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Angola shuts Congo border to prevent Ebola (AFP)

AFP - Angola has shut down its northeastern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, the state-run ANGOP news agency said on Tuesday. (read more)

China confirms woman died of bird flu in Beijing (Reuters)

Reuters - A 19-year-old woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing after coming into contact with poultry, health authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong said on Tuesday. (read more)

Death toll in Zimbabwe cholera epidemic at 1,732: WHO (AFP)

AFP - At least 1,732 people have died in Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic and the number of cases diagnosed has risen to 34,306, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday. (read more)

More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses (Reuters)

Reuters - More Americans are burdened by chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure, often having more than three at a time, and this has helped fuel a big rise in out-of-pocket medical expenses, a study released on Tuesday showed. (read more)

Nation's health spending rises, but not so much (AP)

AP - Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion. (read more)

U.S. health spending hits $2.2 trillion in 2007 (Reuters)

Reuters - Americans spent $2.2 trillion on healthcare in 2007, or $7,421 per person, according to a U.S. government report released on Tuesday. (read more)

Health Tip: Budget Your Calories (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture suggests that you budget calories the way you do money -- in general, don't use more than you need. (read more)

Health Tip: Help Prevent Toy Injuries (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Toys are associated with thousands of injuries every year, mostly because of misuse or because the toys are too advanced for the children playing with them. (read more)

Health Highlights: Jan. 5, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (read more)

Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 5, 2009 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: (read more)