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We’re Not Prepared For China’s Deadly Bird Flu
In Asia, more than 120 people have been sickened, and 23 are dead, from a potent strain of bird flu that has the frightening markings of a potential pandemic strain.
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6 Canadian game-changing ideas for global health care
A Ziploc bag filled with $5 worth of tools to save newborn babies’ lives in third world countries.
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Entrepreneurs say the FDA is killing medical innovation
Chandra Duggirala, maker of an experimental device for type two diabetes, is on the verge of giving up.
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Vaccines shunned by some as others struggle for access
For parents in Somalia, giving their children immunizations is not a choice.
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Malaria resistance – it’s in the parasite’s genes
Tracking malaria resistance is imperative if it is to be prevented, say scientists who have been genotyping the parasites.
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Government may suspend sale of banned drugs taking cue from global drug regulators
India plans to suspend sale of medicines that are banned in one of the six major global drug markets for harmful side-effects, said two senior government officials.
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The Power of One: An Anti-Malaria Campaign With Some Powerful Partners
An all-star team--including Twitter, a former Apple marketing executive, the people who ran Obama’s online campaign, drug companies, and more--are coming together with Malaria No More to make a huge push to stop one of the most deadly diseases in the world.
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Four Reasons Doctors Worry About Social Media
Continuous social media exposure to the imaginative and the extraordinary can also be a bit deceptive.
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