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Rare Disease Industry Leaders and Advocates Honored; Recording Artists Chris Mann, Katrina Parker and Elliott Yamin Gave Touching Performances DANA POINT, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 27, 2012, rare disease patients, advocates, patient organizations, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, medical researchers, celebrities, Olympic champions and private sector representatives attended the Global Genes | R.A.R.E. Project (www.globalgenes.org)...
Crafting public health messages about a disease may create stigmas that influence how likely people are to endorse certain interventions, such as isolating infected persons, forcing treatment on them and mapping their location, according to a Penn State researcher. Rachel Smith, associate professor of communication arts and sciences and investigator with the University's Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, used a hypothetical disease -- a virus carried by rodents -- to develop 16...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In the fluid and somewhat amorphous would of food supply chains, it can be difficult to trace a source of contamination in the event of a pathogen outbreak. A new analysis developed by the Sandia National Laboratories’ National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC) could make this vital detective work much more accurate and efficient. According to the center’s report published in the International Journal of...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other US and UK agencies are joining forces to determine whether or not human-induced changes to the environment have played a role in the spread of West Nile virus, Lyme disease and other ailments. The NSF, the NIH's Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) program, the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the...
"Shaping the Future Now" is Theme; Speakers will Address Current Political and Economic Climate WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patient advocates, industry leaders, medical researchers, government professionals and investors will address together "Shaping the Future Now" at the 2(nd) annual U.S. Conference on Rare Diseases and Orphan Products in Washington, DC October 22 - 24. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110719/DC37656LOGO-b) Sponsored by the...
HealthMap Vaccine Finder helps people find the flu vaccine in their area BOSTON, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Flu season is just around the corner, which means it's time to get the annual seasonal flu shot. Boston Children's Hospital has launched a website to make it as easy as possible for people to find the flu vaccine. Called the HealthMap Vaccine Finder, the website is like Google Maps for the flu vaccine. By visiting flushot.healthmap.org and typing in a...
PCORI Opens Web Survey to Receive Suggestions for Research Topics Directly from the Health Care Community WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is now offering patients, caregivers and the broader health care community an opportunity to submit specific research questions for incorporation into future PCORI funding announcements. As part of its effort to refine its National Priorities for Research and...
BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After one-and-a-half years of intense development, end-user testing, a successful pilot, and through a contract to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN) Coordinating Center has developed a centralized, web-based virtual repository of newborn dried blood...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. As it approaches in the next few weeks, there are a few positive statistics on the state of cancer. Researchers from the United Kingdom recently revealed that they believe that cancer deaths will decline by almost 17 percent by 2030 if people continue to drop the smoking habit and there is a steady stream of treatments in development. According to the charity Cancer Research UK, the change...
ROSWELL, Ga., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark, a leader in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) education and prevention, today announced results of a new survey on patient attitudes toward hand hygiene in a healthcare setting. According to the study results, 72 percent of respondents have never asked healthcare providers if they have washed or sanitized their hands before beginning an exam or procedure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Latest Epidemiology Reference Libraries
Diabetes Care is a peer-reviewed medical journal established in 1978 and published monthly by the American Diabetes Association. It covers research in the following five categories: clinical care/education/nutrition/psychosocial research; epidemiology/health services research; emerging treatments and technologies; pathophysiology/complications; and cardiovascular and metabolic risk. The journal also publishes clinically relevant review articles, letters to the editor, and commentaries....
Influenza A virus causes influenza in birds and some mammals. It is a genus of the Orthomyxoviridae family of viruses. Although the virus is uncommon several strains have been isolated from wild birds. Some can cause severe disease in domestic poultry and sometimes in humans. They are negative sense, single-stranded, segmented RNA viruses. Each subtype has mutated into a variety of strains with different pathogenic profiles. There is a vaccine for humans incase there is an avian influenza, or...
