Researchers consider herd movements to help eradicate bovine TB
In 2008, the U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $31 million to depopulate herds of cattle affected by bovine tuberculosis (TB), even though the risk of the disease has been significantly reduced in the U.S. over the past several decades. Worldwide, especially in developing countries, the disease...Rotary Marks Progress in Drive to Eradicate Polio
Despite economic challenges, donations exceed expectations BIRMINGHAM, England, June 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the final push to rid the world of a crippling and potentially fatal disease, Rotary International today announced that it has raised US$90.7 million toward its US$200 Million...HIV Experts Propose New Approach to Eradicate HIV in Latest Issue of Science
Tibotec joins other leaders from academia, industry and government in collaboration to fight HIV YARDLEY, Pa., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of leading HIV experts call for the exploration of a new approach to treating HIV - one that could ultimately help eradicate the virus - through a col...Is it possible to eradicate homelessness?
A major new 692,000 research initiative launches today with the aim of informing government policy and practice and finding solutions to bring vulnerable homeless people in from the margins of our society. The initiative intends to develop a greater understanding of homeless people who have to co...Nine Year Ban Fails to Eradicate Asbestos Related Diseases
Nine years after its use was banned, statistics show that nearly 4,000 people in the UK die each year from the effects of asbestos exposure whilst at work. Manchester,UK (PRWEB) November 27, 2008 -- On 24th November 1999, the Government's ban on the use of Asbestos cam...Fight begins to eradicate fatal parasite; first vaccines delivered following major funding award
Fight begins to eradicate fatal parasite; first vaccines delivered following major funding award. A vaccine developed by University of Melbourne researchers that could eradicate a fatal form of brain disease will be delivered to Peru next week, and could soon be commercially available thanks to...Arsenic-based therapy shown to help eradicate leukemia-initiating cells
BOSTON -- In both leukemia and solid tumors, there exists among the multitude of warrior cancer cells a small subgroup that work undercover, patiently lying in wait to launch their attacks. Known as either cancer initiating cells (CICs) or leukemia initiating cells (LICs), these stealth population...Telemedicine could eradicate many expensive ED visits
A community-wide study in upstate New York found that nearly 28 percent of all visits to the pediatric emergency department could have been replaced with a more cost-effective Internet doctors visit, or telemedicine, according to investigators from the University of Rochester Medical Center. The R...Hollywood Film Teams up With Kids to Eradicate Smoking
Goal is to create a generation of non-smokers LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The producers for the indie film, Spidey Girl, currently in pre-production, are on a nationwide search for a few kids to cast in the movie through an anti-smoking essay contest. Three boys and/or ...APIC launches 'Targeting Zero' initiative to eradicate infections deemed preventable by CMS
Washington, DC, December 18, 2007 -- The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) today announced a series of new educational initiatives aimed at eliminating healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which include Clostridium difficile-associated disease and the t...New Drug Combination is Able to Eradicate Breast Metastases in Mice
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A novel combination of drugs was able to completely eradicate human breast metastases growing in mice, and shows promise for the effective treatment of patients with advanced metastatic breast cancer. Dr. Sophia Ran from Southern Illinois University School ...Karmanos Cancer Institute Researchers Study New Drug Combinations to Treat Childhood Leukemia
...taff, including nearly 300 faculty members, and supported by thousands of volunteer and financial donors, the Institute strives to prevent, detect and eradicate all forms of cancer. For more information call 1-800-KARMANOS or go to www.karmanos.org . ...Creating new life forms that may help eradicate cancer affecting women
Instead of using the usual cancer-fighting modalities, surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation, researchers from a drug development company called Advaxis, have embarked on a novel approach to fighting cancer: Engaging the immune system to attack cancer in the same the way it would a flu vaccine, by cr...Leicester research paves way for first use in Europe of an insect to fight invasive plant
... "A number of Japanese invertebrates and micro organisms have been subjected to a rigorous testing regime. The aim of biological control is not to eradicate the target organism, but to weaken it so as to restrict spread and increase the effectiveness of other control measures (i.e less herbicide use)." ...Ethiopian government celebrates rinderpest eradication
... transmission. Their ability to monitor for flare-ups following the vaccinations was crucial to conquering rinderpest. Similar tactics were used to eradicate rinderpest in other African countries including Uganda, Sudan, and Kenya. Rinderpest surfaced in Africa in colonial times, initially killing up to 90 ...UAB professor receives HudsonAlpha Innovation Prize
...se cells' destructive potential as a means to treat patients who suffer from certain types of autoimmune disease and perhaps harness this potential to eradicate certain types of infections and malignancies," he added. The prize, in addition to recognizing exceptional talent and research of superior merit, a...Food security: It starts with seed
...ssues through modification of seed composition. Among the wide range of cutting-edge topics that this book covers are the pursuit of grains that could eradicate global malnutrition and the potential growth of vaccines. This book provides valuable, science-based insights for researchers and practitioners in ...UTSA, Health Science Center collaborate with Merck & Co. to develop chlamydia vaccine
...tory disease, ectopic pregnancy, serious complications for newborn infants and infertility. Macrolide (erythromycin-like) antibiotics can successfully eradicate the pathogen in most patients, but treated individuals are highly susceptible to re-infection if exposed via unprotected sex with an infected partner....Two-pronged model could help foil tough cystic fibrosis infections
...ming on live human airway cells. And the highest concentration of tobramycin that can reach CF lungs is below what we've shown to be barely enough to eradicate biofilms on airway cells," Moreau-Marquis said. The team used two FDA-approved iron chelators, deferoxamine and deferasirox, that can remove excess...Gutsy germs succumb to baby broccoli
...atment levels eight weeks after people stopped eating the broccoli sprouts, suggesting that although they reduce H. pylori colonization, they do not eradicate it. "The highlight of the study is that we identified a food that, if eaten regularly, might potentially have an effect on the cause of a lot of g...Freezing prostate cancer does a man's body good
... of cancer being cured with far less chance of having any complications, why wouldn't you choose it?" asked Onik. "There is no question that we can eradicate prostate cancer (when that cancer has not spread to other parts of the body) by freezing it and that there is a better way to 'map' the disease," said...GeoVax Signs HIV/AIDS Vaccine Proposal With Health and Hospital System of Cook County, Illinois
...s")." Cook County Board President Todd H. Stroger said, "We hope this ground-breaking proposal, which is dedicated to addressing the need to help eradicate the HIV/AIDS virus, will extend the opportunity for the residents of Cook County and the surrounding region to participate in clinical trials of vacci...Tigris Pharmaceuticals Presents Results of Breast Cancer Research at AACR Annual Meeting
...taff, including nearly 300 faculty members, and supported by thousands of volunteer and financial donors, the Institute strives to prevent, detect and eradicate all forms of cancer. For more information call 1-800-KARMANOS or go to www.karmanos.org . This news release contains forward-looking stat...Russia Chooses Inactivated Polio Vaccine from Sanofi Pasteur for Primary Immunization of all Infants
...five million people escaping paralysis(1). - Between 1997 and 2005 Sanofi Pasteur donated over 120 million doses of oral polio vaccine to help eradicate polio in Africa (Nigeria is the only remaining endemic country in Africa). - In 2005, Sanofi Pasteur developed a novel monovalent Oral Polio Vacc...Medivation Receives Corporate Achievement Award From Huntington's Disease Society of America
... a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with Huntington's disease and their families. HDSA supports research to eradicate Huntington's disease and assists people and families affected by Huntington's disease. About Medivation Medivation, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical co...Nanoscale carbon materials research wins the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics
...ch could allow light to replace electricity in computers. This would allow faster calculations (since light moves far faster than electrons) and would eradicate some of today's problems with electronics, including chip-to-chip bottlenecks. Heinz said, "This new set of materials is completely different from ...