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Current AffairsCzech scientists discover possible means of stopping spread of HIV virus
A recent discovery by Czech scientists promises to provide a cure for one
of deadliest killers of the present day – AIDS. Working together with a
team from the university in Heidelberg in Germany, they discovered a means
which should prevent the HIV virus from spreading. Radio Prague talked to
the head of the Czech research team, Pavlína Řezáčová, from the Czech
Academy of Sciences, and asked her to explain the new finding and how soon
it could be put into use.
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Current AffairsHealth minister slams GPs for not having relevant information on swine flu
Vaccination against swine flu has been underway in the Czech Republic for
two weeks, but, perhaps surprisingly, interest in the vaccine has not been
high. It seems doctors themselves are not interested in getting inoculated
either – a poll released last week suggested that a majority of general
practitioners had no interest in getting the vaccine; they say that either
vaccination had come too late in the face of the growing epidemic or even
that the vaccine had not been tested enough. Now the health minister has
rejected such claims, slamming sceptics for having too little information.
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Current AffairsCzech HIV/AIDS experts fear complacency is preparing ground for explosion in infections
The Czech Republic released its latest figures to coincide with world
HIV/AIDS day on Tuesday. In spite of the steady climb in new cases, the
country still stands out as a low infection zone compared with Western
Europe and some states of the former Soviet Union such as Ukraine. But
there is a real fear that complacency and indifference over infection
twinned with greater exposure to risk are storing up a potential explosion.
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Current AffairsSwine flu perceived as bigger threat than previously thought
The H1N1 virus continues to spread through the Czech Republic with three
regions now battling an epidemic. The Czech health authorities reported on
Thursday that the death toll had risen to 8, with close to 800 cases
registered. It has also become clear that the swine flu is a more serious
threat than previously thought.
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Current AffairsNew gluten-free beer arrives on Czech market
A Czech micro-brewery in Ostrava is now producing gluten-free beer, a
product that is bound to delight Czech sufferers of Celiac disease- a
condition of intolerance to gluten, a protein found in most grains, and
also in regular beer.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic to start vaccinating against swine flu next week
With a sharp increase in swine flu cases in recent days, hospitals across
the country are bracing for an epidemic. The first batch of 95,000 swine
flu vaccines arrived earlier this week and on Thursday the Czech government
announced who would be first in line for them.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic braces for swine flu epidemic
Swine flu is back on front pages in the Czech Republic, with the health
authorities reporting a steep rise in the number of cases this past week.
Close to 500 people have been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus and two people
have died of related complications.
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Current AffairsThe swine flu claims its first victim in the Czech Republic
Five months after the first case of swine flu was detected in the Czech
Republic the illness has claimed its first victim – a woman, aged 31,
succumbed to it in hospital in Karlovy Vary, west Bohemia on Thursday. The
patient’s
condition was already serious when she was admitted to hospital and the
H1N1 virus is said to have caused fatal complications. Another patient
with
swine flu, a man aged around 30, is now reported to be in a critical
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Current AffairsCzechs get mixed signals about benefits of flu vaccine
Concerns regarding a possible swine flu epidemic in the Czech Republic have
taken a new turn. Fears that there would not be enough vaccines for people
at risk have been replaced by concerns about the possible side effects of
the new flu jab. In addition to that, a Canadian study released last week
suggests that across the board vaccination against the seasonal flu could
only make matters worse.
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Current AffairsCourt opens case of “miracle” doctor
A Prague court on Friday opened the case of Zbynek Veselsky – a doctor who
made a fine business out of curing cancer with costly injections. His
patients never had cancer and the injections he gave them were vitamin B.
The case has evoked public outrage and raised many questions relating to
medical ethics and the role of the Czech Doctors’ Chamber.
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