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An investigation is launched after families were told their babies had MRSA - only to discover none of them had the life-threatening disease.

Consumer Driven Approach Simplifies the Search for High Quality Care Communities

HONG KONG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong authorities will implement a fixed-penalty system for smoking offenses, Secretary for Food and Health York Chow said here Wednesday. The government plans to...

Ministries of health, environment to launch Joint Asthma Control Programme Wednesday, May 06, 2009 Shahina Maqbool Islamabad The collaborative roles of the ministries of health and environment in the fight against asthma - a disease that affects an estimated 12% of the adult population in Pakistan and up to 20% children between 13 and 14 years of ...

Asthma uk Cymru is launching a report for World Asthma Day which paints a bleak picture of life at school for the 59,000 children with asthma in Wales. The report, called Missing Out, is based on conversations with children and young people from Wales and across the UK. It shows how teachers' pre-conceptions and a general lack of understanding about asthma are causing children with asthma to 'miss out' or be excluded from normal childhood experiences.

Safeguard Biosystems Inc., an emerging Canadian company specializing in advanced molecular diagnostic technologies, has created a rapid, simple and cost-effective test for the detection of all Influenza A viruses including the Swine Flu (H1N1), and Avian Flu (H5N1) strains. 'Highly accurate and cost-effective testing should be a critical component of biosecurity strategies.

Candela Corporation (NASDAQ: CLZR) announced that Health Canada has cleared the new QuadraLASET advanced CO2 fractional laser for distribution in Canada. Launched at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in March 2009, the QuadraLASE is changing the way practitioners are looking at fractional CO2 laser treatments.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - May 6, 2009) - During the month of May, MS Awareness Month, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Quebec Division will launch the 33rd edition of the MS Carnation Campaign. This event will take place from May 7 to 10, 2009, the Mother's Day weekend. For the fifth year in a row, Sophie Thibault, anchorperson of TVA 22 heures, has agreed to act as spokesperson of MS Awareness Month in order to make the public more aware of the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis, a neurological disease that affects primarily people aged between 15 and 40 years old.

Background: Schitosomiasis japonica is still a significant public health problem in China. A protective vaccine for human or animal use represents an important strategy for long-term control of this disease. Due to the complex life cycle of schistosomes, different vaccine design approaches may be necessary, including polyvalent subunit vaccines. In this study, we constructed four chimeric proteins (designated SjGP-1~4) via fusion of Sj26GST and four individual paramyosin fragments. We tested these four proteins as vaccine candidates, and investigated the effect of deviating immune response on protection roles in mice. Methods: The immunogencity and protection efficacy of chimeric proteins were evaluated in mice. Next, the chimeric protein SjGP-3 was selected and formulated in various adjuvants, including CFA, ISA 206, IMS 1312 and ISA 70M. The titers of antigen-specific IgG, IgE and IgG subclass were measured. The effect of adjuvant on cytokine production and percentages of CD3+CD8-IFN

Key improvements in a major infectious disease database that will aid vaccine development worldwide were unveiled today with the 2.0 launch of the National Institutes of Health-sponsored Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource (IEDB). The 2.0 launch was announced by a research team from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, who designed, developed and continue to host the database under a multi-million dollar NIH contract.