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Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 22 October'4 November 2009 6 Nov 2009 12:22 GMT
... to show the effects of different intervention strategies on neglected tropical diseases — including schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection, lymphatic filariasis (LF), and loiasis— has been conducted for the ...
Experts Propose 'Global Health Accellerator' To Help New Drugs, Diagnostics, Vaccines Reach Distant Markets 4 Nov 2009 08:34 GMT
... the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide, elephantiasis, leprosy, dengue , hookworm infection and schistosomiasis. World spending to battle such illnesses, however, amounts to a relative drop in the ...
Tap wealth of local products emerging to fight 'neglected' diseases of poor: study 3 Nov 2009 08:59 GMT
... the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide, elephantiasis, leprosy, dengue fever, hookworm infection and schistosomiasis. World spending to battle such illnesses, however, amounts to a relative drop in the ...
Southern Researchers Fill Gap on Neglected Diseases 4 Nov 2009 05:35 GMT
... for us". , the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide, , hookworm infection and schistosomiasis. World spending to battle such illnesses, however, amounts to a relative drop in the ...
Not What the Doctor Ordered: Rapid Environmental Change Threatens the Foundations of Human Health 4 Nov 2009 17:50 GMT
... and in land use, we are already seeing alterations in the distribution of malaria, schistosomiasis, and other infectious diseases in many regions. It concludes that poor populations, mainly in ...

Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 22 October'3 November 2009 4 Nov 2009 18:02 GMT
... to show the effects of different intervention strategies on neglected tropical diseases — including schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection, lymphatic filariasis (LF), and loiasis— has been conducted for the ...
Why TV presenting is giving Dr Mike Leahy a real buzz 5 Nov 2009 00:17 GMT
... cause fatal heart disease and deform the intenstines - and Tsetse flies, which cause schistosomiasis, a chronic illness that can damage internal organs and, in children, impair growth and ...
Rapid environmental change threatens human health: Worldwatch 5 Nov 2009 13:47 GMT
... and in land use, we are already seeing alterations in the distribution of malaria, schistosomiasis, and other infectious diseases in many regions. It concludes that poor populations, mainly in ...
Rapid environ change threatens human health: Worldwatch 5 Nov 2009 14:59 GMT
... and in land use, we are already seeing alterations in the distribution of malaria, schistosomiasis, and other infectious diseases in many regions. It concludes that poor populations, mainly in ...
What Are Coral Reef Services Worth? $130,000 To $1.2 Million Per Hectare, Per Year 29 Oct 2009 03:32 GMT
... come from wildlife," says Dr. Smith, who listed dozens of fevers, encephalitis, Leishmaniasis, and schistosomiasis among the health threats. Just 100 inspectors at US borders are tasked with inspecting ...

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Every Patient Tells a Story 29 Oct 2009 19:51 GMT
... instance, Sanders holds up an elevated eosinophil count as proof that a patient with schistosomiasis was “misdiagnosed” with malaria, but the lab wasn't available until after the patient had ...