MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'argentina'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118994&cid=t_122139_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FX-4k_OX50Ks%2F Top of the morning to you. And what a morning it is. A lovely sun is shining overhead and a cool breeze is wafting through the Pharmalot corporate campus. This calls for a celebratory cup of stimulation. Nonetheless, meetings and deadlines loom. So let us all get started. A few interesting items can be found below. Meanwhile, if you hear of anything interesting, drop us a line. Have a great day, everyone… FDA OKs Gilead And J&J Once-Daily HIV Pill (Reuters) Pfizer Pays First Compensation To Nigerian Trovan Victims (BBC) Vioxx Lawyers Get More Fees After Filing Objections (Bloomberg News) Pfizer To Shed 130 Jobs And Close Former King Plant (TriCities) FDA Sets Review Deadline For Amylin Diabetes Drug (Reuters) FDA Questions Adventrx Trial Run By CRO In Argentina (Outsourcing Phar... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118994 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:53:50 +0100 5118994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975835&cid=t_122139_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fix6HLAliazk%2F By Juan Carlos HidalgoRumors abounded this weekend about Hugo Chávez’s apparent critical health condition. The Nuevo Herald reported that the Venezuelan president could be suffering from prostate cancer. On June 9, while visiting Cuba, Chávez fell ill and was treated for a “pelvic abscess.” Since then, the loquacious caudillo, who for over a decade has flooded Venezuelan airwaves with endless TV addresses, has been conspicuously out of sight. All we have is a picture released to the media showing a frail Hugo Chávez holding onto Fidel Castro (aged 84) and his brother Raúl (aged 80). Speculation increased on Saturday after Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s Foreign Relations Minister, said that Chávez was waging a “great battle for his health” while admitting that he wasn’t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975835 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:39:49 +0100 4975835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3902886&cid=t_122139_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FTjQTIMmjiGA%2F Argentina’s power couple (President Cristina Fernández and her husband and former president Néstor Kirchner) took their fight against the country’s major newspapers one step further today when the government released a report that might ultimately give it control of the company that distributes paper to the newspapers. The government report targets Papel Prensa, a private company that belongs to a group controlled by Clarín and La Nación, Argentina’s major daily newspapers, and that distributes paper to 170 newspapers all over the country regardless of their editorial line and ideology. The government claims that the previous owners of Papel Prensa sold the company back in 1976 under pressure from the military junta that then ruled Argentina. The report says that the government w... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3902886 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:41:58 +0100 3902886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3744666&cid=t_122139_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GIDEONonline.com%2F2010%2F07%2F12%2Forninthosis-in-argentina%2F Regarding a recent outbreak in Jujuy, recent rates of ornithoisis in Argentina are strikingly similar to those reported in the United States during the 1950′s. [1-3] References: 1. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of Argentina, 2010. 410 pp. Gideon e-book series. http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-argentina/ 2. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of the United States, 2010. 996 pp. http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/country/infectious-diseases-of-the-united-states/ 3. Berger SA. Ornithosis: Global Status, 2010. 36 pp. Gideon e-book series. http://www.gideononline.com/ebooks/disease/ornithosis-global-status/ (Source: GIDEON blog) GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3744666 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:52:04 +0100 3744666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714158&cid=t_122139_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FokgkHJ5mJkA%2F By Juan Carlos HidalgoLa Nación of Argentina reports today [in Spanish] that—shocker!—the Argentine government used funds from the nationalized pension funds to finance its current spending. Let’s remember that over a year and a half ago, the administration of Cristina Fernández announced the nationalization of the private pension funds—$30 billion worth of assets—under the claim that the international financial crisis threatened to wash away the retirement savings of Argentine workers. However, it was clear from the beginning what the government’s real intentions were, especially since a surtax imposed on farmers had just been repealed by the courts and defeated in Congress. Even Argentina’s populist hero, Juan Domingo Perón, warned 35 years earlier about a similar move f... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714158 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:44:58 +0100 3714158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436829&cid=t_122139_10_f&fid=35345&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.GIDEONonline.com%2F2010%2F04%2F04%2Fleptospirosis-in-argentina%2F Leptospirosis was first identified in Argentina in 1915. - Most cases are reported from Greater Buenos Aires. - 276 cases were diagnosed in the Greater Buenos Aires area during 1990 to 1999 – 43 of these characterized by pneumonia. - 32 cases (6 fatal) were reported in Santa Fe during the first two months of 2010. The following graphs depict incidence and case rates of Leptospirosis in Argentina, and contrast these data with those of surrounding countries: Notes: Individual years: 1998 – Included 53 cases in Santa Fe and 16 in Buenos Aires. 2001 – Included 63 cases in Santa Fe and 89 in Buenos Aires. 2005 – Three fatal. Twelve serovars were identified in human infection during the 1970’s, with most cases due to serovars bratislava, icterohaemorrhagia... GIDEON blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436829 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:02:29 +0100 3436829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048068&cid=t_122139_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fperfection-search-cosmetic-surgery-death%2F Another woman has died, as have women before her, after undergoing plastic surgery.  When will this madness stop? Other women haven’t died, but have had to live with disfiguring complications from surgeries that have gone wrong or were done by uncertified people. This time, it’s Solange Magnano, mother to 7-year-old twins and Miss Argentina in 1994. She died this past Sunday from complications arising during a gluteoplasty. She wanted a nicer backside, so she went for a “bum lift,” but she never had a chance to show off her new body. Her death follows the deaths of other women, including celebrities who died after cosmetic surgery. Most recently, Donda West, mother to Kanye West, died during such a procedure. In Canada, Micheline Charest, co-founder of the Cinar an... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048068 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:48:35 +0100 3048068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3016915&cid=t_122139_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV059.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Gustavo Palacios, and Mady Hornig A TWiV panel of five considers the finding of Streptococcus pneumoniae in fatal H1N1 cases in Argentina, hysteria in the Ukraine over pandemic influenza, and human vaccinia infection after contact with a raccoon rabies vaccine bait. Download TWiV #59 (58 MB .mp3, 80 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV in iTunes, by the RSS feed, or by email Links for this episode: Argentine flu death mystery H1N1 influenza outbreak in Ukraine (article one and two, and WHO statement) Human vaccinia infection after contact with rabies vaccine bait Agrippal S1 inactivated H1N1 vaccine (pdf – thanks Ariel and Ayelet) Nick’s letter on are viruses and life Take the poll: are viruses alive? Weekly Science Picks Rich Longitu... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3016915 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:45:28 +0100 3016915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734013&cid=t_122139_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOZLe-5aTXOA%2F Following in Mexico’s footsteps last week, the Supreme Court of Argentina has unanimously ruled today on decriminalizing the possession of drugs for personal consumption. For those who might be concerned with the idea of an “activist judiciary,” the Court’s decision was based on a case brought by a 19 year-old who was arrested in the street for possession of two grams of marijuana. He was convicted and sentenced to a month and a half in prison, but challenged the constitutionality of the drug law based on Article 19 of the Argentine Constitution: The private actions of men which in no way offend public order or morality, nor injure a third party, are only reserved to God and are exempted from the authority of judges. No inhabitant of the Nation shall be obliged to perform what ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734013 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:35:21 +0100 2734013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657763&cid=t_122139_122_f&fid=34755&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneuropsychological.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fin-wide-world-argentine-alzheimers.html ALMAAsociación Lucha contra el Mal de Alzheimer y alteraciones semejantes de la República Argentinahttp://www.alma-alzheimer.org.ar/ (Source: BrainBlog) BrainBlog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657763 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:23:00 +0100 2657763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2477539&cid=t_122139_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRQzXZbt1CkE%2F Mary O’Grady writes in today’s Wall Street Journal on the Kirchners’ threats to press freedom in Argentina. Unfortunately, the attack on free expression is part of a worrying trend that is intensifying in some of the region’s populist countries. For more, see Gabriela Calderón’s post on Ecuador here; and my posts on Ecuador and on Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s efforts to close down Globovision TV here and here. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2477539 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:31:39 +0100 2477539 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469434&cid=t_122139_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqcP4g6o0A-Y%2F According to the Argentine daily La Nación [in Spanish], the World Bank warned yesterday about “corruption, money laundering, inflation, indebtedness and nationalizations in Argentina.” Then the WB went ahead and approved a series of loans to the country for approximately $2 billion. The Argentine minister of Labor said that the credits were “a good sign of confidence” by the World Bank on the country. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469434 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:23:57 +0100 2469434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347974&cid=t_122139_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fgrand-rounds-all-way-from-argentina.html Faraway in Argentina, Flavio Guzmán is an M.D. working as teaching assistant at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Mendoza. Falvio is responsible for Pharmamotion, a beautifully illustrated and animated blog about pharmacology - the mechanism of action of drugs.This week, Flavio is presenting his pick of medical blogging from around the world. It's all here. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347974 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:28:00 +0100 2347974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2234038&cid=t_122139_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F_62PV7iHmaQ%2F La Leche League of Argentina produced this helpful breastfeeding video “Breastfeeding in 10 Steps” in Spanish: “Amamantar en 10 Pasos.” Tags: amamantar, breastfeeding tips, breastfeeding-video, la lactancia materna de vídeo, La-Leche-League, Liga de La Leche Argentina, LLL, Spanish breastfeeding helpShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2234038 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:00:51 +0100 2234038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1826213&cid=t_122139_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F400887726%2F Maria Ester, 23, lives in a crumbling, one-room stucco cottage with her mother and daughter in Santiago del Estero, an Argentinean province northwest of Buenos Aires, according to ABC News. She had another daughter, but the 5-month-old died in May and had been one of more than 13,000 Argentinean children to participate in a Glaxo clinical trial begun last year. And Ester tells ABC News that if her infant hadn’t participated in the study Michaela would still be alive. “Protocol Compas” is the name of the study designed to test the efficacy of Synflorix, Glaxo’s experimental pediatric pneumonia vaccine, which can also ward off the bacteria that causes meningitis and ear infections. But at least 12 babies in the trial have died over the past year in Argentina, and cri... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1826213 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:25:17 +0100 1826213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1711849&cid=t_122139_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F368035997%2F And so, as promised, we have returned. We trust you had a pleasant and productive week while we were away. And we want to say thanks for the nice send-off notes so many of you posted. Much appreciated. As always, though, the time has now come to reach for that favored cup of stimulation as we recap a few of the more interesting events of the past several days… Despite last-minute huffing and puffing from drugmakers and biotechs, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law one of the nation’s strictest limits on gifts given to doctors and other medical professionals by sales reps, the most contentious measure contained in a broad package intended to improve healthcare safety and curb skyrocketing costs. Read more here and here. Which course should Bristol-Myers Squibb p... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1711849 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:55:17 +0100 1711849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625799&cid=t_122139_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F336025934%2F At least 12 babies who were part of a Glaxo clinical study to test the effectiveness of a vaccine against pneumonia have died over the past year in Argentina, reports TradingMarkets.com. And the study uses children from poor families, who are “pressured and forced into signing consent forms,” the Argentine Federation of Health Professionals, or Fesprosa, charged. “This occurs without any type of state control” and “does not comply with minimum ethical requirements,” Fesprosa said, according to Argentine press reports cited by TradingMarkets. The vaccine trial is still ongoing despite denunciations, and those in charge of the study were cited by the Critica newspaper as saying that procedures are being carried out in a lawful manner. Fesprosa’s Ju... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625799 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:05:16 +0100 1625799