The bird flu situation in Bangladesh remains serious and the country will have to engage in a long-term strategic campaign against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in order to get the spreading H5N1 virus under control, said the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The biotechnology company Alimentary Health today announced results from two studies that demonstrate the anti-inflammatory activity of a natural probiotic bacterial strain of human origin, Bifantis? (Bifidobacterium infantis 35624), in models of arthritis and Salmonella infection.
Sanofi-aventis (SNY) announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the anticoagulant Lovenox(R) (enoxaparin sodium injection) for the treatment of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE:WYE), announced that two new scientific abstracts relating to the investigational, combination oral contraceptive Lybrel? (90 ?g levonorgestrel/20 ?g ethinyl estradiol tablets) were presented this week at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June 2006. The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices followed with a recommendation that all girls be vaccinated at age 11 or 12 with the HPV vaccine.
Women who eat apples and fish during pregnancy may reduce the risk of their children developing asthma or allergic disease, suggests a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20.
A lethal fish virus in the Great Lakes and neighboring waterways is approaching epidemic proportions, according to Paul Bowser, Cornell professor of aquatic animal medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Findings from one of the biggest inpatient surveys showing that more than nine in ten hospital inpatients had a very positive experience were welcomed by Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt.
Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and Celera (NYSE:CRA), an Applera Corporation business, announced that Abbott has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market the Abbott RealTime HIV-1 viral load test for use on the company?s m2000? automated instrument system.
When it comes to estimating the intelligence of various animal species, it may be as simple measuring overall brain size. In fact, making corrections for a species’ body size may be a mistake.