 19, 2005
There are vacancies from Jeevan Cars, Kotak Mahindra Bank, The Leprosy Mission Trust India, ICCI Prudential Life Insurance Company , Delphi Software Escorts ...
- Online Recruitment,
Fixing, preventing obstetric fistula Sep 24, 2005
...including obstetric fistula. Women who suffer from obstetric fistula might be likened to modern victims of leprosy. They are scorned ...
- Toledo Blade,
Outstanding Individuals and Groups Receive Award Sep 20, 2005
...for 43 years, Sister Ruth has carried out pastoral duties, been a hospital visitor, a babysitter, a supporter of Barnardos, the IHC, Leprosy Mission and the ...
- Palmerston North City Council (press release),
Testing for Loss of Protective Sensation in Patients with Foot ... Sep 16, 2005
MITCHELL PD: The threshold for protective sensation that prevents neuropathic ulceration on the plantar aspect of the foot: a study of leprosy patients in a ...
- Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Mayor takes on challenge to help tsunami-hit island Sep 9, 2005
Martin from Ripon travels to Madagascar each year to raise funds for LEPRA, a charity which helps people in the developing world suffering from leprosy, TB and ...
- Yorkshire Post Today,
India, Pakistan free civilian prisoners Sep 12, 2005
Of the two released from Delhi, one Pakistani national was set free from Lampur leprosy house owned by Delhi Social Welfare Department. (Agencies).
- Chennai Online,
THINKING ALOUD: In God’s chain of command —Razi Azmi Sep 7, 2005
...jeep in an Indian village. It didn’t matter that Staines ran a leprosy hospital in the region. When leading his troops against ...
- Daily Times,
Unifying force Sep 15, 2005
As a child in East Germany, Merkel learned in school that "Zionism" is one of the most indecent words, a synonym for imperialism, vengefulness and leprosy. ...
- Ha'aretz (subscription),
US FDA staff raise issues with Celgene drug Sep 12, 2005
Revlimid is a newer version of thalidomide, which is approved for treating leprosy but is most often prescribed for treating the blood cancer multiple myeloma. ...
- Reuters
Celgene halted for FDA vote Sep 14, 2005
The company already markets a version of thalidomide called Thalomid, for the treatment of leprosy, and Alkeran, a treatment for the cancer multiple myeloma. ...
- MarketWatch
Celgene stock dips ahead of Revlimid panel Sep 13, 2005
The drug is similar emough to Thalomid, the company's marketed leprosy treatment, which is also used by doctors as a cancer treatment, that a risk management ...
- BusinessWeek
US FDA staff raise issues with Celgene anemia drug Sep 12, 2005
...birth defects. Thalomid is approved for treating leprosy, but its use is tightly controlled to ensure pregnant women do not take it.
- Reuters
Celgene drug gets surprise nod from FDA Sep 14, 2005
The company's top-selling product is Thalomid, a treatment for disfiguring skin sores from leprosy. Taller and Cathay Financial do not own Celgene stock.
- CNN
In Small Town, Huge Morgue Takes Shape Sep 5, 2005
...sent to this town of 5,300 just south of Baton Rouge, home to two prisons and the only long-term treatment facility for Hansen's disease, or leprosy, in the ...
- New York Times,
US advisers back Celgene blood disorder drug Sep 14, 2005
Celgene designed Revlimid to be safer and with fewer side effects than thalidomide, a leprosy drug that is also showing promise in treating the blood cancer ...
- Reuters
Finally, Wagah border melts for walk to freedom Sep 12, 2005
...and Maharashtra. Among the two released from Delhi was one who was undergoing rehabilitation at the Lumpur Leprosy House. Four Pakistani ...
- Indian Express,
US advisers back Celgene blood disorder drug Sep 14, 2005
Celgene designed Revlimid to be safer and with fewer side effects than Thalomid, a drug that is currently approved for leprosy but which gets virtually all of ...
- Reuters.uk,
FDA Advisory Panel Backs an Anemia Drug Sep 14, 2005
Although it is approved to treat a complication of leprosy, Thalomid is mainly used off-label for multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer. ...
- New York Times,
top innings as a father figure Sep 2, 2005
For eight years, he has supported the Udayan Children's Home in the Indian city of Kolkata. The school caters for the children of leprosy sufferers. ...
- Australian,
Waugh named 2005 father of the year Sep 2, 2005
Wales state. He also contributes to a home for children of leprosy patients near the eastern Indian city of Calcutta. “When I ...
- Khaleej Times,
Meet the Fakers Sep 12, 2005
Ancient scourges like river blindness and leprosy are being controlled, and a clever initiative by Bill Gates and others to promote vaccinations (the Global ...
- New York Times,
In St. Gabriel, a grim business sets up shop Sep 14, 2005
...ago, after they were expelled from Nova Scotia, and that Carville, one of the nation's first treatment centers for Hansen's disease, or leprosy, is just down ...
- San Jose Mercury News,
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