This is Scientific American - 60 second Science. I'm Christopher Antaryata. Got a minute? We humans take medicine when we are sick. As due our primate cousins, chimps, for example, snack on a bitter African shrub to combat intestinal worms. But the h

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This is Scientific American 60 Second Science. I am Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? In developed countries, we've mostly eliminated freeloaders like parasitic worms from our guts. But we also have the highest rates of inflammatory bowel disease

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By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 26 June 2007 Smallpox was the first infectious disease ever to be eradicated worldwide. But now, thanks to a two-decade campaign, guinea worm disease is about to be eradicated as well. Unlike smallpox, guinea worm di

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iPhone Becomes Low Cost Microscope The Apple iPhone can be used for lot of things making calls, playing games and sending pictures, video and text. Scientists say it also can be converted into a low-cost microscope to detect worm-related infections i

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Studies Say New Rotavirus Vaccines Are Safe and EffectiveBy Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, January 16, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Studies

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Neglected Diseases Afflict South Asia's Poor At a time when economists predict that South Asia's economy will grow, health experts point to hundreds of millions suffering from neglected infections, often as a result of poverty. In a series of new stu

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