Health authorities launched an 11.5 million pounds ($17.4 million) plan on Monday to tackle Britain’s persistent tuberculosis (TB) problem, seeking…
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Developing and bringing to market effective Ebola vaccines requires extreme measures and unprecedented international cooperation, global health experts said on…
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Scientists find new, aggressive strain of HIV in Cuba
Scientists have found an aggressive strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Cuba that they say can progress to AIDS…
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Los Angeles company to halt seafood distribution over listeria
A U.S. District Court imposed a permanent injunction on a Los Angeles-based seafood company after food inspectors found contamination by…
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New Hampshire hospital worker gets 39 years in hepatitis case
A traveling medical technician was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison for stealing painkillers and infecting dozens of patients…
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Celgene drug can drive HIV out of hiding, study claims
An anti-cancer drug made by the U.S. biotech firm Celgene can re-activate hidden HIV in patients so that it can…
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WHO starts survey of Ebola treatments, says none proven so far
The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun assessing more than 120 potential treatments for Ebola patients, it said on Friday,…
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Novartis meningitis vaccine gets British boost
The turnaround prospects for Novartis’ loss-making vaccines division were given a boost on Friday as a key committee recommended including…
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Ethiopia tests thousands for HIV in record attempt
More than 3,300 people were tested for HIV Sunday in the Ethiopian region of Gambella, a massive turnout that exceeded…
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Nigeria declared Ebola-free, holds lessons for others
Nigeria was declared free of the deadly Ebola virus on Monday after a determined doctor and thousands of officials and…
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