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/ 14 December 2010
A US-Italian scientist is tantalisingly close to delivering the world’s first malaria vaccine.
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/ 1 December 2010
A generation of babies could be born free of Aids if the international community stepped up efforts to provide universal access to HIV prevention.
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/ 10 November 2010
It’s no great medical breakthrough, just a simple colour-coded box packed with HIV drugs and pictures.
Women who have one or two alcoholic drinks a week during pregnancy do not harm their children’s behavioural or intellectual development.
An outbreak of polio in Angola is now a matter of international concern and health authorities there must step up the fight to stamp it out
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/ 15 September 2010
Scientists say they have cooked up a way of using nanotechnology to make fat-free foods just as appetising and satisfying as their full-fat fellows.
Mind-altering drugs like LSD and ketamine could be combined with psychotherapy to treat people suffering from depression, Swiss scientists say.
People who embark on "health tourism" trips to India and Pakistan risk picking up and spreading a new superbug, according to scientists.
An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors may include diagnoses for "disorders" such as toddler tantrums and binge eating.
An international Aids conference has exposed a gulf between scientists and politicians on how to tackle the deadly HIV pandemic.