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GAO's federal duplication report cites problems in public health

(CIDRAP News) – In the first of an expected annual series of reports to Congress on duplication in federal government goals and activities, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) cites problems in three areas of public health: food safety, biodefense, and communications.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Fate of smallpox stocks, USDA E coli sampling, H1N1 mutation, pandemic rationing, dengue in Miami

Mar 3, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: HUS treatment patented; cholera in Haiti; bloodstream infections; polio in Pakistan, DR-Congo; hand washing in schools

Feb 28, 2011

 

FDA approves preliminary test for norovirus

(CIDRAP News) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced approval of what it calls the first test for preliminary identification of norovirus, intended for use in outbreaks in which there is a likely transmission pathway.

Robert Roos
 

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 deaths in Cambodia, H5N1 poultry outbreaks, flu vaccine for seniors, universal flu vaccine trial, food safety funding, dengue vaccines

Feb 23, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: H1N1 antiviral resistance, Fluvax and fevers, doctors' vaccine views, pressure-treated burgers, Sanofi joins dengue initiative

Feb 22, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Pandemrix and narcolepsy, flu evolution, pandemic's effect, H5N1 in India and Japan, food import safety, cholera in Haiti

Feb 18, 2011

 

FLU NEWS SCAN: Pandemic ED visits, egg allergies and flu shots, H1N1 in Hong Kong pigs

Feb 16, 2011

 

NEWS SCAN: Grant for smallpox antiviral, final sprout outbreak total, poliovirus in Delhi sewage

 

Proposed budget trims preparedness funds, boosts FDA

(CIDRAP News) – The Obama administration's proposed budget for fiscal year 2012, released today, would reduce funds for public health and hospital emergency preparedness while giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a boost for food safety.

Robert Roos and Lisa Schnirring
 

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