Latest Update On The Volcanic Ash Plume, UK
Scientists at the Health Protection Agency believe Icelandic volcanic ash currently poses no threat to public health in the UK. When an Icelandic volcano erupted earlier this month staff from the HPA and partner agencies around the country began monitoring movement of the volcanic ash in the atmosphere and looking for any impacts on [...]
What Is Actually Asthma Attack Symptoms and Why I Can't Breathe Normally
If you have asthma, you can learn to keep it under control. Most people with asthma can lead normal lives. However, if you have asthma attack symptoms, this can be terrifying. If not taken care of properly, it can be serious and even fatal. An asthma attack symptom can [...]
Online Video Launched To Help Producers Continue To Keep Their Farms Healthy And Businesses Strong
The Government of Canada has launched an online video as another way to help inform producers about the best on-farm practices that can protect livestock and poultry from disease. “Producers have a long-standing and successful history of using preventive measures as a means of keeping animals healthy and the agriculture industry strong,” said Agriculture [...]
World Bank-IMF Report Tracks Impact Of Global Economic Downturn On MDGs
Though the global economic crisis has slowed the pace of efforts to reduce poverty in developing countries, the countries remain “on track” to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target to halve extreme poverty by 2015, according to a report released Friday by the World Bank and IMF, Agence France-Presse reports (4/26)…
Source:World Bank-IMF Report Tracks [...]
Plant-Based Vaccine Factory Enables Production Of Vaccines Within Weeks Of Outbreaks
The Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology (“CMB”) in Newark, Delaware, the Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation (“CMI”) in Boston, Massachusetts, the Boston University College of Engineering, and the biopharmaceutical company iBio, Inc…
Source:Plant-Based Vaccine Factory Enables Production Of Vaccines Within Weeks Of Outbreaks