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Mers virus ‘found in camels in Qatar’
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Mers virus ‘found in camels in Qatar’

Scientists have found cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) in camels in Qatar, health officials said on Thursday, fuelling speculation that camels might be the animal reservoir that allowed the virus to...

2 December, 2013
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First malaria vaccine may be available soon
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First malaria vaccine may be available soon

Promising results from a clinical trial mean that the world’s first malaria vaccine may be available by 2015 and could save hundreds of thousands of lives. Promising results from a large-scale clinical trial mean...

15 October, 2013
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Vaccine critics put children at risk
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Vaccine critics put children at risk

Arguments against the pentavalent vaccine in India are inaccurate and pose a grave threat to children’s health, says T. Jacob John. It is easy to scare parents about vaccines because nobody wants to put the life of...

11 October, 2013
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30 years later, still no cure for AIDS
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30 years later, still no cure for AIDS

A virus is a moving target. And for 30 years, HIV has been constantly on the move making new copies of itself that are slightly different than before, ready to attack the immune system that the body needs to protect...

11 October, 2013
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A new way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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A new way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria

At a time when scientists are quickly running out of options, McMaster researchers are using a new approach to fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The technique involves researchers in the Michael G. DeGroote...

30 September, 2013
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