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FAO warns of bird flu and other viral global health threats
The world is at risk of major animal disease outbreaks like that seen in the 2006 avian influenza outbreaks unless surveillance and control of these diseases are enhanced, warns the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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- public health
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A novel pathway for a mucosal TB vaccine
A new pathway for improving vaccines against tuberculosis has been discovered by microbiologists at the University at Buffalo in collaboration with researchers at other universities, according to a paper in the journal Mucosal Immunology, published by the Nature group.
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- Education, Health Care
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- public health, research
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Micro-Needles Could Allow Painless DNA Vaccines
Patches covered in microscopic needles could tattoo vaccines into the skin to boost a patient’s defense against disease, researchers say.
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Glaxo Starts India Venture to Develop Emerging Market Vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) agreed to form a joint venture in India to produce a six-in-one vaccine that will immunize children in developing countries against infectious diseases including polio.
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- public health
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Antibiotic ‘apocalypse’ warning
The rise in drug resistant infections is comparable to the threat of global warming, according to the chief medical officer for England.
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- public health
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Better Design, Better Health: Bringing Telemedicine to Rural India
Twenty-six year-old Rinku has been bleeding for days. So she did what many village women in rural India do when health problems reach a certain level of severity; she made the multi-hour trip to a private hospital for high-quality, if expensive, healthcare.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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Davos divided on tackling the scourge of obesity
Obesity, a major factor in diabetes and heart disease, imposes costs on both public and private sectors and is a drag on economic growth, but business leaders meeting in Davos can't agree on what they can or should do to address it.
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- Health Care
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- nutrition, public health
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Killer quinoa? Time to debunk these urban food myths
Twenty years ago, quinoa was pretty much unknown. Now, it’s in everyone’s cafeteria. Its price is going through the roof. And that, in the confused minds of Western foodies, is somehow a bad thing.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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- Latin America