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FDA Report Supports Botulinum Antidote

(NTI) A new report by U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff indicates an antidote to the lethal botulinum toxin could be safely and effectively used in humans, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Canada-based biopharmaceutical firm Cangene in 2006 received a U.S. contract now worth $476 million for final preparation and production of 200,000 doses of the  Read More »

H5N1 bird flu kills Guiyang woman in first fatal mainland case in one year – South China Morning Post

H5N1 bird flu kills Guiyang woman in first fatal mainland case in one yearSouth China Morning PostOne of two patients confirmed to have contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus died yesterday in a hospital in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province. Guizhou authorities said Shuai Pengyue, a 21-year-old woman from Guiyang, died of multiple organ failure.

Organic Baby Spinach Recalled Nationwide Over E. coli Concerns

Killing polio workers threatens grave global consequences

(TheConversation) The murder of nine female health workers involved in child immunisation on February 8 in Kano (the largest city in northern Nigeria) is a chilling reminder that saving children’s lives is not a goal shared by everyone. Unless such incidents are effectively prevented in countries where the poliomyelitis (‘polio’) virus still circulates, vaccination campaigns  Read More »

Unchecked antibiotic use in animals may affect global human health

(Eurekalert) The increasing production and use of antibiotics, about half of which is used in animal production, is mirrored by the growing number of antibiotic resistance genes, or ARGs, effectively reducing antibiotics’ ability to fend off diseases – in animals and humans. A study in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy  Read More »

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