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New approach to improving diarrhea in infants with probiotics September 28, 2007

2007 [Biomed Central]: Now a study in the online open access journal, BMC Microbiology demonstrates that with the addition of probiotic bacteria, preventative measures (against diahrrhea) can potentially be made far cheaper but just as effective.

Preliminary Estimates for Expanding TB, Malaria, and HIV/AIDS Activities in Africa May 22, 2007

2001 [CMH]: The purpose of this note is to provide preliminary costs estimates of expanding tuberculosis (TB), malaria and HIV/AIDS activities for Sub Saharan Africa (SSA).

The Global Fund May 07, 2007

2007 [Website]

TB May 03, 2007

[WHO]: Tuberculosis (TB) is primarily an illness of the respiratory system, and is spread by coughing and sneezing. Each year about 1.6 million people die from this curable disease.

TB: The Epidemic to Truly Worry About April 24, 2007

2004 [The Globalist]: Diseases such as SARS and AIDS have dominated the headlines worldwide. And while this attention is positive, it has allowed another deadly disease that many believed conquered to reemerge: Tuberculosis.

Dying for Change April 09, 2007

2004 [Welcome Trust]: Infectious diseases are caused by viruses, bacteria and parasites that live in (or on) us and make us ill. They are spread from person to person, unlike non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, diabetes or Alzheimer’s disease, which are not transmitted between people.

Tackling Infectious Disease April 09, 2007

[Scientific American]: When HIV, the virus responsible for AIDS, was first identified in 1984, Margaret M. Heckler, then secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, predicted that a vaccine to protect against the scourge would be available within two years. Would that it had been so straightforward.