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Working together for better health estimates

(WHO) Global leaders in health statistics gathered in Geneva this week to discuss future possibilities of collaboration to improve current practices in health estimates. At a meeting hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO), representatives from WHO, the United Nations Population Division and other UN agencies, the World Bank, development foundations, academic institutions and scientific Read More »

February 15, 2013
| Filed under International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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NIAID Establishing New Genomic Centers for Infectious Diseases

(GlobalBiodefense) The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has announced a new initiative to establish Genomic Centers for Infectious Diseases as a collaborative program that will utilize a combination of next generation sequencing and related genomic technologies, bioinformatics capabilities and computational analyses to understand infectious diseases, with a focus on the pathogen and Read More »

February 13, 2013
| Filed under International and Policy & Initiatives
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NIAID-Sponsored Clinical Trials Test Influenza Treatments

(GlobalBiodefense) Three on-going clinical trials sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Influenza Research Collaboration, a clinical research network funded by the NIAID Division of Clinical Research (DCR), are working to find more effective therapeutic treatments for influenza.

February 6, 2013
| Filed under International, Public Health, and Research
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Syrian WMD Facility Affected in Israeli Attack, U.S. Officials Say

(GlobalSecurityNewswire) A suspected key Syrian site for development of biological and chemical arms seemingly sustained some level of harm last week during an Israeli airstrike on a transport of antiaircraft weapons, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Previous reports have indicated the Jan. 30 strike was focused on vehicles believed to be carry weapons Read More »

February 4, 2013
| Filed under Middle East, Biological Weapons, Biosafety, and International
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Pandemic controversies: The global response to pandemic influenza must change

(EurekAlert) ‘Evil’ scientists, deadly viruses and terrorist plots are usually the preserve of Hollywood blockbusters. But when it comes to pandemic influenza, it is the stuff of real life. As controversy about research into the H5N1 bird flu virus continues, a new paper argues for a complete overhaul of current approaches to pandemic preparedness. To Read More »