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HHS Buys Next Generation Smallpox Vaccine

...ategic National Stockpile. "The use of these new authorities under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act further demonstrates our commitment to building improved partnerships with industry," Secretary Leavitt said. This procurement builds upon the MVA smallpox vaccine research and development efforts...

Ecologists Desperate to Save Dal Lake in Kashmir

... fast reducing its original beauty. The State authorities have been aware of the problems and plans have been made to clean the lake, but ecologists feel that there is need to sensitize local people. Raw sewage and land encroachment are some of the major factors causing the problem. The well-known ec...

New Smallpox Vaccine Contract: Five Years in the Making

...zed all of its existing and newly-acquired payment authorities (Advance Payment, Milestone Advance Payment, and Performance Based Payment) as granted under the original Bioshield legislation (2004), the recently-enacted Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act (2006) and the FAR subpart 32.10. Under the contract, B...

Bird Flu Reappears in Malaysia

...radius from the index cases," he said, noting that authorities expected to start killing about 2,000 chickens in the village and surrounding area. Wednesday night, officials in white protective suits were scouring the village collecting birds, including pets and geese, for testing and disposal. After taking ...

China is Cracking Down on Food Safety

...inese- toothpaste. On Thursday Nicaraguan health authorities confiscated 40,000 tubes of Chinese- toothpaste after confirmation that they contained DEG. The Dominican Republic, Panama and Costa Rica have already swung into action and removed thousands of tubes of Chinese toothpaste from store shelves. At tim...

Prison Healthcare Under Strain as Overcrowding Crisis Worsens, Warns BMA

...n 300 cells available for new inmates. The prison authorities have already begun using police cells to house prisoners in some areas of the country. Dr Ashok Rayani, a prison doctor and member of the BMAs Civil and Public Services Committee said: Prison healthcare services do not have the staff, infrastruct...

Whooping Cough Spreads from a Massachusetts Hospital

... Hyannis was diagnosed with pertussia the hospital authorities went on high alert.There is also one suspected case and one probable case. The hospital determined that the staff members may have been contagious between May 17 and June 6. Those who may have been exposed were contacted by the hospital on Friday. Th...

Double Lung Transplant Man in Michigan Recovering

Michigan hospital authorities are heaving a sigh of relief. The much-awaited dou...gans began. Fortunately by late Tuesday hospital authorities learnt another set was indeed coming. The operation was finally performed Thursday. The surgery last...

Ukraine Struggles Against Fake Drug Trade

... join the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Health authorities have established a network of 27 laboratories for ...nalties against medicine counterfeiting. But the authorities have been criticised for poor enforcement of existing laws. Last year, a company called Bryntsalov...

Fake Drug Found in Chinese Hospitals, Outlets: Report

...l companies, the report said. Medical and police authorities are stepping up an investigation into the fake drug and have so far turned up a series of bogus sale receipts to the hospitals and drug sellers where it has turned up, the report said. The scandal comes after China's former top drug administrator Z...

Dengue Sweeping Across Southeast Asia

...ncrease and we need everyone to cooperate with the authorities to fight the menace," Health Ministry official Hasan Abdul Rahman was quoted....

Paris' 'medical Condition' is a Sexually Transmitted Infection

...in court after being freed from the prison as jail authorities feared that Hilton was suicidal and heading for a breakdown. The socialite sobbed throughout the one-hour court hearing and tearfully yelled 'It is not right', after Judge Michael Sauer pronounced his sentence. As she was led from the court, Hilton...

Four Malaysians in Hospital for Bird Flu Checks

...culling of fowl in the area had stopped. He said authorities were still trying to pinpoint the origin of the infection, but denied the virus had been spread by migratory birds. 'It's the off season,' Kamarudin said, adding monitoring continued throughout the country. The veterinary services department said Mon...

Chikungunya Affects Kerala's Healthcare Status

...octor said on condition of anonymity. Soman said authorities should take the help of epidemiologists and entomologists to conduct studies to ensure that vector control measures are taken within the next three to four years to prevent any more epidemic....

Chinese Surname Shortage Sparks Rethink

...lion people now sharing just 100 surnames, Chinese authorities are considering a landmark move to try to end the confusion, state media reported Tuesday . Current Chinese law states that children are only allowed take the surname from either their mother or father, but the lack of variety means there are now 93 ...

HIV Awareness Increases as Condoms are Distributed in Gujarat Theatres Screening Porn Films

...nds. But as this experiment in Gujarat shows, with authorities trying out new ways and methods of spreading the message to the masses, more people seem to be listening....

Canadians Urged to Renovate Houses to Check Radon Gas Radiation

...? That is a scary prospect indeed. Canadian health authorities have estimated that over 500,000 Canadians could be constantly exposed to radiation from radon gas. Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive substance and byproduct of the decay of uranium in soils and rocks. It is considered a leading cause of ...

Electropathy Doctors in Kashmir Decry Government Apathy

...ng protests for over two months, complain that the authorities have not taken any note of their demands. The doctors also want to meet Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad with their demands. They, however, have not been able to get an appointment. We cannot understand this," said Shahid, a doctor, who has been agi...

The Long Wait ... Dying for Lack of Kidneys

...ven encourage organ giving, with Mexico's Catholic authorities for instance viewing donorship as an act of charity, self-sacrifice and brotherly love. Even Jehovah's Witnesses agree, while demanding organs be drained of blood before transplantation. Buddhism too considers donations a form of merit-making, said Y...

Hong Kong Choked by Growing Pollution Problem

...ust flows straight into the bay," said Young. "The authorities are planning to build more treatment plants on the...or environmental reasons are reopening -- although authorities in southern China are working to replace them with newer, cleaner facilities. Last year investment...

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