Meningitis strain eliminated
10/3/2008 |
Uganda has virtually eliminated a deadly strain of meningitis thanks to vaccines funded by the GAVI Alliance initiative, the public-private partnership said.
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Hep A scare at Hollywood party
25/2/2008 |
Hundreds of guests who attended actor Ashton Kutcher's birthday party at a New York nightclub may have been exposed to hepatitis A and might have to be vaccinated.
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65M kg of meat recalled
18/2/2008 |
The US has recalled a record 65 million kilogram's of beef after it determined a California slaughter house had pushed cows in poor health into the food chain.
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Africa faces meningitis epidemic
20/12/2007 |
Red Cross officials warned that 14 African countries could
face one of the worst meningitis epidemics in recent memory.
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Hand washing better than drugs
29/11/2007 |
A study has shown that regular hand washing and wearing masks, gloves and gowns, may be more effective than drugs to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses.
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XDR-TB genes decoded
21/11/2007 |
Researchers have decoded the gene map of a strain of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and said their work has identified mutations that may help develop better treatments.
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TB disaster a possibility: WHO
9/11/2007 |
The world is at risk of a tuberculosis crisis if killer drug-resistant strains of the disease are not contained.
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TB funds falling way short
8/11/2007 |
The international community is spending less than half of the money called for by a global plan to stop tuberculosis, according to a report released in Cape Town on Wednesday.
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Diarrhoea outbreak hits Mpumalanga
7/11/2007 |
More than 400 people have received medical treatment in the Nkangala area in Delmas, Mpumalanga, since a diarrhoea outbreak there two weeks ago.
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Cells can't keep up the fight
19/10/2007 |
A study of immune cells battling a chronic viral infection shows that the cells become exhausted and undergo profound changes that make them progressively less effective over time.
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