Malaria

Sanofi-aventis And Medicines For Malaria Venture To Launch The Largest Ever Study Of An...

Sanofi-aventis ( EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announced that they have entered an agreement to launch the largest safety and efficacy study of an antimalarial drug. This field-monitoring...

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Vaccination revolution

MARIETTA, Pa. - Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to...

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'The rats tried to eat us'

Julian Rademeyer Johannesburg - Niek du Toit's wrists still bear the scars of the handcuffs that were so tightly fastened they cut to the bone. First six weeks “The first six weeks were the worst,â€_ Du Toit said in an...

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Vaccines getting a boost - roanoke.com

Many more could be on the market in five years or less. MARIETTA, Pa. -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name...

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HIV vaccine failure probably caused by virus used, says new research

Research suggests immunity to adenovirus may have increased the risk of HIV infection in the STEP Trial - Imperial College is not responsible for the content of external internet sites The trial, called 'STEP', was halted in...

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Cote d'lvoire cooperates with China in fighting malaria

ABIDJAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire is intensifying its cooperation with China in fighting malaria, "the silent killer" of children, health officials say with a joint venture underway in the West African country....

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Malaria Shows Signs of Resisting Primary Drug Used to Fight It

By Nathan Seppa, Science News WASHINGTON—Malaria that is resistant to the best available drug is more widespread in Southeast Asia than previously reported, new research shows. Signs of malarial resistance to artemisinin have...

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Illness rises with heat

JIM EFSTATHIOU NEW YORK November 21, 2009 KIDNEY stones, malaria, Lyme disease, depression and respiratory illness may increase with global warming, researchers at Harvard Medical School say. Climate change from the burning of...

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Study links ailments to global climate change

Kidney stones, malaria, Lyme disease, depression and respiratory illness all may increase with global warming, researchers at Harvard Medical School say. By Jim Efstathiou Jr Kidney stones, malaria, Lyme disease, depression and...

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How environmental degradation harms humanity

A new report reveals the boomerang effect of direct assaults on nature, as infectious diseases wing back to plague the people responsible, says Geoffrey Lean. A killing zone for mosquitos: the insects live longer and breed...

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