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23/08/2011 - Viral challenge to screening techniques
Virus testing is a massively better way of screening for cervical cancer than existing laboratory techniques, according to the findings of a major study published today. More
19/08/2011 - Zinc lozenges may shorten common cold symptoms
People suffering from a common cold could suck zinc lozenges after it was found they reduce the time they suffer the symptoms by up to 40 per cent. More
01/08/2011 - Flu treatment breakthrough
A newly discovered antibody may be able to combat almost all strains of flu, including swine flu, scientists have reported. More
28/07/2011 - Hepatitis Day warning
Thousands of Britons may find themselves on the liver transplant list because they are unaware they are carrying the hepatitis C virus, according to figures published today. More
18/07/2011 - Novel virus infects both monkeys and humans
A virus that spread through a colony of New World titi monkeys also affected humans, it has been revealed. More
15/07/2011 - Focus on HIV prevention, academic urges
Researchers into HIV must focus their efforts on known prevention, a leading Aids clinician has urged. More
27/06/2011 - Measles outbreak warning
Britain is facing an outbreak of measles in spite of improvements in vaccination rates, according to new figures. More
17/06/2011 - Cancer vaccine shows early success
A programme that vaccinates women against cervical cancer is showing some early success, researchers reported today. More
10/06/2011 - Urgent work needed to fund vaccine trials
A British paediatrician is leading calls for increased funding to develop 20 vaccines over the next ten years – and says developing nations must contribute. More
09/06/2011 - New-born viral screening tested
Collecting a sample of saliva from a newborn can be used to screen for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of hearing loss in children. More
06/06/2011 - HIV battle pace stepped up
The world has made fast progress in tackling HIV infection in poor countries - but needs to use innovative ideas to step up the pace, a major summit is to be told this week. More
01/06/2011 - Mouse virus link to ME refuted
Scientists say they can explain how a mouse virus mistakenly became linked to chronic fatigue syndrome. More
27/05/2011 - MMR vaccine call after measles cases soar
Health chiefs have called for more young people to be immunised against measles after 334 laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in England and Wales in just four months. More
20/05/2011 - Save smallpox virus - assembly told
Live smallpox-causing virus samples stored in two high security labs must not be destroyed, two world-class epidemiologists have urged. More
19/05/2011 - Child paracetamol puzzler
Doctors in primary care struggle to prescribe the right doses of paracetamol for children, Scottish researchers warned today. More
12/05/2011 - New mosquito threat to travellers
UK travellers to Thailand and India are returning with diseases caused by mosquito bites, health officials warned yesterday. More
09/05/2011 - Hope for AIDS vaccine
A class of antibodies may provide a good route for vaccinating against HIV, researchers say. More
20/04/2011 - HIV drugs less successful in children
The failure rate of HIV treatment is higher in children than in adults, researchers warned today. More
19/04/2011 - Fever virus link to MS
Glandular fever infection may contribute to the risk of developing multiple sclerosis in patients who do not get much sunlight, researchers revealed last night. More
12/04/2011 - Nose vaccines may combat epidemics
Scientists are developing nose sprays that can protect against infectious diseases such as flu, a conference was to be told today. More
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