IBA expects a full recovery Aug 25, 2008
Chief executive Gary Cohen said IBA had transformed itself into a "global health IT provider'' and the company had prepared a strong platform for growth. "We have an international footprint of over 13,000 customers providing substantial recurring revenues, and a base primed for the release of our products,'' Mr Cohen said. "Full-year 2009 will see the global launch of our unique platform Lorenzo, delivering a service-oriented health-care platform to our existing customers.'' Mr Cohen said that... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Floods in W'Africa may cause disease outbreak, says WHO Aug 25, 2008
The global health agency said it is helping to ameliorate the situation by supplying clean water and provide appropriate sanitation, distribute bed nets and essential drugs, and undertake measles vaccinations for children. Tools. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Operations research promises continued gains for HIV treatment in resource-limited countries Aug 24, 2008
In its commitment to global health and education, the Medical College has a strong presence in places such as Qatar, Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Through the historic Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, the Medical College is the first in the U.S. to offer its M.D. degree overseas. (EurekAlert!)
UK banks: Rivals forced to pick up Bradford & Bingley pieces Aug 23, 2008
categories: financial the individual in this position will be responsible for the financial management of a portfolio of projects within the global health. dc. (guardian.co.uk)
'Sovereignty' that risks global health Aug 21, 2008
Sovereignty' that risks global health ... Laurie Garrett, a Pulitzer Prize winner for explanatory journalism, is the senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Education Week Calendar: August 20 Aug 21, 2008
Global Health Issues: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions About Missionary Work. 3108 JKB. (The Daily Universe, UT)
Elite idea factorys biggest venture yet: safer and cheaper nuclear power Aug 20, 2008
Gates is interested in the reactors as a cheap source of power for the world s poor, which dovetails with the global health mission of his philanthropic foundation, the Seattle-based. Today, all commercial nuclear reactors are light-water reactors that run on enriched uranium. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
At global AIDS meeting, a sobering assessment Aug 20, 2008
Bernstein noted that recruiting new workers should be less of a problem than in the past because of an explosion of interest on university campuses about global health. Since its discovery in 1981, AIDS has rivaled the worst epidemics in history. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
SRA secures NIH contract Aug 20, 2008
This project is particularly meaningful for us because of the long-standing relationship we have with [National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences] through our health research work and our support of such initiatives as the National Toxicology Program, said Timothy Atkin, global health sector senior vice president at SRA. We are honored to partner with [the institute] to ensure that information technology enhances the scientific efforts to understand environmental impacts and,... (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Google.org Opens Its Wallet Aug 20, 2008
org head Larry Brilliant drew on people they knew from their earlier lives (at, respectively, global health and the U.S. Treasury) to head the corporation's big initiatives. The push to increase small and medium-sized business in the developing world is headed by Sonal Shah, who came to Google after stints at Goldman Sachs, and earlier in the U.S. Treasury Department, working on development in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as at start-ups in environmental and alternative energy businesses. (Forbes -- Business)
Google Goes Green Aug 20, 2008
org Executive Director Larry Brilliant said the corporate initiative dovetails with the philanthropy's work on global health and climate change. Co-founder hinted that Google might invest in or acquire other clean-tech companies. (Forbes -- Business)
A 'Do-Googler' Takes Aim At Big Problems Aug 20, 2008
org executive director Larry Brilliant is passionate about global health. Good thing there weren't five or six more people thinking of categories. (Forbes -- Business)
A&E calendar for August 15 to 21 Aug 15, 2008
film "How Safe Are We?," part six of "Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge," 7 p.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium, Ames Public Library, free. WEDNESDAY Aug. 20 music Albert Castiglia, 8 p.m., Blues on Grand, 1501 Grand Ave., Des Moines, $8. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Malibu resident Dr. Eric Savitsky, left, at the Shanghai No. 6 People\'s Hospital in China. Through the Center for International Medicine, Savitsky hopes to easily train medical care workers in other countries with new media, such as DVD video productions made here. Photos courtesy of Center for International Medicine Aug 14, 2008
Savitsky leads our team with great ideas, outstanding work ethic, and an unwavering dedication to improve global health worldwide," Durden said. "His commitment to the center's work, his ongoing medical career and volunteering in the local community is an inspiration to all of our colleagues ... It's kind of hard to wrap your head around-if you or your family couldn't get care for the common cold or something more serious," Durden said. "Our center is unique in its way to approach global health... (Malibu Times, CA)
Correction from source - BELLUS Health Aug 13, 2008
About BELLUS Health BELLUS Health is a global health company focused on the development and commercialization of products to provide innovative health solutions to address critical unmet medical needs. To Contact BELLUS Health For additional information on BELLUS Health and its drug development programs, please call the Canada and United States toll-free number 1 877 680-4500 or visit the Web Site at. (PR Newswire)
Rwanda: New Aids Drug on Trial Aug 13, 2008
"It is time for PrEP to be placed high on the AIDS advocacy and global health agendas" the report reads in part. "This means supporting high-quality, accelerated research on PrEP and preparing for whatever results may come from its trials, as soon as 2009.". (allAfrica.com)
Local missionary brings Kibungo cause home Aug 13, 2008
Hansen said that according to the Global Health Fund, more than 13 percent of adults in Rwanda Africa's most densely populated country live with HIV, but only 500 have access to antiretroviral drugs. As high as those numbers seem, McCue said they cannot reveal the true extent of the problem. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Nano vaccine for hepatitis B shows promise for third world Aug 13, 2008
The research was supported by the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, which is funded by the Bill da Gates Foundation, the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, the Wellcome Trust and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The findings appear online in the journal PLoS ONE.. (EurekAlert!)
Helping with a pain in the back Aug 11, 2008
Meanwhile, Dr. Micaire Baxter, who operates the Global Health Chiropractic office in the Gold Bond building, is offering one year of free care to military personnel under certain conditions. The International Chiropractors Association began asking members in April to volunteer one year of free care for veterans returning from active duty. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
French industry output falls unexpectedly in June Aug 11, 2008
kimberly clark, a global health and hygiene leader, and our trusted brands are an indispensable part of life for 1. 3 billion people in more than 150 countries. (guardian.co.uk)
Comprehensive Treatment Of Extensively Drug-resistant TB Works, Study Finds Aug 9, 2008
"It's essential that the world know that XDR-TB is not a death sentence," says lead author Carole Mitnick, instructor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS). "As or even more importantly, our study shows that effective treatment does not require hospitalization or indefinite confinement of patients.". (Science Daily)
Bank Islam non-fund based revenue to rise 5% Aug 9, 2008
Bank Islam said the new product targeted at the fast-growing global health care sector. It is the first Islamic structured investment offering in Malaysia that is focused on health care, he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Barclays pledges to boost share price as profits fall by a third Aug 8, 2008
Friday August 8 2008. Barclays office, Canary Wharf, London. (guardian.co.uk)
Veterinarians adapt human tests for monkeys Aug 8, 2008
In addition to caring for the animals in city's zoos, the Wildlife Conservation Society's Global Health Programs work to broaden the public's awareness of the linkages between the health of people, animals, and the environment through their "One World, One Health" concept. The program leads worldwide initiatives addressing a wide range of health issues, including the battle against emerging infectious diseases and improvement of human livelihoods in developing countries through sustainable... (EurekAlert!)
Miraculins to License Portfolio of Diagnostic Biomarkers for Preeclampsia From Mount Sinai Hospital Aug 7, 2008
It is estimated that preeclampsia costs the global health care system US$3 billion per year. About the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Africa: World's Largest Aids Conference Calls for Universal Action Now Aug 7, 2008
"When historians look back on how the world responded to AIDS, they will describe an unprecedented global mobilization in response to a health problem," said Dr. Jaime Sepulveda, director of integrated health solutions development in the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Sepulveda cited "the creation of an independent U.N. program addressing a single disease, UNAIDS; the creation of a new global funding mechanism, the Global Fund; the creation of the largest bilateral... (AllAfrica.com)
Is there still hope for an HIV vaccine? Aug 6, 2008
But Tachi Yamada, executive director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Health Programme, a major funder of vaccine research, told delegates that the recent failures in HIV vaccine trials were no reason to give up hope. "This is not a time to step away and invest less...we need to move forward with big investments. We have to be unafraid to fail," he said. (AlertNet)
Don't give up hope for vaccine, AIDS conference hears Aug 6, 2008
"The road to success is littered with failure," Tadataka Yamada, executive director of the global health program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, told the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. "We have to be unafraid to fail.". (Globe and Mail)
Taking Charge of Your Donations Aug 6, 2008
WHEN WARREN BUFFETT pledged to give assets worth about $30 billion to the Bill da Gates Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes global health care and educational causes, in June of 2006, he could rest assured that he'd have control over how the money was spent. Not only could Buffett stipulate exactly how much of his money the foundation would dole out every year, but he was also named a trustee of the foundation. (SmartMoney)
Cisco Systems' Q4 Beats Analyst Views As Sales Rise 10% Despite 'Challenges' Aug 6, 2008
"Wall Street looks to Cisco for a general read on the global health of businesses," McKechnie said. "People want the big picture about how long and deep this slowdown really will be.". (Investors Business Daily)
Health rates mediocre in Monash Aug 5, 2008
Melbourne University Global Health professor Rob Moodie said the health status of an area was largely dependent on the education levels, employment and income of people who lived there. "These tend to determine people's access to services," he said. (Oakleigh Monash Leader)
BELLUS Health moves forward on nutraceutical and pharmaceutical fronts - Reports Results for First Half of 2008 Aug 5, 2008
Consolidated Financial Results Highlights BELLUS Health Inc., formerly known as Neurochem Inc., (BELLUS Health or the Company) is a global health company focused on the development and commercialization of products to provide innovative health solutions to address critical unmet medical needs ... About BELLUS Health BELLUS Health is a global health company focused on the development and commercialization of products to provide innovative health solutions to address critical unmet medical needs. (Canada Newswire)
Africa: Aids Funding is Justified, Say Activists Aug 5, 2008
There has been a backlash in recent months against the amount of health funding directed towards AIDS. An February article in the British Medical Journal, Roger England of Health Systems Workshop, a health-policy charity, pointed out that the epidemic receives about a quarter of global health aid but constitutes only five percent of the disease burden in low- and middle-income countries. In 2007, US$10 billion was spent on the global AIDS response, but UNAIDS estimated that an additional US$8. (allAfrica.com)
Back to basics in search for HIV vaccine... Aug 5, 2008
"Vaccine science is still more of an art than a science," said Tachi Yamada, executive director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Global Health Program, a major donor to the vaccine effort. Yamada pointed to fundamental gaps in knowledge about how the stealthy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) subverts the immune system. (The Drudge Report)
Merck Donations Program Hits 50 Year Mark Aug 5, 2008
Brenda Colatrella, executive director of Merck's Global Health Partnerships, acknowledged the important role MAP has played in the Merck Medical Outreach Program. "Since the program's inception, our goal has been to expand access to our medicines and vaccines to people in need," she said. (AlertNet)
Gay, bisexual men still at high risk for HIV-study Aug 5, 2008
The study, released at a global AIDS conference in Mexico City, concluded that governments and global health agencies have failed to address the growing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with other men -- referred to widely among AIDS experts as MSM. ... "The failure of the Global Fund (for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria), PEPFAR (the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), The World Bank, and the world's other global health bodies to devote significant resources toward reducing HIV... (AlertNet)
Male circumcision efforts lag in Africa despite evidence of dramatic impact in preventing HIV Aug 5, 2008
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (4 August 2008) With millions of lives at stake over the next two decades, researchers and advocates at the AIDS 2008 Conference today called on the global health community to ramp up male circumcision to significantly reduce risk of HIV infection in Africa, and to move quickly to integrate the life-saving procedure into other comprehensive efforts to prevent transmission of the disease in the vulnerable nations of eastern and southern Africa. At an event organized by... (EurekAlert!)
New AVAC Report on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Calls for Immediate Planning to Anticipate Study Results of Potential New HIV Prevention Option Aug 4, 2008
Now is the time to anticipate and plan for various study outcomes MEXICO CITY, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) today released a new report, Anticipating the Results of PrEP Trials, calling for increased action from governments, global health institutions, donors, researchers, and advocates to prepare for initial results - expected as early as 2009 - from the first trials of antiretroviral drugs being tested for HIV prevention, known as PrEP or pre-exposure... (PR Newswire)
The good fight Aug 2, 2008
August 2, 2008 Global health advocates can come off as a pretty crabby bunch. When the United Nations released its on the worldwide AIDS epidemic this week, the reaction was mostly a lot of sniping about rich countries' slow response to the problem, or the political factors that prevent money from being spent appropriately, or anger that the U.S. government seems more interested in fighting the disease overseas than among African Americans at home. (Los Angeles Times)
Potential New Drug Target To Fight Tuberculosis Identified Aug 1, 2008
1, 2008) With antibiotic resistance on the rise, tuberculosis is emerging as a bigger global health threat than ever before. See also. (Science Daily)
ASM and FIND to partner on strengthening infectious disease diagnosis in developing nations Aug 1, 2008
The memorandum of understanding is expected to serve as the beginning of a close collaboration between the ASM and FIND towards maximizing their complementary strengths and contributions to global health efforts. . (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Bill & Melinda Gates Congratulate President Bush on Signing of AIDS, TB, and Malaria Funding Reauthorization Bill Jul 31, 2008
SEATTLE, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President George W. Bush today signed legislation that reauthorizes the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and other global health funding ... It is a worthy tribute to Henry Hyde and Tom Lantos, two legislators who distinguished themselves by their efforts to address global health and poverty issues ... It does great work, and Americans should be proud of what PEPFAR is doing for people living with HIV/AIDS. U.S. investments in global... (PR Newswire)
Bush lifts HIV travel ban Jul 31, 2008
Eric Friedman, the senior global health policy advisor for Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), praised the bill for lifting the travel ban on HIV-positive visitors, saying it had "been an embarrassment to this country for many years". Gay rights group, Human Rights Campaign, also hailed the repeal of the US-entry ban on HIV-positive visitors and immigrants, which has stood since 1987. (iAfrica.com)
Harvard names new dean of public health school Jul 30, 2008
Harvard tapped a former Mexican minister of health and a global health leader as dean of its School of Public Health yesterday ... "He's really been a visionary in the field of global health and health systems," Bloom said. (Boston Globe)
The wrong way to fight AIDS Jul 30, 2008
The slogan of the first 15 years of the pandemic was, "Until there is a cure!" Today it seems the global health leadership of the world is satisfied with, "Until there is lifelong drug therapy for everybody, and no prevention strategy!" A dangerous sentiment is sweeping over the AIDS establishment, calling for elimination of all funding for HIV vaccine research and prevention programs, shifting those dollars, euros and yen to expanding HIV treatment. Today in Opinion. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
MED3000 partnering with Japanese company Jul 29, 2008
We believe there is great potential for MED3000 and Mitsui to develop significant footprints in the global health care market place, said Bunji Shinoda, divisional operating office at Mitsui s consumer service and business development division. This is an excellent investment and knowledge sharing opportunity in which both companies can expand product and service offerings, focusing mutual efforts on improving the health and quality of life for the populations we serve. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Researchers analyze how new anti-MRSA abtibiotics function Jul 29, 2008
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major global health threat that kills approximately 20,000 people in the U.S. alone each year. Mobashery is a world-renowned expert in antibiotic resistance and enzyme inhibitors and he and his research team have long probed the nuances of MRSA as a superbacterium. (EurekAlert!)
Anti-Smoking Initiative Gets Big Boost Jul 28, 2008
Meanwhile, global health officials say that while they try to get their message out to kids in the developing world, so are the tobacco companies. 1. (ABC News)
Bill Gates' millions to battle TB Jul 27, 2008
The money should more than double the amount spent annually on TB vaccine research worldwide, said Dr Klausner, who is the executive director of the global health program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as it is more properly known. Bad practice. (Yahoo News -- Tuberculosis)
The Key to Keeping Your Mind and Body Young Jul 27, 2008
GHR, manufactured by Global Health Products, is a capsule that works as a natural releaser for HGH. It has no known side effects, unlike the synthetic version, and has no known drug interactions. Aging baby boomers and seniors can feel young again by realizing HGH potential. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
AIDS funding binds longevity of millions to U.S. Jul 26, 2008
"It is the first time I can think of where we have foreign aid treating a chronic disease," said Michael H. Merson, director of Duke University's Global Health Institute and a former head of the World Health Organization's AIDS office. "It's a challenge to take this on. I think the questions it raises are going to be important ones for the future.". (MSNBC -- International)
Health advocates help patients save $$ Jul 26, 2008
No one seems to have an exact count, but Flagship Global Health, Care Counsel and Enhanced Care Solutions are among the more visible names. Health Advocate claims to be the largest. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Congress Sends Global HIV/AIDS Legislation to the President Jul 25, 2008
"As a result, our nation has provided life-saving antiretroviral medicines to nearly one and a half million men, women and children; supported care for nearly seven million people, including nearly three million orphans and vulnerable children; and prevented an estimated 150,000 infant infections around the world. Most importantly, the United States has given hope to millions infected with the HIV virus, which just a few short years ago was tantamount to a death sentence." The 2003 law provided... (PR Newswire)
National Medical Association Kicks Off 2008 Annual Convention With Program to End Childhood Obesity Jul 25, 2008
D., Robert W. Woodruff Professor 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 27, 2008 -- HIV/AIDS Plenary Session HIV/AIDS in the African America Community: From Crises to Calamity 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Monday, July 28, 2008 -- Medical Missions and Global Health 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. -- Katrina Impact on Gulf Coast: Recovery iation LTG (Ret) Russell L. Honore 2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2008 -- American Cancer Society/National Medical Association Collaboration in Addressing Cancer Disparities 9:00... (PR Newswire)
Billionaires Back Antismoking Effort Jul 25, 2008
The Gates Foundation s main focus has been global health, but up until now it has concentrated mostly on infectious diseases. Mr. Gates said he had been looking at tobacco deaths but was unsure what to do. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
New Vaccine May Protect Against All Four Strains Of Dengue Virus Jul 24, 2008
With all four strains of the virus sharing similar clinical presentation, epidemiology, and distribution, development of a vaccine offering multi-faceted protection has become a global health priority. In the study researchers developed a tetravalent dengue virus vaccine by combining genes and proteins from all four dengue virus types as well as incorporating an adenovirus agent. (Science Daily)
American billionaires back antismoking effort Jul 24, 2008
The Gates foundation's main focus has been global health, but up until now it has concentrated mostly on infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria rather than chronic ones like the cancers caused by tobacco. A spokeswoman for the foundation said that some years ago, Gates read "The Tobacco Atlas," a 2002 publication from the World Health Organization describing worldwide tobacco use much of it by children. (International Herald Tribune)
Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to fund anti-smoking campaign Jul 24, 2008
Global health is a chief focus of the foundation. Up to now, it has concentrated mostly on infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. (International Herald Tribune)
BodyTel's Blood Glucose Monitoring and Diabetes Management System, GlucoTel, Passes TNO Tests Jul 23, 2008
The company combines its know-how in telecommunications, Internet and medical technology/diagnostics to create new products and services for the changing needs of global health. BodyTel products are designed not only to simplify home monitoring by patients, but also to ease the communication of 'measured body values' to healthcare professionals or other caregivers by bridging the gap between the patient and the caregivers instantaneously and in real-time. (Primezone Releases)
World warned over killer flu pandemic... Jul 21, 2008
" The report called for a fundamental overhaul of the WHO's regional offices around the world. "Given the threats to global health that we face from newly emerging infectious diseases, a dysfunctional organisational structure within the world's principal policy-making, standard-setting and surveillance body simply cannot be afforded. "A government briefing given to the committee warned: "Not all countries have the resources or capacities to put in place a seasonal influenza vaccination policy... (The Drudge Report)
U.S. Senate Approves Major Aids Bill Jul 18, 2008
AIDS and global health activists are hailing Wednesday's approval by the U.S. Senate of an unprecedented five-year, 48-billion-dollar bill to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis overseas, particularly in Africa ... "This bill will expand American leadership on global health and foster hope around the world," he said. (allAfrica.com)
Read more... Jul 18, 2008
"This bill will expand American leadership on global health and foster hope around the world. Once fully funded, it will not only help poor countries but serve America's interests as well.". The bill lays out a five-year strategy for confronting AIDS, TB and malaria, while authorizing, though not actually providing, a total funding level of $48 billion for global health programs. (PNN Online)
Senate Passes Landmark AIDS, TB and Malaria Bill, Says Global AIDS Alliance Jul 17, 2008
"This bill will expand American leadership on global health and foster hope around the world. Once fully funded, it will not only help poor countries but serve America's interests as well." The bill lays out a five-year strategy for confronting AIDS, TB and malaria, while authorizing, though not actually providing, a total funding level of $48 billion for global health programs. The bill also lays out a policy framework on such closely related issues as gender, care for orphaned children,... (PR Newswire)
U.S. Senate passes bill to boost global AIDS funds Jul 17, 2008
"This bill will expand American leadership on global health and foster hope around the world," said Paul Zeitz, executive director of the Global AIDS Alliance. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief now supplies HIV drugs to 1. (AlertNet)
Drugs industry protecting 'morally unacceptable' patent system Jul 17, 2008
It would offer to reward the patentee of any new medicine, during its first decade or so, with annual payments proportional to this medicine's demonstrated global health impact. Registering a medicine with the Fund would be voluntary and require a concession affecting its price. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
