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Southern genomics researchers should focus on single-gene disorders affecting their people rather than lifestyle diseases, says a scientist.

The United Arab Emirates has launched an initiative to combat blindness through treatment, research and awareness raising.

Cervical cancer control is feasible in the developing world for the first time, thanks to new screening techniques and HPV vaccination.

An epidemic of kidney disease among farming communities in Sri Lanka is puzzling doctors and researchers.

Rice accumulates more arsenic under flooded conditions, say researchers, suggesting benefits for cultivation under aerobic conditions.

The prevalence of dementia in developing countries has been underestimated, according to new research.

A new study finds that obesity rates in China are soaring and putting a heavy burden on the country's health system.

Researchers have created maps highlighting areas at risk from groundwater arsenic contamination in South-East Asia and Bangladesh.

Production of a herbal-based sickle cell anaemia drug could be under threat as the companies involved are surrounded by allegations of corruption.

Women in developing countries are not regularly screened for cervical cancer, putting them at greater risk from the disease, finds a study.

Peru is distributing a powder serum to tackle snakebites in remote areas of the country, and hopes to be the leaders of such research in the Andean region.

Cost is the biggest obstacle to introducing human papillomavirus vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a study.

Diabetes in developing countries deserves more research and better treatment, says a report.

Heart disease occurs in younger people in India and a severe form of the disease is more common, a new study has found.

A new Lebanese study finds that a significant proportion of the population have experienced at least one mental disorder.

Stress and depression in Sri Lankan mothers after the 2004 Asian tsunami can be lessened by good familial and social ties, say researchers.

A round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.

A study links national bank crises with increased mortality from heart attacks — with developing countries hit especially hard.

A round up of news from or about South Asia for the period 17 February–3 March 2008.

One million Indians will be killed by a smoking-related illness each year in the 2010s, a study has predicted.