US pressures publishers to honor trade embargoes

Article Abstract:

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) monitors and enforces the US trade embargo against certain countries where a branch of the US Treasury Department, the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) stopped accepting papers submitted to its 11 journals from Sudan, Libya, Iran and Cuba. The embargoed countries are not permitted to render any services to the US.

Administration of General Economic Programs, Trade Bans & Embargos, Science publishing, Embargoes

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Newborn screening grows up

Article Abstract:

The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) issued guidelines recommending uniform screening among states to systematically develop criteria and prioritize disorders for newborn screening. The panel selected 29 conditions that included disorders affecting organic-acid, fatty-acid, and amino-acid metabolism, and hemoglobin-opathies.

Methods, Infants (Newborn), Neonatal screening

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A dozen vaccine candidates bring shot of hope to TB epidemic

Article Abstract:

The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a goal for a new vaccine for eradicating tuberculosis (TB) by 2015. Most of the vaccines being investigated are designed to keep the infection latent, but new approaches might prevent the bacteria from entering the lungs.

Product development, Government domestic functions, World Health Organization, Tuberculosis vaccines, Health policy

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