Friday 31 July 2015

Ebola back in the bottle?


Some very impressive results from trials of a Canadian vaccine trialled in Guinea where the material seemed to offer 100% protection (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33733711). It has been suggested by the WHO that this might be a 'game changer', preventing further catastrophic outbreaks of the disease in Africa. It shows what can be done when modern technology is applied to conditions more important than male hair loss.

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