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Liberia said Wednesday a teenager who died of Ebola fever had spread the virus to at least two more people, confirming the first outbreak of the tropical disease for months.
By AFP
Jul. 2, 2015
Jul. 2, 2015
The world's most advanced malaria vaccine got the nod Friday from European regulators, despite mixed trial results, for eventual use in children in African countries plagued by the killer disease.
By AFP
Jul. 24, 2015
Jul. 24, 2015
The world's most advanced malaria vaccine got the nod Friday from European regulators, despite mixed trial results, for eventual use in children in African countries plagued by the killer disease.
By AFP
Jul. 24, 2015
Jul. 24, 2015
Africa has marked one year since the last case of recorded polio, with the United Nations celebrating Wednesday a key step towards eradicating the disease.
By AFP
Aug. 12, 2015
Aug. 12, 2015
Working 55 hours or more per week is linked to a one third greater risk of stroke compared to a 35-40 hour work week, according to research published Thursday.
By AFP
Aug. 20, 2015
Aug. 20, 2015
The celestial show, visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa, west Asia and the east Pacific, was the result of the sun, Earth and a larger-than-life, extra-bright moon lining up for just over an hour.
By AFP
Sep. 28, 2015
Sep. 28, 2015
A British nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone was flown to a specialist London hospital unit on Friday, nearly nine months after she was discharged, due to an "unusual late complication".
By AFP
Oct. 9, 2015
Oct. 9, 2015
Despite their big size, elephants rarely get cancer, and scientists said Thursday they have discovered the secret to the creatures' special protection. It's in the genes.
By AFP
Oct. 9, 2015
Oct. 9, 2015
The Ebola virus may persist in some men's semen for nine months after they were initially infected, far longer than previously thought, according to preliminary research out Wednesday.
By AFP
Oct. 15, 2015
Oct. 15, 2015
Low-fat diets do not yield greater weight loss than other slimming regimes, said a study Friday, adding to the long-running debate on how best to shed extra pounds or kilos.
By AFP
Oct. 30, 2015
Oct. 30, 2015
The UN health agency said on Saturday Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone had beaten an 18-month outbreak that killed almost 4,000 of its people and plunged the economy into severe recession.
By AFP
Nov. 7, 2015
Nov. 7, 2015
Thousands of men around the world are to be sterilised Friday in what organisers have dubbed a global "vasectomy-athon", to encourage men to take a bigger role in family planning.
By AFP
Nov. 13, 2015
Nov. 13, 2015
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