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Gene-silencing data now publicly available to help scientists better understand disease

RNA interference(RNAi), a cellular process that can stop specific proteins from being coded by silencing the genes that...

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World malaria report 2013 shows major progress in fight against malaria, calls for sustained financing

Global efforts to control and eliminate malaria have saved an estimated 3.3 million lives since 2000, reducing malaria mortality rates by 45% globally and by 49% in Africa, according to the "World malaria report 2013" published by WHO.

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World Bank, Global Fund, Partner to Expand Results-Based Financing for Maternal and Child Health

The World Bank and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced a new partnership to support select countries to expand access to essential health services for women and children through results-based financing (RBF) and...

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Tobacco, drug use in pregnancy can double risk of stillbirth

Smoking tobacco or marijuana, taking prescription painkillers, or using illegal drugs during pregnancy is associated with double or even triple the risk of stillbirth, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health.

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Stimulant-addicted patients can quit smoking without hindering treatment

A man staring at a cocaine pile.

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Concussion secrets unveiled in mice and people

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Eastern and Southern Africa’s leaders agree. It’s time to act now on young people’s education and sexual health needs.

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Over 23 million children to be vaccinated in mass polio immunization campaign across Middle East

The largest-ever immunization response in the Middle East is under way this week, aiming to vaccinate more than 23 million children against polio in Syria and neighbouring countries over the coming weeks.

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Rebuilding shattered health system an urgent priority in next phase of Typhoon Haiyan response

One month after Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, WHO identifies as top priorities expanding essential health services, reviving clinics and hospitals, preventing disease and scaling up mental health services as the relief effort shifts from...

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Measles Still Threatens Health Security

Fifty years after the approval of an extremely effective vaccine against measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, the virus still poses a threat to domestic and global health security.

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