Posts Tagged ‘spread’

Bhopal site ‘not leaking toxins’

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 7:34 Comments Off

Indian officials dismiss claims that the site of the world’s worst industrial disaster at Bhopal is still leaking dangerous toxins.

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Indonesia HIV-Aids ‘on the rise’

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 7:34 Comments Off

Indonesia says its number of HIV-Aids cases is rising, with the virus speading mainly through sexual intercourse.

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Imam aims to break Aids taboo

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 7:34 Comments Off

The BBC’s Religious Affairs correspondent Robert Pigott investigates how faith leaders are being recruited to tackle the spread of HIV within Britain’s Muslim community.

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Morphine ‘might spread cancer’

Sunday, November 22, 2009 20:11 Comments Off

Tests suggest morphine could in fact encourage the spread of cancer, for which it is routinely prescribed to relieve pain.

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Egypt closes schools to curb flu

Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:21 Comments Off

The Egyptian government orders all schools and universities to close until October in an attempt to slow the spread of swine flu.

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