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Diabetes Care Club Acquires Priority Diabetes Supply, Obtains CMS Contract to Distribute Diabetic Supplies

Leading provider of mail-order diabetic testing supplies becomes one of only 18 companies in nation authorized by CMS to serve Medicare patients Company also inks agreement with Roche to ensure continued delivery of its ACCU-CHEK line of products to Medicare population Diabetes Care Club, a leading provider o...

Global Virus Network Adds Seven Prominent Leaders to Board of Directors

Vinton Cerf and William Haseltine to serve as Advisors The Board of Directors of the Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of the world’s leading medical virology research centers working to prevent illness and death from viral disease, today announced the addition of seven new members to its Board of Directors; Gina Adams, Günter Lorenz, Charles...

SARS-Like Virus Spreads From Patient to Nurse: WHO

Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care - the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital. Reuters Health Information

The World Small Animal Veterinary Association Recommends Canine VacciCheck

KIBBUTZ GALED, Israel, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Vaccination Guidelines Group has recently published the "Vaccination Guidelines for New Puppy Owners". The guidelines' aim is to ensure that dogs are protected from infectious disease, while reducing the number of vaccines that are given routinely. As part of this aim, the WSAVA Vaccinating...

Summer of the Mosquito

I remember last summer as the summer of the mosquito. I wasn't prepared. Those buzzing, itching, carbon dioxide-seeking missiles chased my family out of the backyard. The long anticipated lazy days laying in the backyard turned into short backdoor ja...

New Study: Oral Sex Linked to Throat Cancer; polyDNA Recommends Gene-Eden-VIR against HPV, the Virus Associated with Throat Cancer

92.6% of patients with throat cancer also had an HPV infection, according to a new paper published in April, 2013 from the American Journal of Gastroenterology. (1) polyDNA suggests taking Gene-Eden-VIR to kill latent HPV in the throat. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 A new study shows more friends with benefits is not always better. The study found a link between the number of oral sex partne...

CDC Study: 20 Million New Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Per Year; polyDNA Recommends Gene-Eden-VIR Against Latent Viral STDs

polyDNA suggests Gene-Eden-VIR for people infected with the latent herpes virus, or those who show risky sexual behaviors. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 The “CDC estimates that there are more than 19.7 million new STIs (STDs) in the United States each year” in a new study published in February of this year. The study noted that some of these new STIs are prevalent, which means that they...

China bird flu devastates Shanghai family

The virus has already killed her mother, and Kelly Gu's father lies critically ill with H7N9 bird flu in a Shanghai hospital bed—the only couple both infected in China's outbreak of the disease.

Saudi health workers sickened by SARS-like virus

A deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, health officials said Wednesday.

WHO warns of threat from new virus

World Health Organization has warned that the emergence of a new coronavirus represents a “major challenge” for the world as well as the countries currently affected.

WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new SARS-like virus

LONDON (Reuters) - Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care - the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organi...

SARS-like virus spread to health workers, officials say

NEW YORK  -- A deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, health officials said Wednesday. The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia told world health officials that two health care workers b …

Genentech Follows Fast at ASCO as Cancer Immunotherapy Picks Up

Genentech made its name in cancer by creating targeted antibody drugs that zero in on tumor cells while mostly sparing healthy tissue. Now it’s seeking to compete in the next wave of cancer immunotherapies, which are designed to spark the immune sy...

JC polyoma virus interacts with APOL1 in African Americans with nondiabetic nephropathy

Alnylam to Webcast Presentation at 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Conference

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that management will present a company overview at the 2013 UBS Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. ET at The Sheraton New York Hotel in New York City. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the...

Edison Investment - Medicago - Investment summary: Rapid response to H7N9

Medicago has produced a virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidate for the H7N9 avian flu virus responsible for the current outbreak in China, demonstrating the rapid responsiveness of its vaccine platform compared to conventional production methods. H213 will see important Phase II data from Medicago’s H5N1 and seasonal flu vaccine candidates, offering share price catalysts and potential...

Mineral Detox, a Product that May Be a Herpes Cure to Resolve Herpes, is Available through New Site

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Mineral Detox, a 2-step natural product that is formulated to help resolve herpes, has just launched a brand new website. The site is very user-friendly and easy-to-navigate, and features a lot of in-depth information about the Mineral Detox product. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/CG14488) As anyone who has herpes kno...

Larry Page's damaged vocal cords: Treatment comes with trade-offs

Larry Page, Google’s co-founder and chief executive, says the condition that has left his voice hoarse and raspy and made public speaking difficult was caused by a virus. Page disclosed Tuesday that he has some degree of paralysis in both of his vocal cords. That, he  …

Research Team Publishes New Methods for Synthetic Generation of Influenza Vaccines

LA JOLLA, Calif. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of international researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA, US Department of Health and Human Services), and Institut fur Virologie, Phillips Universitat, has published a study...

India Announces Low-Cost Rotavirus Vaccine

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government announced Tuesday the development of a new low-cost vaccine proven effective against a diarrhea-causing virus that is one of the leading causes of childhood deaths across the developing world. The Indian manuf...

Hepatitis C Virus Therapy Update 2013

How has therapy for hepatitis C changed over the years? This new article reviews the latest treatment strategies, and outlines some of the most current drugs on the market. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

New Roche Award for Antibody-based Cancer Therapy Research

PENZBERG, Germany, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from academia throughout Europe are invited to participate In a newly created award, pRED`s Discovery Oncology unit of Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) in Penzberg, Germany invites European researchers to submit abstracts which describe their scientific work in the field of tumor-selective membrane targets for antibody-based cancer th...

Avian-origin influenza A virus associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases

A novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged in China in February 2013, and is associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases. To date, more than 100 human cases of infection, including at least 20 deaths, have been repo...

1-800-GO-VAPOR.com to Target Canine Rescue Shelters with Ladybug Vapor Steam Cleaners

TANCS®-equipped vapor steam cleaners are scientifically proven to wipe out canine parvovirus disease. Lake Forest, Illinois (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Today, 1-800-GO-VAPOR.com, a national ecommerce company specializing in top performing vapor steam cleaners for home and commercial use, announced that it intends to actively market the Ladybug Tekno 2350 vapor steam cleaner to animal rescue shelter...

India develops new low-cost vaccine against diarrhea virus

The Indian government has announced the development of new low-cost vaccine referred to as Rotavac against rotavirus, a diarrhea causative agent leading to a number of childhood deaths in the developing world.