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By Category: Policy & Initiatives

ELISA training by FAO

(Pakistan Observer) Chancellor of the US Embassy in Pakistan, Islamabad assured maximum support of US Government for improving capacity of livestock sector of Pakistan in terms of diagnosis and control of animal disease including Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). …

November 18, 2011
| Filed under South Asia, Agriculture, Biosafety, Biotechnology, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Doctors’ group declares drug shortages national health emergency

(Telegram.com) Growing shortages of cancer drugs and other life-saving medicines are a national public health emergency, the American Medical Association declared yesterday. The nation’s largest lobby group of doctors voted to ratchet up the tone of a resolution prompted by shortages of anesthetics, cardiovascular drugs such as epinephrine and cancer treatments including Johnson & Johnson’s Read More »

November 17, 2011
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Assistant Secretary Thomas M. Countryman Travels to Argentina and Brazil

(US Department of State) Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, Thomas Countryman, is on travel to Argentina and Brazil from November 15 to 18 to meet with senior government officials for bilateral discussions on nonproliferation issues. A key focus of this trip is the upcoming Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Review Conference, which Read More »

November 17, 2011
| Filed under North America, South America, Biological Weapons, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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Secrecy on foot and mouth report

(Weekly Times Now) Is more needed to be done to protect Australia from foot and mouth disease? The report, conducted by former National Water Commission chairman Ken Matthews, is believed to expose major holes in the capacity of Australia to cope with an outbreak of foot …

November 16, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Evidence supports ban on growth promotion use of antibiotics in farming

(EurekAlert!) Tufts University researchers zero in on the controversial, non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in food animals and fish farming as a cause of antibiotic resistance in people. There is overwhelming evidence that this overuse of antibiotics affects the environment and humans and they advocate for stricter regulation of the practice.