Diseases: Infectious Diseases

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07/01/2004

Tuberculosis blood test gains EU approval

TB causes three million deaths annually, ranking it higher than any other infectious disease. And TB has resurged in Europe. In August, the British Thoracic Society, British Lung …

07/01/2003

Hotspots cool down but stay alert!

The known global death toll due to the new virus (as of 1 July) was 811. Total number of cases 8447. …

07/01/2003

'Polypill' cuts cardiac attacks by 80%

A newly invented 'Polypill', composed of currently available drugs, may act as a 'vaccine' against heart disease, according to new research published in the British Medical …

07/01/2003

Award for HIV monitoring

The CyFlow and CyLab technique (e.g. for economical CD4/CD8 counting in HIV monitoring in developing countries) has received 1st prize in the Innovations Award 2003, given by the …