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RALEIGH, NC / ACCESSWIRE / March 9, 2021 / 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:NMTR), a clinical-stage rare and unmet needs-focused gastroenterology company, announced today that chief medical officer Patrick Griffin, M.D., FACP, will participate in an invited presentation at an upcoming virtual workshop entitled Accelerating Progress in Celiac Disease. The workshop is a National Institutes of Health workshop co-sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), to be held on March 18-19, 2021.
Dr. Griffin commented, I am grateful for the opportunity to raise awareness of larazotide s immense potential for patients living with celiac disease, especially those who continue to experience life-altering symptoms while following a gluten-free diet. In the absence of an approved pharmaceutical treatment for celiac disease, these patients are long overdue for a source of some relie
Treating latent TB in rural China
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Every tenth new tuberculosis (TB) case occurs in China, making it the country with the third most cases globally. Tuberculosis is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide, but, it is also curable and preventable, which is the driving force behind Dr. Gao Lei and his team who are fighting to end TB at the source.
According to the latest statistical data, 833,000 people in China contracted tuberculosis in 2019, and more than 3,300 died from it. The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is known to be the greatest contributor towards spreading the disease, meaning that identification plays a key role in curbing and curing TB. But, to reach the global goal set by the World Health Organization (WHO) to eliminate tuberculosis by 2035, progress is still too slow.
Mysterious disease kills over 100 peacocks in Tharparkar
Pakistan
Tue, Mar 09, 2021
Over 100 peacocks have died, while dozens of others have fallen sick after contracting a mysterious disease in Tharparkar,
Geo News reported Tuesday.
Within a week, more than 100 peacocks have died in over 10 villages of Mithi, Islamkot, and Diplo tehsils in Tharparkar, sources said, adding that over two dozen peacocks are currently suffering from the disease.
The peacocks have a disease called Rani Khait , said an official from the poultry department. Peacocks are wild birds that do not have proper vaccination, said one resident.
They are given multivitamins and antibiotics as a precautionary measure, he said.
Chronic Wasting Disease found in another Ohio deer This is the second case of CWD confirmed in Ohio over the past few months, according to the ODNR. (Source: ALBBAA) By Jared Goffinet | March 9, 2021 at 11:39 AM EST - Updated March 9 at 11:39 AM
COLUMBUS, Ohio
(FOX19) - Another case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in the state by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
CWD is a fatal neurological disease that affects white-tailed deer and other similar species such as mule deer, elk, and moose, ODNR says.
The latest case was identified in a wild white-tailed deer in Wyandot County, according to the ODNR.
Just because you are exposed to a pathogen does not mean you will become sick. Increasingly, scientists have shown that genetics play a central role in.