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France to hold the next Global Fund replenishment conference in 2019
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has commented on French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to host the next Global Fund replenishment...
WHO director general to discuss deadly diseases at World Health Assembly
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) director general will open the 71st World Health Assembly by discussing the ambitious agenda which aims to save 29...
Ginger proved effective at treating children with acute gastroenteritis
Researchers have today revealed results of a new study at the 51st ESPGHAN Annual Meeting which proves the effectiveness of using ginger to treat...
Hepatitis B virus found in DNA from 4,500-year-old skeletons
Bronze Age human skeletons have been found in burial sites across Europe and Asia that contain an extinct strain of the Hepatitis B virus...
NHS funding could hinder patient’s access to drugs warns King’s Fund
A new report from The King’s Fund has revealed that NHS funding levels are not keeping pace with growth in NHS spending on medicines,...
ECDC highlights future threat of drug-resistant gonorrhoea
Following three cases of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea in Europe and Australia, there is concern that the growing threat of drug resistance could lead to untreatable...
Global Fund joins the movement to halve malaria cases by 2023
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria joined leaders at the Malaria Summit in London, UK last month, which aims to reduce...
EU urged to improve co-operation against preventable diseases
The European Commission has issued a set of recommendations for how the EU can strengthen co-operation in the fight against preventable diseases that can...
Common heartburn drug linked to pneumonia in older adults
Pneumonia development in older adults has been found to have a link with the consumption of a group of certain medicines commonly used to...
Existing antiviral drugs have new uses against multiple viruses
A test of 55 antiviral drugs by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), has found seven compounds that show new effects against...
Understanding the value of vaccines in Europe
Health Europa discusses the role of vaccines in immunising Europeans, the EVAP, and the World Vaccine Congress Europe to be held in Lisbon on...
The EU Manifesto on Influenza Vaccination
How might we reduce the burden of influenza in Europe? Professor Dr Thomas D Szucs, of the Steering Group on Influenza Vaccination, outlines a...
Small amounts of antibiotics can cause antibiotic resistance
New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, has found that even low concentrations of antibiotics can cause high antibiotic resistance to develop in bacteria.
Antibiotic resistance...
Bill Gates urges more action on malaria as cases rise
With the number of malaria cases on the rise again, Bill Gates and experts have gathered to discuss the action needed to combat the...
A new implant to protect women from HIV infection has been developed
Scientists from the University of Waterloo, Canada, have developed an implant which will help to protect women from HIV infection.
The new tool is a...
New serum could aid malaria infection reduction
Researchers from Yale University, US, have developed a serum which reduces infection from malaria in mice and it could aid the regular vaccination.
The new...
New blood test predicts onset of tuberculosis up to two years in advance
Newly published research has revealed that a new blood test can more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis (TB) up to two years before...
Teenagers invited to join meningitis B trial to aid immunisation research
The Oxford Vaccine Group is inviting year 12 school students across the UK to participate in a research project which aims to understand whether...
Single-pill HIV-1 treatment receives positive support
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson have announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products (CHMP) for Human Use of the European Medicines...
Respiratory infections increase risk of heart attack and stroke
People who have had respiratory infections are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack or stroke in the days following infection,...
