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GARDASIL [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant], Mercks HPV Vaccine, Available to Developing Countries through UNICEF Tender
2013-05-09 13:20:00| Merck.com - Product News
Dateline City: WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that the company has been awarded a significant portion of the UNICEF human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine tender, and will provide sustained supply of GARDASIL [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (Types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant] to GAVI-eligible countries. This agreement follows the GAVI Alliances earlier announcement that HPV vaccines would be included in its portfolio for the first time. Language: English Contact HTML: MerckMedia:Pamela Eisele, 908-423-5042orImraan Munshi, 215-652-0059orInvestors:Carol Ferguson, 908-423-4465orJustin Holko, 908-423-5088 Ticker Slug: Ticker: MRK Exchange: NYSE read more
Climate Change, Not Human Activity, Led to Megafauna Extinction
2013-05-07 03:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Most species of gigantic animals that once roamed Australia had disappeared by the time people arrived, a major review of the available evidence has concluded. The research challenges the claim that humans were primarily responsible for the demise of the megafauna in a proposed "extinction window" between 40,000 and 50,000 years ago, and points the finger instead at climate change. An international team led by the University of New South Wales, and including researchers at the University of...
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Human ingenuity vs. climate change: coping with life on the edge
2013-05-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Westerly Sun: Climate change is a monster of an issue, as complex as it is dangerous. As they assess and predict the threats posed by severe storms and sea level rise, scientists are also trying to identify and understand the ways that the warming of the planet will affect the atmosphere. Towns are doing what they can to mitigate and prevent storm damage, but over and over, residents are faced with storms that can destroy their homes and even threaten their lives. This is new normal, said David Prescott,...
U.N. Finds Little Appreciation for Human Rights among U.S. Businesses
2013-05-04 02:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: A United Nations expert group is warning that too many gaps remain in implementing new safeguards among businesses based in the United States, both in terms of their domestic and international operations, to ensure the protection of human rights of workers and communities affected by those operations. Two members of the U.N. Working Group on Business and Human Rights wrapped up a 10-day fact-finding mission to the United States this week, at the end of which they released initial observations....
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'Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change' by Andrew Guzman
2013-05-04 01:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: OVERHEATED The Human Cost of Climate Change By Andrew Guzman Oxford Univ. 260 pp. $29.95 The dedication of Andrew Guzman's book makes obvious what he hopes to convey in the couple of hundred pages to follow. "To Nicholas and David,' he writes, referring to his sons, "Whose Generation Will Face The Consequences.' Many authors have written about how global warming will damage some of the world's most treasured landscapes and beloved species. This book aims to lay out exactly how bad it will be...
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