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Baby Lung Virus Vaccine Trials 'Offer Hope'

The first human trials of a new vaccine to prevent a leading cause of serious illness in babies have been a success, say researchers. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) affe...

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The World’s Poorest Countries Could Finally Wipe Out Polio, As Long As The Rich One’s Don’t Bring It Back

On July 24, 2015, it will be exactly one year since the last case of poliomyelitis was detected in Nigeria. Once that’s officially confirmed, the country will get off...

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Sustainable Development

Smart, Self-Destructing Syringes Could Save Millions Of Lives

In December 2014, Yem Chrin, an unlicensed Cambodian doctor, was charged with murder. By reusing the same syringe, he had infected over 270 people in a remote community in ...

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Why A Toilet Is A Great Birthday Present.

I just celebrated another happy birthday. I was a lucky kid, born in an American hospital with all the trained staff and technologies available at that time. Which is why a...

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Open Defecation Affects Pregnancy Outcomes Too, New Study Finds.

Eradicating open defecation has become one of the biggest, and most daunting, challenges faced by the Narendra Modi government. Poor sanitation practices like open defecati...

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Drastic Acceleration Of HIV Fight Needed To Stop AIDS Resurgence

The global HIV epidemic could see a resurgence in just five years without a drastic acceleration in efforts to prevent and treat the AIDS virus, the United Nations and dise...

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Sustainable Development

Engineers Stumble On A Whole New Method Of Laser-Based Spacecraft Propulsion

A team of Chinese physicists has developed a new variety of light-based propulsion system with the ability to harness much greater forces than a conventional solar sail. Th...

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Health

Polio Torch In Nigeria, As India Pledges Assistance

With Nigeria now in the eighth month since the last recorded infection of poliovirus, a global End Polio Now Torch has reached the country to help raise funds against the v...

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Truckers Ferrying Deadly HIV Virus Into NE: Survey

Most truck drivers live an isolated life– far from their near and dear ones– for months together. And their carnal desires are mostly fulfilled by commercial se...

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How Safe And Hygienic Is Your Food? Find Out

There are over 200 diseases caused by contaminated food or drinking water that contain harmful bacteria, parasites, viruses and chemical substances. Millions fall ill and m...

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