Hong Kong Scientists Advance the Fight Against SARS
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Scientists in Hong Kong said on Tuesday they had devised a new way to identify chemicals that can counter new and dangerous viruses, such as SARS, and these chemicals may be developed into drugs.
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SARS is expected to emerge in China  again this winter, but an epidemic is unlikely as the world's  most populous country is better prepared this time round,  health officials say.
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Laboratories in China that wish to experiment on risky pathogenic microbes will now need official approval, say officials. Last March two lab workers caught the SARS virus at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Asia faces an outbreak of unprecedented proportions as it grapples with avian influenza, which the World Health Organization warns could develop into a pandemic unless detection and prevention methods are improved.
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SHANGHAI, China Sept. 14, 2004 - More countries need to enact preventative measures and boost preparedness for a possible renewed outbreak of SARS or avian flu among humans, a top World Health Organization official said Tuesday.
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Scientists from about 150 countries have started work on an action plan to save lives during disasters through planning and warnings amid the shock over the Asian tsunami catastrophe.
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Chinese researchers have developed a  SARS vaccine that has passed the first stage of human trials,  state media reported on Monday, raising hopes for prevention of  a virus that killed some 800 people since it emerged in 2002.
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Scientists in Hong Kong said yesterday they had devised a new way to identify chemicals that can counter new and dangerous viruses, such as SARS, and these chemicals may be developed into drugs.
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Researchers have been studying severe acute respiratory syndrome since it was first recognized in 2002. It killed 774 people worldwide before being contained by quarantine, patient isolation and travel restrictions.
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The latest scientific news is about fighting aging, heart disease, and cancer.
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China has erected a monument for a little thought of, but important martyr -- the mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys who gave their lives to science, especially the testing for SARS vaccine.
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The World Health Organisation began a meeting with top pharmaceutical firms on Thursday to speed up development of human vaccines against bird flu and a looming deadlier strain of the virus that could kill millions of people around the world.
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As the death toll in Sunday&#39;s tsunamis continues to rise, health authorities are struggling to prevent the outbreak of diseases in the worst affected areas.
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Asia faces an outbreak of  unprecedented proportions as it grapples with avian influenza,  which the World Health Organization warns could develop into a  pandemic unless detection and prevention methods are improved.
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A group of Scottish scientists to create a centre of excellence in a bid to stop the threat of avian flu.
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Researchers have been studying SARS since it was first recognized in 2002. It sickened 8,096 and killed 774 people worldwide before being contained by quarantine, patient isolation and travel restrictions.
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Scientists in China have developed a  bird flu vaccine for poultry and mammals that can fend off the  deadly virus and help stop its spread, the China Daily  newspaper said on Monday.