A major donation to the NCD Alliance in the lead-up to the United Nations Summit on Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) was announced in the form of a USD$1 million grant by the Medtronic Foundation. The financial commitment was announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York as part...
Critical challenges remain in the centuries-old battles against infectious diseases, particularly as bacteria and viruses mutate and as the threat of bioterrorism grows. Responding to this need, America's biopharmaceutical research companies this year have 395 new medicines and vaccines in the...
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced the expansion of its Human Genetic Therapies pipeline through the exclusive license, in markets outside of North America, for the activin receptor type IIB (ActRIIB) class of molecules being developed...
...even though? 1/3rd of Europe was wiped out by disease from Asia, during the Black Plague, and native americans immigrated to the U.S. from Asia. You don't hear Britons or French people whining to the asians about bringing their germs to Europe
Which brings me to another point - why to...
UroToday.com - Endocrine treatment (ET), which interrupts testosterone regulation of the prostate tumor, is the cornerstone treatment for men with locally advanced or metastatic prostate cancer. A number of metabolic side-effects have been reported including increased body weight, insulin...
Several Canadian researchers have come together to help control the relentless spread of a prion disease, chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk, through vaccines. At the same time they aim to generate safe and effective therapies for common cancers. This simultaneous research is possible...
The University of South Florida's Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair has been granted a patent for a cell transplantation procedure combining human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells and a sugar-alcohol compound called "mannitol" that may make a big difference in treating...
Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, proudly announces the release of Infectious Diseases, 3rd Edition. Presented in an engaging multi-media format that includes a robust set of interactive and online features, this...
Ok. Im sure Im getting a carin terrier, but I know nothing about them. Well, My aunt has one named magoo, and she tells me what he's like, so I know everything about them except there diseases. So, please list them, or you can do what ever you want, just tell me the diseases. Thanks for the...
Under a sunny sky, officials from Washington State University and the Gates Foundation broke ground on a 62,000-square-foot, three-story flagship research building for a new School for Global Animal Health. The first of its kind research facility will house a state-of-the-art infectious disease...
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i'm getting a rabbit in a few weeks and i was just wondering about any deadly diseases that rabbits can catch and i was wondering how you could prevent them.
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First, the joints in the left knee started to hurt. After weeks/months, the right knee had been experiencing the same thing. Then the right elbow and the radius/ulna (I'm not so certain but it's just NEAR the wrist but not in it). Sometimes, any bone in the body hurts. But you really don't feel...
Scientists have confirmed that the healthful substances found in green tea - renowned for their powerful antioxidant and disease-fighting properties - do penetrate into tissues of the eye. Their new report, the first documenting how the lens, retina, and other eye tissues absorb these...
GSK announces the formation of a new standalone unit specialising in the development and commercialisation of medicines for rare diseases. Over 5,500 rare diseases have been identified(1) of which less than 10% are currently being treated(2), presenting a significant unmet medical need. Despite...
The Independent examines the expansion of human diseases that originated in animals. "At least 45 diseases that have passed from animals to humans have been reported to U.N. agencies in the last two decades, with the number expected to escalate in the coming years," the Independent writes...
I have two tanks: a five gallon and a 35 gallon. The 35 gallon is well established and has a betta sorority and several schooling fish. The five gallon had a male betta and a large apple snail.
Unfortunately, I lost the male betta a little more than a month ago. He got dropsy and died (it...
Pretty basic question, i was just wondering if fighters in combat sports (mma, boxing, etc.) are blood tested before they are allowed to fight? It would seem pretty unsafe if they weren't because I've seen many fights where both fighters are cut and bleeding on each other. i think b.j. Penn...
So I need to write a research paper for English class, which is all fine and dandy. However, I must find a topic that can be under a broad category of "conspiracies". So I want to do an epidemic or disease conspiracy. However, I don't want to do HIV or something like that. I want to do something...