| Tue 9 Feb 2010 |
Ally for the Poor in an Unlikely Corner
The New York Times | Andrew Witty is not quite as young or as buff as Anderson Cooper, but he does do interviews in shirtsleeves from the slums of Nairobi and rural hospitals in Uganda. | What makes that unusual is that Mr. Witty is not a roving CNN anchor, but the chi... |
Myths still keep families away from polio drops
The Times Of India MUMBAI: Health staff working on the polio-immunisation drive say there is still widespread opposition to administering polio drops among certain sections in the state. | TOI spoke to several field workers, who said many still felt polio drops were co... |
No headway on HIV vaccine after 20 years
DNA India | Pune: Global efforts over the last two decades to produce an HIV vaccine have made little headway. Here’s why: Vaccine trials on monkeys and chimpanzees have routinely failed to elicit a satisfactory immune response against the human immuno-d... |
Complacency the biggest enemy in swine flu battle
Hong Kong Standard Fears of a second or third wave of the human swine flu (H1N1) pandemic have prompted health chiefs to stockpile vaccines and warn against complacency. | //--> Kaylene Hong | Tuesday, February 09, 2010 | Fears of a second or third wave of the human sw... |
Smokers more likely to get their daughters vaccinated against HPV
Newstrack India | Washington, Feb 08 (ANI): Parents who smoke or have been smokers in the past are more likely to get their daughters vaccinated against HPV, a new study claims. | The study results, on correlates of HPV vaccine use, found parents' choice to va... |
| Mon 8 Feb 2010 |
Mass free cat spay and neuter clinic Feb. 20
The Press Democrat | This year, they’re fighting back. | In what may be the largest event of its kind in county history, all seven of the county’s animal shelters are teaming up Feb. 20 to offer a free spay and neuter clinic for cats. | Organizers of the ev... |
Obama attempting to resuscitate healthcare bill, Iran preparing to 'punch the arrogance'
The Examiner | While a record number of Americans were breathlessly preparing to watch Sunday’s Super Bowl (106.5 million according to www.reuters.com), Obama was attempting to resuscitate the healthcare bill by wooing the Republicans back to the operating ... |
Digital TV opens VHF for RFID tracking; Likelihood of Olympics attack as reason to launch
The Examiner | Now that the ideal bandwidth for RFID tracking -- very high frequency -- has been freed up, now all that is needed is an event to catalyze a reason to implement forced RFID tracking of mankind. Why free energy is anathema to such conspiracies... |
Attempt to Combat Global Warming Falls Victim to Cold Sting of Irony
Fox News | Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: | Global Cooling | Eleven green-energy wind turbines in Minnesota, which are supposed to provide environmentally safe electricity and fight global warming, cannot operate because they are frozen... |
Gates Foundation makes bold investment in childhood vaccines
Seattle Times | THE Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's $10 billion investment in childhood vaccines is breathtaking in scale and its promise for bolstering gains in childhood health. | Here's a worthy comparison. A decade ago, the Gates Foundation entered the world... |
Dynavax starts hepatitis B trial
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Dynavax starts hepatitis B trial
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Canada's athletes prepare for final exams at 2010 Olympic Winter Games
Breitbart VANCOUVER, B.C. - The pressure is on the home team to shine at the Vancouver Winter Games. | Canadians have set their most ambitious Olympic target ever. Win more medals, no matter what colour, than any other country. | "We'll be winning medals prett... |
Amazing Integrative Medicine Veterinarian Right Here in San Jose
The Examiner | Dr. Sara Sara Skiwski If you like this ... Isn't your health worth more than a cup of coffee? Do you need a coach to help you stick to your New Year's resolution to lose weight? Health Benefits of Hot Tubs and Spas Losing weight should not be your ... |
BD Launches New Device Designed to Improve Safety, Accuracy and Turnaround Time of Blood Collection in Patients with Fragile Veins
PR Newswire | FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the launch of BD Microtainer® MAP Microtube for Automated Process for hematology testing. This new product is designe... |
Dynavax Initiates Large-Scale Phase 3 Trial of HEPLISAV(TM)
Stockhouse BERKELEY, CA, Feb 08, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- | Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) announced today initiation of a large-scale Phase 3 trial designed to demonstrate the lot-to-lot consistency of commercial vaccine an... |
QIAGEN Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2009 Results
Stockhouse Fiscal 2009 Net Sales Exceed $1 Billion | VENLO, Netherlands, Feb 8, 2010 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- | QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq:QGEN) (Frankfurt:QIA) today announced the results of operations for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year ende... |
NOVAVAX Reports Additional Positive Data from Its Trivalent Seasonal Influenza (VLP) Vaccine Clinical Study in ...
Stockhouse Data show significant Neuraminidase Inhibition Antibody Titers in VLP vaccine recipients | ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb 08, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- | Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced today new data from a clinical study that began i... |
Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers
The News & Observer | CHICAGO -- A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. | "Although fathers' age can co... |
Health Department Holding Four H1N1 Clinics This Week
MSNBC updated 2:19 p.m. ET Feb. 8, 2010 | BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) -- The Erie County Health Department will be co-sponsoring four H1N1 vaccination clinics at the following locations this week. | Monday, February 8 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Gloria J. Parks ... |
Aspartame; good for aliens - bad for humans
The Examiner | Aspartame artificial sweetener. Most of what we see in the media is really industry manipulation and public relations for big corporations. You've heard it for decades: "More money will bring a cure for cancer", America ha... |
The re-emergence of old childhood diseases
The Examiner | Child with measles Illinois Dept. of Health | Although most common childhood viruses were declared eradicated in the United States over ten years ago, health officials are now alarmed by the re-emergence of many of them, including measles and ... |
Many animals urgently need adoption in Rome, GA
The Examiner | This young chihuahua mix needs to be adopted or rescued by the end of the day Tuesday. Save her. Petfinder If you like this ... A modest proposal: PETA should 'euthanize' only animatronic dogs and cats Save the date: Building No Kill Communities wo... |
Not all responsible pet owners are good neighbors
The Examiner | http://www.flickr.com/photos/perfectoinsecto/ | You've seen the headlines "Hung Jury Forces Couple to Give Up Elderly Pets", "Couple battles Dallas' order to get rid of their family of 17 rescued pets ", and "They did every... |
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