Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases: The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
A community-based program aimed at reducing the burden of skin disease across remote communities in Australia's Northern Territory has been successful according to a study published November 24 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
thecustard.tv (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Monday 9.00pm School of Saatchi BBC2 - Series exploring the strange and controversial world of contemporary art through a nationwide search by Charles Saatchi. He will select one artist to join his next major exhibition and offer them their own studio for three years. 9.0opm I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here ITV1 - Continues all week 9.00pm Mouth to Mouth BBC3 - Comedy drama series which deals with...
Science Friday (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Dengue fever, malaria and other tropical diseases took center stage at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene conference. Nathan Seppa of Science News offers details, including a strange story of palm trees, fruit bats and human infection.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Pfizer and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) on Wednesday announced plans to team up in an effort to identify new drug candidates for the treatment of three tropical diseases, the Associated Press/Business Week reports. The scientists will test the efficacy of Pfizer drug candidates against sleeping sickness, visceral leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease.
American Presidents Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The most recent presidential Nobel Prize winner is Jimmy Carter , who won it in 2002, well after his presidency. Carter was awarded this honor for his decades of work for international peace: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2002 to Jimmy Carter, for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy...
UN Dispatch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A recent mass administration of treatment for elephantiasis in Indonesia has resulted in side-effects that caused fear and panic. It’s nice to see a mystery solved. We just saw some major panic in Indonesia about a treatment for a neglected tropical disease. The Jakarta Post reported this morning that, after a mass administration of drugs to fight lymphatic filariasis, “those treated by...
thepharmaletter.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Global drug behemoth Pfizer and the Switzerland, not-for-profit R&D group Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) have entered into an accord designed to facilitate advancements in the battle against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and Chagas disease, which afflict vulnerable populations in the developing world.
Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Rewarding Bad Behavior by digby What will this buy them? Another kick in the teeth? Former press secretary to President George W. Bush Dana Perino was appointed as a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Wednesday evening. The board governs all government sponsored, non-military international broadcasting outlets, such as Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia, and Alhurra. The BBG is a...
Xconomy (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The threat of global infectious disease was already a significant humanitarian concern when Ken Stuart set up his independent research lab in 1976. Now known as Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Stuart’s lab directed the research spotlight on tropical diseases, such as malaria, at a time when few others had shown interest. Fast-forward more than 30 years [...]
Intellectual Property Watch (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
New business models might bring down vaccine prices and public-private partnerships could open the way to new treatments to deadly tropical diseases but some countries are lagging behind in their investments to reach their health targets, according to reports from public health organisations holding meetings in different parts of the world.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
NEW YORK & GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc and Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) have signed an agreement that is designed to facilitate advancements in the battle against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and Chagas disease, which afflict vulnerable populations in the developing world. Under the agreement, DNDi will have access to the Pfizer library...
Public Library of Science (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Staff and editors of PLoS Pathogens and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases are heading to the ASTMH Meeting this week (Nov. 18-22). Please consider attending the following PLoS journal-related activities and be sure to visit us at Booth 501 to pick up giveaways and meet the team. THURSDAY 11/19 3:15-3:45pm – Meet the Editor (Booth 501) - Xinzhuan Su, Associate Editor, PLoS Pathogens FRIDAY 11/20...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Federal Ministry of Health has said it is partnering Helen Keller International (HKI), an NGO, to prevent blindness and other tropical diseases in the country.
turenchi (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde OsotimehinThe Federal Ministry of Health said it is partnering with Helen Keller International to prevent blindness and other tropical diseases among Nigerian citizens This partnership was announced ...The Federal Ministry of Health said it is partnering with Helen Keller International to prevent blindness and other tropical diseases among Nigerian citizens This...
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Human movement is a key factor of dengue virus inflow in Rio de Janeiro, according to results from researchers based at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Brazil. The results, based on data from a severe epidemic in 2007-2008, contribute to new understanding on the dynamics of dengue fever in the second largest city in Brazil. Details are published November 10 in the open-access journal PLoS...
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