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Study identifies barriers to abortion services in developed countries

Study identifies barriers to abortion services in developed countries

A new study published in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care finds women in developed countries face significant difficulties when it comes to getting an abortion in early pregnancy, despite developed countries having fewer legal barriers to abortion. Negative attitudes toward abortion from health care providers are one of the main factors […]

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Accidental pregnancies ‘dramatically reduced’ by IUD and implant counseling

Accidental pregnancies ‘dramatically reduced’ by IUD and implant counseling

A new study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, in association with the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, found that, over the course of a year, the number of unintended pregnancies was reduced “dramatically” by training health care workers to counsel young women on the benefits of intrauterine devices and contraceptive […]

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Annual abortion statistics for England and Wales shows scales tipping to medical abortion for the first year ever

Annual abortion statistics for England and Wales shows scales tipping to medical abortion for the first year ever

Official figures released by the Department of Health show that medical abortion – a non-surgical method, where women take pills to end the pregnancy – accounted for more than half (51%) of all terminations in England and Wales for the first year ever. In total 184,571 abortions were performed in 2014 across England and Wales, […]

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Virus evolution and human behavior shape global patterns of flu movement

Virus evolution and human behavior shape global patterns of flu movement

The global movement patterns of all four seasonal influenza viruses are illustrated in research published June 8 in the journal Nature, providing a detailed account of country-to-country virus spread over the last decade and revealing unexpected differences in circulation patterns between viruses. In the study, an international team of researchers led by the University of […]

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Vaccines developed for H5N1, H7N9 avian influenza strains

Vaccines developed for H5N1, H7N9 avian influenza strains

A recent study with Kansas State University researchers details vaccine development for two new strains of avian influenza that can be transmitted from poultry to humans. The strains have led to the culling of millions of commercial chickens and turkeys as well as the death of hundreds of people. The new vaccine development method is […]

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – Arizona taking steps to protect poultry

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – Arizona taking steps to protect poultry

The Arizona Department of Agriculture is working with large and small poultry farmers in the state concerning the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Since the first discovery in North America in December, the department has published information on the State Veterinarian’s blog as well as the agriculture.az.gov website. With this week’s announcement of the USDA […]

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Researchers create tool to predict avian flu outbreaks

Researchers create tool to predict avian flu outbreaks

A simple and effective portable tool to predict avian flu outbreaks on farms has been created by University of Guelph researchers. U of G researchers devised a real-time way to analyze chickens and other farm birds for avian flu. The tool uses a small blood sample and relies on a simple chemical colour change to […]

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Circulation of highly pathogenic avian flu in North American birds

Circulation of highly pathogenic avian flu in North American birds

Viral changes make current situation more complex Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses of Eurasian origin continue to circulate and evolve in North American wild birds. The U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Agriculture published the genetic analysis of a mixed-origin HPAI H5N1 avian flu virus in the journal Genome Announcements. This novel […]