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Study: MERS virus may be deadlier than SARS
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Study: MERS virus may be deadlier than SARS

The new respiratory virus that emerged in the Middle East last year appears to make people sicker faster than SARS, but doesn’t seem to spread as easily, according to the latest detailed look at about four dozen...

31 July, 2013
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Adult HPV vaccination has limited impact
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Adult HPV vaccination has limited impact

The Costa Rica Vaccine Trial for human papillomavirus (HPV) in young women has had a “modest” impact on gynecologic outcomes in the first few years of the program. Data shows that the impact of vaccination on rates of...

29 July, 2013
2 min read
First dengue vaccine expected to be approved
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First dengue vaccine expected to be approved

A French pharmaceutical company says it hopes to have the first vaccine against dengue very soon. Sanofi Pasteur is finalising tests in Africa and Asia and plans to start producing the vaccine by the end of the year The...

29 July, 2013
1 min read
It’s only a virus
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It’s only a virus

“It’s only a virus.” How often do GPs utter those words over the course of a working day? They mean, of course, that your symptoms are mild, non-specific, and don’t warrant any treatment. If you just go home and rest...

23 July, 2013
4 min read