Bangladesh immunizes over 33 million children against measles. (Image courtesy of WHO / Hayatee Hasan)
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By Aleksandr Kavokin | January 29th 2007 02:00 AM | 1 comment
Measles deaths have fallen by 60% worldwide since 1999 -- a major public health success. This exceeds the United Nations goal to halve measles deaths between 1999 and 2005 and is largely due to an unprecedented decline in measles deaths in the African region. The progress was announced today by partners in the Measles Initiative: the American Red Cross, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Foundation, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Bangladesh immunizes over 33 million children against measles. (Image courtesy of WHO / Hayatee Hasan)
Bangladesh immunizes over 33 million children against measles. (Image courtesy of WHO / Hayatee Hasan)
By Aleksandr Kavokin | January 26th 2007 05:30 AM | 0 comments
As you probably know ulcerative colitis affects around half a million Americans.
Today in press releases: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for LIALDA™ (mesalamine) with MMX® technology for the induction of remission in patients with active, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis.
If you do not know much about the disease, here is the information:
