WHO sees four tropical diseases possibly extinct in a decade
WHO chief Tore Godal says eliminating Chagas disease river blindness leprosy and lymphatic filariasis could cost as little as $1 per patient per year. New therapies and insect-control advances create a historic opportunity to end these diseases within ten years, preventing future drug resistance and disability.
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World Health Organization
WHO Tropical Disease
Tore Godal
Godai
WHO
Latin America
India
Pacific
Godal
Fetuses found in field near Highway 71 California
Two children playing in a field uncovered five cardboard boxes containing 30 human fetuses in plastic containers. Deputies suspect origin from an abortion clinic and search for facts about disposal, with boxes sealed in duct tape and located west of Highway 71, about 35 miles east of Los Angeles.
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Paul Cappitelli
San Bernardino County
Cappitelli
Highway 71
Los Angeles
Navy ends search for crew of missing Seahawk crash
The Navy halted its search for the four crew members of a HH-60H Seahawk helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic during a training flight near Cape Hatteras. The Mayport based aircraft from USS John E. Kennedy and USS Rare Payne went down 23 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras amid 30 to 35 mph winds and 5 foot seas. cause under investigation.
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Navy
Atlantic
Mayport
Fla
John E. Kennedy
Rare Payne
Cape Hatteras
C. Patrick Dooling
Naval Air Station
Jacksonville
National Weather Service
Mayor resigns after threat in Seal Beach incident
Seal Beach Mayor Gwen Forsythe, 42, resigned after a rifle bullet bearing a threat was sent to City Hall. The letter scheme targets land development disputes and Indian burial issues, with Forsythe tied to Hellman Ranch plans for 70 homes and a golf course.
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Seal Beach
Gwen Forsythe
Los Angeles
Ken Mollohan
Forsythe
Hellman Ranch
EPA orders 3M to halt O-Cel-O sponge claims
Minnesota EPA instructs 3M to stop selling O-Cel-O sponges with claims of killing germs or preventing food borne illness. Norman Niedergang notes no proven germ kill or surface protection and calls for proper registration. 3M says EPA approved the product years ago and asserts germ killing only within the sponge. Mary Auvin says no surface claim was made.
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EPA
Norman Niedergang
Environmental Protection Agency
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Maplewood
Mary Auvin
Doctors back off prostate cancer tests in new ACP guidelines
The American College of Physicians advises against routine prostate cancer screening for men, citing uncertain PSA test reliability and no clear evidence of survival benefit. The guidance, in Annals of Internal Medicine, urges shared decision making with physicians about PSA screening versus potential harms.
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American Cancer Society
ACP
Annals of Internal Medicine
Harold Sox
College
AIDS drug Viracept approved for children 2 and older
The FDA approves Agouron Pharmaceuticals Viracept as the first protease inhibitor with simultaneous adult and pediatric use. In a booster cocktail with older medicines it can reduce adult viral load by about 98 percent, though pediatric effectiveness remains under study.
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Agouron Pharmaceuticals
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
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