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Trade negotiations raise concerns among NGOs about implications for Thailand's public health policies

"The negotiations launched this week for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and the European Union have raised concerns among both Thai and European non-governmental organizations [NGOs], who fear that E.U. demands could have a negative impact on Thailand's progressive public health policies," Inter Press Service reports.

14 Mar 2013

UNICEF report warns Syrian conflict creating 'lost generation' of children

"The escalating Syrian conflict risks creating a 'lost generation' of millions of children suffering physical and psychological consequences of the war, UNICEF warned in a report [.pdf] released Tuesday," the Los Angeles Times reports.

14 Mar 2013

VOA examines implications of sequestration on U.S. military malaria vaccine research

VOA News examines the implications of sequestration on the U.S. military's infectious disease research, noting "officials say the mandatory budget cuts ... will affect further testing of a potentially cutting-edge malaria vaccine, soon to be published."

14 Mar 2013

Senate Appropriations Committee releases legislation providing funding for global health for remainder of FY13

The Kaiser Family Foundation's Policy Tracker provides information on proposed legislation released by the Senate Committee on Appropriations that would designate funding for the remainder of FY 2013, including funding for global health programs at the State Department and USAID under a Continuing Resolution (3/12).

14 Mar 2013

Synthesis & Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre: an interview with Dr Mary Shire, University of Limerick

This is a new research centre led by the University of Limerick that supports the pharmaceutical sector in Ireland. The centre will carry out research on the key aspects of what it takes to synthesise the pharmaceutically active molecule to isolate a pure material and to formulate this into a medicine.

14 Mar 2013

WHO reports 9th death from new SARS-like virus

"A Saudi man infected with a deadly new virus from the same family as SARS has died, becoming the ninth patient in the world to be killed by the disease which has so far infected 15, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday," Reuters reports.

14 Mar 2013

Saving mothers, giving life program beginning to draw attention, blogs report

Noting that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in June 2012 "announced a new partnership to address the persistent burden of maternal mortality, called Saving Mothers, Giving Life," which aims "to reduce maternal mortality by 50 percent in eight districts in Zambia and Uganda in just one year," Karen Grepin, assistant professor of global health policy at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, writes in her "Global Health Blog,"

14 Mar 2013

Winship Cancer Institute Executive Director urges Congress to support cancer research

Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD, Executive Director of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, in Atlanta, today urged Congressional leaders to shore up support for cancer research against a projected $1.6 billion drop in National Institutes of Health funding.

14 Mar 2013

New Pope will need to consider burden of NTDs

"Almost certainly, in its deliberations [to select a new Pope,] the conclave of cardinals will consider a number of difficult and well-publicized problems now facing the Catholic Church," Peter Hotez, co-editor in chief of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, writes in the journal's "Speaking of Medicine" blog.

14 Mar 2013

Researchers show vitamin D supplementation may help African-Americans lower blood pressure

High blood pressure, a risk factor for heart attacks, heart failure and stroke, is 40 percent more common in African-Americans than in other American ethnic groups.

14 Mar 2013

Placing issue of HIV among drug users on global agenda

"In wide-ranging opening remarks to the current session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, the Executive Director of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov placed HIV and drug use at the heart of the global agenda," UNAIDS reports in an article on its webpage.

14 Mar 2013

UH Case Medical Center joins elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care

University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center has become the first hospital in Northeast Ohio and 19th in the nation to achieve The Joint Commission's standards for Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification, joining an elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care.

14 Mar 2013

Iron imbalance caused by prion proteins leads to cell death in CJD, researchers find

An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause of cell death in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found.

14 Mar 2013

GAVI, Islamic Development Bank partner to accelerate introduction of vaccines in member countries

The GAVI Alliance and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) "entered into a partnership Monday (March 11), with the goal to vaccinate at least 400 million children by 2020 in the bank's member countries," Devex reports, noting, "The alliance said it would need an estimated $7 billion to reach its target under the partnership" (3/12).

14 Mar 2013

Research finding aids efforts toward cytomegalovirus vaccine

A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects in the U.S. today. Because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during in utero development, 1 in 750 children are born with or develop permanent disabilities such as hearing loss or brain damage.

14 Mar 2013

Obama tells Senate Dems entitlement programs may have to change

In a meeting on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama told members of his party that some changes to Medicare might be necessary to ensure the program's survival.

14 Mar 2013

Safe aspiration system for hazardous waste liquids in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories from INTEGRA

The VACUSAFE Laboratory Aspiration System from INTEGRA is designed to provide simple, reliable and safe aspiration of hazardous waste liquids in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 14 Mar 2013

Peter Piot to be recognized with Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Research

Professor Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, will be awarded the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Research, the Government of Japan have announced.

14 Mar 2013

Research reveals new approaches for protecting children from pesticide exposure

New research on household pesticide contamination emphasizes the need for less reliance on pesticides and more emphasis on neatness, blocking cracks where insects can enter and other so-called "integrated pest management" measures, scientists have concluded.

14 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Ryan's 'tired ideas;' House GOP 'reboots' on budget; Bloomberg's soda campaign 'ill-conceived'

All the tired ideas from 2011 and 2012 are back: eliminating Medicare's guarantee to retirees by turning it into a voucher plan; dispensing with Medicaid and food stamps by turning them into block grants for states to cut freely; repealing most of the reforms to health care and Wall Street; shrinking beyond recognition the federal role in education, job training, transportation and scientific and medical research.

14 Mar 2013

Research News and Research

Trade negotiations raise concerns among NGOs about implications for Thailand's public health policies

UNICEF report warns Syrian conflict creating 'lost generation' of children

VOA examines implications of sequestration on U.S. military malaria vaccine research

Senate Appropriations Committee releases legislation providing funding for global health for remainder of FY13

Synthesis & Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre: an interview with Dr Mary Shire, University of Limerick

WHO reports 9th death from new SARS-like virus

Saving mothers, giving life program beginning to draw attention, blogs report

Winship Cancer Institute Executive Director urges Congress to support cancer research

New Pope will need to consider burden of NTDs

Researchers show vitamin D supplementation may help African-Americans lower blood pressure

Placing issue of HIV among drug users on global agenda

UH Case Medical Center joins elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care

Iron imbalance caused by prion proteins leads to cell death in CJD, researchers find

GAVI, Islamic Development Bank partner to accelerate introduction of vaccines in member countries

Research finding aids efforts toward cytomegalovirus vaccine

Obama tells Senate Dems entitlement programs may have to change

Safe aspiration system for hazardous waste liquids in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories from INTEGRA

Peter Piot to be recognized with Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Research

Research reveals new approaches for protecting children from pesticide exposure

Viewpoints: Ryan's 'tired ideas;' House GOP 'reboots' on budget; Bloomberg's soda campaign 'ill-conceived'

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