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Infectious disease: the invisible danger of climate change

Headlines trumpet the perils of climate change. We are warned that the seas are rising, polar ice caps melting, habitats are eroding and storms worsening. Even as many express earnest concern for imminent potential...

26 August, 2014

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Health precautions to be taken when going on Hajj

Dubai Health Authority urges Hajj pilgrims to take these health precautions before, during and after the pilgrimage. With Hajj expected to fall in the first week of October this year, those who are planning to embark on...

22 August, 2014

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Experimental chikungunya vaccine found ‘safe and well-tolerated’ in first human trial

Chikungunya is a viral infection caused by the Chikungunya virus. The virus is transmitted to humans in a similar manner as dengue fever by the Aedes mosquitoes. There are two species of the Aedes mosquitoes: albopictus...

22 August, 2014

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Mucosal lymphoid cells key to S. pneumoniae defence

Type 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) in the lung mucosa are activated early in the course of infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae and are a major source of interleukin (IL)-22 production, research reveals. The...

18 August, 2014

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Ebola outbreak shows lack of global real-time biosurveillance system

The Ebola outbreak in Africa has reinforced the fact that there is no globally linked, interoperable system to prevent infectious disease threats, detect outbreaks in real-time, and to respond effectively before they...

18 August, 2014

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HIV cure: virus-free cells possible based on promising vaccine according to new study

HIV-1 virus has been proven tenacious and cannot be defeated by Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy or HAART. But a new research study by Temple University School of Medicine unlocks a new possibility to eliminate HIV...

15 August, 2014

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WHO to pick who gets Canada’s Ebola vaccine

Ebola has killed more than 1,000 during West African outbreak. Canada will donate doses of its experimental Ebola vaccine to the international community and the World Health Organization will help determine who receives...

15 August, 2014

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The first malaria vaccine could be available in a year

After 31 years of research, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has filed for regulatory approval for the first-ever malaria vaccine–which also happens to be the first vaccine developed against a parasite. The clinical trial...

15 August, 2014

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Ebola vaccine won’t come without taking some risks

The current West African Ebola virus outbreak, which has now reached more than 1,000 cases and resulted in more than 800 deaths, is a reminder of the often unpredictable nature of viruses and the difficulties in finding...

8 August, 2014

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Doctors urge meningitis shots for vulnerable infants, children

Infants and children who are at risk of contracting meningitis because of specific health problems should be vaccinated against the infection, according to updated recommendations from the largest pediatrician group in...

1 August, 2014

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