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Current AffairsNew research center maps connection between cancer and environmental pollution
Medical statistics indicate that the Czech Republic’s Plzeň region, in
western Bohemia, has the highest rate of colon and kidney cancer in the
world. A new research center funded by the European Union will now devote
itself to the study of this worrying phenomenon. While environmental
factors are sure to play a role, the exact cause of the high cancer rate in
the region remains a mystery.
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Current AffairsGovernment backs school fruit & veg plan
The Czech government has taken a cue from the European Union and backed a
school fruit & veg scheme to try and get schoolchildren to eat
healthier, more balanced diets. Under the programme, largely funded by the
EU, students can receive fruit or vegetables at least once a month.
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Talking PointCzech health authorities struggle to keep HIV/AIDS under control
The number of HIV cases in the Czech Republic has been steadily rising, and
2009 could see the biggest jump in HIV infection in the country’s
history. The Czech health authorities say that the surge is fuelled by
ignorance and complacency within high-risk groups. But critics point out
that following a recent overhaul of the government’s HIV/AIDS prevention
programme, the situation has fast deteriorated.
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Current AffairsH1N1 vaccine may be made available to anyone, as target groups show lack of interest
Earlier this year the Czech government ordered a large amount of swine flu
vaccine fearing a large-scale epidemic in the fall. Now the vaccine doses
are here, the epidemic is here, but there is not much interest in the
vaccine – despite the fact that the people for whom it is intended are
mostly high risk. As a third delivery of vaccine arrives, the Czech
government is now considering making the vaccine available to anyone who
wants it.
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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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