Pediatrics
Researcher's goal is to reduce neonatal mortality
A doctoral dissertation at Örebro University has led to a national effort in Bangladesh next year to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in the country.
Dec 9, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mosquitos spread microcephaly disease in Brazil
Cases of microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with small heads, are skyrocketing in Brazil and the discovery that mosquitoes carry the disease means there are few ways to stop it, officials said Monday.
Dec 1, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds that Ebola vaccine is safe and stimulates strong immune response
A clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine (ChAd3-EBO-Z) that resulted from an unprecedented global consortium assembled at the behest of the World Health Organization has found that it is well tolerated and stimulates strong ...
Nov 18, 2015
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Health
Maternal mortality cut by almost half in 25 years: UN
Deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes have fallen by almost half across the world in the past quarter century, but only nine countries have achieved the targets set by the UN, a report by UN agencies and the World ...
Nov 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Deworming shows growth similar to placebo in pre-school children in Peru
The three intestinal worms: roundworm (Ascaris), whipworm (Trichuris) and hookworm, cause infections and diseases that are among the most common neglected tropical diseases in the developing world. They spread through contaminated ...
Oct 1, 2015
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Health
Health and the sustainable development agenda
On the eve of the UN summit on Sustainable Development goals, Alarcos Cieza of the WHO reminds us that disability is part of the human experience contributing to human diversity.
Sep 24, 2015
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Health
Scientists say e-cigarettes could have health impacts in developing world
Most of the debate around e-cigarettes has focused on the developed world, but the devices are becoming more widely available in some low- and middle-income countries, where there is even greater potential for impact on public ...
Aug 18, 2015
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Autism spectrum disorders
Missing piece surfaces in the puzzle of autism
A study carried out by the Laboratoire Neurobiologie des Interactions Cellulaires et Neurophysiopathologie (CNRS/Aix-Marseille Université), in collaboration with clinicians from Marseilles Public Hospitals (AP-HM) and scientists ...
Aug 5, 2015
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Health
Women in developed world still face many barriers to early abortion
Women in developed countries still find it very difficult to get an abortion in early pregnancy, despite facing fewer legal constraints than in other parts of the world, concludes an analysis of the available evidence, published ...
Jun 25, 2015
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Medications
Researcher develops bird flu vaccine using virus commonly found in dogs
Researchers at the University of Georgia have used a virus commonly found in dogs as the foundation for a new vaccine against H7N9 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu.
May 6, 2015
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