Zika and Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Just last week, I received a call from a pollster. It’s election season and I live in a hotly contested ‘swing state,’ so I wasn’t surprised. What surprised me were the questions I was asked, mostly about the Zika virus—its spread and possible prevention. One question especially caught my attention: Are you in favor of genetically modified (GM) mosquitos? Bioethics in a poll question! I... // Read More » (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - September 26, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Neil Skjoldal Tags: Genetics Health Care Allocation / Access / Public Health bioethics biotechnology Consent / Research syndicated Source Type: blogs
TWiV 408: Boston Quammens
Four years after filming ‘Threading the NEIDL’, Vincent and Alan return to the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory BSL4 facility at Boston University where they speak with science writer David Quammen.
You can find TWiV #408 at microbe.tv/twiv, or watch/listen here.
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Source: virology blog - September 25, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology AIDS chimp David Quammens ebola virus HIV science writing siv spillover viral viruses zika virus zoonosis Source Type: blogs
A New Disease Threat
When new and emerging diseases are discussed, most people think along the lines of Zika, or Ebola, or West Nile Virus, but not Grandin Gender Reversal Germs. Well, now you know better than everyone else.
Image from Legion of Substitute-Heroes Special #1, starring perennial favorite Infectious Lass
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Source: Polite Dissent - September 22, 2016 Category: Primary Care Authors: Scott Tags: newtag Source Type: blogs
Color Me Healthy
Coloring books for both children and adults have become very popular lately. A blog post from NLM’s Circulating Now: From the Historical Collections of the World’s Largest Biomedical Library highlights this trend with references to The Latest Greatest Coloring Book about Lice from the National Pediculosis Association, CDC’s Express Your Health and The Non-Color AIDS Color Me Deadly Coloring Book, and Skeeter Beaters about preventing Zika mosquitoes. Coloring books are popular health education tools for children used by organizations to teach everything from proper eating habits to what to expect during hospital ...
Source: BHIC - September 22, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kay Deeney Tags: Articles Children and Teens National Library of Medicine News Source Type: blogs
Late Term Zika Abortions: Thankfully not Euthanasia
If I were the editor of a recent Newsweek article by Cornell Law Professor Sherry F. Colb, the above title would have been my choice for her article. I must encourage you to read the actual article, lest you believe that the summary that follows is somehow taken grossly out of context. Her concern is that a late term abortion to terminate the life of... // Read More » (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - September 19, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Mark McQuain Tags: Health Care abortion bioethics euthanasia Health Care Practice human dignity syndicated zika virus Source Type: blogs
Expanding Miami Zika Zone: Time To Wipe Out Invasive Mosquito
The Miami Beach danger zone for mosquitoes carrying Zika virus is expanding. This isn ' t just about microcephaly in developing fetuses. Since Zika attacks neural progenitor cells it might cause lasting damage in adults too. A case of acute sensory polyneuropathy in an adult caused symptoms that lasted for months. It is suspected that Zika causes inflammation of sensory nerves and possibly an auto-immune response. So Zika is bad. What should we do about it? Wipe out the mosquitoes that carry it. Totally drive them to extinction. These mosquitoes are invasive in the Western Hemisphere. If a mosquito causes major health prob...
Source: FuturePundit - September 16, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Randall Parker Source Type: blogs
Pregnancy, stigma, and moral responsibility in the Zika epidemic
by Kelly McBride Folkers, BS
Pregnancy comes with great moral responsibility from mother to future child. A healthy pregnancy requires that pregnant women abstain from certain behaviors, like eating unpasteurized foods and drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. These decisions affect the wellbeing of the future child. But in addition to bearing the responsibility for the healthy development of the woman’s individual child, pregnant women face social stigmatization during pregnancy. The world takes notice of pregnant women, and this attention can be as innocuous as offering a seat to a visibly pregnant woman on the subway...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - September 14, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Kelly McBride Folkers Tags: Featured Posts Privacy Public Health Reproductive Medicine florida pregnancy Zika Source Type: blogs
TWiV 406: Pow, right in the enteroids!
The TWiV team discusses eye infections caused by Zika virus, failure of Culex mosquitoes to transmit the virus, and replication of norovirus in stem cell derived enteroids.
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Source: virology blog - September 12, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Uncategorized AXL cell receptor conjunctivitis enteroid norovirus organoid stem cell tears uveitis viral virology viruses zika virus Source Type: blogs
Update on Zika (FAQ & New Findings)
This article is to offer answers (where possible) to some common FAQs (frequently asked questions) and also express some of our uncertainties. I will try and provide references to answers offered so that individuals can read the data for themselves
Is Zika Transmission Happening in Malaysia?
We know that Zika was first identified in Uganda in 1947 and then spread to Asia. It was detected in an Aedes mosquito in Peninsular Malaysia in 1969. In September 2014 a tourist was found to be infected with Zika after travelling in Sabah. (Source: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-1960_article). So Zika has been around, possib...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - September 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: palmdoc Tags: - Education - Guest - Nation Aedes Zika Source Type: blogs
Update on Zika (FAQ & New Findings)
This article is to offer answers (where possible) to some common FAQs (frequently asked questions) and also express some of our uncertainties. I will try and provide references to answers offered so that individuals can read the data for themselves
Is Zika Transmission Happening in Malaysia?
We know that Zika was first identified in Uganda in 1947 and then spread to Asia. It was detected in an Aedes mosquito in Peninsular Malaysia in 1969. In September 2014 a tourist was found to be infected with Zika after travelling in Sabah. (Source: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-1960_article). So Zika has been around, possib...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - September 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: palmdoc Tags: - Education - Guest - Nation Aedes Zika Source Type: blogs
TWiV 405: All the world ’ s a phage
The TWiXers discuss a study on vertical transmission of Zika virus by Aedes mosquitoes, and uncovering Earth’s virome by mining existing metagenomic sequence data.
You can find TWiV #405 at microbe.tv/twiv, or listen below.
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Source: virology blog - September 4, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology aedes aegyptii Aedes albopictus bacteriophage bathypelagic computational biology mosquito vertical transmission viral virome virus viruses zika virus Source Type: blogs
Mitchell Hamline Health Law Institute – Minnesota Events
I am cross-posting these upcoming events at my law school.
Life Science Compliance Thursday, October 27, 2016, 4-5pm CLE Presentation,featuring Dr. Seth Whitelaw, HLI Senior Fellow, Kelley Board Room and Live Webcast
Aid in Dying Symposium and DinnerWednesday, November 16, 2016, MHSL Auditorium, Hosted by the Health Law Society, Invite-only
Ethics, Law, and Futility SymposiumFriday, November 18, 2016, 9:30am-4pm, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Hosted by Children’s Hospitals and co-sponsored by the Mitchell Hamline Health Law Institute. (I am speaking.)
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Source: blog.bioethics.net - September 1, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD Tags: Health Care medical futility blog syndicated Source Type: blogs
Why we will Fail the Fight Against Zika (Pity our Children)
I hope the title has encouraged you to read this article. It is not meant to be pessimistic but a realistic look at our current situation. The opinions expressed here are personal and do not reflect those of the organisation I work with.
As we stand today as a nation, with our poor health behaviours, the Zika epidemic that is coming (if not already here) will hit us hard. The following realities or facts are the reason for my statement:
1. The Zika virus is spread mainly by infected Aedes mosquitoes and also by sexual transmission. Our nation is rich with Aedes mosquitoes.
2. The virus is new to us, we are not immune...
Source: Malaysian Medical Resources - August 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: palmdoc Tags: - Guest - Nation Aedes dengue Zika Source Type: blogs
Testing Donated Blood for Zika: Politics or Prudence?
by Craig Klugman, Ph.D.
The FDA has announced that within the next 3 months, all donated blood in the United States should be screened for Zika virus. Puerto Rico and Florida are already conducting such screening. In the next four weeks, 11 more states should be screening (Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina and Texas) followed by nationwide testing within the next 3 months. The goal is to have a safe and trusted blood supply.… (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - August 29, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Craig Klugman Tags: Featured Posts Health Policy & Insurance Health Regulation & Law HIV/AIDS blood testing FDA Zika Source Type: blogs
