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Roswell Park Awarded $2.8 Million Grant To Study Ovarian Cancer
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $2.8 million Research Project (RO1) grant to Roswell Park Cancer Institute http://www.roswellpark.org/ (RPCI) researchers to investigate the role of immunological pathways in the development of ovarian cancer.

Scientists Report First Remote, Underwater Detection Of Harmful Algae, Toxins
Scientists at NOAA"s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have successfully conducted the first remote detection of a harmful algal species and its toxin below the ocean"s surface. The achievement was recently reported in the June issue of Oceanography.
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Diarrhea Spreads In Parts Of Bangladesh In Cyclone Aila's Aftermath
Health officials on Sunday said that a diarrhea outbreak has spread across Bangladesh"s southwest due to the effects of Cyclone Aila, which hit parts of Bangladesh and India on May 25, AFP/Google.com reports. Diarrhea broke out at an "alarming rate" because inundation and water logging have destroyed large amounts of land and supplies of drinking water near Sundarbans, the world"s largest mangrove forest, according to health workers.
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Five New Swine Flu Cases Bring UK Total To 117

According to the Health Protection Agency (HPA), UK, there were five new confirmed cases of swine flu (H1N1), bringing the total to 117. The HPA"s laboratories carry out all testing of swine flu virus. The five new cases include two adults from London, two adults from South East England, and a child from the West Midlands. Two of them returned from a country where swine flu exists, while another is linked to a previously confirmed case in England - the s of the other two are still being investigated, the HPA reported. Nobody in the UK has died from swine flu. HPA laboratories are currently investigating 169 cases throughout the UK. The HPA stresses that these figures can change at any moment as new cases are introduced. Below is a greographical breakdown of all cases so far: *East of England - 11 *East Midlands - 2 *London - 65 *North East - 1 *North West - 6 *South East - 11 *South West - 3 *West Midlands - 7 *Yorkshire & Humber - 0 TOTAL ENGLAND - 106 *Northern Ireland - 1 *Scotland - 10 *Wales - 0 TOTAL UK - 117 The travel ban for non essential purposes from the UK to Mexico has been lifted. Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today


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