Archive for December, 2018
Aspidosperma pyrifolium: Anti-malarial plant?
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018Aspidosperma pyrifolium, a medicinal plant from the Brazilian caatinga, displays a high antiplasmodial activity and low cytotoxicity
- Isabela P. Ceravolo
- Carlos L. Zani
- Flávio J. B. Figueiredo
- Markus Kohlhoff
- Antônio E. G. Santana
- Antoniana U. Krettli
A Dual Vaccine against Anthrax and Plague
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
A simple, rapid, and specific early detection of anthrax infection
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018Suryadi K, Shine N (2018) Design and use of a novel substrate for simple, rapid, and specific early detection of anthrax infection. PLoS ONE 13(11): e0207084. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207084
“……Bacillus anthracis is a major biological warfare threat. The inhalation form of infection can kill quickly. While antibiotic treatment is effective, if diagnosis is delayed, the rapidly produced toxin may already be present in lethal amounts. This report describes a fast, sensitive, specific and accurate method for detection of active infection by Bacillus anthracis in plasma…..”
12/4/2012: Bopha, a Category 5 typhoon nicknamed “Pablo,” struck the Philippines and the flood waters destroyed entire villages and killed over 1000 people
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmIXVIPu4Ws
Arkansas: One child was killed and at least 45 others were injured when a charter bus carrying a youth football team from Tennessee rolled off an interstate off-ramp and overturned.
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018How FDA helps make MCMs (medical countermeasures) available in emergencies
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
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CDC reports 18 more cases of the mysterious AFM in the week ending on Nov 30, bringing this year’s total to 134 cases confirmed in 33 states, among 299 cases reported, and the agency says the outbreak “appears to have peaked.”
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
DRC Ebola total climbs to 444 with cases
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018Lundi 3 décembre 2018
- Depuis le début de l’épidémie, le cumul des cas est de 444, dont 396 confirmés et 48 probables. Au total, il y a eu 260 décès (212 confirmés et 48 probables) et 140 personnes guéries.
- 72 cas suspects en cours d’investigation.
- 4 nouveaux cas confirmés, dont 2 à Beni, 1 à Katwa et 1 à Kalunguta.
- 5 nouveaux décès de cas confirmés, dont 3 à Beni, 1 à Butembo et 1 à Kalunguta.
- 1 nouvelle personne guérie sortie du CTE de Butembo.
A “dramatic increase” in sexual violence occurred in late November, as about 125 women and girls walking to a food distribution site in Bentiu were “raped, whipped and clubbed.”
Monday, December 3rd, 2018In the aftermath of Stoneman Parker, consequences for those who could’ve helped but didn’t.
Monday, December 3rd, 2018“……an 18-year veteran of the department, arrived at the school
three and a half minutes after Nikolas Cruz began shooting. With 17 people
already shot and 17 more already dead, Eason instead spent two minutes
driving to the opposite side of campus to put on his bulletproof vest and
fidgeting with his body camera……Capt. Jan Jordan resigned and Sgt. Brian Miller was
placed on restricted duty for the department’s failure to respond properly
to the Parkland shooting.
Four Stoneman Douglas employees – assistant principals Jeff Morford, Winfred
Porter Jr., and Denise Reed and security specialist Kelvin Greenleaf – were
reassigned pending investigations last week.
School resource officer Scot Peterson, who took cover outside the school
until the shooting was over, resigned in disgrace………”