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NIAID-Sponsored Clinical Trials Test Influenza Treatments

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 … Continue reading →

February 6, 2013
| Filed under Biotechnology and Public Health
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Ability To Deliver Dried Live Vaccine To Skin Without Traditional Needle Demonstrated; Could Aid In Global Vaccine Challenge For HIV, Malaria

(MedicalNewsToday) Scientists at King’s College London have demonstrated the ability to deliver a dried live vaccine to the skin without a traditional needle, and shown for the first time that this technique is powerful enough to enable specialised immune cells in the skin to kick-start the immunising properties of the vaccine. Funded by the Bill Read More »

February 6, 2013
| Filed under Europe, Biotechnology, Public Health, and Research
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FDA’s New Posture Is Promising, Not Pathetic

This article was co-authored by David Plunkett. Both Klein and Plunkett work on food safety issues at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. As stakeholders begin wading in to the proposed food safety rules released by FDA this month, it is inevitable that some critics will begin cherry picking issues and holding them Read More »

February 6, 2013
| Filed under Public Health
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New Foot-and-Mouth Scare Hits Namibian Farmers

(AllAfrica) The movement of livestock has been restricted in certain areas of Namibia after a lone African buffalo was spotted in the Otjituuo communal area in Otjozondjupa. Anna Shiweda, acting permanent secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, on Friday said cattle, goats, pigs, game and any cloven- hoofed animals may not be Read More »

February 5, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Hope For An Injectable Antidote Suitable For Treatment Of Cyanide Victims In A Mass Casualty Setting

(MedicalNewsToday) In an advance toward closing a major gap in defenses against terrorist attacks and other mass casualty events, scientists are reporting discovery of a promising substance that could be the basis for development of a better antidote for cyanide poisoning. Their report, which describes a potential antidote that could be self-administered, much like the Read More »