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Milwaukee swine flu testing results published.
June 30, 2009... Researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee published the first initial paper describing the Milwaukee prevalence of the largest outbreak of novel swine origin influenza virus (S-OIV) in America in the June 11, 2009, online issue of Viruses. This corresponded to the...

Data from M.A. Shahid and colleagues advance knowledge in bird flu.
June 30, 2009... According to a study from Islamabad, Pakistan, "Present study was performed to determine the effects of physical and chemical agents on infective potential of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 (local strain) virus recently isolated in Pakistan during 2006 outbreak. H5N1 virus...

Research from D.E. Rollison and co-authors yields new data on colon cancer.
June 30, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Infection with JC virus has been proposed as a risk factor for colorectal cancer. A nested case-control study was conducted to evaluate the association between prediagnostic JC virus antibodies and the risk of incident colorectal cancer and...

Research from M.Q. Zhang and co-authors yields new data on Epstein-Barr virus.
June 30, 2009... "A 74-year-old woman with a clinical history of invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast was found to have a splenic mass during a routine radiographic survey. Splenectomy revealed a 3-cm well-demarcated lesion, which on histopathologic examination consisted of heterogeneous inflammatory...

Fairtheworld Releases Revolutionary Platform to Ease the Global Recession.
June 30, 2009... On June 11th in Hong Kong, Fairtheworld officially published and introduced globally the revolutionary "Fair N Fair" 3D Virtual Exhibition Platform. On the following June 15th, Fairtheworld announced that the first Fairtheworld 3D virtual exhibition is formally in the stage of attracting...