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...against malaria, the biggest killer of children in Africa, came a step closer with the announcement of "very encouraging" clinical-trial results involving 2,022 children in rural southern Mozambique. The vaccine used in the study was shown to be "safe and well tolerated," said lead scientist Dr. Pedro Alonso of the University of Barcelona. It protected 30% of the children from clinical infection with the disease. If further trials are successful, GlaxoSmithKline, which developed the vaccine in partnership with the Malaria Vaccine Initiative, hopes to get a license for commercial production by 2010. Strengthening His Grip PAKISTAN Opposition parties...
...results are positive, we hope to move toward treating very young children, under the age of 1," says Dr. Pedro Alonso, head of the Hospital Clinic of the University of Barcelona and director of Saude Manhiça's research clinic. Early results should be available in 18 months. - By Maryann Bird Referendum Rejected CORSICA In a surprise result, Corsicans narrowly rejected a Paris-sponsored referendum proposing administrative reform and greater autonomy for the island. Only 16 days before the referendum, opinion polls had the yes camp ahead by 6%. "Corsicans realized this was a doctrine of decentralization being applied...
...occasion sent another provocative message through the region. By opening a local branch of an American institution, the Weill Cornell Medical College, the reform-minded emir was defiantly signaling Islamic militants: Qatar is promoting modernization and friendship with the U.S. "They have treated us so well," says Dr. Daniel Alonso, dean of Weill Cornell's Doha campus. "We feel at home here...
...Alonso is survived by his wife, Cornelia O'Conner, two children, and a grandchild...
...Conner said Alonso also loved his work...