Antibiotics? Handle with Care
The main drivers of antimicrobial resistance include the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials; lack of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene for both humans and animals; poor infection and disease prevention and control in health-care facilities and farms; poor access to quality, affordable medicines, vaccines and diagnostics; lack of awareness and knowledge; and lack of enforcement of legislation. Credit: Bigstock.By Baher KamalMADRID, Nov 11 2021 (IPS) The following information is based on investigations and studies carried out by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Global Headlines Health Antibiotic Resistance Source Type: news
As Covid recedes in US a new worry emerges: wildlife passing on the virus
New study shows that deer can catch the virus from people and give it to other deer in overwhelming numbersAs America ’s pandemic – for now – seems to be moving into a new phase with national rates in decline from the September peak and vaccines rolling out to children, a new worry has appeared on the horizon: wildlife passing on the virus.A new study shows that deer can catch the coronavirus from people and give it to other deer in overwhelming numbers, the first evidence of animals transmitting the virus in the wild. Similar spillover and transmission could be occurring in certain animal populations around the worl...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Melody Schreiber Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Animals Science Medical research US news Source Type: news
There ’s a Travel Ban on Dogs From More Than 100 Countries, and You Can Blame COVID-19
Marine Sgt. John Weldon was deployed in Syria when a dying, days-old puppy appeared at his military base in the middle of May.
To save the newborn, which was barely bigger than the hand of the local who dropped it off, the infantryman scoured the Internet for a recipe for puppy formula that he could make with limited ingredients. He nursed the pup every two to three hours with a mixture of condensed milk, egg yolk, water and yogurt, using a medical breathing tube and a syringe.
Weldon watched as the puppy he named Sully opened his eyes for the first time, as his baby teeth grew in, and as his puppy nose turn from speckled-...
Source: TIME: Health - November 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melissa Chan Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 nationpod Travel Source Type: news
Anne Rimoin named to new Gordon –Levin Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health
Anne Rimoin, an internationally recognized expert on emerging infections, global health, infectious disease surveillance systems and vaccinations who has been engaged in pandemic preparedness and response work for more than two decades, has been appointed to the newly established Gordon –Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health at theUCLA Fielding School of Public Health.The chair was established by a $2 million gift from Tom and Edna Gordon and the Don S. Levin Trust to support the teaching and research activities of a faculty member with expertise in the epidemiology, transmission and control of inf...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 9, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Zoetis/Elanco: pandemic pet boom brings out the animal spirits
Vaccines and medicines are not something doting owners will skimp on (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - November 5, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Janssen to Present the Strength and Promise of its Hematologic Malignancies Portfolio and Pipeline at ASH 2021
RARITAN, N.J., November 4, 2021 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that more than 45 company-sponsored abstracts, including 11 oral presentations, plus more than 35 investigator-initiated studies will be featured at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition. ASH is taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta and virtually from December 11-14, 2021.“We are committed to advancing the science and treatment of hematologic malignancies and look forward to presenting the latest research from our robust portfolio and pipeline during ASH...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - November 5, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigerian Scientists Inch Towards First Human Vaccine Development Trial
[Premium Times]The research effort, which recently concluded its animal trial based on an approval from the Oyo State ministry of health, has been listed by the WHO as number 61 out of 185 vaccine candidates globally. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 5, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Child vaccinations begin in California with toys and gifts
Scavenger hunts and blow-up animals greeted children at some of California’s vaccination sites Wednesday, as children aged 5 to 11 got their first COVID-19 shots a day after the federal government approved kid-size doses (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
No, COVID Vaccines Don't Make You Glow No, COVID Vaccines Don't Make You Glow
The enzyme luciferase, borrowed from animals like fireflies, also is not named after the devil.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - November 3, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
No, COVID Vaccines Don ’t Make You Glow
The enzyme luciferase, borrowed from animals like fireflies, also is not named after the devil. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Western Cape Agriculture Hosts Hosts Free Rabies Vaccination in Strand, 27-28 Oct
[Govt of SA] Rabies update: Western Cape Veterinary Services hosts free rabies vaccination in Strand (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 27, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
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Boehringer Ingelheim to expand veterinary vaccine capacity for emerging and transboundary diseases in France (Source: Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate News)
Source: Boehringer Ingelheim Corporate News - October 8, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: news
The Storytelling Genius of Jane Goodall and Why Intellectual Arguments Don ’t Change Behavior
<strong>You’ve just got to be calm, and tell stories and try and get people to change from within.</strong>A version of this article also appeared in the It’s Not Just You newsletter. Sign up to get a new edition from Susanna Schrobsdorff every Saturday.
—Dr. Jane Goodall
Facts never did change hearts. But until the era of alternative Facebook-style facts, it was a bit easier to pretend that we humans were logical creatures.
Our inability to ingest inconvenient truths is not news to Dr. Jane Goodall, the legendary naturalist. She has spent decades persuading us to change the way we treat ani...
Source: TIME: Science - October 7, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Susanna Schrobsdorff Tags: Uncategorized It's Not Just You Source Type: news
Janssen Announces Novel Mechanism of Action that Shows Promise Against Dengue in Data Published in Nature
BEERSE, BELGIUM, October 6, 2021 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) announced today, in collaboration with the KU Leuven Rega Institute and the KU Leuven Centre for Drug Design and Discovery (CD3), the publication of new preclinical data in the journal Nature showing that an early-stage compound with a novel mechanism of action could potentially treat all serotypes of dengue fever and provide a period of protection against acquiring the dengue virus. Janssen is now moving its dengue program into clinical development. Data from the early-stage study suggest that an antiviral compound...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - October 6, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
How Covid Misinformation Created a Run on Ivermectin
Veterinarians, ranchers and farmers say they are struggling with the effects of the surging demand for ivermectin, a deworming drug. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Woo Tags: Animals Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Social Media Ranches Computers and the Internet Shortages Horses Stockpiling Agriculture and Farming Rumors and Misinformation Livestock Veterinary Medicine Vaccination and Source Type: news
