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NBA Cares, SAHM and Tulsa Shock guard partner for teen vaccine awareness campaign

Tulsa Shock guard Andrea Riley and Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier teamed up with NBA Cares and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine today to bring Vaccines for Teens to the Tulsa community.

5 May 2011

SBS explores ‘superbugs’ on Insight Tuesday 10th May

Since the discovery of penicillin in the early twentieth century, antibiotics have fought infections and diseases that were once life threatening. But over time, many bacteria have become resistant to these drugs and patients are increasingly at risk.

3 May 2011

Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly receive FDA approval for Tradjenta to treat type 2 diabetes

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tradjenta tablets, a prescription medication used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes.

3 May 2011

Regulatory Science Consortium adds 10 new member organizations

Critical Path Institute is proud to announce that the Regulatory Science Consortium, an arm of the Critical Path to TB Drug Regimens, has added 10 new member organizations that include over 100 participants in five workgroups.

30 Apr 2011

Preventive measures needed to ensure protection from workplace hazards, ILO head says

Preventive measures are the best way to ensure people are protected from hazards in the workplace, U.N. International Labor Union Director-General Juan Somavia said in a message Thursday marking the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the U.N. News Centre reports.

30 Apr 2011

Also in global health news: Libya food shortage; PMTCT in Swaziland; TB detection in U.K.; food issues in Foreign Policy magazine

Libya will run out of food within two months unless efforts are stepped up to get shipments into the war-torn country, the World Food Program warned on Thursday, Deustche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports.

30 Apr 2011

New genetic study suspects Armadillos as source of leprosy in the U.S.

A new genetic study on leprosy bacteria reports that armadillos may be a source of infection in the Southern United States.

29 Apr 2011

CMA and AFN call federal leaders to modernize Canada Health Act

The Canadian Medical Association and the Assembly of First Nations today called on federal leaders to commit to defending and modernizing the Canada Health Act and enhancing the health of First Nations peoples across Canada.

28 Apr 2011

TB screening misses immigrants: Study

According to a latest study published in The Lancet, one in five new immigrants to the UK from the Indian subcontinent, and almost a third from sub-Saharan Africa, carried latent tuberculosis (TB).

28 Apr 2011

Non-communicable diseases responsible for more than half of deaths worldwide, WHO report says

Chronic and non-communicable illnesses, such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, are at epidemic proportions and cause more deaths worldwide than all other diseases combined, the WHO said in a report released Wednesday, Reuters reports.

28 Apr 2011

Seattle BioMed study to identify biomarkers for malaria vaccine design

In the first study of its type in the malaria field, Seattle BioMed has been awarded an $8.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to identify biomarkers that will allow malaria vaccine design based on robust predictors of protective immunity.

28 Apr 2011

Biomagnetics accepts Los Alamos National Labs' optical biosensor for disease diagnosis

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis, cholera and malaria detection, and other innovative technologies, today announced it has accepted delivery of the world's first integrated optical biosensor for disease diagnosis.

27 Apr 2011

World could meet U.N. goal of almost ending malaria deaths by 2015, U.N. special envoy for malaria says

International efforts to fight malaria are "on track" to almost end malaria-related deaths by 2015, Ray Chambers, the U.N. secretary-general's special envoy for malaria, said on Monday, the Associated Press reports.

27 Apr 2011

New angle in cause of tuberculosis discovered - scientists hopeful for new therapy

In a new study published Monday, researchers from the US have isolated the enzyme that allows tuberculosis to destroy lung tissue. This discovery could speed the search for treatments.

26 Apr 2011

U.S. President's Malaria Initiative releases fifth annual report

Each year, World Malaria Day is observed to call attention to the disease and to mobilize action to combat it. On this occasion, the President's Malaria Initiative, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development and implemented together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, releases its fifth annual report, which describes the role and contributions of the U.S. Government in the effort to reduce the burden of malaria in Africa.

26 Apr 2011

NetGuarantee's inaugural transaction to help save lives from malaria

NetGuarantee, a new innovative finance facility, announces its first transaction with Zurich in North America, part of the Zurich Financial Services Group, to celebrate World Malaria Day today, April 25.

26 Apr 2011

Scientists identify key enzyme that destroys lung tissue in TB

Scientists have identified a key enzyme responsible for destroying lung tissue in tuberculosis, they report today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Drugs that inhibit this enzyme are already available, meaning that the finding could lead quickly to new treatments.

26 Apr 2011

Rwanda, QIAGEN and Merck launch comprehensive national cervical cancer prevention program

The Government of Rwanda, together with QIAGEN N.V. and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the launch, in Kigali, Rwanda, of a comprehensive national cervical cancer prevention program that includes vaccination with GARDASIL [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16 and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant] for appropriate girls 12 to 15 years of age and modern molecular diagnostic screening for women between the ages of 35 and 45.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 25 Apr 2011

Africa's football leaders earn UAM recognition for combating malaria

Today on World Malaria Day, the United Against Malaria campaign, under the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, recognized leaders from Africa's football and corporate spheres for their role in bringing malaria control messages to more than two billion 2010 World Cup spectators through public service announcements and media, and to 10 million employees through "Malaria Safe" corporate initiatives.

25 Apr 2011

Global health experts discuss legislative landscape of 112th Congress at Kaiser Family Foundation panel

U.S. global health programs did relatively well in terms of funding in the FY11 budget, but global health policy experts participating in a panel discussion on Wednesday at the Kaiser Family Foundation acknowledged that challenges remain as Congress begins debate on the FY12 budget.

25 Apr 2011

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NBA Cares, SAHM and Tulsa Shock guard partner for teen vaccine awareness campaign

SBS explores ‘superbugs’ on Insight Tuesday 10th May

Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly receive FDA approval for Tradjenta to treat type 2 diabetes

Regulatory Science Consortium adds 10 new member organizations

Preventive measures needed to ensure protection from workplace hazards, ILO head says

Also in global health news: Libya food shortage; PMTCT in Swaziland; TB detection in U.K.; food issues in Foreign Policy magazine

New genetic study suspects Armadillos as source of leprosy in the U.S.

CMA and AFN call federal leaders to modernize Canada Health Act

TB screening misses immigrants: Study

Non-communicable diseases responsible for more than half of deaths worldwide, WHO report says

Seattle BioMed study to identify biomarkers for malaria vaccine design

Biomagnetics accepts Los Alamos National Labs' optical biosensor for disease diagnosis

World could meet U.N. goal of almost ending malaria deaths by 2015, U.N. special envoy for malaria says

New angle in cause of tuberculosis discovered - scientists hopeful for new therapy

U.S. President's Malaria Initiative releases fifth annual report

NetGuarantee's inaugural transaction to help save lives from malaria

Scientists identify key enzyme that destroys lung tissue in TB

Rwanda, QIAGEN and Merck launch comprehensive national cervical cancer prevention program

Africa's football leaders earn UAM recognition for combating malaria

Global health experts discuss legislative landscape of 112th Congress at Kaiser Family Foundation panel

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