Poultry culled in Germany after bird flu found on 2 farms

About 30,000 turkeys and ducks were culled in Germany over the weekend after bird flu was found on two farms, authorities said on Monday. Some 21,600 turkeys were culled on a farm in Soest in North Rhine Westfalia and 9,500 ducks were culled on a farm in Moeser in Saxony-Anhalt after the virulent H5N8 bird flu strain was discovered on both farms, regional authorities said.

South Korea, Japan step up poultry cull to contain bird flu

South Korean health officials disinfect a stream which migratory birds stay in winter temporarily, to prevent spread of bird flu in Pohang South Korea and Japan have ordered fresh culls of poultry stocks to contain outbreaks of avian flu, authorities in the two countries said. The South Korean Agriculture Ministry said on Monday it had ordered the cull of an additional 2.4 million birds, taking the total number to a record 18.4 million since the first outbreak of avian flu was reported at a farm on Nov. 18. It has called the outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N6 strain of bird flu more severe than the H5N8 strain that spread across the country in 2014 and 2015 before being brought under control.

Poultry culled in German after bird flu found on two farms

Dec 19 About 30,000 turkeys and ducks were culled in Germany over the weekend after bird flu was found on two farms, authorities said on Monday. Some 21,600 turkeys were culled on a farm in Soest in North Rhine Westfalia after the virulent H5N8 strain was discovered and 9,500 ducks were culled on a farm in Moeser in Saxony-Anhalt, regional authorities said.

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AL teacher posts ill student’s wish to meet Cam Newton

PHENIX CITY, AL – One Alabama teacher is hoping she helps grant the wish of one of her students who’s bravely battling a rare childhood disorder. Courtney Cooper, a teacher at Lakewood Elementary school in Phenix City wrote an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday about her student, Austin Deckard.

AL teacher posts ill student’s wish to meet Cam Newton

PHENIX CITY, AL – One Alabama teacher is hoping she helps grant the wish of one of her students who’s bravely battling a rare childhood disorder. Courtney Cooper, a teacher at Lakewood Elementary school in Phenix City wrote an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday about her student, Austin Deckard.

DepEd says condom distribution program not yet final

The Department of Education has denied giving the “green light” for the Department of Health to distribute condoms in schools. MB FILE-Health secretary Paulyn Ubial holds a condom during a press conference commemorating World AIDS Day at Pasay City on Thursday, December 1, 2016.

New push to fight Lyme disease plaguing NJ

There’s good news for New Jerseyans suffering with Lyme disease, and those who may be exposed to it in the future. Congress has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which calls for the establishment of a Lyme disease working group comprising 14 federal officials, patient advocates and doctors specializing in treating Lyme.

SK Chemicals’ hemophilia drug approved in Canada

SK Chemicals, the biopharmaceuticals unit of South Korea’s SK Group, has obtained regulatory approval to sell its hemophilia treatment in Canada, marking another step forward in breaking into overseas markets. SK Chemicals said Sunday that Health Canada, the country’s drug regulator, has granted marketing and sales approval for Afstyla, a biologic drug for hemophilia developed by SK Chemicals and licensed out to Australian biotech firm CSL Ltd. in 2009.

Business | Smart Benefits: Cures Act Remedies A Small Business Condition

The 21st Century Cures Act, just signed into law by President Obama, is a broad health bill but tucked in it is a section that benefits small businesses by allowing them to use HRAs to reimburse employees who buy their own insurance. Starting January 1, an employer with fewer than 50 full-time employees can offer stand-alone HRAs and fund them by reimbursing employees for their premiums used to purchase individual health insurance.

Izzy Does It

Since July, Izzy Cox has battled pancreatic cancer. A staple in Austin clubs since migrating from Montreal this decade, the anarchist songbird’s presence has been sorely missed as she undergoes a wrath of surgeries and chemotherapy.

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Since July, Izzy Cox has battled pancreatic cancer. A staple in Austin clubs since migrating from Montreal this decade, the anarchist songbird’s presence has been sorely missed as she undergoes a wrath of surgeries and chemotherapy.

BRIEF-JVM to buy back shares at 2 bln won

Gilead says Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approves co’s Vemlidy for patients with chronic Hepatitis B virus infection * Gilead – Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approves Gilead’s Vemlidy for patients with chronic Hepatitis B virus infection Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:

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A Once-Daily Treatment that Demonstrated Comparable Efficacy with Improved Renal and Bone Laboratory Safety Parameters Compared to Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate — )–Gilead Sciences, Inc. today announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved Vemlidy 25mg, a once-daily treatment for suppression of viral replication in chronic hepatitis B patients with evidence of hepatitis B virus replication and abnormal liver function. Vemlidy is a novel targeted prodrug of tenofovir that has demonstrated antiviral efficacy similar to and at a dose less than one-tenth that of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300mg.

Landmark Alzheimer’s prevention trial to evaluate third drug

An international team led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has selected a third investigational drug to be tested in a worldwide clinical trial – already underway – aimed at finding treatments to prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The third drug is being developed by Janssen Research & Development, LLC, in New Jersey.

Patriots clinched eighth consecutive AFC East title in win over Broncos

Running back Dion Lewis of the New England Patriots stretches the ball out to the goal line while Denver Broncos Darian Stewart and Todd Davis make the tackle in the second quarter at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Dec. 18, 2016 in Denver. But it was good enough Sunday for New England to clinch its eighth consecutive AFC East title and a first-round playoff bye and give quarterback Tom Brady only his third career win in Denver in 10 appearances.

Nation-Now 27 mins ago 9:59 p.m.’SNL’ imagines a Boston-themed Dunkin’ Donuts ad

If you ever wondered what it would have looked like if the Good Will Hunting boys had hit up Dunkin’ Donuts on their way to work one morning, now you know. Thanks, SNL! Casey Affleck , clad in a flannel jacket and Boston Bruins hat, irritated the staff during a commercial set in Beantown by insisting that if he stuck his cigarette out the door, it didn’t count as smoking in the restaurant.

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Farmers put on alert as bird flu hits UK poultry

Irish poultry farmers have been put on high alert for avian flu after migratory birds were blamed for an outbreak in the UK. A farm in Louth, Lincolnshire is now under strict quarantine controls as UK agriculture officials attempt to prevent a spread of the H5N8 strain of the bird flu virus.

New warnings about vaping, smoking cigarettes

In a report released Thursday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy acknowledged a need for more research into the health effects of “vaping,” but said e-cigarettes aren’t harmless and too many teens are using them. “My concern is e-cigarettes have the potential to create a whole new generation of kids who are addicted to nicotine,” Murthy told The Associated Press.

Hawks win 4-1

It took 34 games — and 74 shots on goal — but Duncan Keith finally scored a goal for the Blackhawks this season. The timing couldn’t have been better, too, as San Jose was dominating much of the second period, but Keith’s rocket tied the game at 1-1 with 3:11 left, and the Hawks went on to claim a 4-1 victory.