Neglected Topical Diseases

Wiping out Dengue Fever in Haiti -- And Everywhere Else

Josh Ruxin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dengue Fever, Neglected Topical Diseases, Public Health, Disease, Haiti, Vaccines, Politics News
Josh Ruxin

For the first time ever, there's suddenly promising news that we might be able to break dengue fever's hold on humankind --which is especially exciting now, given the disease's prevalence in Haiti.

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Mass Drug Administration; Not a Cure, But a Necessary Treatment

Josh Ruxin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Health, Neglected Topical Diseases, Health, Swine Flu Pandemic, Swine Flu, Rwanda, Politics News
Josh Ruxin

It's scary to think that Neglected Tropical Diseases can be so easily defeated with a very modest investment, far less than it takes to fight pandemics like AIDS and tuberculosis. Yet they continue to be ignored.

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I Can't Afford To Be Sick: Disabled By My Proximity To Porcelain

Kari Stoever | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Neglected Topical Diseases, Global Health, Health Care Debate, Kari Stoever, Cdc, Health Care, H1n1, Healthy Living News
Kari Stoever

How many times have you said, or heard someone else say, "I can't afford to be sick right now?" It's an overused cliche that deserves a little attention especially with the outbreak of H1N1 in most people's mind and backyards.

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