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Vaccine could make HIV a chronic minor infection

Vaccine could make HIV a chronic minor infection

A vaccine tested in a clinical trial has the potential to turn HIV into a 'minor chronic infection,'...
Bahrain jails 20 doctors after democracy protests

Bahrain jails 20 doctors after democracy protests

Bahrain jailed 20 doctors on Thursday for between five and 15 years on theft and other charges, the ...
Kenya: Medics overwhelmed as dengue fever spreads

Kenya: Medics overwhelmed as dengue fever spreads

MANDERA, 29 September 2011 (IRIN) - An outbreak of dengue fever in Mandera, northeastern Kenya, is s...

Dengue fever kills 126 in Pakistan

Dengue fever kills 126 in Pakistan

Lahore - Already cursed by floods and suicide bombings, Pakistan now faces a new menace from an unpr...

GMC says more support needed for overseas doctors in UK

GMC says more support needed for overseas doctors in UK

The General Medical Council says some overseas doctors come to the NHS with "little or no preparatio...

West Nile Virus Infection (WNV) in Europe

West Nile Virus Infection (WNV) in Europe

Laboratory confirmed cases of West Nile Virus infection (WNV) have been reported in a number of Euro...
South Africa: Lengthy delays in registering foreign doctors

South Africa: Lengthy delays in registering foreign doctors

26.10.10

FOREIGN doctors and nurses desperate to practise their skills in South Africa are forced to wait up to six years to be registered by the Health Department.

Health professionals from countries including...

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Vaccine could make HIV a chronic minor infection

Vaccine could make HIV a chronic minor infection

29.09.11
A vaccine tested in a clinical trial has the potential to turn HIV into a 'minor chronic infection,' similar to herpes, scientists claim.

Ninety per cent of healthy volunteers given the MVA-B vaccine d...

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Viet Nam's Doctors perform liver transplant

Viet Nam's Doctors perform liver transplant

18.12.10

HA NOI — Viet Nam's second successful adult liver transplant was performed at Viet Duc Hospital on Wednesday.

The patient is currently recovering from the 13-hour procedure conducted by the hospital's ...

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An end to modern medicine?

An end to modern medicine?

19.03.12

A warning by the head of WHO that antibiotic resistance is so serious that it may lead to an end to modern medicine should alert health authorities to contain this most serious health crisis.

LAST week...

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Cholera in Haiti - update

Cholera in Haiti - update

31.10.10
WHO - As of 27 October, the Ministry of Health in Haiti (MSPP) reported 4 722 cholera cases including 303 deaths. The departments reporting confirmed cases are Artibonte (76.5%), Central (22.9%),... Read more...
Kenya: Medics overwhelmed as dengue fever spreads

Kenya: Medics overwhelmed as dengue fever spreads

29.09.11

MANDERA, 29 September 2011 (IRIN) - An outbreak of dengue fever in Mandera, northeastern Kenya, is spreading fast, with at least 5,000 people infected within weeks, due to limited health facilities, a...

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