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CDC health projects improve disease detection and control

(The Observer) The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) global health security (GHS) projects on early disease detection, response and prevention in Uganda and Vietnam have resulted in improvements in those areas. This was revealed in an article published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released by CDC on January 30. For Read More »

February 11, 2014
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, International, and Public Health
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India hails victory over polio, vows to tackle other diseases

(GulfTimes) Indian leaders celebrated the eradication of polio yesterday, reminding doubters that something once thought impossible had been achieved and promising to tackle other diseases which still blight the country. In January, the country of 1.2bn people marked three years without a new case of the crippling virus, which means it will soon be certified Read More »

February 11, 2014
| Filed under South Asia, Agents & Toxins, International, and Public Health
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Deadly Virus Could Be Fought With Drug that Lowers Cholesterol

(Science World Report) The hantavirus is a mysterious and lethal microorganism; a total of 30 cases occur in the United States each year. It suddenly appeared in the Southwest over 20 years ago in an outbreak that killed over a dozen people. The virus is considered extremely deadly, causing deaths in 30 to 40 percent Read More »

February 11, 2014
| Filed under Agents & Toxins, Public Health, and Research
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Newly found tactics in offense-defense struggle with hepatitis C virus

(EurekAlerts) The hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a previously unrecognized tactic to outwit antiviral responses and sustain a long-term infection. It also turns out that some people are genetically equipped with a strong countermeasure to the virus’ attempt to weaken the attack on it. The details of these findings suggest potential targets for treating HCV, Read More »

February 10, 2014
| Filed under North America, Public Health, and Research
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Flu Shot Fail: Why Doesn’t the Vaccine Always Work?

(NBC) Vaccines have wiped out smallpox and they’ve nearly eradicated polio. Vaccination can control measles and mumps, and they protect travelers against yellow fever and cholera. Most are so good that a few doses in childhood cover people for decades, even life. But there’s one vaccine that people have to get every single year, and Read More »