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Protecting Cattle Health: University Products' Vital Role in Fighting Bovine Anaplasmosis with Vaccines Amid South Dakota's Outbreak

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The changing climate conditions have extended the lifespan of disease-spreading insects like ticks and biting flies, posing a significant risk to cattle herds.

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  • The changing climate conditions have extended the lifespan of disease-spreading insects like ticks and biting flies, posing a significant risk to cattle herds.
  • And a recent discovery of anaplasmosis near Woonsocket, South Dakota, highlights the urgent need to protect herds now from this costly endemic infection.
  • But among the diseases posing the most serious threat to herds is bovine anaplasmosis, caused by the bacteria, Anaplasma marginale.
  • For more information on University Products' bovine vaccines and assistance with obtaining doses for cattle in South Dakota and elsewhere, please contact University Products directly at [email protected] .

Acceligen Announces Innovative Scientific Paper on Breeding PRRSV Resistant Pigs

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

EAGAN, Minn., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Acceligen, the leading Precision Breeding company for food animals, today announced publication in Antiviral Research of their groundbreaking work on breeding PRRSV resistant pigs.

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  • A SUBSIDIARY OF RECOMBINETICS INC., ACCELIGEN ANNOUNCES INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC PAPER ON BREEDING PRRSV RESISTANT PIGS
    EAGAN, Minn., Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Acceligen, the leading Precision Breeding company for food animals, today announced publication in Antiviral Research of their groundbreaking work on breeding PRRSV resistant pigs.
  • Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, also known as PRRSV, is a virus which results in substantial economic harm to pig farms on a global scale.
  • The publication shows that Acceligen is meeting this challenge by uniquely breeding pigs resistant to PRRSV-1 and PRRSV-2.
  • Dr. Tad Sonstegard, co-author and CEO of Acceligen said, "The results of this research demonstrate that Acceligen's approach to breed PRRSV resistant pigs opens an alternative avenue for making this trait available to the entire industry."

Mucinex and TV Personality Nick Viall Celebrates New Product with Pop-Up Café Offering New Yorkers Free Coffee

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Monday, January 15, 2024

PARSIPPANY, N.J., Jan. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- When you're suffering from cold and flu symptoms – whether it be a cough, congestion, sore throat, or fever – symptoms seem to feel worse when we first wake up. And if you're a busy person on the go, this can be especially disruptive to an already long day ahead.

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  • And if you're a busy person on the go, this can be especially disruptive to an already long day ahead.
  • "And when those disruptive cold and flu symptoms do hit, we always feel worse upon waking up.
  • Mucinex Kickstart provides powerful fast-acting multi-symptom relief and instant cooling sensation, giving consumers that morning kick to help them make a strong come back."
  • As part of this experience, New Yorkers will be treated to a complimentary cup of coffee, served by a fleet of baristas and award-winning podcast host, TV personality, and bestselling author Nick Viall the morning January 17th.

What if every germ hit you at the exact same time? An immunologist explains

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

What would happen if all the diseases in the world hit us at the exact same time?

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  • What would happen if all the diseases in the world hit us at the exact same time?
  • – Gabriella, age 12, Irving, Texas
    What would happen if all the diseases in the world hit us at the exact same time?
  • – Gabriella, age 12, Irving, Texas When I was younger, I would watch “Batman” on my black-and-white television after school.
  • In fact, sometimes fighting off one enemy can leave a hole in your defenses that another opportunistic pathogen can take advantage of.

BAM! Understanding the rivals

  • The potential bad guys include cancer cells and dangerous microorganisms – including bacteria, viruses, fungi and more – that cause infections.
  • The immune system must also be careful not to damage healthy cells and beneficial microorganisms that live on and inside you.
  • Your skin, snot, saliva and tears form a critical first line of defense.
  • Gathering an army of immune cells to fight pathogens takes a lot of energy and makes you feel awful.

BOOM! Where are their weaknesses?

  • Pathogens have specific parts on their surfaces called pathogen associated molecular patterns, or PAMPs.
  • Because the same PAMP is present on many different pathogens, a strategy to combat one PAMP can defeat many pathogens.
  • There are molecules in cells all over your body that can recognize PAMPS and destroy anything those PAMPS are on.

SPLAT! Raising an army of defenders

  • When the virus that causes COVID-19 emerged in 2019, it was something people’s immune systems likely had never seen before.
  • The immune system makes many immune cells that are specific to antigens, or unique and recognizable parts of cancers and microorganisms, it hasn’t encountered before.
  • The DNA in each of these immune cells is different from the DNA in any other cell in your body.
  • Since pathogens can also multiply rapidly, clonal selection allows you to rapidly raise an army to fight them.
  • It would take a tremendous amount of energy and time to build an appropriate army against each microorganism all at once.


Joseph Larkin III receives funding from the Grayson Jockey Research Foundation, The National Institutes of Health, and industry.

Why you may feel depressed and anxious when you're ill – and how to cope with it

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

All have one thing in common: they can make you feel miserable.

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  • All have one thing in common: they can make you feel miserable.
  • These illnesses often come with fatigue, lack of appetite and concentration difficulties.
  • To be successful, they need to rally other immune cells as well as several organs of your body.
  • But you can also be more sensitive to negative stimuli, which can easily make you sad and anxious.


That means that the psychological experience of sickness is not just triggered by your brain or the pathogen itself – it seems to be unleashed by your own immune system.

Making people sick for one day

  • Researchers have actually shown that such feelings can be brought about without a true pathogen being present.
  • My research group, and a few others in the world, purposely activate the natural immune defences of healthy and young volunteers, without using a pathogen.
  • And the sickness feelings, including the strong negative emotions that were triggered only a few hours earlier, also subsided within this time frame.

Why do we feel miserable during infections?

  • Well, even if you are not fully aware of it, fighting a pathogen requires an incredible amount of energy.
  • Both the activity of your immune cells and the increase in body temperature take a heavy toll.
  • Do not feel guilty or worried about feeling miserable – it’s only natural.
  • And by the way, if you feel miserable in the days following a vaccination… Don’t worry – it similarly means your immune system is at work.


Julie Lasselin receives funding from the Swedish Research Council (vetenskapsrådet), Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, and the Osher center for Integrative Health at Karolinska Institutet.

Working from home since COVID-19? Cabin fever could be the next challenge

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

However, being confined to our homes for long periods without access to different activities can expose teleworkers to cabin fever, a lack of motivation and anxiety.

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  • However, being confined to our homes for long periods without access to different activities can expose teleworkers to cabin fever, a lack of motivation and anxiety.
  • Being at home for extended periods of time can leave some feeling like they’re experiencing cabin fever.
  • Whether moving away from the city or staying downtown, working fully remotely can trigger cabin fever if teleworkers develop bad habits and behaviours.
  • Such activities can provide necessary breaks from the confines of their homes, helping to prevent cabin fever and foster healthy teleworking habits and behaviours.

Cardiol Therapeutics Announces it has Exceeded 50% Enrollment in its Phase II ARCHER Trial in Acute Myocarditis

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Results from the ARCHER trial will assist in further understanding the therapeutic potential of CardiolRx™ and will complement the important clinical data from our ongoing MAvERIC-Pilot Phase II study in patients presenting with recurrent pericarditis."

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  • Results from the ARCHER trial will assist in further understanding the therapeutic potential of CardiolRx™ and will complement the important clinical data from our ongoing MAvERIC-Pilot Phase II study in patients presenting with recurrent pericarditis."
  • The ARCHER trial has been designed in collaboration with an independent steering committee comprising distinguished thought leaders in heart failure and myocarditis from international centers of excellence.
  • The trial is expected to enroll 100 patients at pre-eminent cardiovascular research centers in North America, France, Brazil, and Israel.
  • Orphan drug designation programs were established to provide life sciences companies with incentives to develop new therapies for rare diseases.

FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Chemoradiotherapy as Treatment for Patients With FIGO 2014 Stage III-IVA Cervical Cancer

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Friday, January 12, 2024

Important immune-mediated adverse reactions listed here may not include all possible severe and fatal immune-mediated adverse reactions.

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  • Important immune-mediated adverse reactions listed here may not include all possible severe and fatal immune-mediated adverse reactions.
  • “Building on the established role of KEYTRUDA in advanced cervical cancer, KEYTRUDA plus chemoradiotherapy is now the first anti-PD-1-based regimen approved in the U.S. for the treatment of patients with FIGO 2014 Stage III-IVA cervical cancer regardless of PD-L1 expression,” said Dr. Gursel Aktan, vice president, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories.
  • The trial enrolled 1,060 patients with cervical cancer who had not previously received any definitive surgery, radiation, or systemic therapy for cervical cancer.
  • In the exploratory subgroup analysis of 596 patients with FIGO 2014 Stage III-IVA disease, 61 patients (21%) in the KEYTRUDA plus CRT arm (n=293) experienced a PFS event versus 94 patients (31%) in the placebo plus CRT arm (n=303).

QUAKER CANADA ISSUES RECALL DUE TO POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK

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Friday, January 12, 2024

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 11, 2024 /CNW/ - Quaker Canada today announced a voluntary recall of granola bars and Harvest Crunch cereals due to the potential exposure to salmonella.

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  • MISSISSAUGA, ON, Jan. 11, 2024 /CNW/ - Quaker Canada today announced a voluntary recall of granola bars and Harvest Crunch cereals due to the potential exposure to salmonella.
  • This is the direct result of a recall initiated earlier today in the United States by the Quaker Oats Company.
  • This action is being taken in Canada out of an abundance of caution and commitment to the wellbeing of our Canadian consumers.
  • Quaker Canada is working closely with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to ensure the recalled products are removed from the marketplace.

ALLIANZ PARTNERS 2024 TRAVEL FORECAST: TRENDS, TIPS AND TRICKS FOR THE BUSY SEASON AHEAD

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

Travel demand for 2024 is expected to remain strong with Americans eager to make new memories.

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  • Travel demand for 2024 is expected to remain strong with Americans eager to make new memories.
  • Here's a look ahead at this year's travel landscape with trends from and tips from travel insurance provider Allianz Partners USA with advice on how to handle common vacation mishaps.
  • Allianz Partners offers travel insurance through most major U.S. airlines, leading travel agents, online travel agencies, hotel companies, cruise lines and directly to consumers.
  • For more information on Allianz Partners and available travel policies, please visit http://www.allianztravelinsurance.com/ .