In a Los Angeles Times opinion piece, Evan Wood, associate professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia, writes about the Vienna Declaration, a document he helped to draft, that calls for international leaders to revise drug policies to incorporate greater scientific evidence and promote HIV prevention, treatment and care for drug users.

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Los Angeles Times New flu patch makes getting vaccine pain free Today’s THV The patch could be used most effectively during a flu pandemic and would simplify large scale immunizations in developing countries.

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House bill seeks to remove $2 billion in bioterror funding BioPrepWatch.com … passed house appropriations bill seeks to take $2 billion dollars away from funds intended to fight bioterrorism and outbreaks of pandemic disease.

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Los Angeles Times Bioterrorism experts condemn a move to cut reserve money Los Angeles Times But a move by House Democrats to strip $2 billion from reserve funds for bioterrorism and pandemic flu — without objection from President Obama — has … and more

Reuters A Year After Its Emergence, H1N1 Swine Flu Lingers U.S. News & World Report FRIDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) — A year ago, global alarm over the emergence of an unpredictable new strain of H1N1 pandemic flu was in …

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Globe and Mail Switzerland. WHO keeps H1N1 flu pandemic alert active Ottawa Citizen World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan on Thursday decided to maintain a pandemic alert nearly a year after she placed the world on maximum readiness ..

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Globe and Mail WHO advisors again hold at current pandemic phase CIDRAP Low levels of pandemic flu transmission, especially in Northern Hemisphere countries, fueled speculation that the WHO experts might advise a move from … Swine flu pandemic not over yet, the WHO says Los Angeles Times (blog) WHO says H1N1 flu pandemic continues Reuters WHO Says H1N1 Flu Still a Pandemic ABC News U.S. News & World Report

Reuters Swine flu pandemic not over yet, the WHO says Los Angeles Times (blog) Confounding expectations, an emergency committee of the World Health Organization unanimously recommended Thursday that the H1N1 influenza pandemic remain … WHO says H1N1 flu pandemic continues Reuters WHO Says H1N1 Flu Still a Pandemic ABC News WHO says world still in H1N1 pandemic Xinhua AFP

Babble Magazine (blog) Humanity still has much to learn in fight against Nature Financial Times And while seasonal flu normally accelerates death in the elderly, the pandemic has disproportionately affected children and adults with long-term health … Stronger Immune Response to 21st Century Pandemic Flu with 1976 'Swine Flu … TMCnet Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) – Update 183 New Zealand Doctor Online 1976 'Swine Flu' Shot Linked to 'Robust' H1N1 Resistance ProHealth Ars Technica

The Future of Things Humanity's fight against Nature Financial Times And while seasonal flu normally accelerates death in the elderly, the pandemic has disproportionately affected children and adults with long-term health …

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