Topic - World Health Organization

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Biosciences

Microbicide Trials Halted

Topical gel intended to prevent HIV transmission actually increases it.
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Biosciences

AIDS Drugs on a Budget

Thailand shows developing countries can launch mass treatments on slim funds.
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Biosciences

Bird Flu Forces Ethics Debate

Researchers plan who should get a vaccine if an influenza pandemic hits.
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Biosciences

US Awards $1B in Flu Contracts

Five drugmakers score lucrative deals from Health and Human Services to produce vaccines.
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General news, Biosciences

Ozone for the Masses

For water treatment companies like Novazone, being ubiquitous can be a bad thing.
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General news, Biosciences

Roche Picks Tamiflu Partners

Bird flu drug maker identifies a dozen potential partners and picks one sub-licensee in China.
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Biosciences

Muscle-Powered Devices

Where electricity is scarce, FreePlay’s wind-up medical devices could help save thousands of lives.
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General news, Biosciences

Generic AIDS treatment wins FDA approval

Health organizations cheer and big pharmas jeer as the FDA gives its first-ever stamp of approval to a generic AIDS treatment.