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The deadly 'forests' without trees 20 Nov 2009 20:13 GMT
... the rivers, created denser vegetation – a better breeding habitat – downstream. Then there's schistosomiasis, infecting some 200 million people worldwide, second only to malaria in its devastating effect. ...
Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms 16 Nov 2009 17:50 GMT
... a few. Even more of a problem are life-threatening parasitic infections, such as and schistosomiasis. Furthermore, the common practice of using human feces as a fertilizer in most of ...
Growing Skyscrapers: The Rise of Vertical Farms (preview) 16 Nov 2009 13:30 GMT
... a few. Even more of a problem are life-threatening parasitic infections, such as and schistosomiasis. Furthermore, the common practice of using human feces as a fertilizer in most of ...
Non-invasive Methods To Detect Schistosome-based Bladder Cancer: Is The Association Sufficient For Epidemiological Use? 16 Nov 2009 12:31 GMT
... UroToday.com - Urinary schistosomiasis caused by the trematode parasite is endemic in most of Africa. This infection is ...
Academic will put £1m where his mouth is 15 Nov 2009 00:55 GMT
... the charities they support. Ord handed over a first donation of £10,000 to the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, a body that specialises in neglected tropical diseases, one of just three ...

Oxford researcher to give half his wages away to charity - for the rest of his working life 14 Nov 2009 19:16 GMT
... Toby Ord, a researcher at Oxford University, will today hand over £10,000 to the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative –which carries out research into tropical diseases – to add to the ...
Aussie pledges 10% of salary to charity 13 Nov 2009 01:27 GMT
... College London will talk about his work fighting neglected tropical diseases through his organisation, Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI). Dr Ord will give him a cheque for STG10,000 ($A17,815), an ...
Man pledges half his life's pay 13 Nov 2009 00:18 GMT
... College London will talk about his work fighting neglected tropical diseases through his organisation, Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI). Dr Ord will give him a cheque for £10,000 ($17,815), an ...