Scientists charged with choosing publication over public health

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The Dutch researchers at Erasmus Medical Center (EMC) are accused of aggravating an outbreak of lymphogranuloma venereum, a re-emerging sexually transmitted disease (STD), by keeping secret their knowledge of an early cluster of cases in order to publish their data in a research journal. The Dutch Health Care Inspectorate (IGZ) lodged complaints with the Dutch medical disciplinary boards against the head of the Department of Dermatology and Venerology of EMC, Rotterdam for the disaster.

Chlamydia infections, Epidemics

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Scientists rail against Europe's absence in AIDS research

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Eight percent of global funds available for HIV vaccine research were provided by Europe since 2000. As per vaccine researchers, administrators instead of scientists are managing the funds available for AIDS vaccine research in Europe.

Europe, Administration of General Economic Programs, Foreign Economic & Financial Assistance, Economic assistance, Foreign economic assistance, AIDS vaccines

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Scientists rip U.S. for cutbacks to global AIDS summit

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The U.S. government has slashed its contribution to the 15th International AIDS Conference to be held in July 2004 in Bangkok. This has angered the AIDS researchers worldwide.

Government expenditures, Government domestic functions, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Government finance, Health policy, International Conference on AIDS, International AIDS Society

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