 | Infection Cuts Mosquitoes' Lives Short
5 January 2009 | Global
Infecting mosquitoes with a common bacteria can cut their lives short and reduce the likelihood they will transmit dengue and other diseases, Australian researchers reported. |
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| AIDS Doctors Tried in Secret in Iran
5 January 2009 | Mid East
Dr. Kamiar Alaei, an internationally recognized AIDS physician who is a doctoral student in the University at Albany's School of Public Health, was tried in a secret army trial in Iran along with his brother, Dr. Arash Alaei. |
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| Leaving Platform That Elevated AIDS Fight
5 January 2009 | Global
Although the toll of infected people and deaths grew during his tenure, Dr. Piot, 59, said in an interview that he had achieved a number of successes. |
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| India's West Bengal Reports Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak
5 January 2009 | Asia
Health and veterinary workers culled poultry in a densely populated eastern Indian state after a fresh outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, officials said. |
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| Zimbabwe Cholera Fears Grow as Rains Peak
5 January 2009 | Africa
Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic, which has killed more than 1,600 people, could get worse as the rainy season peaks, its health minister said. |
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| UNAIDS: Peter Piot Waves Goodbye - What Will The Future Hold?
29 December 2008 | Global
In a Special Report in this week's edition of The Lancet, executive editor Pam Das and senior editor Udani Samarasekera look at the legacy left by Piot, and the direction that new leader of UNAIDS - Michael Sidibé - should take. |
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| Dual HIV/TB Infection Common in S. African Infants
29 December 2008 | Africa
HIV-positive infants are over 20 times more likely to develop tuberculosis than their HIV-negative counterparts, researchers from South Africa report in the current issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. |
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| For Kurdish Girls, a Painful Ancient Ritual
29 December 2008 | Mid East
The Widespread Practice of Female Circumcision in Iraq's North Highlights The Plight of Women in a Region Often Seen as More Socially Progressive. |
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| In Poor Villages, Low-Tech Efforts Can Help Prevent Insects and Disease
29 December 2008 | Global
A new study by scientists at the M.I.T. suggests that simpler remedies by villagers too poor to afford bulldozers or cement can also have an impact. |
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| Malaria Drug May Soon Be Set for U.S. Debut
23 December 2008 | Global
The Food and Drug Administration is expected soon to approve the first malaria drug in the United States to contain artemisinin, the wormwood derivative from China that is the latest and much heralded cure for malaria in Africa and Asia. |
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