OCR HIPAA Privacy & Security Audit Program Pilot Underway
The US Office of Civil Rights (OCR), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, plans to audit about 150 HIPAA covered entities during 2012. Twenty of those audits…
Author: Matthew Tanner
February 4 is World Cancer Day
The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is asking individuals, organizations, and other stakeholders in the global fight against cancer to pledge their support. More information is available on the…
US Senator Proposes Legislation to Aid Chronic Disease Research
The Spending Reductions through Innovations in Therapies (SPRINT) Act proposed by US Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and colleagues would boost investment in medical research in hopes of driving down health care costs…
Strength In Numbers: Crowdsourcing Clinical Trial Design
A relative newcomer to the global biopharmaceutical market is seeking to transform the industry through open innovation. Transparency Life Sciences, founded in 2010, claims to be the first drug company based…
Release of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Delayed
The Ministry of Health, located in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, has temporarily placed on hold the release of genetically modified mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti) intended to reduce the transmission of the Dengue virus (which…
US Global Health Strategy Emphasizes Research
The US Department of Health and Human Services recently unveiled a Global Health Strategy that places its domestic mission in a broader context. The new document, which is intended to…
5 minutes left to submit your Annual Reports to OLAW!
Don’t worry, you still have a little more time left! Annual reports for the period January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011 are due to OLAW by January 31, 2012.…
Pledges to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
In an effort to reduce and eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), thirteen pharmaceutical companies, the US, UK. and United Arab Emirates governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World…
Preparing the Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS)
The Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS), is required for use of live vertebrate animals, tissues, or the production of antibodies when applying for grant applications, contract proposals and cooperative agreements where…
IACUC or Facility review of SOPs?
The February issue of Lab Animal (V41, No.2, p. 41-43) poses the question of whether an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) has the authority to modify or approve…