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Venezuela’s opposition demands "whole truth" about Chavez health

01/02/2013 majac Your Health Matters

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela's opposition on Wednesday demanded the government tell "the whole truth" about the health of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez, who has not been heard from in three weeks after undergoing a grueling operation in Cuba. Officials have acknowledged the usually garrulous former soldier's health is delicate after his fourth cancer surgery in 18 months, but they have offered scant details on his condition. He has not spoken in public in more than three weeks. …

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Venezuela’s Chavez in stable condition, says son-in-law

12/31/2012 majac Your Health Matters

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in stable condition and spent Monday with his daughters, the cancer-stricken leader's son in law said in an appeal for supporters to ignore rumors about his condition. Chavez has not been seen in public nor heard from in more than three weeks. The vice president said on Sunday that the 58-year-old was suffering a third set of complications after surgery in Cuba on December 11, his fourth operation in 18 months. …

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Venezuela’s Chavez is fine despite complex surgery: Correa

12/12/2012 majac Your Health Matters

QUITO (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is “fine” even though the cancer surgery he underwent was complex, Ecuador’s leader Rafael Correa said on Wednesday. Chavez underwent a six-hour surgery in Cuba on Tuesday. “He is fine even though the surgery was complex,” Correa told reporters at the presidential palace. (Reporting by Alexandra Valencia; Writing by Eduardo Garcia; Editing by Will Dunham)

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Chavez will travel to Brazil for summit: ambassador

12/03/2012 majac Your Health Matters

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez will travel to Brazil for a regional summit at the end of this week despite cancer-related medical treatment in Cuba, Brazil's ambassador said on Monday. If confirmed, the 58-year-old Chavez's presence at the Mercosur trade bloc meeting would indicate his latest health scare is not as bad as some are speculating. Venezuelan officials would not immediately confirm the ambassador's statement. Chavez was in Cuba on Monday and it was unknown if he would return home first if he should decide to go on to Brazil. …

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Diana Nyad Feels the Sting of Disappointment as She Abandons Her Swim

08/21/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Endurance swimmer and eternal optimist Diana Nyad abandoned her fourth attempt at swimming from Cuba to the U.S. this morning as jellyfish stings and inclement weather put her off course.

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Cuba says cholera cases rise to 158

07/14/2012 majac Your Health Matters

The Cuban government broke 11 days of silence Saturday on the country's first cholera outbreak in 130 years, noting the number of cases has risen to 158, though no new deaths were reported.

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Cuba scrambles to fight rare cholera outbreak

07/09/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Authorities in eastern Cuba are in full prevention mode to contain a rare cholera outbreak amid fears that it may have spread to the capital, distributing chlorine and water purification drops and quarantining hospital patients with diarrhea until they are checked for the disease.

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Reflective Chavez weeps at Mass in Venezuela

04/05/2012 majac Your Health Matters

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wept and asked God to spare his life during a pre-Easter Mass on Thursday after returning from his latest session of cancer treatment in Cuba. Very little is known about the 57-year-old socialist leader’s condition, including even what type of cancer he has. Chavez has undergone three operations in less than a year, and received two sessions of radiation treatment. He says the latest surgery was successful, that he is recovering well and will be fit to win a new six-year term at an election in October. …

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Chavez returning to Cuba for radiation therapy

03/24/2012 majac Your Health Matters

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will return to Cuba to begin radiation treatment for cancer on Sunday, but said he was in good shape and would be back home in several days. Since returning to Caracas from Havana a week ago after a third operation in less than a year to remove a malignant tumor from his pelvis, the 57-year-old socialist leader had been saying he would begin radiation therapy soon. …

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Chavez plans "thanksgiving" after Cuba cancer tests (Reuters)

10/20/2011 majac Your Health Matters

Reuters – Venezuela’s convalescing President Hugo Chavez said he would be home on Thursday for a thanksgiving ceremony at a religious shrine after checks in Cuba following cancer treatment.

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Venezuela’s Chavez says no more cancer cells found (Reuters)

07/18/2011 majac Your Health Matters

Reuters – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday doctors have found no more malignant cells in his body after cancer surgery but he delegated some powers just hours before a planned trip back to Cuba for chemotherapy.

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