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Changes in global child mortality and the MDGs
A very interesting video on global child mortality and the Millennium Development Goals by Dr. Hans Rosling (in collaboration with the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation).… more →
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Changes in global child mortality and the MDGs
Patients and Patents wrote 4 days ago: A very interesting video on global child mortality and the Millennium Development Goals by Dr. Hans … more →
Preventing disease through vaccination -- a contrast between developed and developing countries
Patients and Patents wrote 5 days ago: Nearly 12 million Africans deemed at highest risk from yellow fever will be vaccinated next week aga … more →
Poor nutrition stunting growth
Patients and Patents wrote 1 week ago: A third of deaths in children under five in those countries are linked to poor diet, a report by UNI … more →
Health Canada warns people not to buy unauthorized products to fight H1N1 flu
Patients and Patents wrote 2 weeks ago: Federal authorities are warning Canadians not to buy unauthorized products from the Internet or othe … more →
30 million mosquito nets for Nigeria
Patients and Patents wrote 3 weeks ago: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in its largest-ever malaria initiative, wil … more →
UN Secretary-General urges global response to combat fake medicines
Patients and Patents wrote 1 month ago: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged collective action to protect people from falling victim to … more →
TIME: The Trade in Counterfeit Medicines
Patients and Patents wrote 1 month ago: TIME Magazine recently published an interesting article on the trade in counterfeit medicines and an … more →
Google Flu Trends tracks real-time spread of influenza
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Patients and Patents wrote 1 month ago: Google Flu Trends, a flu-tracking Web tool, has expanded to cover Canada and 16 other countries. Fi … more →
Counterfeit medicines in China
Patients and Patents wrote 1 month ago: An interesting article from the Canadian Medical Association Journal about the production and danger … more →
Generic medicines are cheap, but are they safe?
Patients and Patents wrote 1 month ago: The June issue of SELF Magazine featured an interesting article on generic medicines. While generic … more →
Global cooperation crucial to achieving MDGs, nations tell UN
Patients and Patents wrote 1 month ago: Meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight ambitious anti-poverty targets agreed on by w … more →
HIV vaccine trial cuts infection by 31.2%
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Patients and Patents wrote 1 month ago: A Phase III clinical trial involving more than 16,000 adult volunteers in Thailand has demonstrated … more →
UN report on patents and innovation
Patients and Patents wrote 2 months ago: “History has shown… that companies and countries which continue to invest in new products and innova … more →
Innovative vaccine venture offers hope to less-developed countries
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Patients and Patents wrote 2 months ago: Britain’s largest charity, the Wellcome Trust, and pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. have … more →
U.S. and other countries make H1N1 vaccine available internationally through the WHO
Patients and Patents wrote 2 months ago: The United States joins Australia, Brazil, France, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and Brita … more →
Treating H1N1 - WHO recommends keeping antivirals for severe cases
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Patients and Patents wrote 2 months ago: In contrast to the H1N1 treatment protocols established by many developed nations, the World Health … more →
UN report on HIV transmission in Asia: more than 90% of HIV+ women in Asia were infected by husbands or long-term partners
Patients and Patents wrote 3 months ago: A new UN report estimates that more than 90 per cent of the 1.7 million women living with HIV in Asi … more →
Canada's provincial drug plans and drug rebates - negotiating savings or creating tiered healthcare?
Patients and Patents wrote 3 months ago: Canada’s health care system has come under increasing scrutiny as the debate on health reform … more →
H1N1 vaccines close to approval says WHO
Patients and Patents wrote 3 months ago: The World Health Organization recently stated that the first vaccines to combat H1N1 swine flu shoul … more →
