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Wed, 2010-09-01 00:00
Malaria mosquito apparently relies on a battery of different types of odour sensors to mediate its most critical behaviours, including how to choose and locate their blood-meal hosts, according to researche
Wed, 2010-09-01 00:00
As the xenophobic North Korean regime of Kim Jong Il appears to be inching toward a murky transition of power, the United Nations is laying plans to spend more than $290 million on a welter of programs in the communist state—including a scheme to produc
Wed, 2010-09-01 00:00
After an extended break, whether it be a holiday or illness, most of us tend to drag our feet when heading back to work.
Wed, 2010-09-01 00:00
LONDON — Millions of free malaria drugs are sent to Africa every year by international donors. New research is now providing evidence for what health workers have long suspected: some of the donated medication is being stolen and resold on commerci
Wed, 2010-09-01 00:00
For years, it’s known that Anopheles gambiae -- the species of mosquito that spreads malaria which infects 250 million and kills 900,000 people annually -- use one family of odour sensors to track its human prey.
Wed, 2010-09-01 00:00
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Tue, 2010-08-31 00:00
Mosquito breeding around Commonwealth Games venues has decreased after the drastic measures being taken by various agencies, according to the Delhi government.
Tue, 2010-08-31 00:00
Proposing a specialised public health cadre for infectious diseases like malaria and swine flu, Centre on Monday said a separate directorate of public health consisting of well-trained people in laboratory practices, surveillance and outreach investigatio
Tue, 2010-08-31 00:00
Children in Pakistan are bearing the brunt of water-borne illnesses spreading because of the floods, says the World Health Organization.
Tue, 2010-08-31 00:00
France's Bernard Kouchner, Japan's Katsuya Okada, and Belgium's Charles Michel discuss innovative financing to fund development projects that will help lift up the world's poorest people.
Mon, 2010-08-30 00:00
As the waters increase, so does disease ... flood-affected locals carry a sick boy to aid in Thatta. Almost 300,000 people have abandoned the town as monsoon rains engulf the country in flood. Photo: AFP/Pedro Ugarte
Mon, 2010-08-30 00:00
Even as dengue cases in the month of August reach a five-year high in the national capital, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) contract workers undertaking door-to-door checks to prevent mosquito breeding have threatened to go on a strike from next week
Mon, 2010-08-30 00:00
An engineering student of a private college has alleged that he was ragged by his seniors who threatened to beat him up, a charge denied by its management.
Mon, 2010-08-30 00:00
Rather than attempting to protect against all mosquito bites like malaria prevention methods such as the utilization of bed nets, this treatment uses the infection as part of the solution in combination with antibiotics.
Mon, 2010-08-30 00:00
A team of German scientists may have discovered a 'needle-free' malaria vaccine by combining antibiotics with malaria-infected mosquitoes - effectively using mosquitoes themselves as 'syring
Mon, 2010-08-30 00:00
Simon Cowell wants Cheryl Cole to waltz away from her dancer boyfriend Derek Hough - for the sake of her career.
Sun, 2010-08-29 00:00
JALAL WALA, Pakistan - When the waters came, Allah Yar and his family ran for their lives. Now, four weeks later the 67-year-old has come back to his village to see what is left of his house.
Sat, 2010-08-28 00:00
Since the beginning of this month, 44 peoplehave died of malaria. The disease has proved far more fatal compared to other monsoon diseases this year. However, the civic body has claimed that the number of malaria cases has reduced by 30%. “
Sat, 2010-08-28 00:00
If you’re curious and observant you may have noticed some extra activity at Glenbrooke. This activity involves insects that live among us. Two agencies are doing monitoring and/or trapping here. They are the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Contr
Fri, 2010-08-27 00:00
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has issued stop-work notices to around 70 builders in the city for not taking precautions to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes at their construction sites.