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In 2005, before most low- and middle-income countries started vaccinating children routinely for pneumococcal disease, it caused approximately 1.5 million deaths worldwide annually. About 700,000 to 1 million of these deaths were in children under five years. Pneumococcal disease occurs when Streptococcus pneumoniae invades a normally sterile area of the body, causing meningitis, pneumonia, septicaemia

Will we have a cure for cancer within a YEAR? Israeli scientists claim they’ve found the Holy Grail – but critics warn their findings are thin Israeli scientists have developed new peptide structures that they say will target cancer without provoking side effects or tumor responses They compare it to the triple-threat drug cocktail used

‘It’s a shambles.. it makes me very angry’: Family of girl, 15, who died from allergic reaction after eating Pret sandwich slam findings of new probe that shows bakeries still flouting labelling rules Reporters from BBC1’s Watchdog Live posed as customers with food allergies  Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda found to have incorrect and confusing information

Many parents want to know how much time their kids should be spending in front of screens, whether it’s their smartphones, tablets or TV. For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics had suggested a limit of two hours a day of TV for children and teens. But after screen time started to include phones and

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a direct link between the protein aggregation in nerve cells that is typical for neurodegenerative diseases, and the regulation of gene expression in Huntington’s disease. The results pave the way for the development of new treatment strategies for diseases that involve impairment of the basic mechanism by

Women are more prone to the development of autoimmune diseases. The female hormone estrogen is likely to affect the immune system. A team of scientists from Turku Center for Biotechnology and University of Georgia reported new findings related to the involvement of estrogen hormone receptor in autoimmune diseases. The incidence of autoimmune diseases such as

Interruptions in workflow, such as a phone call while working on another task, or when a colleague stops by for a chat, can lead to inefficiencies in the workplace. For nurses working in emergency departments, those interruptions could affect patient care. Now, a study from the University of Missouri has determined that workflow interruptions are