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Mystery disease kills 61 kids in Cambodia

Health officials in Cambodia are searching for the cause of a mystery disease that has killed more than 60 children over the past three months, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

 

Global child deaths plunge by 12,000 a day

Global child deaths plunge by 12,000 a day

The annual number of children who die before they reach age five worldwide fell to 7.6 million in 2010 from more than 12 million in 1990, UNICEF and the World Health Organization said.

 

Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccines: WHO

About 40 people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations so far show the fatalities were not caused by the vaccine, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

 

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