California TB patient denied release from jail

TweetSan Joaquin County Judge Brett Morgan denied a request for release from a California tuberculosis patient who was jailed and charged for allegedly refusing to take medication to keep his tuberculosis from spreading. Armando Rodriguez allegedly failed to take medication … Read More »

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Lucigen receives grant to develop influenza screen

TweetLucigen Corp. recently received a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop a new type of influenza test. The NIH grant comes from the Small Business Innovation Research Project and will be used to design … Read More »

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Anti-inflammatory drugs could increase severe malaria survival rate

TweetA new class of anti-inflammatory agents could improve survival in severe malaria cases by preventing the immune system from causing tissue and brain damage. Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute found that innate defense regulator peptides could increase … Read More »

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Oxford Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium presents at Power of Vaccines event

TweetAdam Stoten, the deputy general manager of the Oxford Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium, recently made a presentation on the progress of new tuberculosis vaccine candidates at the Power of Vaccines symposium. Stoten said that while there has been major progress made … Read More »

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U.K. MPs urge more money for Global Fund

TweetMembers of the British Parliament are urging the United Kingdom to give more money to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The International Development Committee raised concerns that funding previously pledged by ministers over a year ago … Read More »

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