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Long-term public health support needed to tackle infectious disease outbreaks

(EurekAlert) Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as swine flu (H1N1) threaten global health and should be considered by funding agencies and humanitarian organizations as development issues rather than emergency situations, requiring long-term support and investment, according to US experts writing in this week’s PLOS Medicine. The authors from several US institutions, led by Tiffany Bogich Read More »

December 12, 2012
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, Agents & Toxins, International, Public Health, and Research
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New tuberculosis drug trial begins in South Africa

(EurekAlert) Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced the first patient enrolled in a Phase 2a trial to assess the effectiveness of AZD5847, a new test drug for patients with tuberculosis (TB), including patients with HIV co-infection. The study is sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy Read More »

December 12, 2012
| Filed under Africa, North America, Agents & Toxins, International, Public Health, and Research
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Flu Me Once

(Huffington Post) The CDC has noted an early and nasty start to the flu season. Perhaps their own website has caught it, because as I’m writing this, the whole thing is down. Assuming it recovers, I will insert relevant links per routine. Otherwise, I wish it well, and leave you to find your way there Read More »

December 11, 2012
| Filed under North America, Agents & Toxins, and Public Health
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The ‘cool or creepy’ test

(Washington Post) If you think about some of the most exciting areas of innovation today, whether it’s 3D printing, synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, augmented reality or facial recognition, they all have at least one thing in common: they can be seen as either “cool” and “creepy.” Facial recognition, for example, is “cool” when it helps Read More »

December 11, 2012
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Public Health
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USDA Updates Food Safety Research Priorities

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has updated research priorities relevant to FSIS regulated products. The list provides useful guidance for grant preparation to agencies that fund food safety research, such as the USDA’s National Institute of Food and … Continue reading →