Archive: 27/11/2014
Long wait yet for Ebola vaccine: experts
It will be months, at least, before a vaccine becomes available to tackle Ebola, experts said Thursday as researchers reported success in early, safety tests with a leading candidate.
Nov 27, 2014
HIV infections double in Russia, ex-Soviet states
HIV infections have doubled in ten years in Russia and former Soviet states, due mainly to unprotected sex and injecting drugs, a report said Thursday.
Nov 27, 2014
Sierra Leone goes hungry as Ebola targets prove elusive (Update)
Sierra Leoneans are going hungry as the Ebola outbreak devastates farming, the United Nations said Thursday, admitting it was missing its much-touted targets for beating the deadly epidemic.
Nov 27, 2014
Food poisoning bug found on 70 percent of UK chickens
Some 70 percent of fresh chickens on sale in Britain are contaminated with a food poisoning bug, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said on Thursday, warning that retailers must raise their game.
Nov 27, 2014