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World’s first malaria vaccine delayed as WHO experts urge caution
Health & Fitness

World’s first malaria vaccine delayed as WHO experts urge caution

The world's first malaria vaccine is promising but should be used on a pilot basis before any wide-scale use, given…
Beating parasites wins three scientists Nobel prize for medicine
Science

Beating parasites wins three scientists Nobel prize for medicine

Three scientists from Japan, China and Ireland whose discoveries led to the development of potent new drugs against parasitic diseases…
Stem cells offer promising key to new malaria drugs: U.S. research
Health & Fitness

Stem cells offer promising key to new malaria drugs: U.S. research

 Human stem cells engineered to produce renewable sources of mature, liver-like cells can be grown and infected with malaria to…
WHO: Egypt maintains zero-malaria status
Egypt

WHO: Egypt maintains zero-malaria status

Egypt maintained a clean malaria record in 2013, the World Health Organization said Tuesday in a report that detected a…
Fundraisers act against malaria as virus kills a child every minute
Egypt

Fundraisers act against malaria as virus kills a child every minute

Novartis, a leading world pharmaceutics company, is sponsoring a fundraising campaign seeking to secure three million antimalarial treatments for children…
Health Ministry: Malaria to be eradicated in Aswan by 20 June
Egypt

Health Ministry: Malaria to be eradicated in Aswan by 20 June

Deputy Health Minister in Aswan Mohamed Azmy vowed to eradicate malaria in the province by 20 June.“There is no falciparum…
15 malaria cases in Aswan
Egypt

15 malaria cases in Aswan

The Health Ministry said the malaria cases in Aswan went up to 15 patients, of which two have improved and…
Malaria surfaces in Aswan
Egypt

Malaria surfaces in Aswan

The Ministry of Health and Population sent a team from the preventive medicine sector to a village in Edfu, Aswan…
Winter mosquitoes fight the cold
Health & Fitness

Winter mosquitoes fight the cold

Contrary to popular belief, mosquito season isn't just summertime — you'll have to deal with them in winter, too. "Mosquitoes…
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