Georgetown establishes leading institute for global and national health law
...rating with the World Health Organization (WHO) to draft its model public health law and guidelines on pandemic influenza. Gostin is currently the chairman of the WHO committee on the legal and ethical aspects of public health interventions for pandemic influenza. Developing disease surveillance initia...Taking the wraps off drug safety data from clinical trials
...and FDA regulations allow the drug manufacturer to draft the Summary. The process reflects an understanding by the FDA that safety and efficacy information should be protected, so that competing manufacturers can't use those data to develop generic alternatives or competing drugs. Consumer groups have br...Kenya moves toward national food and nutrition policy
...ewhere are adaptable for Kenya." If the current draft passes several steps of approval, it is expected that the official policy will be accepted by the middle of 2007. "We want to facilitate genuine ownership and collaboration on nutrition and food policy in Kenya," Gleason concludes, "so that the many ...Depression among retired NFL players: Rates mirror the general public, but pain compounds symptoms
...epares for this weekend's National Football League draft and the excitement of promising young players entering the league, a new study from the University of Michigan Health System highlights the issues faced at the other end of the career spectrum, after players retire. The study for the first time qua...Is the UK prepared for pandemic flu?
...f Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In March, a new draft plan for pandemic flu was published, setting out the governments strategic approach to limit the domestic spread of a pandemic and minimise harms to health, the economy, and society. It deals with several previously neglected areas, such as transp...Treating HIV in war zones -- Public health emergencies need rapid advice from WHO
...for the team to summarize the evidence and prepare draft guidelines. The guidelines were then discussed at a two-day meeting, after which a draft manuscript for publication was prepared within 10 days. In a related editorial discussing how WHO......l organizations and other government agencies, the draft agenda was presented to the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council, NIAIDs main scientific advisory body. The research agenda specifically describes six critical areas where additional investigation is needed to close gaps in our...