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Ed Rybicki
May 12, 2022 7:12 AM
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Wildlife researchers say there’s an outbreak of bird flu. Your bird feeder is helping spread it.
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Ed Rybicki
May 12, 2022 7:01 AM
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(Bloomberg) -- Serum Institute of India Ltd., the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer and a key supplier of Covid-19 inoculations to developing countries, has stopped making fresh batches of shots after its stockpile grew to 200 million doses amid a global supply glut.
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Ed Rybicki
May 12, 2022 6:59 AM
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Avian influenza is spreading quickly across Canada, resulting in poultry flocks being culled and farmers seeing their livelihoods threatened. Chicken farmers Ray Nickel and Peggy Ife explain how their farms have been affected by the virus.
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Ed Rybicki
May 11, 2022 4:29 AM
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Some women get repeat UTIs, but it hasn't been clear why. New research finds that antibiotics may increase risk of further UTIs by disrupting microbiome.
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May 11, 2022 4:28 AM
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The seasonal version of the H1N1 flu virus circulating today may have had a far more sinister origin than f...
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May 10, 2022 9:02 AM
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A persistent issue in the agricultural sector worldwide is the intensive damage caused to crops by the geminivirus family of viruses.The diverse types of viruses, rapid virus evolution rate, and broad host range make this group of viruses one of the most devastating in nature, leading to millions...
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May 10, 2022 9:02 AM
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Bird flu currently poses little threat to humans, but it’s hell for the birds.
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Ed Rybicki
May 10, 2022 9:00 AM
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South Africa is scaling back its Covid-19 vaccination drive and may have to destroy doses because of a lack of demand from citizens even as the country heads into a fifth wave of infections.
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Ed Rybicki
May 9, 2022 10:10 AM
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Pandemic influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 vaiants have posed major global threats to public health. Broad-spectrum antivirals blocking viral entry can be an effective strategy for combating these vir...
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May 7, 2022 6:36 AM
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Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter has led to a lot of questions. Here, a legal expert digs into the controversies and human rights in online speech.
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May 7, 2022 6:35 AM
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Researchers have conducted experiments that measured the physical limits for the existence of liquid water in icy moons.
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May 7, 2022 6:33 AM
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Against a backdrop of other serious and crippling diseases, coronavirus vaccine uptake is faltering across the west African country...
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May 4, 2022 4:11 AM
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"It is very possible that some of these individuals will never fully recover," a Cambridge professor has warned, with around 400,000 people in the UK who may be impacted.
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Ed Rybicki
May 12, 2022 7:11 AM
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Adults (aged 18 or older) hospitalized with COVID-19 are at higher risk of complications and death than those with influenza, despite being younger and having fewer chronic illnesses, according to a retrospective cohort study conducted at the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona.
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May 12, 2022 7:00 AM
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Farmers forced to kill millions of poultry amid worries for wild species...
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May 12, 2022 6:58 AM
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Blog - From the old (smallpox) to the new (COVID-19), for centuries, vaccines have helped save and promote healthier lives for people of all ages. In the last 2 decades, major gains in the development and production of vaccines have helped prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases.
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May 11, 2022 4:28 AM
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The US has restricted the use of J&J Covid-19 vaccines to people over the age of 18 years...
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May 11, 2022 4:26 AM
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Author summary Dengue viruses, even of the same serotype, are differentially recognized by preexisting antibodies of individuals. With antibody levels being an important indicator of infection risk and pathogenicity, understanding mechanisms underlying these differences are crucial for vaccine...
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May 10, 2022 9:02 AM
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Changes in the role of superspreaders hint that the current coronavirus variants spread more like flu. And we've changed as targets, too.
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May 10, 2022 9:01 AM
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Working remotely doesn't negatively affect productivity. It may actually even enhance both employee and company resiliency, a new study finds.
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May 9, 2022 10:11 AM
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medRxiv - The Preprint Server for Health Sciences...
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May 9, 2022 10:09 AM
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This study shows a significant increase in thrombotic events in subjects vaccinated with Covid-19 vaccines in comparison to a control group.The clinical implication of these findings should be interpreted with caution, in light of the high effectiveness of vaccination and the inherent risk of throm...
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May 7, 2022 6:36 AM
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INFLUENZA H3N2 has broken out in Lusaka, with 39 cases confirmed.Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said a total of 40 samples were collected and tested at the National Virology Laboratory, based at the University Teaching Hospital.She said the investigation revealed all except one were infec...
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Ed Rybicki
May 7, 2022 6:34 AM
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A new vaccine that could prevent a virus linked to multiple sclerosis, glandular fever and some cancers will begin to be tested on humans next year after showing promise in early trials. Academics in Massachusetts said they have a vaccine that trains the body to spot pathogens of the harmful...
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May 7, 2022 6:33 AM
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Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly.
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