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Dengue vaccine to be out soon
A vaccine for the prevention of dengue may soon be released before 2016.
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Tastes Like Chicken (But it’s Not): Taste bud re-education and other innovative solutions to malnutrition
Modern society has lost a vital connection to the earth. Few of us touch the soil, and we’ve even forgotten how wholesome nutrients taste. Our taste buds have been desensitized by excessive salt, sugar and additives, contributing to poor nutrition and health problems. But some innovators are tackling these issues, promoting a modern agricultural society and a return to traditional foods.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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New $1 patch can deliver vaccines without injections
Professor Mark Kendall's Nanopatch was shown off last night to crowds at TEDGlobal
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US health officials say pill can also help prevent AIDS infection in injection drug users
Doctors should consider giving a daily AIDS drug to another high risk group to help prevent infections — people who shoot heroin, methamphetamines or other injection drugs, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
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U.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday prohibited patents on naturally occurring human genes but allowed legal protections on synthetically produced genetic material in a compromise ruling hailed as a partial victory for patients and the biotechnology industry.
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6 Business Models That Are Transforming Health Systems Around The World
The new vision for health care isn’t just about access, quality and affordability.
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GE Healthcare plans $2 billion investment for software development
Will focus on advancing current and future technology offerings through the convergence of machine and intelligent data
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- Health Care, Technology
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Car crashes should be a global health priority, scientists say
Given the personal suffering caused by traffic accidents -- 1.2 million deaths a year worldwide -- there's far too little attention paid by health researchers, scientists argued Tuesday.
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