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Zoetis Granted Conditional Licence for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Vaccine

2014-09-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Zoetis Inc. has announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted a conditional licence for a vaccine to help fight porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) in pigs.

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The epidemic in our midst: Painkillers, opioids and heroin

2014-08-26 21:10:24| PortlandOnline

What: Learn why opioid addiction has soared to epidemic proportions. A panel of experts will present the latest information about Oregons opioid crisis and discuss strategies to overcome this public health epidemic. When: Thursday, Oct. 2, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Where: Oregon Health & Science University Old Library Auditorium, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland Cost: Free. Event sponsored by the Center for Public Advocacy, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.

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Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Detected in Chinese Taipei

2014-08-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CHINA - There have been 34 new outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED)reported on farms in China. Cases have been detected in the Yunlin, Tainan City, Nantou, Miaoli, Pingtung, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung, Chiayi, Taoyuan, Taitung and Hualien regions of the country.The total number of swine infected has not been confirmed.

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What Is Causing the Kidney Stone Epidemic?

2014-07-10 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

io9: The number of people suffering from kidney stones has grown over the past thirty years, and a new study shows it's likely to get worse. Here's why. Pediatric urologist Gregory Tasian and his team analyzed over 60,000 medical records of people with kidney stones in major cities throughout the U.S. What they found was that people were more likely to develop the painful calcium deposits (pictured above) in their kidneys when average temperatures rose over 50 degrees. In fact, many cases of kidney...

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1 State's Plan to Fight the AIDS Epidemic

2014-07-06 21:19:25| Biotech - Topix.net

The State of New York recently announced its bold plan to fight back against AIDS in a press release titled " Governor Cuomo Announces Plan to End the AIDS Epidemic in New York State ."

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