May 22, 2013

Texas A&M Biologists Prove ZOLOFT Packs Potential to Fight Fungal Meningitis

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – New research conducted by biologists at Texas A&M University suggests that ZOLOFT®, one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants in the world, also packs a potential preventative bonus — potent mechanisms capable of inhibiting deadly fungal infections.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/DC99584LOGO)The findings …

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Texas A&M Biologists Prove ZOLOFT Packs Potential to Fight Fungal Meningitis

More African countries to roll out new meningitis vaccine

New York, Dec 10: Three more countries in the so-called “meningitis belt” stretching across Africa will this month introduce a new vaccine designed to eliminate a particular strain of the often deadly disease, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.

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More African countries to roll out new meningitis vaccine

Call for parents to vaccinate babies against pneumococcal meningitis

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Pneumococcal disease is a silent killer that has claimed the lives of 1.6 million children every year, worldwide.

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Call for parents to vaccinate babies against pneumococcal meningitis

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) — Pneumococcal disease is a silent killer that has claimed the lives of 1.6 million children every year, worldwide. In fact, the World Health Organisation has said that pneumococcal disease is the number one killer of children under five across the world.

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Ghana: The Obuasi CSM Outbreak

Obuasi is well famous for its gold. As a matter of fact, it is the richest single gold mine in the world. Unfortunately, the Gold City of Ghana is beginning to acquire the status of a city of death.

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