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World Cancer Day: what are the prospects of battling the disease?

Cancer is the cause of 26% of deaths in the EU, with 1.3 million fatalities in 2011. Here are some of the latest facts about the disease reported in

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USA

Measles outbreak in the US: Obama urges parents to vaccinate children

02/02/2015

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Sucker punch: the European research project dealing a blow to mosquitoes

Using a simple device based on a tube and netting European scientists believe they have taken a major step in preventing malaria

02/02/2015

Mali

Mali's health minister declares the West African country officially free of the deadly Ebola virus

After 42 days during which no new cases of Ebola have been recorded in Mali, the government says the epidemic there is over, but people are urged to continue with preventative measures

19/01/2015

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The fight against Ebola

It is one of the most hazardous virus known to humans. It originated in Africa, on the banks of the Ebola River, where the first known outbreak

19/12/2014

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone cancels Christmas celebrations to fight Ebola outbreak

Sierra Leone has announced house-to-house searches for Ebola patients and internal travel restrictions as part of a new plan to battle the outbreak

17/12/2014

Netherlands

Fourth case of bird flu discovered in Holland

30/11/2014

Italy

Italian Ebola victim returns home for treatment

25/11/2014

Madagascar

Outbreak of the plague in Madagascar kills 40

22/11/2014

Netherlands

Second case of bird flu confirmed in The Netherlands

20/11/2014

Spain

Duchess of Alba, a rich and full life

20/11/2014

United Kingdom

British bird flu confirmed as H5N8

18/11/2014

USA

Man ordered to stop spreading HIV

12/09/2014

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More than 500 dead from Ebola in west Africa as virus continues to spread

11/07/2014

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UNITAID chief speaks about ending extreme poverty, tackling AIDS and innovative fund raising

03/07/2014

France

L’Institut Pasteur files case over 2,000 mising samples of SARS virus

15/04/2014

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Viral attack: defenseless oysters

07/04/2014

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Do you know: can you vaccinate an oyster?

07/04/2014

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Dengue: Turning up the volume on a silent disaster

04/04/2014

United Kingdom

Saturated fat not a major issue in heart disease, says UK cardiologist

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