Two Syrians die from H1N1 swine flu

Two Syrians died of H1N1 swine flu last month and six others were suspected of carrying the infection, Syria’s state news agency SANA said on Monday. The World Health Organization has warned that the collapse of Syria’s health system during its four-year civil war has led to the spread of disease. Their deaths were reported by the head of Communicable and Chronic Diseases Department in Sweida, it said. More than 220,000 people have been killed in Syria’s conflict, which began in March 2011 with popular protests against President Bashar al-Assad and spiraled into civil war after a crackdown by his security forces.
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DreaMed Diabetes technology to be used in Medtronic insulin pump

Israel-based DreaMed Diabetes said on Monday it had licensed its artificial pancreas technology for integration into insulin pumps made by Medtronic. DreaMed will receive undisclosed royalties from future sales of each device using its technology. Medtronic will be responsible for the development and marketing of the pumps. The U.S. medical device maker has also invested $2 million in DreaMed.  DreaMed’s GlucoSitter, which is based on the MD-Logic Artificial Pancreas algorithm, is an automated system for controlling glucose levels.
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Yemen’s Aden suffers amid clashes, aid deliveries delayed

The wreckage of a minivan is seen on a street in Yemen's southern port city of AdenBy Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN (Reuters) – Explosions shook the suburbs of the Yemeni port city of Aden on Monday as residents reported a foreign warship shelling Houthi positions on the outskirts of the city. Relief from outside appeared distant as the International Committee of the Red Cross told Reuters that it had yet to arrange a flight to deliver 48 tons of medical supplies despite gaining Saudi approval for the aid on Saturday night. Food, water and electricity shortages have mounted throughout the country but especially in Aden, where combat has shut ports and cut land routes linking the city to the outside. She clutched a yellow plastic jerry can, like dozens of other residents on the streets and in queues seeking water from public wells or mosque faucets after supplies at home dried up.

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