Vaccine To Eradicate Fatal Parasite A vaccine developed by University of Melbourne researchers that could eradicate a fatal form of brain disease will be delivered to Peru next week, and could soon be commercially available thanks to multi-million dollar funding. The parasite Taenia solium causes 50 million tapeworm infections and 50,000 deaths from brain disease in the developing world each year.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comResults Of Workplace Obesity Program Environmental changes implemented at 12 Dow Chemical Company worksites helped employees' there achieve modest improvements in
health risks, including weight management, decreasing tobacco use and blood pressure, says Emory University public
health researcher Ron Goetzel, PhD. Goetzel and his team will present the findings from their study Oct.
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