Flu vaccines struggle for profit despite pandemic risks
Commissioner Margaret Hamburg noted vaccines are not high revenue drivers for big pharma due to production costs and flu mutations. The piece traces past disruptions, US efforts to boost domestic manufacturing, and advances like Protein Sciences FluBlok and universal vaccine research led by NIH and NIAID chief Anthony Fauci.
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U.S
Liverpool
England
America
Robin Robinson
U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Robinson
United States
Fire at Brazilian Club Leaves 233 Dead in Stampede and Blaze
Guido Pedroso Melo of the city fire department described a barrier of bodies at the entrance as flames and smoke engulfed the packed club. Survivors reported chaos as band flares ignited the roof, with guitarist Rodrigo Martins noting the moment the ceiling caught fire and a guard failed to extinguish it. The death toll rose to 233, with hospitalized victims among the tally.
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O Globo
Luana Santos Silva
Globo TV
Silva
Michele Pereira
Folha de S. Paulo
Rodrigo Martins
Radio Gaucha
Gurizada Fandangueira
Sputnik
Danilo Jacques
Cleberson Braida Bastianello
Watchdog backs bills to cut Congress pay on budget failure
Two independent watchdogs praise Latham and Loebsack for a No Budget No Pay plan aiming to halt pay to lawmakers if a budget is not adopted by April 15. The measure, debated amid a debt ceiling push, would escrow salaries until resolution and seeks broader reform beyond short term fixes.
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Latham
the Gazette
Congressional
House
Senate
Washington
Ryan Alexander
Taxpayers For Common Sense
Pete Sepp
National Taxpayers Union Watchdog Group
Loebsack
Sepp
The
Gazette
Craig Holman
Public Citizen
States
Minnesota
Keith Ellison
Holman
Gabrielle Giffords
Arizona
D.C
Braley Seeks Iowa Senate Bid as Harkin Retires
Braley weighs a Senate run in Iowa with Harkin retiring. Latham and King emerge as GOP possibilities. King lauds a constitutional conservative stance while Democrats aim to keep control with a pragmatic progressive candidate.
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Braley
Senate
Chamber
Harkin
Iowa labs test 1010 flu cases in 2012 vaccine study
State Hygienic Lab in December 2012 tested 1010 influenza cases, up from 118 in December 2011, with Iowa hospitals and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics conducting vaccine trials for the H3N2 Variant. Clinicians note widespread activity but a decline in new cases, while a minority of school absences reflect illness. Local participants like Mary Ann Lewis join trials to aid vaccine development.
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Centers For Disease Control
Pentella
University of Iowa
United States
Pat Winokur
Winokur
Mary Ann Lewis
Fairfax
Lewis
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