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Swedish Public Health Agency recommends no smartphone before age 13
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Swedish Public Health Agency recommends no smartphone before age 13

Children should not be given a smartphone before the age of 13, according to a new recommendation from the Swedish Public Health Agency (FHM).
How to ensure access to antibiotics in Sweden
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How to ensure access to antibiotics in Sweden

The government announced in a press release that the Public Health Agency has been tasked with "ensuring good access to certain antibiotics. "
The worst infections are hunted at the safety laboratory in Stockholm
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The worst infections are hunted at the safety laboratory in Stockholm

When the alarm goes off, it's a given. The staff at the safety laboratory in Stockholm should be on site within two hours
How satisfied are Swedes with their sex lives?
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How satisfied are Swedes with their sex lives?

Around half of Swedes are satisfied with their sex lives. However, in certain age groups, half of women say they are not interested in sex, according to a new report from the Swedish Public Health Agency
Public Health Agency urges parents to put away cell phones when spending time with children
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Public Health Agency urges parents to put away cell phones when spending time with children

Put your cell phone away when you spend time with your children. Introduce cell phone-free zones at home
War, crisis and Ebola - children are hit hardest
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War, crisis and Ebola - children are hit hardest

A child wounded by a grenade prompted suspicions of Ebola infection on the operating table. The deadly hemorrhagic fever is spreading amid a raging war that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, many of them children
Sweden has become smoke-free: Incredible development
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Sweden has become smoke-free: Incredible development

Sweden has achieved the goal of having fewer than five percent of the population smoke regularly - and is therefore considered smoke-free. It is an incredible development that you can reduce harmful behavior this much, says Mats Ramstedt, research manager at the Central Association for Alcohol and Drug Education (CAN)
On the ground in the Congo-Kinshasa Ebola outbreak: Risk of spread
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On the ground in the Congo-Kinshasa Ebola outbreak: Risk of spread

The Ebola outbreak in Congo-Kinshasa is growing. The spread of the deadly virus has likely been going on under the radar for a long time
Huge increase in gonorrhea and syphilis - Sweden deviates
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Huge increase in gonorrhea and syphilis - Sweden deviates

Gonorrhea and syphilis have reached record highs in Europe, new statistics from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) show. Congenital syphilis has nearly doubled in a year
The expert on the Ebola outbreak says we are not in control
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The expert on the Ebola outbreak says we are not in control

Both the death toll and the number of cases are rising after the Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The outbreak now risks spreading to neighboring countries
Signs at Swedish airports to warn about Ebola
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Signs at Swedish airports to warn about Ebola

Swedish airports will put up signs to inform and warn about the ongoing spread of Ebola in Central Africa, reports Ekot on Swedish Radio.
Expert: The infection may have gone under the radar in the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda
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Expert: The infection may have gone under the radar in the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda

The variant of the Ebola virus now spreading in DR Congo and Uganda is unusual. This means a vaccine and treatment have not yet been developed
WHO confirms eight hantavirus cases on cruise ship Hondius
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WHO confirms eight hantavirus cases on cruise ship Hondius

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed after laboratory tests that a total of eight people have been infected with the Andes virus, a type of hantavirus.
Another Swede Isolated After Possible Hantavirus Exposure
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Another Swede Isolated After Possible Hantavirus Exposure

Another Swedish person has been isolated after possibly being exposed to hantavirus, Dagens Nyheter reports.
Swedish government takes no action against hantavirus
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Swedish government takes no action against hantavirus

Hantavirus is primarily a tragedy for those affected aboard the cruise ship and their relatives, Minister of Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed said at a press conference. He said it can also be a cause for concern and that the government is taking what has happened very seriously
Hantavirus: More infected - hospital staff quarantined
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Hantavirus: More infected - hospital staff quarantined

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship has left Tenerife after the last passenger was evacuated. A seventh case has been confirmed, and hospital staff in the Netherlands have been quarantined over procedural lapses
What awaits the passengers from the Hondius virus ship
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What awaits the passengers from the Hondius virus ship

Several weeks of home isolation, monitoring of symptoms, and continuous reporting to healthcare are what await the passengers from the Hondius cruise ship when they come ashore, says acting state epidemiologist Erik Sturegård.
Major efforts are being prepared as the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrives in the Canary Islands
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Major efforts are being prepared as the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrives in the Canary Islands

Spain is preparing extensive measures as the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrives in the Canary Islands. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is traveling to Tenerife to assist efforts to contain the spread of the infection, whose origin is unknown
Government on hantavirus: closely following developments aboard cruise ship MV Hondius
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Government on hantavirus: closely following developments aboard cruise ship MV Hondius

Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD) says the government is "closely following developments" regarding a hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius.
More confirmed hantavirus cases on cruise ship MV Hondius - this has happened
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More confirmed hantavirus cases on cruise ship MV Hondius - this has happened

Five of eight suspected cases of hantavirus have been confirmed after an outbreak was detected aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. Of the eight people, three have died
Swedish government's snus argument came from the tobacco lobby
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Swedish government's snus argument came from the tobacco lobby

When Sweden protested France's ban on white snus, it used arguments taken directly from the tobacco industry, Ekot reports.
Flight attendant hospitalized in Netherlands after contact with suspected hantavirus case
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Flight attendant hospitalized in Netherlands after contact with suspected hantavirus case

The first suspected case of hantavirus associated with the MV Hondius has been reported in the Netherlands. Around 30 people left the ship on April 24 to return to their home countries following the first death, the cruise company announced
Why is hantavirus so dangerous?
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Why is hantavirus so dangerous?

The particular variant of hantavirus that affected passengers aboard the MV Hondius can attack the lungs and has a high mortality rate. However, the risk of a major outbreak is small, according to Professor Magnus Gisslén
Anders Johansson will become the new state epidemiologist on October 1
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Anders Johansson will become the new state epidemiologist on October 1

Anders Johansson, professor of infectious diseases at Umeå University and chief hygiene physician in the Västerbotten region, takes over as state epidemiologist.
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