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Hepatitis C vaccine discovered
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Hepatitis C vaccine discovered

A vaccine has been discovered by Professor Michael Houghton that will potentially help combat hepatitis C.🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for exclusive...

20 February, 2012
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Targeted DNA vaccine using an electric pulse
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Targeted DNA vaccine using an electric pulse

The vaccines of the future against infections such as influenza and cancer can be administered using an electrical pulse and a specially-produced DNA code from the University of Oslo (UiO).🔒 Premium Content - For...

13 February, 2012
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Facing up to flu
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Facing up to flu

Amid the scientific controversy over lab-created strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that can skip between mammals, it is easy to lose sight of an important public-health question: what will help the wider world...

9 February, 2012
4 min read
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The Global Fund: 10 years of impact

Celebrate The Global Fund’s first 10 years and the impact it has had for millions now and in the future.🔒 Premium Content - For FreeUnlock this content by becoming a Global Health Press subscriber. Join for...

3 February, 2012
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HIV research leverages TB vaccine development
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HIV research leverages TB vaccine development

The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), has joined as a partner for a Phase II proof-of-concept clinical trial of a...

2 February, 2012
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Major push launched to stop 10 NTDs by 2020
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Major push launched to stop 10 NTDs by 2020

The world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, the US, UK and UAE governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organisations announced a new, coordinated push to...

1 February, 2012
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Meningococcal vaccine campaign breakthrough
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Meningococcal vaccine campaign breakthrough

International research that drew on New Zealand’s ground-breaking meningococcal B vaccine campaign is being hailed as a possible breakthrough in the fight against the deadly disease.🔒 Premium Content - For...

20 January, 2012
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African vaccine could help end malaria
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African vaccine could help end malaria

Dividing her days between treating malaria in Kenya’s coastal regions and administering the latest malaria vaccine prototype, Dr. Patricia Njuguna has high hopes for preventing a disease that annually claims more...

18 January, 2012
8 min read