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Bird influenza viruses have a variety of strategies to cross the species barrier

The 2009 H1N1 influenza virus used a new strategy to cross from birds into humans, a warning that it has more than one trick up its sleeve to jump the species barrier and become virulent.

9 Dec 2009

Opinions: ARV access; global health promotion; climate change; under-nutrition; Ethiopia

In an Intellectual Property Watch column, Daniele Dionisio, of the Italian Network for International Fight against AIDS, examines how trade rules and policy directions by governments and institutions may help to improve countries' access to antiretrovirals.

8 Dec 2009

PlusNews examines cases of hospital-acquired HIV in Africa

PlusNews examines several recent reports that highlight how unsanitary hospital procedures can create an environment conducive to the spread of HIV/AIDS.

8 Dec 2009

Reuters news examines quest for new TB drugs, vaccines

Reuters examines the search for new tuberculosis medicines and vaccines. "Although TB has plagued humankind for thousands of years, there is only one vaccine," which isn't very effective and doesn't protect adults. "With the exception of rifabutin, there has been no new drug for TB for more than 40 years," the news service writes.

8 Dec 2009

Also in Global Health news: Rotavirus vaccine; guinea worm eradication; health systems; Zulu King calls for male circumcision

The West African Rotavirus Advisory Board is calling on governments to vaccinate children against rotavirus, IRIN reports. At a recent meeting in Dakar, Senegal, which was "financed by GlaxoSmithKline, makers of one of two rotavirus vaccines" the board issued a document recommending that governments "immediately recognize the magnitude of the rotavirus problem and make vaccination against the virus a priority" (12/8).

8 Dec 2009

FIFA uses soccer to teach African youth about HIV/AIDS, other issues

Ahead of next year's World Cup of soccer tournament, FIFA on Saturday in Khayelitsha, South Africa, opened the first of an anticipated 20 centers in Africa aimed at educating the youth about HIV/AIDS and other social issues through the sport, the Associated Press reports (Jacobson, 12/5).

8 Dec 2009

Swine flu news round-up

The German government is looking to sell over 2 million leftover doses of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine, the country's health minister said Monday, Agence France-Presse reports. "A health ministry senior official in the state of Thuringia, Hartmut Schubert, said that the vaccines could even be donated and that there had been requests from Afghanistan and Eastern European countries including Ukraine," the news service adds (12/7).

8 Dec 2009

Brazil: The largest emerging pharmaceutical market for hepatitis C virus

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that at approximately $120 million, the hepatitis C virus drug market in Brazil is among the largest emerging pharmaceutical markets for the disease.

8 Dec 2009

Department of Health reminds at-risk Pennsylvanians to receive H1N1 vaccination

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, has allocated a total of 2,940,300 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to Pennsylvania to date, the state Department of Health said today.

8 Dec 2009

BIOGUARD barrier gauze dressings exhibit high antiviral efficacy against H1N1 virus

An independent lab report demonstrated that BIOGUARD™ barrier gauze dressings exhibit greater than 99.9% inactivation rates against swine flu virus after exposure for 24 hours.

8 Dec 2009

West Nile Virus can become more widespread in Europe than previously thought, says new report

Potentially fatal mosquito-borne West Nile fever (WNF) can become much more widespread in Europe than previously thought, say scientists in a new report just out in the journal BMC Evolutionary Biology(1).

8 Dec 2009

Beryl launches H1N1 Risk Assessment service to provide useful information about H1N1 virus

The Beryl Companies, the nation’s leading provider of outsourced call center services for the healthcare industry, has launched a new service that will enhance hospitals’ abilities to provide useful information to consumers who have questions and concerns about the H1N1 virus.

8 Dec 2009

Travelers may risk both health and travel insurance coverage by not getting vaccinated

With tens of thousands of people set to travel abroad over the Christmas period, AA Travel Insurance are today urging travellers to be properly vaccinated before travelling.

8 Dec 2009

MicroPhage obtains CE mark to market MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test in Europe

MicroPhage announced today that it has obtained its CE Mark to market in Europe the first of its instrument-free, rapid tests based on its patented Bacteriophage Amplification technology.

8 Dec 2009

Defibrotide drug effective against hepatic veno-occlusive disease

Defibrotide, a novel drug which modulates the response of blood vessels to injury, was markedly more effective than standard treatment in post-stem cell transplant patients with hepatic veno-occlusive disease, a life threatening toxicity of transplant caused by blockages in tiny blood vessels of the liver, according to a study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.

8 Dec 2009

H1N1 virus produces pulmonary damage similar to earlier flu pandemics

In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

8 Dec 2009

Human blood stem cells can be engineered to kill HIV-infected cells, find researchers

Researchers from the UCLA AIDS Institute and colleagues have for the first time demonstrated that human blood stem cells can be engineered into cells that can target and kill HIV-infected cells — a process that potentially could be used against a range of chronic viral diseases.

8 Dec 2009

People infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys, shows study

A new study shows that people who have been infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys for years after initial infection, potentially leading to kidney problems.

8 Dec 2009

Marketers and retailers refrained from promoting any dietary supplement for H1N1 treatment

The trade associations of the dietary supplement industry today reaffirmed the industry's support for the responsible sale and use of health-promoting vitamins, minerals, herbs and other dietary supplements.

8 Dec 2009

CDA launches Acne And Rosacea Awareness Campaigns

The temperature drop outside is leaving many Canadians red in the face but dermatologists say the culprit could be acne or rosacea. The Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) is launching Acne and Rosacea Awareness Campaigns to give sufferers the advice they need to cope with these diseases.

8 Dec 2009

Disease/Infection News

Bird influenza viruses have a variety of strategies to cross the species barrier

Opinions: ARV access; global health promotion; climate change; under-nutrition; Ethiopia

PlusNews examines cases of hospital-acquired HIV in Africa

Reuters news examines quest for new TB drugs, vaccines

Also in Global Health news: Rotavirus vaccine; guinea worm eradication; health systems; Zulu King calls for male circumcision

FIFA uses soccer to teach African youth about HIV/AIDS, other issues

Swine flu news round-up

Brazil: The largest emerging pharmaceutical market for hepatitis C virus

Department of Health reminds at-risk Pennsylvanians to receive H1N1 vaccination

BIOGUARD barrier gauze dressings exhibit high antiviral efficacy against H1N1 virus

West Nile Virus can become more widespread in Europe than previously thought, says new report

Beryl launches H1N1 Risk Assessment service to provide useful information about H1N1 virus

Travelers may risk both health and travel insurance coverage by not getting vaccinated

MicroPhage obtains CE mark to market MRSA/MSSA Blood Culture Test in Europe

Defibrotide drug effective against hepatic veno-occlusive disease

H1N1 virus produces pulmonary damage similar to earlier flu pandemics

Human blood stem cells can be engineered to kill HIV-infected cells, find researchers

People infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys, shows study

Marketers and retailers refrained from promoting any dietary supplement for H1N1 treatment

CDA launches Acne And Rosacea Awareness Campaigns

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

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Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

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