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A developing country is a country with a relatively low standard of living, undeveloped industrial base, and moderate to low Human Development Index (HDI). The term has tended to edge out earlier ones, including the Cold War-defined "Third World". Development entails a modern infrastructure (both physical and institutional), and a move away from low value added sectors such as agriculture and natural resource extraction. Developed countries usually have economic systems based on continuous, ...
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- U.K. Should Increase Efforts To Support Health Systems In Developing Countries, Report Says
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Merck Reduces Cost Of Antiretroviral Efavirenz In Developing Countries
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Health Care In Developing Countries Could Be Greatly Improved By Nanotechnology
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
- Wyeth Applauds Governments' Decision To Fund Pneumococcal Vaccine For Developing Countries
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- UK Charity Tells Government: Time For Action, Not Words, To Help NHS 'health Heroes' In World's Poorest Countries
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Research Identifies Causes Contributing To Poor Development Of Over 200 Million Children Worldwide
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Breastfeeding safer for some HIV-infected mothers
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:10 EST
- Breastfeeding safer for some HIV-infected mothers
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:10 EST
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ScienceDaily - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Bogus medicines flood developing world: UN report
Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:38 EST
- Bogus medicines flood developing world: U.N. report
Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:13 EST
- Report Calls For International Effort To Increase Training Of Health Workers In Poor Countries, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- African Scientists To Train In Latest Drug Discovery Techniques At Emory University
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Royal College Of Physicians Welcomes Crisp Report On Global Health Issues, UK
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Call to aid global health systems
BBC - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:13 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
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The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:22 EST
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ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
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BBC - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 12:23 EST
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Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:43 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Wealthy Nations Launch Vaccine Purchase Plan For Diseases Such As HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
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BBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:27 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- UN Warns Of Growing Problem Of Potentially Fatal Counterfeit Drugs
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- King's College London Launches The First Global Initiative To Improve Child Oral Health
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- St George's University, Grenada, In New Global Partnership To Target Developing Countries
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
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BBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:09 EST
- Vaccine cost-effective for babies in poor regions
Reuters - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:25 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
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Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:06 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Exercise Reduces Risk Of Developing Invasive Breast Cancer, USC-Led Study Suggests
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Researchers Discover Protein That Appears To Regulate Bone Mass Loss, The Cause Of Osteoporosis
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Exercise Reduces Risk Of Developing Invasive Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New parasite insight could aid anti-malaria fight
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:30 EST
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WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:20 EST
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WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Global Partnership To Launch $10M Initiative That Aims To Bolster HIV/AIDS Care In 10 African Countries Using Cell Phones
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Pacific islanders among world's fattest
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:56 EST
- Diabetes case tied to growth hormone "doping"
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:23 EST
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The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:13 EST
- IOF Launches Global Physician Training In Osteoporosis Diagnosis - Ten Courses To Be Run Worldwide In 2007; Bookings Now Open For 2008
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- As Many As 700,000 Americans Annually Suffer Vertebral Compression Fractures
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Higher Physical Activity Level Slows Lung Function Decline In Smokers
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Drug Trial Shows That The Risk Of ER-positive Breast Cancer Can Be Cut By 39 Per Cent
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Safety Of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Studied
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Do Cigarette Warning Labels Work? Results From Four Countries
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Scientists Use Nanoparticle To Discover Disease-causing Proteins
ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:41 EST
- Rich nations to sign $1.5 bln vaccine pact in Italy
Reuters - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:05 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Strenuous Physical Activity Associated With Lower Breast Cancer Risk
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- 30+ AIDS Vaccine Clinical Trials In 24 Countries, Research Occurring On Every Continent
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Job burn-out 'ups diabetes risk'
BBC - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:28 EST
- New Study May Show How To Forestall A Fatal, Virus-caused Immune-system Meltdown
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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Reuters - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:30 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- BMA Welcomes Report On Global Health Partnerships
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Call Made For Changes In Women's Heart Disease Risk-factor List
ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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WebMD - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Do Cigarette Warning Labels Work? Results From 4 Countries
ScienceDaily - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Nanotechnology Can Improve Health Care In Developing Countries
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- EU ill-prepared to face flu pandemic, says disease control agency
The Earth Times - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:19 EST
- Largest Genomic Search Finds Genes That May Contribute To Autism
ScienceDaily - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Increased Funding And Developing Regulatory Framework Provide Impetus To Stem Cell Therapeutics Market
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Medical Services International Moves Into Additional Countries In Africa
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Study Suggests Vasectomy-Dementia Link
WebMD - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- High-iron diets raise gallstone risk in men
Reuters - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:59 EST
- New Screening Protocol Identifies More Cases Of Lynch Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Largest Genomic Search Finds Genes That May Contribute To Autism
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Long Road Ahead In Developing Effective Avian Flu Vaccination Strategy, Stanford Expert Says
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Cordis Corporation Launches Family Of REGATTA™ Steerable Guidewires
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Harvard Team Creates Spray Drying Technique For TB Vaccine
ScienceDaily - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Results Of Largest Ever Genome Scan For Autism Out
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
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