By: Babs Verblackt 21 November 2010 Louder voices and more demand for new tools against tuberculosis (TB) from people and communities are needed to push the fight against the airborne disease. These were the common demands of the participants of the 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health in Berlin, Germany last November 11-15. […]
Winning Hearts and Minds With a Vaccine?
By: Dr. Orin Levine 03 December 2010 Meningitis is an awful disease. It comes on suddenly, kills frequently, disables its survivors for life, and devastates families economically and emotionally. When it occurs in epidemics, as it does frequently in Africa’s “Meningitis Belt”, it has the power to disrupt entire communities and health systems.World Health Organization, […]
South Africans develop tool to detect cervical cancer
By: Melody Brandon 05 November 2010 JOHANNESBURG (Xinhua) — A team of South African students from the University of The Witwatersrand (WITS) have used “biological Lego” to develop a tool that is hoped to detect cervical cancer. According to the South African department of Health, cancer of the cervix is the second most common […]
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