Call for action on Latin American cancer burden
Urgent action is needed to head off a cancer epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns an international group of specialists.
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Urgent action is needed to head off a cancer epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns an international group of specialists.
An artificial vaccine could be modified to use against problematic forms of foot-and-mouth disease that hit subsistence farmers.
10 April 2013 | EN
Mobile phone health projects could drastically cut deaths from HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and pregnancy-related conditions, says report.
10 April 2013 | EN
Scientists from leading cancer centres are calling for the exchange of research findings as one recommendation for cutting cancer deaths.
A study in nine countries links maternal exposure to particulate air pollution during pregnancy to low birth-weight in newborns.
15 March 2013 | ES
Two separate studies suggest that antibiotics might be a useful addition to emergency food supplements for malnourished children.
11 March 2013 | EN
Saudi researchers say they have discovered a cancer-curing compound in camel urine, but further trials are needed to test the claims.
Andean indigenous people carry a gene that protects them from health risks associated with rapid excretion of arsenic from drinking water, says a study.
31 January 2013 | ES
While life expectancy worldwide has risen since 1990, Sub-Saharan Africa continues to lag far behind in key health areas, says a study.
Arsenic poisoning cases surfacing in an Indian village close to a goldmine confirm the dangers associated with extracting the yellow metal.
12 November 2012 | EN
Researchers in Malaysia and Ohio are investigating silvestrol, a potentially effective anti-cancer agent derived from indigenous trees.
8 November 2012 | EN
A recent strain of Salmonella is targeting the weakened immunity of HIV positive people in Sub-Saharan Africa, says a study.
30 October 2012 | EN
Research capacity in infectious and non-infectious diseases, which affect millions of Africans, has been boosted by a multi-million dollar fund.
29 October 2012 | EN
More than 64 per cent of Haitians score highly on a depression scale adapted to their culture, and about 6 per cent have suicidal thoughts, say researchers.
22 October 2012 | ES
Nigeria's fight against vitamin A deficiency received a boost last month, with the launch of two vitamin-enriched maize hybrids.
29 August 2012 | EN
Scientists are challenging a decision to allow small-scale to continue to use mercury to separate gold from other minerals.
Not all rice types increase the risk of diabetes, say researchers who have identified a rice gene that could help develop healthier varieties.
The International Council for Science plans to launch a ten-year initiative next year to study urban health across the developing world.
14 June 2012 | EN
A new study links indoor air pollution from biomass-burning cooking stoves to depression in women.
6 June 2012 | EN
Researchers say the frontline drug artemisinin is losing its effectiveness in Thailand and Myanmar, with implications for containment.