Cheap antibiotic to save childrenâs lives
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In an article published in the Lancet, investigators report how they slashed the death rate of children infected with AIDS by nearly half using a common, cheap antibiotic drug.
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A doctor, a banker, an engineer and a scientist are working separatelyâand togetherâto bring lifesaving vaccines to children around the world. How inspired individuals can take on and conquer some of the world's biggest problems.
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For the first time in four decades, a new antibiotic has emerged that researchers say will revolutionize the fight against tuberculosis.
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For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection and death. The vaccine, tested on thousands of children in Mozambique, hardly performed perfectly
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Preventive antiobiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in children may make subsequent infections more likely to be resistant to drugs, a new study suggests.
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A low-cost antibiotic should be given to  all children with HIV in developing countries to prevent  infections such as pneumonia and reduce deaths, scientists said  on Friday.
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An effort to change doctors'  prescribing habits for antibiotics and to educate parents of  small children about the proper use of antibiotics was only  moderately successful at curbing antibiotic use, Boston  researchers report.
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For the first time, researchers say, a vaccine against malaria has shown that it can save children from infection or death.
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NEW YORK  - Routine pneumococcal vaccination of infants in developing countries is estimated to be highly cost-effective and associated with a marked reduction in childhood mortality, according to a study in The Lancet.
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Scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the problem of bacteria becoming resistant to drug treatments.
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Scary drug-resistant bacteria are on the rise, but there are simple ways to avoid infection.
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Science & environment: Tens of thousands of children could be diagnosed earlier and more cheaply after pioneering research.
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A once-scarce vaccine that protects against a range of infections including meningitis is back in supply and small children should get
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Telling parents to wait 48 hours before   filling a prescription for antibiotics so they can see if their   child's ear infection clears up on its own can help curb   overuse of the drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A cheap and widely available antibiotic could be used to cut Aids-related death in African children by more than 40 per cent, Government-backed scientists have said.
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Babies of HIV-infected mothers should be  given an inexpensive antibiotic to prevent infections and  prolong their lives, United Nations aid agencies said on  Tuesday.
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The World Health Organization has recommended a new treatment for HIV-positive children which researchers say can dramatically cut death rates.