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Global Health

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First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 Documents

Publication serves as a guide to build productive partnerships and overcome global health challenges

Meaningful and lasting progress in addressing global health challenges cannot be achieved without partnerships and collaboration, according to a publication released today, Case Studies for Global Health. The collection of case studies, which focus on ... [News-Medical.Net - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Global Health, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, General Counsel

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)

Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS Grants; Africa's Water Resources; Sex Workers In Malawi

Report Examines HIV/AIDS Grant Funding HIV/AIDS program grants made by U.S.-based foundations totaled $618 billion in 2008, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, according to a new report by Funders Concerned About AIDS, the Chronicle ... [Medical News Today - 11/20/2009]

Entities: HIV/AIDS, Global Health, Water Resources, Malawi

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Biotechnology)

Ivey Centre for Health Innovation & Leadership to Host Global Health Innovation Conference

Experts bringing crucial innovation to health careLONDON, ON, Nov. 19 /CNW/ - Canada's lacklustre pace in adopting health innovations and commercializing new products and processes is costing our health system. To tackle that challenge, the Ivey Centre ... [Globe Investor - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Invention, Global Health, Richard Ivey School of Business, Leadership

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Health Professionals Must Act to Tackle Climate Change

Dr Robin Stott presents this Global Health Forum talk on; ' ' as part of Imperial College Green Week.Abstract: A discussion on how health professionals must act to tackle the dangers of climate change. Dr. Stott will outline ways in which health proffessionals ... [Imperial College London - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Global Health, Imperial College London

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Medicine)

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter on Global Health Care

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn in a health clinic in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, October 2009.As President Obama and Congress work to overhaul American health care, Jimmy Carter is continuing his quest to fight diseases in some of the most ... [Vanity Fair - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Malaria, Jimmy Carter, Carter Center, Dominican Republic, Haiti

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Washington Global Health Alliance completes internal coordination study of global health

The Washington Global Health Alliance, a group representing 26 life-sciences businesses, institutions and governmental organizations, has completed an internal coordination study demonstrating the significant influence of its primary partners in the mission ... [News-Medical.Net - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Global Health, Washington DC, Biomedical Research Institute, Seattle, Complementary

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Winning fight against malaria one nation at a time

Half a billion people catch malaria every year and one million die, nevertheless, the fight has been energised in the years since the establishment of The Global Fund in 2002.Sir Richard Feachem was its first executive director. Now, he is Director of ... [ABC Radio Australia - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Malaria, Richard Feachem, Global Health

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Also In Global Health News: Global Corruption; HIV Vaccine; Smoking; DRC Aid

Global : Global HIV DRC Aid Global Corruption Fight Slowing, Report Says A ... [MediLexicon - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Corruption

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Global Health: World Toilet Day Raises a Stink

While it may sound like a bad joke, today's World Toilet Day focuses on a not-so-funny issue impacting almost half the world's population — a lack of toilets and sanitation. People may be too embarrassed to openly talk about it, but everyone does it, ... [Global Voices Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Global Health, Sanitation, WaterAid

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Health technologies can save lives, lower costs here at home

By injecting capital into the field of global health technology, philanthropists like Gates have created a counterbalance to traditional market forces, which do not provide financial rewards for investments in global health technology. The critical need ... [Houston Chronicle - 11/15/2009]

Entities: Diagnostic, Developing World, HIV/AIDS

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

The Importance of Maintaining U.S. Funding for Global Health

- Earlier last week Bill and Melinda Gates launched a new project through their foundation in order to emphasize the importance of government contributions to global health. The couple highlighted the previous success of U.S. government initiatives in ... [National Academies - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Global Health, Institute of Medicine, United States

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents

Calls for International Food Safety Standards

CANADA - A professor with the University of Manitoba is calling for international standards for the approval of health claims on food product labels, writes Bruce Cochrane.University news is a Wonderworks Canada Production courtesy of the Faculty of Agriculture ... [The Beef Site - 11/16/2009]

Entities: University of Manitoba, Peter Jones, Canada

Quotes

According to Dr. Lepor, "this study shows the importance of HDL-cholesterol modification as an adjunct to statin therapy in patients with lower HDL cholesterol levels at risk for with niacin being the first choice in these patients. The niacin used should be the branded Niaspan and not the over the counter preparations. Unfortunately the major limitation of niacin therapy is the intense flushing that can be associated with its use." In terms of managing patients who are on add on ezetimibe therapy, we should stay tuned to the larger trials that are now in progress such as AIM-HIGH...

E-News Medical Alert: Westside Medical Associates of Los Angeles & Westside Medical Imaging [Los Angeles Business - 12 hours ago]

...President, International, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), a founding member of the Global Health Progress initiative. "Successful programs engage partners and policymakers early, communicate openly and frequently with relevant stakeholders, and empower and involve communities."

Publication serves as a guide to build productive partnerships and overcome global health challenges [News-Medical.Net - 13 hours ago]

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HIV-TB: International Calls for New Strategy by... [Third World Network - 10 hours ago]
Jimmy Carter on Global Health Care [Vanity Fair - 11 hours ago]
E-News Medical Alert: Westside Medical Associat... [Los Angeles Business - 12 hours ago]
Publication serves as a guide to build producti... [News-Medical.Net - 13 hours ago]
Case Studies Offer Inside Look at Effective Way... [Street Insider - 23 hours ago]
Health Professionals Must Act to Tackle Climate... [Imperial College London - 11/20/2009]
Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS Grants; Af... [Medical News Today - 11/20/2009]
Multispeciality hospital Medanta commences oper... [Moneycontrol.com - 11/20/2009]
Rachel Maddow issues another critique on PR pros [PR Week US - 11/19/2009]
Treating alcohol-use disorders and tuberculosis... [EurekAlert! - 11/19/2009]
Is type 2 diabetes mellitus a risk factor for g... [EurekAlert! - 11/19/2009]
Ivey Centre for Health Innovation & Leaders... [Globe Investor - 11/19/2009]
Also in Global Health News: HIV/AIDS grant givi... [News-Medical.Net - 11/19/2009]
Op-Eds: HIV travel ban; improving sanitation; c... [News-Medical.Net - 11/19/2009]
U.S. makes big push to prevent global pandemic [American Veterinary Medical Association - 11/19/2009]
Washington Global Health Alliance completes int... [News-Medical.Net - 11/19/2009]
The Icos Alumni Guide, Trubion CEO Resigns, OVP... [Xconomy - 11/19/2009]
Also In Global Health News: Global Corruption; ... [MediLexicon - 11/19/2009]
Winning fight against malaria one nation at a time [ABC Radio Australia - 11/19/2009]
Beyond Anecdotes: Measuring Global Health Impac... [Xconomy - 11/18/2009]
Also In Global Health News: Global Corruption; ... [Medical News Today - 11/18/2009]
Unexplained liver hemorrhage after metastasis r... [EurekAlert! - 11/18/2009]
Vardenafil: A potential drug to protect gastric... [EurekAlert! - 11/18/2009]
Can EP4 agonist alleviate gastric lesions? [Genetic Engineering News - 11/18/2009]
Is hepatic differentiation of embryonic stem ce... [Genetic Engineering News - 11/18/2009]
Antifibrotic effects of green tea [Genetic Engineering News - 11/18/2009]
What relates to the short-term effectiveness of... [Genetic Engineering News - 11/18/2009]
William H. Frist Joins URS Board [Business Wire UK - 11/18/2009]
Health innovation requires a systems approach [SciDev.Net - 11/18/2009]
Rememberg Mumbai: A Traveler’s Reflections On t... [Chabad Lubavitch Global Network - 11/18/2009]

Blogs

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Global Health: World Toilet Day Raises a Stink [Global Voices Online - 11/19/2009] While it may sound like a bad joke, today's World Toilet Day focuses on a not-so-funny issue impacting almost half the world's population — a lack of toilets and ...
Reference: 450 skeptical peer reviewed papers [Watts Up With That? - 11/15/2009] Andrew at Popular Technology has taken the time (quite a bit of it) to compile a list of papers that have skeptical views. It is reproduced in full here. My thanks ...
Dr. Orin Levine: Bravo Obama, viva USAID! [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/11/2009] The Obama administration made a terrific choice yesterday by deciding to appoint Raj Shah as the head of USAID, the government’s primary agency for international ...
Obama to name new USAID chief [CNN Political Ticker - 11/10/2009] Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama will nominate Dr. Rajiv Shah to fill the long-vacant position as head the U.S. Agency for International Development, a ...
Marcia G. Yerman: The Gardasil Vaccine Series -... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/06/2009] Merck is the developer of the HPV vaccine Gardasil. The company has an independent website, gardasil.com, devoted to explaining the product, complete ...

Audio/Video

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GLOBAL HEALTH EXPO [Mefeedia Video Tag : medici - 10/21/2009]
GLOBAL HEALTH EXPO [Mefeedia Video Tag : medici - 10/20/2009]
On African Countries' Access to Prescription Drugs [Rep. Barbara Lee - YouTube Channel - 06/25/2009]
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health [Mefeedia Video Tag : biology - 06/12/2009]
Betty McCollum in Support for Global Health Awa... [Rep. Betty McCollum - YouTube Channel - 07/30/2008]

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