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US budget cuts could jeopardize development of life-saving tools against major killers

(EurekAlert) Across-the-board cuts to US R&D programs could have a devastating impact on efforts to develop new drugs for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS, the world’s first malaria vaccine, and other vital global health products in development, according to a new report from a coalition of nonprofit groups focused on advancing innovation to save lives. “We Read More »

February 26, 2013
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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Avian Flu Studies to Undergo Closer U.S. Scrutiny

(NTI) The United States on Thursday unveiled a new policy for the conduct and publication of federally funded studies on modifying the avian influenza virus to be more communicable between people, the Los Angeles Times reported.

February 25, 2013
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White House: Proposed Policy Targets Dual Use Research of Concern

(GlobalBiodefense) OSTP today released for public review and comment a proposed policy aimed at maximizing the benefits of life sciences research while minimizing the odds that the results of such research will be misused. The proposed policy, posted on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Science Safety Security (S3) Website, was crafted collaboratively Read More »

February 25, 2013
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Feds Set New Rules For Controversial Bird Flu Research

(NorthCountryPublicRadio) In early 2012, experiments that made H5N1 bird flu more contagious caused an uproar. People feared that mutant viruses could escape the lab and kill people. To prevent a repeat, the government has unveiled a policy describing how scientists should study dangerous pathogens and toxins.

February 22, 2013
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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GMO Labeling Bill Introduced in U.S. Congress

(FoodSafetyNews) Today Colorado’s Jared Polis will announce, outside a reborn organic retail store in Boulder, that he is introducing a federal bill in Congress to mandate the labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms in all 50 states. And next Tuesday, the Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee will hold a public hearing on Read More »