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Health care

Cuba has approved the world's first vaccine against lung cancer

The development of the CimaVax-EGF vaccine by the specialists of the Center for Molecular Immunology in Havana lasted 25 years. This drug is an analogue of epidermal growth factor (EGF), necessary for the growth and spread of cancer cells.
07 September 2011, 21:34

In the US, four children were infected with a previously unknown strain of the H3N2 influenza virus

In the United States, four children were infected with a previously unknown strain of the H3N2 flu virus, MSNBC reported, citing a spokeswoman for the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tom Skinner.
06 September 2011, 22:12

WHO: avian influenza virus (H5N1) does not pose a health hazard

The mutated strain of the avian influenza virus (H5N1) does not pose an increased risk to human health, reports AFP referring to the World Health Organization (WHO)
05 September 2011, 20:41

The decision to admit a child to an institution without vaccinations will be made by the head of the institution

The decision to admit a child without a specific set of vaccinations to an educational institution is made in each individual case by the head of the educational institution.
01 September 2011, 22:31

Expenses of British health care on homeopathy decreased seven times

The cost of British health care for homeopathy decreased seven and a half times in 15 years. In 2010, employees of the National Health Service of Great Britain (NHS) issued more than 16,000 prescriptions for homeopathic remedies.
30 August 2011, 14:51

After 2013, a national genetic database on cancer will be created

This September, the United Kingdom will start the first phase of the Stratified Medicine Program, organized by the charitable organization Cancer Research UK with the support of the British government, as well as AstraZeneca and Pfizer.
28 August 2011, 23:16

The more you heal, the more you're sick, the doctors say.

The more you heal, the more you get: the American doctors came to this conclusion, finding out that some tests and treatment methods do more harm than good
18 August 2011, 18:41

In the US, a large-scale study on the evaluation of child health

American researchers have embarked on the largest in the history of the United States project to assess children's health, which will collect data on various environmental and genetic factors affecting children's health.

12 August 2011, 21:35

Malaria will be fought by male mosquitoes that deprive the female of the ability to reproduce

British scientists proposed to fight the spread of malaria with the help of infertile male mosquitoes, which deprive the female of the ability to reproduce after mating.
09 August 2011, 20:25

Germany refused to finance the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Germany intends to suspend multimillion-dollar contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports.
09 August 2011, 20:19

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