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North Korea Fights off Malaria, Disease Heads South
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North Korea has greatly reduced malaria infections at home but mosquitoes carrying the disease are crossing the heavily armed border and infecting hundreds each year in the South, a provincial governor said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
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Once Daily Oral Amoxicillin Effective in Pediatric Pharyngitis
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Once-daily therapy with amoxicillin is as effective as twice daily penicillin V in the treatment of children with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis, New Zealand researchers report in the June issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Reuters Health Information
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STMicro Launches Speedy Chip to Detect Bird Flu
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European semiconductor maker, STMicroelectronics, said it has developed a portable chip to detect influenza viruses including bird flu in humans. The device can screen and identify multiple classes of pathogens and genes in a single diagnostic test within two hours. Reuters Health Information
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