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May 22, 2011
Meet Ralph, your cruise director: Vincent, Rich, Alan, and Dickson review noroviruses with Stephanie Karst, PhD.
Tve.org (2004, 5:48)
Studies in Eastern Europe show that in no other country has the spread of the HIV virus so drug fueled as in Ukraine. Many drug addicts share their needles and this causes the spread of the HIV virus. (For Part 2/2)
CANADA
SunMedia May 25, 2011
The province plans to spend more than $14 million over five years to battle shockingly high rates of sexually transmitted infections. But it's ignoring the cheapest remedy of all.
World Health Organization reforms forthcoming
CMAJ May 26, 2011
CMAJ May 26, 2011
Consensus on the need to reform World Health Organization operations and financing, a new strategy to combat HIV and approval of a comprehensive influenza preparedness plan were among developments emerging from the 64th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
INTERNATIONAL
Associated Press May 27, 2011
The Vatican has invited AIDS experts from around the world to a two-day symposium on preventing HIV and caring for people with the virus, just months after the pope made international headlines with his comments about condoms and AIDS.
Science Speaks Blog 24 May 2011
Helen Epstein is a freelance writer and independent consultant in public health. Her articles have appeared in The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, Granta and elsewhere. Her book The Invisible Cure: Why we are Losing the Fight against AIDS in Africa was a New York Times notable book of 2007.
Science Speaks 26 May 2011 John Donnelly reports on some important memories revealed by Dr. Eric Goosby of the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, responsible for running the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program.
Public health: Polio clings on in Pakistan
Nature News 25 May 2011
Nature News 25 May 2011
Fears grow that health-service reforms may let virus flourish, just as the global eradication effort reaches its endgame.
Nature News 25 May 2011
Ridding the world of polio requires a global initiative that tailors strategies to communities, say Heidi J. Larson and Isaac Ghinai.
Doctors, nurses 'tipping point' in vaccine scares
Australian Broadcasting Corp. May 26, 2011
Australian Broadcasting Corp. May 26, 2011
Childhood immunization campaigns should better target doctors and nurses to head off the next vaccine scare, says one expert.
UK PROPOSED NEW FLU AND VACCINE PURCHASE PLAN
Health Protection Agency (UK) (News Release) May 25, 2011
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The Telegraph May 25, 2011
More people died after contracting swine flu in Britain last winter than during the previous year’s pandemic.
GP Magazine, 25 May 2011
GPs will lose responsibility for ordering seasonal flu vaccines and instead place orders centrally for stocks procured and held by the DoH under new plans under consultation.
BBC May 25, 2011
Last winter's flu outbreak claimed 602 lives in the UK, with more than 70% of the deaths among 15- to 64-year-olds, Health Protection Agency figures show.
NATURE SPECIAL EDITION: VACCINES
Nature 473, 26 May 2011
Vaccines are responsible for some of the world's greatest public health triumphs. In the past decade, vaccines against leading killer diseases have been introduced, and more are on the way. But funding is tight, and unfounded doubts about the safety of vaccines persist. Nature explores the social and scientific challenges facing this key weapon in the twenty-first century's medical armoury.
