Asian epidemic, abstinence top AIDS meeting agenda

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The issues and subjects discussed in at the XV International AIDS Conference, held in July in Bangkok, are presented. The delegates at the conference urged Asian governments to stem the epidemic by providing sterile needles, condoms and antiretroviral drugs.

Author: Mandavilli, Apoorva
Asia, HEALTH SERVICES, Health aspects, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Health care industry, Risk factors, AIDS (Disease)

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Malik Peiris

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The views of Hong Kong based virologist, Malik Peiris who identified severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) are presented. In his lecture in Sri Lanka he gives importance to research on diseases that affect the country.

Author: Mandavilli, Apoorva
Science & research, Hong Kong, Research, Virologists, Peiris, Malik

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Natural-born killers

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Few questions have been raised against the selling of herbal supplements such as ephedra and kava kava. The case against the two supplements which links the drugs as potentially harmful are discussed.

Author: Mandavilli, Apoorva
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Complications and side effects, Market trend/market analysis, Medicine, Herbal, Herbal medicine, Medicine, Botanic

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