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A widespread epidemic

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Scary scenario is acted out during disaster drill

Published July 23, 2008, 8:35 am, Paris Express

The death toll is staggering. Fourteen dead in Logan County. More than 12,000 dead in Arkansas. Four million dead in the United States. The economy is in ruins. The health care system is stretched to unbelievable limits, almost to the point of collapse.

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Africa: Homophobia Fuelling the Spread of HIV

Published July 23, 2008, 7:08 am, AllAfrica.com

The persistent and increasing outbreaks of violence against members of the gay community in Africa are jeopardising efforts undertaken to combat HIV, both within this group and across the population as a whole, AIDS activists warned at a recent meeting in Limbé, Cameroon.

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Red Deer found ready for anything

Published July 23, 2008, 7:07 am, Red Deer Advocate

About half of Red Deer’s residents who responded to the city’s 2008 census could survive three days without outside assistance if a disaster strikes.

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Community Notes (July 24)

Published July 23, 2008, 6:03 am, Dover-Sherborn Press

Hole-in-One contest; Harmon to appear in ‘Macbeth’; ‘Idol’ finalist Ayla Brown to perform in Sherborn; more

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Pandemic Flu: Most Nursing Homes Don't Have Plan

Published July 23, 2008, 5:12 am, Medical News Today

If influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that many are not prepared for such a task. Of the more than 400 nursing homes in the study, just 23 percent had a specific pandemic influenza plan.

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ASEAN states to test readiness on bird flu pandemic

Published July 23, 2008, 3:29 am, Channel NewsAsia

JAKARTA : Bird flu chiefs from across Southeast Asia have agreed to assess the ability of their governments to respond to a deadly human pandemic of the virus, an Indonesian official said Wednesday.

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ASEAN states to test readiness on bird flu pandemic

Published July 23, 2008, 2:57 am, TODAYonline

Health workers take part in a bird flu outbreak drill in Denpasar, on the resort island of Bali, earlier this year. Bird flu chiefs from across Southeast Asia have agreed to assess the ability of their governments to respond to a deadly human pandemic of the virus, an Indonesian official said.

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Rwanda: Aids Patients Need Better Diet - CNLS

Published July 23, 2008, 2:28 am, AllAfrica.com

The need for adequate nutritious food among the HIV/Aids patients has raised more concerns to the global fight against the pandemic, an official has said.

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Study: Most nursing homes not ready for pandemics

Published July 22, 2008, 10:34 pm, Lincoln Journal Star

OMAHA — New research suggests more than half of nursing homes are not prepared to help overwhelmed hospitals in emergencies.

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Emergent BioSolutions and the University of Oxford Form Joint Venture to Develop an Advanced Tuberculosis Vaccine with ...

Published July 22, 2008, 9:24 pm, Finanzen.net

The University of Oxford and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) announced today that they have formed a joint venture, The Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium Ltd. (the "Consortium”), to further develop MVA85A, the world’s ...

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