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New methodology to predict pandemics

(EurekAlert) EcoHealth Alliance, the nonprofit organization that focuses on local conservation and global health issues, announced new research focused on the rapid identification of disease outbreaks in the peer reviewed publication, Journal of the Royal Society Interface. The article, authored by leading scientists in the fields of emerging disease ecology, biomathematics, computational biology and bioinformatics, Read More »

February 15, 2013
| Filed under North America, International, Policy & Initiatives, Public Health, and Research
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Countering the Problem of Falsified and Substandard Drugs

(InstituteofMedicine) Falsified and substandard medicines provide little protection from disease and, worse, can expose consumers to major harm. Bad drugs pose potential threats around the world, but the nature of the risk varies by country, with higher risk in countries with minimal or non-existent regulatory oversight. While developed countries are not immune, – negligent production Read More »

February 13, 2013
| Filed under North America, Public Health, and Research
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Newly identified natural protein blocks HIV, other deadly viruses

(Eurekalert) A team of UCLA-led researchers has identified a protein with broad virus-fighting properties that potentially could be used as a weapon against deadly human pathogenic viruses such as HIV, Ebola, Rift Valley Fever, Nipah and others designated “priority pathogens” for national biosecurity purposes by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

February 12, 2013
| Filed under North America and Research
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“Proposed legislation threatens Australian biosecurity” – FreshPlaza

"Proposed legislation threatens Australian biosecurity"FreshPlazaAUSVEG spokesperson Hugh Gurney said today that the Federal Government's proposed new biosecurity legislation, which was debated in a Senate hearing today, failed to address a range of issues vital to Australian biosecurity and AUSVEG supported …

February 12, 2013
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Cangene drug against bioterrorism toxin likely safe for humans

(FierceBiotech) U.S. drug regulators deem a therapy developed by Cangene likely to be effective in humans to protect against a toxin considered a bioterrorism threat. Botulinum neurotoxin has long been judged a potential biological warfare agent, and there are currently no licensed vaccines to prevent botulism, a paralytic illness that can be fatal. Based on Read More »