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Nurses stand in a TB pediatric ward in South Africa (© AFP/File - Gianluigi Guercia)

Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TB

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in as little as two hours, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Published 3 hours, 40 minutes ago

A boy wears a miniature mosquito net on his head to raise malaria awareness in Matam, Senegal in 2004 (© AFP/File - Marie-Laure Josselin)

Promising new one-dose malaria drug discovered

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Researchers have discovered a promising new malaria drug with the potential to treat resistant strains of the deadly disease in a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.

Published 4 hours, 51 minutes ago

More than 49 million people in the United States do not have regular access to nutritious meals (© AFP/Getty Images/File - Justin Sullivan)

More than 49 million Americans 'food insecure': study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - More than 49 million people in the United States do not have regular access to nutritious meals, putting them at risk for a raft of physical, psychological and social problems, a report said Thursday.

Published 5 hours, 12 minutes ago

Demonstrators march in Vienna's streets as part of the 18th International AIDS Conference (© AFP/File - Samuel Kubani)

Global cash support to fight AIDS is falling: UN

TOKYO (AFP) - The chief of the UNAIDS agency said Thursday that global contributions to fighting the disease are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times.

Published 13 hours, 30 minutes ago

Japanese health officers spray antiseptic while sterilising a farm in Kawaminami town (© AFP/File - Jiji Press)

Japan finds fresh suspected foot-and-mouth case

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan discovered a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in a cow in its southern prefecture of Miyazaki, just days after it lifted a state of emergency, an official said.

Published 16 hours, 34 minutes ago

A nurse attending to newborn infants in a maternity ward of a hospital (© AFP/File - Viktor Drachev)

Sugar for newborns does not relieve pain: study

PARIS (AFP) - Contrary to international guidelines, sugar given to newborn babies does not ease pain, according to a study published on Thursday by The Lancet.

Published 23 hours, 52 minutes ago

Young women warm up before a football tournament (© AFP/File - Raul Arboleda)

Females more prone to knee injury in football: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - "Kicking like a girl" is a real phenomenon and may explain why females are more likely to suffer knee injuries in sports such as football, US researchers said Wednesday.

Published 1 day, 1 hour, 55 minutes ago

Mice treated orally with the diabetes drug metformin had 40-50 percent fewer lung tumors than untreated mice (© AFP/File - Hoang Dinh Nam)

Diabetes drug fights lung cancer in mice: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A popular drug that is used by millions of diabetics around the world significantly decreases tobacco-induced lung tumors in mice, a study published Wednesday found.

Published 1 day, 2 hours, 26 minutes ago

Botox was first approved in the US 20 years ago for the treatment of eye muscle disorders (© AFP/DDP/File - Mario Vedder)

Botox maker to pay $600 mln for off-label misuse

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Allergan, the maker of the popular anti-wrinkle treatment Botox, said Wednesday it had agreed to pay 600 million dollars to settle a US probe into illegal marketing for so-called off-label uses.

Published 1 day, 7 hours, 11 minutes ago

Alcohol abuse kills around 500,000 Russians annually and greatly impacts male life expectancy (© AFP/File - Alexey Sazonov)

Russians urged to smoke, drink more

MOSCOW (AFP) - Smoke and drink more, Russia's finance minister Alexei Kudrin urged citizens on Wednesday, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services.

Published 1 day, 7 hours, 43 minutes ago

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