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NIH scientists unveil characteristic of HIV early in transmission

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) A new finding from scientists at NIH could help efforts to design vaccines and other prevention tools to block HIV in the early stages of sexual transmission, before infection takes hold. Researchers at NIAID have helped explain genetic differences that can distinguish some early-transmitting HIVs — viruses found Read More »

February 24, 2011
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation awards nearly $1M to HBV, HCV awareness, prevention and care

(TogoRun) The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded four new grants to help improve awareness, prevention and care of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in China and India. The grants total nearly $1 million and bring the Foundation’s commitment to reducing hepatitis-related health disparities in Asia to $8 million over the past three years.

February 24, 2011
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Budget cuts will hamper U.S. outbreak response

Public health advocates are criticizing the Obama administration’s 2012 budget request for cutting funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) emergency preparedness and core disease prevention programs; advocates believe that these cuts will seriously hamper the ability of the United States to respond effectively to large disease outbreaks or a biological Read More »

February 18, 2011
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Green: BP Challenges Spill Settlement Terms

The planned payments far exceed the extent of likely future damages because they overstate the potential for future losses, the company insists.

February 17, 2011
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Science Alone Does Not Establish Source of Anthrax Used in 2001 Mailings

A National Research Council committee asked to examine the scientific approaches used and scientific conclusions reached by the FBI during its investigation of the 2001 anthrax mailings found it is not possible to reach a definitive conclusion about the origins of the anthrax in letters mailed to New York City and Washington, D.C. based solely Read More »