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Aids
vaccine researchers fight for cash -
www.iol.co.za - "To
be a scientist pursuing an elusive vaccine for the rapacious Aids epidemic takes
patience, optimism and lots of money...Only one is in short supply: money.
Researchers estimate that only one percent of the 70 billion dollars the world
spends on research for all medicines every year goes to Aids vaccine
research...But with more at least four dozen vaccines now under investigation,
compared to a paltry four or five just four years ago, scientists are confident
they will figure out how to immunise against HIV infections that lead to Aids."
Experts
cast bet on flu vaccine - Imperfect shield beat delivery delay -
http://newsobserver.com - "Despite evidence that a
flu bug had mutated and was defying the current vaccine, health officials around
the world took a calculated risk not to change the formula for this year's flu
shots...Part of the reason was that the new strain was difficult to grow in the
lab. That could have delayed the vaccine's development and, thus, its
availability. Given two options -- a late but better vaccine or a timely
but flawed shot -- health officials chose the latter."
How
to scare a US marine - American troops in Liberia refused to take malaria
pills, because they fear the side effects more than bullets. Brendan
O'Neill on the undermining of morale - The Spectator
Let there be light - (requires registration) - journal article (The
Lancet) "Use of ultraviolet light seemed to result in far
fewer symptoms, as well as respiratory and mucosal symptoms than did non-use."
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