US student in Tuscany gets meningitis. Nine recorded cases in Florence and the entire region in 2016.
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Seven cases of meningitis in Tuscany in 2016
On Sunday, a 22-year-old man was hospitalized with meningitis at Ponte a Niccheri hospital near Florence. It’s the 7th case during 2016 in Tuscany.
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Tuscan farmers schedule the Red Meat Week
uscan farmers belonging to the Coldiretti labour union have launched a counter-offensive in defense of salami and Florentine beefsteaks, declaring a ‘red meat’ week from Saturday to November 7.
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Menarini helps Meyer in the Search for rare Cells
Today marks the day on which the Menarini Pharmaceutical Group donated an innovative research instrument to Florence’s Meyer Children’s Hospital.
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7 dead since beginning of year for meningitis
Tuscan public health officials called for anyone who came into contact with a three-year-old meningitis patient to come forward for potentially life-saving treatment.
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Tuscan politician to plant cannabis in office
Left-wing Tuscany regional councillor Tommaso Fattori said Monday he will grow a cannabis plant in his office to open a discussion on the legalization of cannabis for therapeutic use.
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Using Google Glass at the Careggi Hospital
Two surgeons at the Careggi teaching hospital in Florence used Google Glass during an operation to extract a human liver for transplant.
Read moreItalians see bodyweight fall due to healthy eating
Italians are gradually seeing their body weight fall to more ‘normal’ levels due to more healthy eating habits, according to a study by the Nestle’ Observatory in conjunction with the clinical nutrition and dietetics association ADI.