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Therapeutic vaccines: a new hope for chronic diseases?
Vaccines for non-infectious illness could help developing nations tackle the growing burden of chronic disease. Maryke Steffens reports.
Q&A: Advocating open source drugs
Leading geneticist Samir Brahmachari explains why India should kickstart a new open source approach to drug discovery for diseases like TB.
Antibiotic resistance and the developing world
Many factors are increasing antibiotic resistance, and authorities, doctors and patients all have a role in fighting it, writes Jia Hepeng.
Agreeing to disagree: Andean trade deals with the US
As three Andean nations forge ahead with free trade agreements with the United States, Lisbeth Fog reports on the implications for healthcare, research and regional stability.
Making Tamiflu cheap enough for the poor
As production of flu drug Tamiflu gears up, big questions remain over how affordable — and effective — it will be, reports Martin Enserink.
FEATURE | 21 April 2006 | EN
Africa, Middle East, Latin America prepare for bird flu
SciDev.Net journalists report on efforts to face bird flu in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
FEATURE | 27 October 2005 | EN
India's biotech sector: boom or bust
India's biotechnology sector is thriving, but K. S. Jayaraman asks whether simply increasing investment will be enough to sustain it.
FEATURE | 5 August 2005 | EN
China's scientific shortcut to new drugs
Jia Hepeng describes how Chinese researchers are changing the way they use herbal remedies to compete on the international pharmaceutical market.
Developing world is approaching R&D needs creatively
Poorer countries are pioneering creative approaches to health research, from developing new drugs to taking an innovative part in the global pharmaceuticals business, reports Fiona Fleck.
FEATURE | 17 January 2005 | EN
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