The death toll is falling but there is still no hope for an end to the worldwide pandemic.
Teens who are regular users of cannabis are at risk of permanent damage to their intelligence, according to research covering nearly four decades.
A new report from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers suggests that technological innovation is now an integral part of sport at the highest level.
Embarrassingly, Washington’s infection rate tops that of some African countries, writes Sarah Boseley.
Misuse of artemisinin combination therapy on the Thai-Burma border has allowed parasitic resistance to develop that could spread worldwide.
In the 1980s drug-resistant strains of malaria spread from Southeast Asia to Africa. Millions of children died. Now, it’s happening all over again.
A research group says the mental and physical costs of misdiagnosis are simply too high.
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/ 20 January 2012
Counterfeit and substandard drugs threaten the fight against malaria in Africa.
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/ 17 January 2012
Scientists have called for measures to prevent the circulation of counterfeit and substandard malaria medicines that threaten millions of lives.
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/ 23 December 2011
Nuns should be given the contraceptive pill to reduce the high death rates from breast, ovarian and uterine cancer a result of their childlessness.
Around 40% of all cancers are caused by things we have the power to change.
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/ 9 December 2011
The HIV crisis shifted attention from the issues of unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions.
New portable technology shows promise in identifying patients who may not be in the vegetative state they were thought to be.
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/ 24 October 2011
Millions of children’s lives could be saved by a new vaccine that has been shown to halve the risk of malaria in the first large-scale trials.
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/ 11 September 2011
Chocolate may be good for the heart, scientists say, which is good news indeed.
A report by the college said the pioneering procedure could help people who had cancer of the larynx to speak and breathe normally again.
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/ 25 February 2011
But some patient groups denounced the trial in its entirety.
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/ 21 December 2010
Tuberculosis killed 4 700 people every day last year. The annual death toll of 1,7-million includes 380 000 people.
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/ 19 November 2010
Scientists find link between mild analgesic use in pregnancy and a raised risk of having a son with cryptorchidism
In the near future we’re going to have to learn to live without these essential drugs once again
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/ 2 November 2010
A study shows that infants were most at risk in last year’s swine flu outbreak.
Research shows that in contrast to breast milk, tinned milk’s propensity to overfeed can cause weight problems in adulthood.
More lives are being saved from HIV/Aids than ever before and eight developing countries now give drug treatment to all those who need it.
Europe’s gay youth still practising unsafe sex in face of campaigns.
Antibiotics are a bedrock of modern medicine
but, in the near future, we’re going to have to learn to live without them once again.
An MTV drama that’s backed by Unicef has caught
the imagination of young Africans.
The biggest drop was in Kenya, where HIV in 15-to 24-year-olds was down by 60% between 2000 and 2005.
Medical Research Council says method could help UK’s health service tackle obesity.
Doctors in Iran have developed what they believe is an accurate and simple blood test to establish when a woman will hit the menopause.
A new study suggests a genetic link that could lead to early detection and better treatment.
With an election looming, an opposition leader detained and newspapers closed, Paul Kagame defends accusations against of suppressing dissent.
We don’t know what causes it or how to treat
it, but 250 000 people in the UK suffer from
ME (myalgic encephalopathy).