Tropical Diseases Follow

Mental retardation is one of the most prevalent neurologic disorders globally. Surveys in high-income countries show 3 to 5 per 1,000 with severe intellectual disability, i.e., IQ below 55. Estimates from developing countries, however, have found prevalence[...]

Brightly colored beetles or butterfly larvae nibbling on a plant may signal the presence of chemical compounds active against cancer cell lines and tropical parasitic diseases, as per scientists at Smithsonian's Tropical Research Institute in Panama.[...]

(Public Library of Science) An analysis published June 25 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases highlights that diseases very similar to those plaguing Africa, Asia and Latin America are also occurring frequently among the poorest[...]

Ailments of poverty, including some tropical diseases, are a burden in several regions of the United States, a new analysis finds.

After the academy , we go for a walk up the street to the Tropical Institute, which is world renowned for all the study and research it does on tropical diseases from around the worl. And Yu chose this location...

(Public Library of Science) In an editorial in this month's PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the journal's editor-in-chief, Professor Peter Hotez (George Washington University and Sabin Vaccine Institute), proposes that a modest $1 airline or cruise[...]

Western media rarely carry news about tropical diseases, notwithstanding the huge suffering and poverty that they cause in the developing world, according to a study.

A United States naval laboratory in Jakarta that studies tropical diseases may fall victim to Indonesia's determination to develop its own research capabilities and take control of its H5N1 viral samples.

The IFPMA is publishing its 2008 "Partnerships to Build Healthier Societies in the Developing World". The new edition documents a total of 155 long-term programs for specific diseases in the developing world with the help of R&D-based pharmaceutical companies,[...]

Not many children - or adults for that matter - like to get a shot, in arm or bum, or wherever it is needed. But inoculation of children is necessary and protects them against preventable diseases. Hence the so-called European...