Localised badger culls 'increase risk of bovine TB'

07/13/11 New research says reactive culling is counter-productive method of controlling tuberculosis in cattle Localised badger culling can more than double the risk of TB infecting cattle, a new Medical Research Council study has shown. The results come as the government considers whether farmers should be allowed to organise badger culls in selected areas. They confirm that responding to TB outbreaks ...

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Fitch Affirms Johns Hopkins University's (MD) Revenue Bonds at 'AA+'; Outlook Stable

07/14/11 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings on the following outstanding bonds issued by Maryland Health and Higher Education Facilities Authority (MHHEFA), on behalf of Johns Hopkins University (JHU or the university): --$829.42 million of fixed rate revenue bonds at 'AA+'; --$194.35 million of variable rate revenue bonds at 'AA+/F1+'; --$266.53 million of tax-exempt ...

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Informed-consent forms should be shortened, simplified, Johns Hopkins bioethicists confirm

07/15/11 ( Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ) An in-depth review of consent forms provided to volunteers for HIV/AIDS research in the United States and abroad about study procedures, risks and benefits has found that the forms were extremely long and used wording that may have been complex enough to hinder full understanding, according to bioethicists at the Johns Hopkins University. Their study, in ...

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