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Rio faces dengue epidemic: Brazil health minister
Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)
Brazilian Health Minister Alexandre Padilla on Thursday warned that Rio de Janeiro faced a major dengue epidemic, although he said the virus strain prevalent wa...
Scientists debate bird flu studies at WHO
Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)
Scientists met behind closed doors in Geneva Thursday to discuss whether controversial research on a mutant form of bird flu capable of being spread among human...
Flight from Japan sparks New Zealand flu scare
Feb 13, 2012 (AFP)
New Zealand health authorities on Monday admitted they overreacted to an influenza scare on a flight from Japan by quarantining the plane on the tarmac at Auckl...
S.Africa announces AIDS drug venture with Swiss Lonza
Feb 10, 2012 (AFP)
South Africa on Friday unveiled plans for a 1.6 billion rand ($208 million, 157 million euro) pharmaceutical plant, in a joint venture with Swiss biochemicals g...
Health experts, scientists to discuss bird flu studies
Feb 10, 2012 (AFP)
The World Health Organization said Friday it will meet next week to determine whether scientists can publish research on a bird flu virus that may be easily pas...
Understanding how bacteria come back from the dead
Feb 07, 2012 (SPX)
Salmonella remains a serious cause of food poisoning in the UK and throughout the EU, in part due to its ability to thrive and quickly adapt to the different en...
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