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flu jabs

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Stopping the spread: What you can do to prevent flu

We will all be exposed to flu this winter, but not all of us will get sick. The best way to minimise the risk is clear – although it’s a far from perfect solution

Features

flu virus

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The epidemic on the way: Why winter flu is so bad this year

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Number 8

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Why a nasty surprise lurks 100 years on from the lethal 1918 flu

Culture

Health

Antisense therapy promises to slow Huntington’s disease

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Anti-vaccination protest

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Anti-vax views must not derail France's compulsory vaccine law

Comment

finger-prick test for malaria

Health

Malaria is no longer in decline and that should worry us all

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Nobel

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Old Scientist: Why aren’t there more British Nobels?

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mosquito

Life

Malaria parasite makes mosquitoes more likely to suck your blood

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Setting up blood artwork

Health

Bloody exhibition is only for the brave and the bold

Culture

Girl collecting water in refugee camp

Health

WHO launches bold plan to slash cholera deaths by 90 per cent

The global health agency pledged to reduce the death toll – now running at 95,000 a year – by improving sanitation and strategically deploying an oral vaccine

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Health body warns many UK areas have high Lyme disease risk

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Life

It's too easy for bioterrorists to access dangerous research

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Life

Killing thousands more badgers won't eradicate TB in cattle

Comment

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Stainless steel faucets may up risk of legionnaires' disease

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