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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. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Indonesia – updateThe Ministry of Health of Indonesia has announced one new confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Viet Nam - updateThe Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced a confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus. […]
- Yellow fever in CameroonIn December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Cameroon notified WHO of a yellow fever outbreak in the North Region of the country. […]
- Yellow fever in GhanaOn 20 December 2011, the Ministry of Health of Ghana notified WHO of a yellow fever (YF) outbreak occurring in 3 districts; Builsa and Kassena-Nankana-West in the Upper East Region and Kitampo-South in the Brong Ahafo Region located in the mid-western part of the country. […]
- Avian influenza – situation in Egypt – update
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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... -
Influenza vaccination of pregnant women helps their babies
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsRandomized controlled trial Vaccinating pregnant women against the influenza virus appears to have a significant positive effect on birth weight in babies, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian... -
In sub-Saharan Africa, a shorter walk to water saves lives
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsStanford Engineers have shown for the first time that distance to fresh water has a direct impact on child health In the fight against child mortality in the developing world,... -
Efficient Capture of Infected Neutrophils by Dendritic Cells in the Skin Inhibits the Early Anti-Leishmania Response
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No Commentsby Flavia L. Ribeiro-Gomes, Nathan C. Peters, Alain Debrabant, David L. Sacks Neutrophils and dendritic cells (DCs) converge at localized sites of acute inflammation in the skin following pathogen deposition... -
Climate change leads to pollution of indigenous people’s water supplies
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No CommentsIncreased bacterial loads in potable water could have significant health effects on indigenous people from the Arctic to Uganda, says Vanier scholar VANCOUVER — Indigenous people around the world are... -
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ClpP1 and ClpP2 Function Together in Protein Degradation and Are Required for Viability in vitro and During Infection
Posted on February 19, 2012 | No Commentsby Ravikiran M. Raju, Meera Unnikrishnan, Daniel H. F. Rubin, Vidhya Krishnamoorthy, Olga Kandror, Tatos N. Akopian, Alfred L. Goldberg, Eric J. Rubin In most bacteria, Clp protease is a... -
Data Sharing Aids the Fight Against Malaria
Posted on February 16, 2012 | No CommentsIn the hunt for drugs that target diseases in the developing world, ‘open innovation’ is creating a buzz. Pharmaceutical companies are making entire libraries of chemical compounds publicly available, allowing... -
Availability and use of sanitation reduces by half the likelihood of parasitic worm infections
Posted on January 25, 2012 | No CommentsAvailability and use of sanitation reduces by half the likelihood of parasitic worm infections Access to sanitation facilities, such as latrines, reduces by half the risk of becoming infected by... -
$5.8 million Gates grant targets child-killing bacteria diseases in Africa
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsFocus turns to spurring vaccine use and development EAST LANSING, Mich. — Bacteria infections – most of which are preventable via vaccines readily available in the developed world – and... -
Increase dietary fiber, decrease disease
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsReview confirms benefits of more roughage in the diet We should all be eating more dietary fiber to improve our health – that’s the message from a health review by...
