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Disease Outbreaks- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – updateThe Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt has notified WHO of a new case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
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1 step closer to blocking the transmission of malaria
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsPioneering MMV research published in PLoS Medicine compares the activity of antimalarial medicines at every step of the parasite’s life cycle MMV and partners have completed the first-ever comparative analysis... -
Delivery of child-friendly antimalarial hits the 100 million mark
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsCoartem Dispersible is now being distributed in 39 countries One hundred million treatments of Coartem® Dispersible (artemether-lumefantrine), an antimalarial developed especially for children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria, have been delivered... -
Actigraphy in Human African Trypanosomiasis as a Tool for Objective Clinical Evaluation and Monitoring: A Pilot Study
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No Commentsby Alfred K. Njamnshi, Paul F. Seke Etet, Stephen Perrig, Alphonse Acho, Julius Y. Funsah, Dieudonné Mumba, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Krister Kristensson, Marina Bentivoglio Background Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping... -
Zapping mosquito bites
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsNPL characterizes a medical device that uses a small electric current to relieve the pain of insect bites NPL worked with Ecobrands Ltd to characterise their Zap-It! product, which uses... -
Researchers: Prevalence of improper condom use a public health issue worldwide
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsBLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Problems with the correct use of the male condom, such as not wearing a condom throughout sex or putting it on upside down, are common in the... -
Performance evaluation of the point-of-care CD4 analyser Pima using capillary blood sampling in field tests in South Africa
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: Point-of-care CD4 testing can provide immediate CD4 reporting at HIV-testing sites. This study evaluated performance of the point-of-care Pima CD4 device using capillary blood sampling in representative primary health... -
Engaging Men in Prevention and Care for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No Commentsby Edward J. Mills, Chris Beyrer, Josephine Birungi, Mark R. Dybul Go to Source -
Complexity in Non-Pharmacological Caregiving Activities at the End of Life: An International Qualitative Study
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No Commentsby Olav Lindqvist, Carol Tishelman, Carina Lundh Hagelin, Jean B. Clark, Maria L. Daud, Andrew Dickman, Franzisca Domeisen Benedetti, Maren Galushko, Urska Lunder, Gunilla Lundquist, Guido Miccinesi, Sylvia B. Sauter,... -
The ARV roll-out and the disability grant: A South African dilemma?
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsBackground: Prior to the antiretroviral (ARV) drug roll out in 2004, people living with HIV (PLHIV) in South Africa received disability grants when they were defined as “AIDS-sick”. In the... -
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus-Based Vaccines for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Filovirus Infections.
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsVesicular Stomatitis Virus-Based Vaccines for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Filovirus Infections. J Bioterror Biodef. 2011 Sep 25;S1(4) Authors: Marzi A, Feldmann H, Geisbert TW, Falzarano D Abstract Ebola and Marburg...



