Universal HIV Testing In India Would Be Cost-Effective, Study Universal HIV Testing In India Would Be Cost-Effective, Study
  • June 19th, 2013
  • A new study has determined that providing universal HIV testing for India’s one billion-plus population would prove to be a cost-effective approach to managing the epidemic.

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Dementia A Growing Concern In China Dementia A Growing Concern In China
  • June 19th, 2013
  • Researchers have found that the number of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in China has more than doubled since 1990.

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Radioactive Strontium Off Japan Coast Rose A Hundredfold Post-Fukushima Radioactive Strontium Off Japan Coast Rose A Hundredfold Post-Fukushima
  • June 19th, 2013
  • Researchers have found that levels of radioactive strontium in the coastal waters of eastern Japan rose by almost a hundredfold in the three months following the Fukushima nuclear accident, which happened in March 2011.

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Nano-Sized Biosensors Help Track And Improve Drug Action In Pancreatic Cancer Nano-Sized Biosensors Help Track And Improve Drug Action In Pancreatic Cancer
  • June 19th, 2013
  • Scientists are now able to markedly improve drug targeting of solid tumors using tiny ‘biosensors’ along with new advanced imaging techniques.

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Elevated Health Risk For Teens Who Drink More Than A Can Of Soft Drink Daily, Study Elevated Health Risk For Teens Who Drink More Than A Can Of Soft Drink Daily, Study
  • June 19th, 2013
  • A study by Australian researchers have shown that teenagers who drink more than one can of sugary drink a day have a higher risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases later in life.

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Researchers Uncover How Gene Mutation Causes Hearing Loss Researchers Uncover How Gene Mutation Causes Hearing Loss
  • June 19th, 2013
  • Researchers in Australia have discovered how hearing loss in humans can be accelerated by a genetic mutation.

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GSK Sacks Chinese R&D Chief Over ‘Misrepresented’ Data GSK Sacks Chinese R&D Chief Over ‘Misrepresented’ Data
  • June 18th, 2013
  • GSK has fired its Chinese research chief over ‘misrepresented data’ in a 2010 Nature Medicine paper.

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Chinese ‘Container Hospitals’ Ready To Deploy In Africa Chinese ‘Container Hospitals’ Ready To Deploy In Africa

Africa’s first ‘container hospital’, developed by Chinese scientists, could be ready for use by the end of June, following two years of development.

Record Dengue Season Predicted In Thailand Record Dengue Season Predicted In Thailand

With more than 40 deaths and almost 40,000 cases of dengue fever reported in Thailand so far this year, health experts are warning this could be the largest-ever epidemic.

Shenzhou-10 Successfully Docks With Tiangong Space Lab Shenzhou-10 Successfully Docks With Tiangong Space Lab

China’s Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft successfully completed an automated docking procedure with the Tiangong-1 space lab on Thursday.

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Universal HIV Testing In India Would Be Cost-Effective, Study

Universal HIV Testing In India Would Be Cost-Effective, Study

A new study has determined that providing universal HIV testing for India’s one billion-plus population would prove to be a cost-effective approach to managing the epidemic.