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Health

Malaria Vaccine Moves to Trials

Malaria Vaccine Moves to Trials

A new vaccine made by Rockville-based pharmaceutical company Sanaria Inc. received clearance from...
» read full story April 23rd, 2009 - 21:57

New Campaign against Malaria Launched

A new campaign against malaria was announced Friday in Norway by international health agency and...
» read full story April 18th, 2009 - 14:32
Glaxo Malaria Vaccine Proves Successful in Early Tests

Glaxo Malaria Vaccine Proves Successful in Early Tests

Researchers have been trying for years to develop a vaccine for malaria, the deadly, mosquito-borne...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 13:54
Guinea Worm Disease Close To Eradication

Guinea Worm Disease Close To Eradication

Former US president and anti-disease campaigner Jimmy Carter has recently announced that the Guinea...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 17:00
Guinea Worm Disease Almost Gone

Guinea Worm Disease Almost Gone

Guinea worm disease, also known as dracunculiasis, may disappear within two years, former US...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 15:20
Genetic Code Of Malaria Parasite Deciphered

Genetic Code Of Malaria Parasite Deciphered

About 40 researchers sequenced the genetic code of Plasmodium vivax, one of four malaria parasites...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 19:41
Elsinore Boy’s Death from Amoeba Prompts Officials’ Warnings

Elsinore Boy’s Death from Amoeba Prompts Officials’ Warnings

Riverside County health officials issued a warning on Tuesday urging residents to take precautions...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 17:02
“Crypto” Parasite Sickens Swimmers in Dallas Area

“Crypto” Parasite Sickens Swimmers in Dallas Area

Dallas County Health and Human Services warned and advised people with weakened immune systems to...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 19:22

Two Dallas Spraygrounds Closed Due to ‘Crypto’ Scare Reopen

The two public water parks closed on Friday after several children got sick with cryptosporidium...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 15:35

Report: Tropical Diseases Common among US Poor

Tropical diseases usually common in Africa, Asia and Latin American appear to be also common among...
» read full story June 25th, 2008 - 12:34
FDA: Heartworm Drug ProHeart 6 To Return to US Market

FDA: Heartworm Drug ProHeart 6 To Return to US Market

ProHeart 6, a heartworm drug manufactured by Fort Dodge Animal Health, will be reintroduced to the...
» read full story June 08th, 2008 - 17:49
CDC: Little Progress in Containing Foodborne Illnesses in US

CDC: Little Progress in Containing Foodborne Illnesses in US

U.S.' struggle to contain foodborne illness showed little progress in 2007, although they had a...
» read full story April 11th, 2008 - 11:03
Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Sends Murrieta Firefighter to Death

Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Sends Murrieta Firefighter to Death

A firefighter in California died in a San Diego hospital Monday from an illness that stems from a...
» read full story March 13th, 2008 - 16:36
Vaccines against Malaria to Be Tested on Volunteers

Vaccines against Malaria to Be Tested on Volunteers

The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute will pay volunteers as much as $4,000 to be bitten by...
» read full story March 06th, 2008 - 12:44
Screening To Detect Chagas Disease Could Save Lives

Screening To Detect Chagas Disease Could Save Lives

A new screening strategy devised by a team of U.S. researchers could make the detection and...
» read full story December 27th, 2007 - 17:18
Herbal Baby Colic Remedy Recalled

Herbal Baby Colic Remedy Recalled

The Food and Drug Administration warned parents Thursday to avoid Baby’s Bliss Gripe...
» read full story September 21st, 2007 - 15:32
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World

Malaria Vaccine – A ‘Hopeful Beginning’ in Fighting the Deadly Disease

Malaria Vaccine – A ‘Hopeful Beginning’ in Fighting the Deadly Disease

Two studies appearing this week in the New England Journal of Medicine note that an experimental...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 13:04
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Movies

Lindsay Lohan's Grandfather Passes, Family Drama Continues

Lindsay Lohan's Grandfather Passes, Family Drama Continues

As if having to deal with your father's disapproval of your personal relationships wouldn't be...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 20:09
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Specials

Growth In Newborn’s Brain Proves To Be A Tiny Fully-Formed Foot

Doctors performing a surgery on a newborn Colorado boy to remove an apparent tumor were shocked...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 17:03
Guinea Worm Disease Will Be Completely Eradicated

Guinea Worm Disease Will Be Completely Eradicated

It is hoped that Guinea worm disease, a parasitic infection caused by the nematode, Dracunculus...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 15:00
“DogTown” Shows How Michael Vick’s Pit Bulls Became Man’s Best Friends

“DogTown” Shows How Michael Vick’s Pit Bulls Became Man’s Best Friends

Some save dogs for a living. They offer them medical care, restore them to health and teach them...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 14:47
Health Officials Advise People To Avoid Amoeba After California Boy’s Death

Health Officials Advise People To Avoid Amoeba After California Boy’s Death

Owing to a recent death, Riverside County health officials issued a warning advising residents to...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 16:31

Greek Girl Has Parasitic Twin Removed from Her Stomach

Surgeons at the pediatric department at Larissa General Hospital in Athens removed the fetus of...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 14:22
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Science

Pink Salmon under Threat of Extinction Due to Fish Farm Parasites

Pink Salmon under Threat of Extinction Due to Fish Farm Parasites

Wild pink salmon in northwestern Canada are at high risk of death and could soon disappear because...
» read full story December 14th, 2007 - 16:07
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