http://www.scidev.net/ Latest bird-flu on health and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/ Understanding how neglected tropical diseases affect chronic diseases can help inform health policies, say Peter Hotez and Abdallah Daar.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/tropical-chronic-diseases-link-could-inform-health.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluWed, 19 Nov 2008 04:04:27 GMTFDA priority review vouchers will not necessarily encourage research into tropical diseases, argues Aaron Kesselheim.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/priority-review-vouchers-might-not-be-the-way-forw.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluTue, 18 Nov 2008 04:56:28 GMTStrained relations between scientists and policymakers are hindering efforts to improve African health, warn experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/scientist-policymaker-misunderstandings-hindering-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluTue, 18 Nov 2008 04:37:58 GMTMany countries have failed to invest sufficiently in health research since pledging to do so four years ago, but others have progressed.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/key-african-countries-not-keeping-health-research-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluTue, 18 Nov 2008 09:33:57 GMTMany people suffer or die from foodborne disease each year — but how many? Arie Havelaar believes a WHO initiative will find out.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/time-to-count-the-burden-of-foodborne-disease.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 17 Nov 2008 07:30:00 GMTThe media can help in the global fight against disease, both as a watchdog for poor practices, and a champion for successful research.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/the-media-is-crucial-in-the-global-fight-for-healt.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluFri, 14 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMTA study finds that infectious diseases receive a disproportionately large amount of funding from the WHO.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/health-funding-does-not-reflect-real-needs-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluFri, 14 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMTAuthorities have uncovered what they say are illegal and unsupervised drug trials on HIV positive cancer patients in Malawi.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/medic-charged-with-unauthorised-drug-trials-in-mal.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluWed, 12 Nov 2008 04:53:43 GMTAsian cities launch a roadmap for cleaner fuels, Pakistan monitors its carbon emissions, climate change at risk of neglect, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/south-asia-news-in-brief-31-october-12-november.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluWed, 12 Nov 2008 04:17:09 GMTA new vaccine, active against one type of polio virus, is more effective than a vaccine targeting all types, according to two studies.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/single-polio-vaccine-outdoes-predecessor-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluTue, 11 Nov 2008 04:12:48 GMTThe discovery, published by Brazilian researchers, will enable the development of new strategies to fight the dengue vector Aedes aegypti.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/dengue-mosquito-eggs-can-survive-under-dry-conditi.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluFri, 07 Nov 2008 04:10:01 GMTDisease money 'rerouted' in Zimbabwe, farming methods could halve Africa's poverty, the search for a HIV/AIDS vaccine continues, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-24-october-6-nove.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluThu, 06 Nov 2008 04:00:30 GMTThe discovery of a variety of Anopheles mosquito - a malaria vector - in Panama has led to calls for intensifying malaria prevention.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/powerful-malaria-vector-found-in-panama.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluWed, 05 Nov 2008 04:55:12 GMTA change in political outlook is needed to improve health research and translate policies into action, says an editorial in The Lancet.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/health-research-policy-needs-a-change-in-outlook.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 03 Nov 2008 04:09:53 GMTA new grant scheme by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will award funds worth US$100 million for original research in health.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/us-100-million-awarded-for-innovation-in-health-re.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluMon, 03 Nov 2008 03:46:01 GMTThe neglected disease burden in Latin America and the Caribbean could be greater than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/latin-america-suffering-high-burden-of-neglected-d.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluFri, 31 Oct 2008 03:53:03 GMTGabon's International Medical Research Centre is refocusing its research strategy to become a centre of excellence for emerging diseases.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/gabon-s-medical-research-centre-shifts-its-focus.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluThu, 30 Oct 2008 04:11:34 GMTResearchers have shown that a modified egg beater can be used to separate plasma from whole blood for testing in developing countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/researchers-employ-egg-beater-in-disease-diagnosis.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluThu, 30 Oct 2008 04:02:30 GMTPakistani scientists get connected, scientists find nitrogen dioxide 'hotspots', biomass fuels get a detailed analysis, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/south-asia-news-in-brief-16-30-october.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluThu, 30 Oct 2008 03:46:39 GMTSouth Africa will use mobile phone text messages to encourage people to get tested and treated for HIV/AIDS.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/bird-flu/hiv-awareness-goes-mobile.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_birdfluWed, 29 Oct 2008 04:37:51 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/