Great news everyone; after weeks (if not months!) of stress, I received an answer : apparently, the CIHR thinks that my project is worth funding, and granted me a doctoral award!

I received some emails this week of people complaining about some pages loading sloooooowly; we got Fark'ed; twice! Which means massive traffic, and it was a little hard on the server.

I'm working on ameliorating the design, but honestly, I think i could use some help! We'll see what the next iteration looks like; don't hesitate to drop me comments / emails about things to improve, feedback is always appreciated.

- The polio vaccine -- 50 years later
- Scientists weaponize an antibody to deliver continuous attacks on cancer cells
- Canadian special pathogens team sees progress in Angola's Marburg outbreak
- HIV kids in care may have had their rights violated in drug trials
- Coming soon: drugs to match your DNA
- Wide variation in access to HIV medications across states in US
- Scientists test Florida bird eggs for pesticide exposure

As of 20 April, the Ministry of Health in Angola has reported 266 cases of Marburg haemorrhagic fever. Of these cases, 244 were fatal. In Uige Province, which remains the epicentre of the outbreak, 253 cases, of which 233 have been fatal, were reported as of 21 April.

West Nile virus alarmed Americans when it made its first U.S. appearance in New York City in 1999. It has since spread from coast to coast, sickened more than 16,000 Americans and killed more than 600. As the virus spread, medical investigators hastened research to develop an effective vaccine or therapy. None currently exist, but a newly published paper by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis points to a promising treatment. This research, published today online by Nature Medicine, was funded in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

PET scans and cognitive tests have suggested that Alzheimer's disease patients with genetically modified tissue inserted directly into their brains show a reduction in the rate of cognitive decline and increased metabolic activity in the brain, according to a study published in the April 24, 2005 online issue of the journal Nature Medicine by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine.