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Carter celebrates program to end trachoma disease
2013-11-06 09:34:21| Biotech - Topix.net
Former President Jimmy Carter and officials from Pfizer Inc. celebrated the 15th anniversary of an initiative focused on eliminating an infectious eye disease known to cause blindness in people living in developing nations.
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Probing How Porcine Circovirus Causes Disease
2013-11-01 15:41:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Virginia Tech A two-year, $150,000 postdoctoral fellowship grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help a researcher in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine investigate how porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) depletes the lymphatic system and causes inflammation in pigs. PCV2 has been a global swine disease that has caused significant economic losses since its first discovery in the late 1990s. read more
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The Daily Startup: Alector Seeks Cure for Alzheimer's Disease
2013-11-01 14:49:16| Biotech - Topix.net
Antibody drug development for Alzheimer's disease has been a minefield lately, with companies such as Eli Lilly & Co.
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Chilean Company Hit by More Blue Ear Disease
2013-10-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHILE - Two more outbreaks of Blue Ear Disease (porcine reproductive and respiratory disease; PRRS) have been reported by the company at the centre of an initial outbreak in the Santiago area in September.
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Weekly Overview: Adverse Weather and Animal Disease Increase the Challenge of Feeding the World
2013-10-21 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Adverse weather in Argentina has hit the wheat harvest, creating a shortage of grains there and underlining the precarious nature of the global food supply. Meanwhile, pig diseases in Russian and the US only add to the challenge of feeding the growing human population.
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