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CANADIAN NEWS
CTV.ca Jun 9, 2011
There have been 208 cases of measles reported in Quebec since May 1 and a total of 254 since the beginning of the year. That's a huge number, considering that there are typically only 11 cases a year in all of Canada, says the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The Mark Jun 7, 2011
As Europe is being hit hard by a vicious E. coli outbreak, authorities around the world are realizing that their own food-safety systems may not be adequate to manage emerging risks.
CTV June 9, 2011
Canadian doctors are reporting what may be the first case of a new flu virus created after a child became co-infected with two influenza strains -- pandemic H1N1 and seasonal H3N2.
Government of Canada News Release June 09, 2011
The Government of Canada will provide funding for research to develop new treatments for lung, breast and ovarian cancers, as well as other life-threatening diseases. Speaking at the University of Toronto, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology) announced that 17 universities will receive funding for state-of-the-art research that will lead to direct health benefits for Canadians, more effective health services, and economic development in health-related areas.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
New York Times June 9, 2011
After days of confusion, German authorities said Friday that they had finally narrowed down the most likely cause of one of the world’s worst recorded E. coli infections to contaminated, home-grown bean-sprouts.
BBC News Jun 9, 2011
Researchers writing in The Lancet say there is the potential to develop 20 new or improved vaccines in the next decade.
A group of scientists says funding is crucial - but so is trust and confidence in vaccines.
Infecting around 120 million people worldwide, hepatitis C virus (HCV) is more common than HIV yet it is a neglected epidemic. Diagnosis is hard, treatment is arduous, and there is no vaccine. However, for the first time in decades, new drugs are about to be launched that could substantially improve treatment and herald a new era of HCV awareness. Full free access.
Reuters Jun 10, 2011 6:26am EDT
A novel variant of swine flu has emerged in Asia with a genetic adaptation giving some resistance to Roche's Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline's Relenza, the two mainstay drugs used to tackle the disease.
Reuters Jun 9, 2011
Millions of children's lives and billions of dollars could be saved if vaccines were more widely available in 72 of the world's poorest countries, according to research published on Thursday.
CNN June 8, 2011
Facebook is already adept at handling public-relations blunders, but the company is beginning to focus on how it can help with real calamities.
Houston Chronicle June 8, 2011
Dr. Peter Hotez, who will join the staffs of Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine this summer, will serve as founding dean of a new, as yet unnamed, tropical disease research school at Baylor. It will be the only such institution in North or South America, said Hotez, who was in Houston for the announcement Wednesday.
Wall Street Journal May 19, 2011
A 135-Year-Old Piece of Skin Launches a Smallpox Scare at a Virginia Museum
HIV/ AIDS & UN CONFERENCE NEWS
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Huffington Post Jun 9, 2011
Op Ed from Mitchell Warren Executive Director, AVAC: This week the world has been looking back at 30 years of AIDS. Three decades have taken us from five young gay men in Los Angeles to 34 million men, women and children around the world living with HIV. But what about the next thirty years? Could we see an end to AIDS?
UN Member States Agree on 'Universal Access' to AIDS Treatment
Globe and Mail, June 8, 2011
The member states of the United Nations will call for 'universal access' -- treatment for 15 million people with HIV-AIDS -- by 2015, in a declaration to be signed Friday at a special summit on the disease
Globe and Mail, June 8, 2011
The member states of the United Nations will call for 'universal access' -- treatment for 15 million people with HIV-AIDS -- by 2015, in a declaration to be signed Friday at a special summit on the disease
South Africa: New Policy Saves Thousands of Babies From HIV
AllAfrica 9 June 2011
Government has slashed the HIV transmission rate from pregnant mothers to their babies to merely 3.5 percent, potentially sparing some 67 000 babies from HIV infection.
UNAIDS News Service 9 June 2011
World leaders gathered in New York for the 2011 United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS have today launched a Global Plan that will make significant strides towards eliminating new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive.
CNN June 8, 2011
Op Ed by By Seth Berkeley and Phill Wilson, Special to CNN
Science Speaks 08 Jun 2011
It is too soon to halt our efforts and to be put off by the cost of treatment and budget cuts,” said United Nations (UN) President Joseph Deiss to the packed general assembly hall Wednesday morning at the opening of the 2011 UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS.
UN News Service 8 June 2011
Top United Nations officials today issued a call to action to end AIDS, stressing the need for a broad partnership among governments, the private sector and civil society to combat an epidemic that is still wreaking havoc 30 years after the first case was reported.
UNAIDS Media Room 07 June 2011
To bring to the forefront priority actions for the AIDS response put forward by women around the world ahead of the General Assembly High Level Meeting on AIDS, a special event was held on 7 June. The event launched a report In Women’s Words: HIV priorities for positive change . The publication summarizes the key messages and findings from a global virtual consultation which engaged with nearly 800 women from over 95 countries and in nine languages. The consultation was a platform to give a voice to women living with and affected by HIV to express their priorities and vision for the future of the AIDS response. The publication enables the participants of the consultation to share their viewpoints and call to action to a wider audience.
