Malaria vaccine shows promise in Africa tests
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081208/capt.cps.olh12.081208181014.photo00.photo.default-512x371.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=9Xfw_iBMDnok40Kl8MG8iw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A woman waits in a clinic with her four-year-old nephew who has malaria in the town Xai Xai, 200km north of Maputo, Mozambique, 2005. An experimental malaria vaccine was able to reduce the rate of infection and disease in children by 53 to 65 percent in two clinical trials conducted in Africa, according to studies released Monday.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081208/ap_on_he_me/med_malaria_vaccine)AP - A vaccine that may become the world's first to prevent malaria shows promise in protecting African children, researchers said Monday, calling the results a "major milestone."</p><br clear="all"/>
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