http://www.scidev.net/ Latest chronic-diseases on health and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/ Researchers have found that more than half the plants in west Nepal have medicinal use — higher than that reported in previous studies.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/nepal-himalayas-lush-with-plants-of-medicinal-valu.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesMon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMTTailoring health research so it targets the country's health needs is a major goal of a new project at Uganda's largest university.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/uganda-to-match-health-research-to-local-needs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesMon, 05 Jan 2009 04:19:02 GMTWhy new malaria drugs don't need to be perfect, the nations vulnerable to climate change, farmers and researchers in Sierra Leone, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-18-31-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesWed, 31 Dec 2008 11:25:48 GMTA comparison of different strains of tuberculosis has revealed that they are prone to acquiring drug resistance.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/secrets-of-tb-drug-resistance-uncovered.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesTue, 30 Dec 2008 10:30:33 GMTSatellite rainfall estimation in the Himalayas, India builds its first foreign satellite, arsenic contamination in Pakistan, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-24-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesWed, 24 Dec 2008 02:40:24 GMTA new survey reveals that China has one of the highest levels of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the world.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/drug-resistant-tb-rife-in-china.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesWed, 24 Dec 2008 02:26:44 GMTA rapid tuberculosis test that can detect only one in a hundred cases has highlighted the need for regulation, say diagnostics experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/-unreliable-diagnostic-tests-risking-lives.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesTue, 23 Dec 2008 01:09:39 GMTAfrica needs postgraduate programmes that focus on local priorities to improve its health systems, say Wilson Savino and colleagues.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/young-scientists-can-boost-african-health-systems.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesTue, 23 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMTThe world's poor are likely to benefit from key science-related appointments in the president-elect's administration.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/obama-brings-internationalist-outlook-to-us-scienc.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesMon, 22 Dec 2008 03:58:17 GMTScientists' predictions that malaria would worsen on Bolivia's altiplano may be coming true.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/malaria-spreading-on-bolivian-high-plains.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesFri, 19 Dec 2008 04:32:11 GMTThe US Institute of Medicine says global health — and health research — should become central to US foreign policy.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/obama-should-double-global-health-spending-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesThu, 18 Dec 2008 05:30:01 GMTGuinea worm might be eradicated, Nigeria and Mali roll out HIV testing, Angola is urged to improve its child vaccination monitoring and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-4-17-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesWed, 17 Dec 2008 05:06:33 GMTResearchers have identified unexpected diversity among rotavirus strains from children with gastroenteritis in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Panama.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/-unexpected-diversity-among-rotavirus-strains-in-c.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesTue, 16 Dec 2008 08:14:33 GMTA malaria vaccine looks set to enter final-stage clinical trials after earlier trials deemed it effective and safe to use alongside other vaccines.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/malaria-vaccine-on-the-way-to-final-stage-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesTue, 16 Dec 2008 01:54:21 GMTFollowing the failure of vaccine and microbicide trials, scientists say they will study antiretroviral drugs for HIV prevention.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/drugs-may-be-the-next-frontier-for-hiv-prevention.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesFri, 12 Dec 2008 04:00:03 GMTPakistan gets in on tsunami warning, Bangladesh seeks to host a climate change centre, health services in Afghanistan extended, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/south-asia-news-in-brief-27-november-10-december.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesWed, 10 Dec 2008 02:11:14 GMTScarce resources could be directed towards life-threatening cerebral malaria with a new test that accurately diagnoses the disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/scientists-develop-test-to-identify-deadly-malaria.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesTue, 09 Dec 2008 04:31:25 GMTChina must be more vigilant in regulating medical research to protect research participants, say Wang Ruotao and Gail E. Henderson.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/better-regulation-needed-for-medical-research-in-c.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesThu, 04 Dec 2008 02:01:11 GMTClones of extremely aggressive bacteria have been found in patients living in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/researchers-discover-bacteria-never-seen-in-andean.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesWed, 03 Dec 2008 05:03:52 GMTNigerian children can't access bednets, goats are a good model for HIV infection, Nestlé blames animal feed for milk contamination, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-20-november-3-dec.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_chronicdiseasesWed, 03 Dec 2008 03:28:54 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/