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    Artemisinin Resistant Malaria in Africa

    Malaria resistant to artemisinin drug is found in Kenya

  2. Can studying Einstein鈥檚 brain tell us about his genius?

    Can studying Einstein鈥檚 brain tell us about his genius?

  3. Concussion

    Claudia Hammond investigates concussion in sport and asks, will science stop play?

  4. The dangers of buying breast milk from the internet

    A growing unregulated online market for human breast milk

  5. Ebola One Year On

    Dr Oliver Johnson warns that the spike in Ebola cases in Guinea are a cause for concern

  6. Affordable Dialysis Prize Announced

    Prize announced to design inexpensive dialysis machines

  7. Simulating Ward Rounds to Help Reduce Serious Medical Error

    A new training session which simulates a busy ward is being put to the test

  8. Interactive 3D Ebola Safety Training

    How technology from the gaming industry is being used to train healthcare workers

  9. Scientists find sun damage continues long after exposure

    Why you are still at risk of skin cancer hours after moving into shade

  10. The Spread of Measles in the Americas

    Why falling immunisation rates in the US and Brazil are to blame

  11. Lymphatic Filariasis in India

    The painful and disfiguring disease also known as elephantiasis

  12. Suspension of government support for the HPV vaccine in Japan

    Why false safety scares mean the vaccine is not currently being proactively recommended

  13. Is Expressing Anger Associated with Good or Bad Health?

    Why the association between anger and health depends on your culture

  14. The Impact of the Ebola Crisis on Mental Health in Sierra Leone

    How people are managing emotionally living in a country left in limbo by the Ebola crisis

  15. The Mysterious Sleeping Sickness of a Kazakh Village

    A disease outbreak that's causing residents of Kalachi to sleep - often for over 24 hours

  16. Criminal Behaviour in Neurodegenerative Disease Patients

    The patients blamed for committing crimes when in fact they have a form of dementia

  17. Babies鈥� Minds

    What influences the mind of a tiny newborn baby and do infants really get the joke?

  18. Fertility on a Shoestring

    Infertility treatment at a fraction of the usual cost in South Africa

  19. A New Test for Earlier Diagnosis of Lung Cancer?

    Doctors use pure light on the cheek cells of patients to test for cancer

  20. The Latest on Ebola from Sierra Leone and Liberia

    Sarah Boseley reports from West Africa on the Ebola situation

  21. Music Being Used for Ebola Education in Sierra Leone

    Government minister Mustapha Bai Attila releases eight songs about Ebola prevention

  22. Questioning the Health Benefits of Drinking Milk

    Does the lactose content in milk mean it is not as good for us as we might think?

  23. Watching TV to Identify Glaucoma

    How using eye-tracking software is helping to detect Glaucoma

  24. The Link Between Eating Protein and Blood Pressure

    Why eating eggs, meat and nuts can help keep blood pressure low

  25. Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

    Graphic images of diseases caused by smoking could be used on African cigarette packaging

  26. Sanitation Programmes in India

    How effective has the government of India's Total Sanitation Campaign been?

  27. Ebola Outbreak

    Can a vaccine for Ebola be developed successfully and what are the alternative therapies?

  28. Eating Bushmeat

    The risks associated with eating bushmeat in Africa

  29. Health Messages by Radio in Burkina Faso

    Delivering health messages by radio in Burkina Faso is helping to reduce child mortality

  30. Ebola Vaccine Being Tested on Humans

    An Ebola vaccine has been developed by the Jenner Institute in Oxford

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