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Obama urges Americans get tested for HIV
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged his fellow Americans to get tested for HIV in an effort to reduce transmission of the virus that causes AIDS.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Source:(AFP)
2009-06-28
Cherry-flavored malaria drug launched for kids
DAKAR, Senegal - Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is launching a new cherry-flavored malaria drug that it says children will be less likely to spit out.
Nations:Senegal Switzerland Source:(AP)
2009-02-21
Gates unleashes skeeters at technology conference
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Bill Gates set a conference abuzz when he opened a jar of mosquitoes onstage to make a point about malaria prevention.
People:Bill Gates Source:(AP)
2009-02-08
Bill Gates playfully frees swarm of mosquitoes
LONG BEACH, California (AFP) - Microsoft founder turned disease-battling philanthropist Bill Gates loosed mosquitoes at an elite Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Conference to make a point about the deadly sting of malaria.
Nations:U.S. Switzerland People:Bill Gates Source:(AFP)
2009-02-05
Exploiting nature to cut mosquitoes' life short
WASHINGTON - Old mosquitoes usually spread disease, so Australian researchers figured out a way to make the pests die younger -- naturally, not poisoned.
Nations:Australia Source:(AP)
2009-01-02
| Headlines |
- Obama urges Americans get tested for HIV 2009-06-28
- Cherry-flavored malaria drug launched for kids 2009-02-21
- Gates unleashes skeeters at technology conference 2009-02-08
- Bill Gates playfully frees swarm of mosquitoes 2009-02-05
- Exploiting nature to cut mosquitoes' life short 2009-01-02
- Cancer to be world's top killer by 2010, WHO says 2008-12-09
- South African dies of mystery disease in Rio 2008-12-03
- Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so 2008-11-30
- Massive fall in malaria cases in Gambia sets model for Africa: study 2008-10-31
- Genetics: Scientists unravel two more strains of malaria parasite 2008-10-09
- Nearly 3 billion dollars pledged for malaria control 2008-09-25
- Bill Clinton praises France in fight against AIDS 2008-08-04
- Senate agrees to triple anti-AIDS funding 2008-07-16
- Water causes one in 10 diseases: WHO 2008-06-26
- Expert says worms and parasites drain U.S. poor 2008-06-24
- Better bug repellants studied 2008-05-26
- Deaths from cancer, heart disease, crashes to soar: WHO 2008-05-21
- Cancer, heart disease and crashes set to be big killers: WHO 2008-05-20
- Philippines, Peru lauded for child health progress 2008-05-06
- Hundreds more diagnosed with EV71 virus 2008-05-04
- Boy dies in China as govt tries curb diseases 2008-05-03
- SKorea to give Nkorea one million dollars to fight malaria 2008-05-03
- U.N. urges world to help Africa fight malaria 2008-04-26
- Web guru targets malaria with social network site 2008-04-20
- Climate change brings health risks 2008-04-09
- Global fund seeks $12 billion to fight AIDS and TB 2008-03-10
- Japan pledges extra funds to fight AIDS, TB, malaria 2008-03-02
- Malaria can be beaten in many places, map shows 2008-02-25
- Next plague likeliest to emerge from poor tropical countries 2008-02-20
- Bush offers more aid to fight malaria in Africa 2008-02-18
- Bush discusses Kenya, terrorism and aid on Africa tour 2008-02-16
- In Africa, Bush makes case for US aid 2008-02-16
- Bush Africa visit seen more about strategy than compassion 2008-02-15
- Scientists, police lift lid on fake malaria drugs 2008-02-12
- Human variation chalked up to natural selection: study 2008-02-04
- Fight looms over global AIDS program 2008-02-02
- Study shows new way to fight Chagas disease 2007-12-28
- Tobacco and poverty drive cancer in developing world 2007-12-21
- Sex "switch" points way to smarter pest control 2007-12-10
- Clinton urges sweeping action on AIDS 2007-11-29
- Malaria vaccine plant takes a gamble 2007-10-27
- Landmark malaria vaccine clears another hurdle in tests on infants 2007-10-18
- Progress seen in Africa's fight against malaria 2007-10-17
- Experimental malaria vaccine works in babies 2007-10-17
- Congo Ebola outbreak might soon be over 2007-10-02
- World faces threats of new infectious diseases: WHO 2007-08-23
- Online gamers rehearse real-world epidemics 2007-08-22
- DDT spray scares mosquitoes away, study finds 2007-08-08
- Edible African fish could help beat malaria, study says 2007-08-08
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