OneWorld Health drug receives 'Orphan' designation from U.S. and European regulatory agencies
The Institute for OneWorld Health, the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company in the U.S., announced today it has received Orphan Drug Designation from the two leading regulatory agencies in the world, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA), for paromomycin to treat visceral leishmaniasis (VL). VL, also known as kala a...State agencies propose venture capital center
Lorrie Keating Heinemann, secretary of DPI, said the objective is to...Wisconsin state agencies commended for digital innovations
The , based in Folsom, Cal., is a natio...Wisconsin startup delivers project management relief to creative firms and ad agencies
Green Bay, Wis. - The system will allow logins with adjustable permissions from designers, project managers and clients. It is intended as a central solution for keeping track o...Indian And Danish Research Agencies To Work Together For Osteoporosis
India’s biotechnology company Avestha Gengraine Technologies (Avesthagen) has tied up //with Denmark's Centre for Clinical and Basic Research and Industrialisation Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) for osteoporosis research. The collaboration is being done through the joint venture called Avesta Nordic Research Pvt. Ltd in which Avesthagen has invested 2.5 million euros and the Danis...Demonstrations by staff in medical college against violence by external agencies
After the vocal demonstrations in hospitals against reservation policy there is yet another demonstration the hospital has to face//. This time it is by the staff and the venue is the Medical College Hospital (MCH). The bone of contention is the incident wherein some RSS people unleashed violence in the casualty ward. The administration now is taking steps to check overcrowding of the wards....Agencies Express Concern Over "Breast Ironing" In Africa
Non-profit agencies have expressed their concerns over the practice of "Breast Ironing" in West African countries. This practice is widely prevalent and is used to stunt breast growth in girls by mothers// and other relatives telling them that it is for their own good. It is aimed at warding off sexual harassment and is carried out by hard or heated objects pressed against the develo...West African Meningitis Outbreak Sparks Warning from UN Aid Agencies
United Nations humanitarian agencies are stepping up their efforts to combat a deadly outbreak of meningitis across West Africa, warning that the highly// contagious disease could spread even more rapidly in coming months during the traditional annual migration period within the region. Since the start of the year 798 people have died and 8,557 cases have been recorded across nine cou..."Alarming" Malnutrition Among Kenya Refugees: UN Agencies
Three United Nations agencies on Tuesday launched an appeal for 32 million dollars (23.5 million euros) to help combat "alarming levels" of malnutrition amongst Somali and Sudanese refugees based in camps in Kenya. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP) and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said that as of mid-2006, the acute malnutrition rate stood...