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Report Examines Zimbabwean Refugees In South Africa
According to a report released Tuesday by Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF), "Zimbabweans continue to cross the border [into South Africa] every day, legally and illegally, in massive numbers as a matter of survival," AFP/Google.com reports (AFP/Google.com, 6/2). An estimated "three million Zimbabweans - about a quarter of the entire population" have fled "the economic collapse and human rights abuses at home, as well as a cholera outbreak that has infected about 100,000 people," according to the BBC, and the "inauguration in February of a fractious power-sharing government in Zimbabwe has not stemmed the flight" (BBC, 6/2).

Researchers Profile Gene Activity In Acutely Ill Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients
New research may help doctors pinpoint when patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are becoming dangerously ill. The findings may also point the way to interventions that could sustain the lives of IPF patients until life-saving transplants could be performed.
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Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. Announces The Launch Of A Drug Discovery Program For Alzheimer's Disease
Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. (COTI)(TSX VENTURE:COT), announced that the Company has undertaken the discovery and optimization of novel lead compounds for the treatment of Alzheimer"s Disease (AD). "Based on partnering interest expressed by multiple global pharmaceutical organizations we have decided to establish a drug discovery program to help combat this devastating disease", said Mr. Michael Cloutier, Chief Executive Officer of COTI.
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IOM Vitamin D And Calcium Workshop On Aug. 4

As part of its study of how much vitamin D and calcium people need, a committee convened by the Institute of Medicine will hold a public workshop to gather insights and data from experts on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Among the workshop"s presentations will be a discussion of a recent vitamin D and calcium report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which can be found at http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/vitadcaltp.htm. A workshop agenda with a list of presentations is available at http://www.iom.edu/?id=68400. The workshop will run from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. in Room 100 of the National Academies" Keck Center, 500 Fifth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. Due to space limitations, advance registration is required. Christine Stencel National Academy of Sciences


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