Malaria risk 'higher this year'
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Southern Africa could be facing a heightened risk of malaria this year, the World Heath Organization warns.
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UK and Kenyan researchers say they are creating a global map to pinpoint areas where malaria is most likely to strike.
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The World Health Organization warned about the risk of dengue fever, malaria and other potentially fatal mosquito-borne diseases in countries struck by the tsunami.
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Travelers to parts of Africa and Asia   are returning with a new mosquito-borne virus and the U.S.   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Thursday   it could become entrenched in new areas.
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Scientists say people traveling to Africa from Southeast Asia and South America should be screened and treated for drug-resistant malaria.
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NEW YORK  - In contrast to some earlier reports, allergic conditions appear to increase, rather than decrease, the risk of leukemia and lymphoma, according to a Swedish study.
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Scientists have created a synthetic drug which could offer new hope in the fight against malaria. Nearly two billion people live in areas affected by malaria.
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People born in May in the northern hemisphere have a higher than average risk of developing multiple sclerosis, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Clinical trials are under way in the UK to test how effectively it combats the increasingly drug-resistant malaria parasite. The drug is a synthetic, simpler version of a traditional
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People holidaying in exotic places without being vaccinated is fuelling a rise in dangerous diseases, warn doctors.
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Disease could double the death toll from  the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a  top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
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Prospects for a malaria vaccine have been boosted by âtantalisingâ results from a trial in 2000 children in Mozambique. Although the vaccine reduced the risk of infection by only 30% compared with a control
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High levels of an amino acid in the blood are associated with increased stroke risk, say researchers.
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Widespread use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and state-of-the-art drugs has succeeded in cutting malaria deaths in half in two countries most heavily affected by the disease, the World Health Organization is reporting today.
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Southeast Asian nations are battling a surge in dengue cases, amid signs that climate change could make 2007 the worst year on record for a disease that often gets less attention than some higher-profile health risks.
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Bill and Melinda Gates appealed to more than 300 malaria scientists and policy makers at a forum Wednesday to take the risky step of seeking to eradicate the disease worldwide instead of just keeping it under control.
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A memo at the World Health Organization expressed concern that the growing dominance of malaria research by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation could stifle a diversity of views among scientists.