NEWS SCAN: Monkeypox rising in Congo, smallpox vaccine deliveries slow, H5N1 case in Egypt Monkeypox has increased in Congo since end of smallpox vaccination Monkeypox, a less severe smallpox-like disease caused by a relative of the smallpox virus, has grown more common in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the 30 years since smallpox vaccination campaigns ceased, according to a study published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ... [News Source]

Bruce Jenkins: Nine U.S. Open matches to look forward to (we hope) The draw holds many treasures. These are some of the matches I'd like to see if things break just right at the U.S. Open: [News Source]

New Report on Point of Care Diagnostic Market ROCKVILLE, MD--(Marketwire - August 31, 2010) - MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of TriMark Publications's new report "Point of Care Diagnostic Testing World Markets," to their collection of In Vitro Diagnostics market reports. For more information, visit http://www.marketresearch.com/product/display.asp?ProductID=2718862 [News Source]

Medicago included in President’s report that examines drugs to prevent spread of infectious diseases Medicago Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles, today announced that it was included in a report of President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology entitled "Report to the President on Reengineering the Influenza Vaccine Production ... [News Source]

Seasonal flu on rise throughout Viet Nam VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people seeking treatment for the seasonal flu virus at clinics and hospitals throughout the country is on the rise. [News Source]

Ralphs Grocery Company to offer seasonal flu vaccine at $25 Ralphs Grocery Company is making it easy and affordable for customers to stay healthy by getting seasonal flu immunizations early. [News Source]

Salmonella contamination drives retail sales of pasteurized shell eggs Consumer demand for safe eggs has driven retail sales of pasteurized shell eggs up by more than 50% since Aug. 16 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended their use to prevent illness from egg-related Salmonella Enteritidis, announced National Pasteurized Eggs (NPE). [News Source]

Postmortem of a pandemic CHICAGO | When the World Health Organization declared theofficial end earlier this month of the H1N1 influenza pandemic, fewpeople mustered a shrug. [News Source]

Agriculture fuels Fraser Valley’s white smog Forty years ago the Fraser Valley was filled with pastures and dairy cows, well-water was clean and automobile emissions were hardly cause for concern. [News Source]

Aethlon Medical to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AEMD), the pioneer in developing therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease and cancer, announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Joyce, will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference at 3:40 p.m. EDT on September 14, 2010. The event will be held ... [News Source]

News in a nutshell Stem cell troubles; California universities negotiate; genome cornucopia grows [News Source]

‘Biosensors’ on four feet detect animals infected with bird flu Blood hounds, cadaver dogs, and other canines who serve humanity may soon have a new partner -- disease detector dogs -- thanks to an unusual experiment in which scientists trained mice to identify feces of ducks infected with bird influenza. The proof-of-concept study may pave the way for development of "biosensors on four feet" that warn of infection with influenza and other diseases. [News Source]