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Antibiotic resistance: Frequently asked questions
Priya Shetty answers some common questions surrounding antibiotic resistance, and the dangers for the developing world.25/03/08
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Treating parasitic worm helps patients fight HIV
Researchers have found that treating a parasitic worm infection can boost the immune systems of HIV-infected people.14/11/05
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Promising malaria vaccine mimics natural immunity
A potential malaria vaccine that has shown promising results in its first trials in humans, mimics the natural immunity ...08/11/05
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Malaria research ‘needs ten times more funding’
Research into malaria gets just one-tenth of the funding it needs, says an international alliance of organisations that study ...02/11/05
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Traditional medicines could help African environment
Degraded African drylands could be restored by farmers tapping into the lucrative global market for traditional medicines, says the ...31/10/05
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Gene catalogue ‘could guide tailored healthcare’
Geneticists have published a catalogue of variations between human genes, that has been called an "unprecedented gift" to the ...27/10/05
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Global intellectual property body looks South
The World Intellectual Property Organisation has set up a committee to discuss how to incorporate development into the organisation's ...12/10/05
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Developing nations ‘must fight chronic diseases’
Governments in developing countries could save millions of lives each year by paying more attention to chronic diseases, say ...05/10/05
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Prize for defenders of scientists’ human rights
Two scientists have been awarded a prize for defending the human rights of students and scientists imprisoned for their ...28/09/05
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Progress on UN development goals ‘can’t be measured’
International goals to tackle hunger, poverty and disease are virtually ineffective because they cannot be measured, says a global ...13/09/05
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Health experts call for global animal surveillance
Health experts have called for a global early warning system to guard against infectious diseases that could spread from ...09/09/05
