US court rules to allow experimental drugs for dying patients

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A US federal appeals court has ruled in May 2006 that people dying from a terminal illness have to right to buy experimental drugs from companies before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved them. If upheld, the ruling could bring hope to people desperately trying to extend their lives and give companies complete control over terminally ill individuals who would receive the drug before approval but it could also affect the government's drug approval process.

United States, Management, Laws, regulations and rules, Terminally ill, Drug therapy, Human medical experimentation, United States. Food and Drug Administration

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Pandemic prevention scheme threaten diversity, experts warn

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Experts have opined that fear of a bird flu pandemic in which millions of healthy and infected birds are culled threatens the survival of many rare avian species as well as puts people in developing countries at greater risk. If an entire species of birds is wiped out, it would lead to lack of animal protein and death due to malnutrition, as it is the cheapest animal protein in many developing countries.

United Kingdom, Development and progression, Control, Avian influenza

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New York's scheme to track diabetes stirs privacy concerns

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New York City has launched a massive project for tracking people with diabetes through a city-wide database. However New York's diabetes plan has raised concerns about privacy and a clear lack of informed consent.

Strategy & planning, Government domestic functions, Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, New York, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Care Services, Medical & Health Services, Health aspects, Planning, Prevention, Medical care, Diabetes, Diabetes mellitus, New York, New York, Company business planning, Medical care (Private), Health policy

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