Merck locates frozen batch of undisclosed Ebola vaccine, will donate for testing in Uganda ’s outbreak
In a revelation that may help Uganda combat its outbreak of Ebola, the pharmaceutical giant Merck has acknowledged to
Science—
after repeated inquiries
—
that it has up to 100,000 doses of an experimental vaccine for the deadly viral disease in its freezers in Pennsylvania and will donate them. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ugandan government are discussing if and how these doses can be incorporated into one or more clinical trials of
other
candidate Ebola vaccines that could launch as soon as next month.
The Merck vaccine targets Sudan ebolavirus, the pathogen currentl...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 23, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sexual and reproductive health service needs associated with underage initiation of selling sex among adult female sex workers in Guinea-Bissau - Grosso A, Berg L, Rucinski K, Rao A, Djal ó MA, Diouf D, Baral S.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and predictors of underage initiation of selling sex among female sex workers (FSW) in Guinea-Bissau. METHODS: 505 adult FSW recruited using respondent-driven sampling were surveyed in 2017. Multivariable logisti... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Researchers have gone bananas over this fruit ’s complex ancestry
People like to know where their food comes from, but even experts are throwing up their hands when it comes to the origins of the modern banana. An extensive genetic analysis of more than 100 varieties of wild and cultivated bananas unpeels the fruit’s tangled history of domestication and reveals the existence of three previously unknown—and possibly still living—ancestors. Banana experts want to track down those mysterious forebears to see whether their genes might help keep modern banana crops healthy.
“Banana domestication is much more complicated than I had realized previously,” says Loren Rieseberg, an...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 14, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Leonard Cole, Who Detailed Secret Army Germ Tests, Dies at 89
A dentist with a parallel career as a political scientist, he drew attention to a program that made millions of Americans unwitting guinea pigs. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ed Shanahan Tags: Cole, Leonard A. Deaths (Obituaries) Hazardous and Toxic Substances Biological and Chemical Warfare United States Defense and Military Forces Anthrax United States Army Writing and Writers United States Politics and Government Source Type: news
Scientists race to test vaccines for Uganda ’s Ebola outbreak
A multipronged international effort has begun to pull out all the stops to launch trials of experimental Ebola vaccines in Uganda, which declared an outbreak of the deadly disease on 20 September. According to the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) update, Uganda has had 18 confirmed and 18 suspected cases of Ebola, including 23 deaths—an unusually high case fatality rate of 64%. A trial of a vaccine candidate that’s farthest along in development could launch before the end of next month.
Proven vaccines exist for Zaire ebolavirus, which has led to a dozen outbreaks in the neighboring Democratic Republic...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 29, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development
Credit: United Nations Office for South-South CooperationBy Deepali Khanna and Siddharth ChatterjeeBANGKOK / BEIJING, Sep 12 2022 (IPS) The world today faces a future that is in peril. Our challenges have become more complex and interconnected, as we see the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, an uneven economic recovery, a climate emergency, growing inequalities, and an increase in conflicts globally. This year also marks a grim milestone, with over 100 million people forcibly displaced.
These events accompany increasing division in the community of nations which threatens to push the achievement of the Sustainable Develop...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Deepali Khanna and Siddharth Chatterjee Tags: Armed Conflicts Climate Change COVID-19 Development & Aid Economy & Trade Energy Environment Global Headlines Health Inequality Migration & Refugees Poverty & SDGs South-South Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Na Source Type: news
3 dead after 7.6 quake hits remote part of Papua New Guinea
At least three people are dead after a powerful earthquake hit a remote part of Papua New Guinea #quake #papuanewguinea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Huge quake hits Papua New Guinea, extent of damage unclear
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Renagi Ravu was meeting with two colleagues at his home in the Papua New Guinea highlands Sunday morning when a huge magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck. Ravu tried to stand... #renagiravu #newzealand #quake #highlands #papuanewguinea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
There is no tsunami threat after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea, warning center says
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake with a depth of 61.4km struck the town of Kainantu in Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific on Sunday morning, the US Geological Survey reported. There is no... #warningcenter #kainantu #papuanewguinea #usgeologicalsurvey (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Magnificent’ jellyfish found off coast of Papua New Guinea sparks interest among researchers
Veteran diver struck by ‘intricate detail’ sent footage to be uploaded to Jellyfish appFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet ourfree news app,morning email briefing ordaily news podcastA diver has captured footage of an unusual-looking jellyfish off the coast of Papua New Guinea, sparking interest among researchers.The video was captured by Dorian Borcherds, who owns Scuba Ventures in Kavieng, in the New Ireland province of PNG.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morningContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 4, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Lisa Favazzo Tags: Marine life Invertebrates Wildlife Environment Oceans Papua New Guinea Australia news Asia Pacific Science Source Type: news
Thinking incrementally about policy interventions on intimate partner violence in Papua New Guinea: understanding 'popcorn' and 'blanket' - Rooney NM, Forsyth M, Goa J, Lawihin D, Kuir-Ayius D.
This article examines how men who live in Lae, PNG, have made sense of and reacted to these laws and policies. Two evocative metaphors -'popco... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Africa: I Went Into the Government With Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation
[Africa Renewal] Morissanda Kouyat é, co-winner of the 2020 United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize was in New York to receive his prize on 18 July, Nelson Mandela International Day. Dr. Kouyaté is now the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea. Until recently, he was the Executive Director of the Inter-African Committee on H armful Traditional Practices (IAC), and a leading figure in efforts to end violence against women in Africa, including female genital mutilation (FGM). He spoke with Africa Renewal's (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 30, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
West African leaders lift economic sanctions on Mali
ECOWAS heads gathered to assess efforts to secure timetables for restoring civilian rule in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso. #burkinafaso #westafrican #maliecowas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What makes a song sound happy? It depends on your culture, study finds
The perception of music in major keys as happy and minor keys as sad is not universal, Australian researchers sayGet ourfree news app,morning email briefing anddaily news podcastWhat makes a piece of music seem happy or sad? Whether it has been composed in a major or minor key is a significant factor. It ’s part of what distinguishes the cheeriness ofWalking on Sunshine from the pensiveness ofAin ’t No Sunshine, for example.But the perception of major keys as happy and minor keys as sad is not universal, according to Australian research that suggests the effect may result from the influence of western culture.Sign up t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 29, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Donna Lu Tags: Australia news Music Culture Papua New Guinea Science Psychology Source Type: news
Student helps find world ’ s largest frog in Equatorial Guinea for first time in almost two decades
Field researchers from the University of Bristol and Bristol Zoological Society have found the world ’ s largest frog in Equatorial Guinea for the first time in almost two decades. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - June 29, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Current students, Postgraduate; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
