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New malaria vaccine: It's complicated
2015-07-19 16:37:30| Biotech - Topix.net
It's a showpiece drug that has the potential to end a disease that kills half a million African children a year. Yet even before it wins a licence, the world's first malaria vaccine has lost some of its sheen.
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Caveats, costs and complexities shadow first malaria vaccine
2015-07-14 20:08:34| Biotech - Topix.net
March 15, 2014: A child sick with malaria and from malnutrition lies on a bed in a hospital in Bor. It's a showpiece drug that has the potential to end a disease that kills half a million African children a year.
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Rising number of malaria deaths likely to exceed total number of Ebola deaths
2015-06-25 12:42:04| Biotech - Topix.net
Around 74000 fewer malaria cases than expected were seen at health facilities in Guinea in 2014 compared with pre-Ebola years, new research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal has found. This has led to a rising number of malaria deaths which is likely to greatly exceed the total number of deaths caused by Ebola itself .
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Malaria vaccine is a letdown but could still reduce cases
2015-04-24 03:09:33| Biotech - Topix.net
" The world's leading malaria vaccine candidate appears to be a disappointment, with final study results showing it doesn't work very well and that initial protection fades over time. Despite the dismal results " it protects about one-third of children vaccinated " developers are moving ahead to get it approved because it could still help protect some children from getting the mosquito-spread disease.
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UK Drugmaker Seeks Approval for Malaria Vaccine
2014-07-25 10:12:59| Biotech - Topix.net
GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday it is applying for regulatory approval for the world's first vaccine against malaria, designed for children in Africa.
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