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MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti) - A top Russian military medical official said Thursday that some 25-30% of conscripts were unfit for military service for health reasons. Despite a gradual shift to contract enlistment a large part of the Russian Armed Forces will still be manned by conscripts in the future, and only units on constant combat readiness will be fully manned by contract servicemen. "Although a certain positive trend in conscripts" health conditions has been registered in recent years, the improvement process is rather slow," said Igor Bykov, the defense ministry medical department head. He said mental, musculoskeletal and drug-related illnesses, as well as TB and AIDS, topped the list of diseases that make young men unfit for military service. Bykov called for the adoption of a federal law to ensure a thorough and mandatory examination of all conscripts for HIV, a procedure only applied to contract servicemen. The official also urged that health requirements be toughened in some branches of the military. "We need stricter requirements in the nuclear weapons sector, the Navy and the Strategic Missile Forces," he said.

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MOSCOW, December 15 (RIA Novosti) - A British...

Recent Danish media reports alleged that the WHO, which on June 11 declared swine flu a pandemic, has teamed up with pharmaceutical companies to create a scare and cash in on selling a remedy.

In an interview with Russia"s BFM.ru, Tom Jefferson, a scientist currently based in Rome, said that although he personally did not believe in plots, "I am a bit worried about what I have observed."

He said WHO expert committees have "people with extensive ties to the industry or decision-makers who have explicitly kept on producing apocalyptic forecasts year in, year out."

Another disturbing fact, he said, was "the absence (with a few exceptions) of disclosure of competing interests during committee meetings" and in addition to that, there was a mysterious "swine flu committee of 12 who apparently advises the WHO Director General."

Jefferson also pointed to the low quality of the science base in WHO documents and selective use of evidence to make decisions, as well

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