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UC Davis Working to Help Speed Ebola Drug Production

Researchers at the University of California, Davis will explore ways to speed production of the Ebola drug with a $200,000 rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation. Developed by Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc. of San Diego, in collaboration with the U.S. government and partners in Canada, Zmapp is a cocktail of antibodies produced in and extracted  Read More »

HIV’s ability to cause AIDS is weakening over time

Rapid evolution of HIV is slowing its ability to cause AIDS, according to a study of more than 2,000 women in Africa

U.N. Panel Issues Its Starkest Warning Yet on Global Warming

NewYorkTimes: The gathering risks of climate change are so profound that they could stall or even reverse generations of progress against poverty and hunger if greenhouse emissions continue at a runaway pace, according to a major new United Nations report.

Finally, some good news in Liberia: WHO says rate of new cases appears to be slowing down

TheWashingtonPost: WHO say that there is strong evidence that the rate of new Ebola cases in Liberia is declining for the first time since the crisis began.

WHO welcomes Swissmedic approval of Ebola vaccine trial at Lausanne University Hospital

WorldHealthOrganization: The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the approval by Swissmedic, the Swiss regulatory authority for therapeutic products, for a trial with an experimental Ebola vaccine at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV). This marks the latest step towards bringing safe and effective Ebola vaccines for testing and implementation as quickly as possible.

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