http://www.scidev.net/ Latest cloning on health and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/ Scientists have recommended the antiretroviral drug efavirenz for patients suffering from both HIV and tuberculosis.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/scientists-reveal-most-effective-drug-for-hiv-tb-p.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningFri, 15 Aug 2008 12:04:49 GMTThe United States is set to debut a voucher scheme to encourage pharmaceutical companies to produce drugs for tropical diseases.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/us-voucher-system-to-boost-tropical-disease-drugs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningThu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMTEarlier measles vaccination recommended, sexual violence escalates Liberian mental health problems, Nigeria creates metal antibiotics, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-1-13-august.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningWed, 13 Aug 2008 04:16:03 GMTAn epidemic of kidney disease among farming communities in Sri Lanka is puzzling doctors and researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/sri-lanka-kidney-disease-epidemic-leaves-doctors-b.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningTue, 12 Aug 2008 02:10:16 GMTCircumcision can be cost effective and reduce the risk of human papillomavirus infection, researchers have announced.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/circumcision-for-hiv-prevention-cost-effective-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningMon, 11 Aug 2008 02:39:37 GMTA Peruvian clinic's treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is an example to the developing world, says Mario C. Raviglione.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/we-can-learn-from-xdr-tb-treatment-in-lima.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningMon, 11 Aug 2008 02:35:35 GMTAbout 60 per cent of the patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis can be cured by combining five different drugs, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/extensively-drug-resistant-tb-curable-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningMon, 11 Aug 2008 01:39:09 GMTResearchers say they have found a strong link between the use of antiretroviral therapy and prevention of new HIV infections.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/hiv-drugs-can-defend-against-new-infections-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningThu, 07 Aug 2008 04:41:13 GMTThe Caribbean — the second-most affected region in the world by HIV/AIDS — is launching a US$7.73 million plan against the virus.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/the-caribbean-to-launch-strategic-plan-against-hiv.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningThu, 07 Aug 2008 01:48:00 GMTClinton gets involved in malaria drug prices, Sri Lanka launches rival to UN development index, Bangladesh gains landmass, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/south-asia-news-in-brief-24-july-6-august.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningWed, 06 Aug 2008 05:01:34 GMTFailure to find an HIV vaccine candidate should not mean shutting down clinical trial centres in Africa, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/africa-must-not-stop-hiv-vaccine-trials-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningWed, 06 Aug 2008 04:39:04 GMTChinese action on Olympic air pollution is a huge experiment that will be closely watched across China, and further afield, writes Wang Ying.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/china-s-olympian-efforts-to-tackle-air-pollution.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningWed, 06 Aug 2008 02:14:18 GMTMalaria control efforts should be joined with those of neglected tropical diseases to achieve eradication, say Peter J. Hotez and David H. Molyneux.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/malaria-cannot-be-halted-on-its-own.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningTue, 05 Aug 2008 03:43:55 GMTLatin America has the highest proportion of HIV patients in the developing world receiving treatment, says a top scientist.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/latin-america-62-of-hiv-patients-receiving-treatme.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningTue, 05 Aug 2008 03:17:21 GMTScientists have sequenced the genome of the typhoid-fever causing bacterium, which could revolutionise public health approaches.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/typhoid-sequence-will-aid-control-strategies-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningMon, 04 Aug 2008 02:48:30 GMTRice accumulates more arsenic under flooded conditions, say researchers, suggesting benefits for cultivation under aerobic conditions.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/flooded-rice-stores-more-arsenic-research-finds.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningFri, 01 Aug 2008 04:48:11 GMTChildhood cancer diagnosis low in Africa, South Africa ponders air pollution tax, goats attack Malawi seed programmes, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-17-31-july.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningThu, 31 Jul 2008 03:28:50 GMTThe prevalence of dementia in developing countries has been underestimated, according to new research.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/study-reveals-higher-burden-of-dementia-in-the-sou.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningWed, 30 Jul 2008 05:53:44 GMTOveruse of a drug used in treating malaria may play a role in growing resistance to a related antibiotic, according to a new study in Guyana.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/malaria-drug-contributing-to-antibiotic-resistance.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningWed, 30 Jul 2008 04:44:01 GMTScience education in Bangladesh needs an overhaul, switching to natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions, antibodies provide immunity to filariasis, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/cloning/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-23-july-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_health_cloningWed, 23 Jul 2008 03:53:19 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/