Britain backs anti-malaria fight
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Gordon Brown says the UK will back a multi-million pound battle to ensure poorest get a new malaria vaccine.
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After more than two decades of effort, researchers say they have found the first vaccine that is effective against malaria. Trials in Africa showed that the vaccine blocked almost half of new infections in
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Scientists are one step closer to a vaccine against one of the world&#39;s most devastating diseases. Malaria causes more than 300 million cases of illness and claims at least a million lives every year.
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LONDON, Nov 17 (IPS) - Malaria is billed as top priority in a new health   initiative being launched in Africa this week.
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A pioneering vaccine can protect a  significant proportion of African children against malaria,  scientists said on Thursday, boosting hopes that the  mosquito-borne disease may one day be conquered.
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The British government agreed to back an England bid to stage the 2018 World Cup even though the Football Association hasn't announced it will be a candidate.
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The British government pledged on Thursday to put 300 million pounds aside to combat a surge in sexual diseases as health experts revealed record numbers of people in the UK living with HIV and other sexual diseases.
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A United Nations-backed national anti-malaria campaign in Ethiopia today appealed for urgent funding to fill a shortfall of over 50 per cent in aid needed to combat a potential upsurge in the disease that could affect more than 6 million people within the
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BUDAPEST, Sep 28 (IPS) - A coalition of health experts have staged a protest  parallel to the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety,  expressing concern over a recent policy turn by the World Health  Organisation (WHO) that calls for fighting malaria by spraying  the controversial DDT chemical.
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Kenya's former colonial ruler Britain sought Tuesday to use its diplomatic muscle to help end deadly violence there, backing Commonwealth and African efforts to resolve a standoff over disputed elections.
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Widespread use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and state-of-the-art drugs have succeeded in cutting malaria deaths in half in two countries most heavily affected by the disease, the World Health Organization will report tomorrow.
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BRITAINâS leading academic institution is backing an international campaign to stop the United States securing an international ban on all forms of human cloning.
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A bid by the FA to host the 2018 World Cup would be backed by the UK government.
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Scientists have taken an important step towards developing an effective malaria vaccine, announcing in today&#39;s edition of the Lancet that a candidate vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline will protect a significant number of children.
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UK and Israeli leaders reiterated their support for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in his dispute with Hamas.
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Researchers say targeting a protein may overcome the malaria parasite's increasing resistance to drugs.
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A controversial effort to stop malaria zeroes in on mosquitoes and the parasites that live inside them.