AIDS researcher Joep Lange confirmed among dead in Malaysia jet shoot-down

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Members of the international HIV research community are reeling from the news that many of their own, including world-renowned AIDS researcher Joep Lange, perished when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down Thursday over eastern Ukraine.

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Dengue vaccine trial shows promise

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PETALING JAYA: Dengue could soon be a thing of the past. A dengue vaccine is as good as ready.

After over 20 years of intensive research, a French pharmaceutical company has announced that its dengue vaccine can reduce dengue haemorrhagic fever cases by 88.5%.

The vaccine is also said to be able to decrease the risk of hospitalisation due to dengue by two-thirds.

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