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Workshop : The role of modern civil protection systems and the new global challenges

Workshop “The role of modern civil protection systems and the new global challenges - From the hyogo framework for action to real time response”, Geneva 25th June

The Future of Pandemic Response Under Discussion: WHO and HHS Negotiation, Call to Action

Western Australian massacre: the flu kills like flies

If the Italian response to the flu had been like that of Western Australia, 1113 people would have died this year

'Perfect storm' of risks threatens DRC ebola response: WHO

The Ebola virus © Image: Gallo Images/Thinkstock

Commission proposes new Emergency Assistance instrument for faster crisis response within the EU

As the refugee crisis continues to put pressure on many European Member States, the Commission proposes a faster way for support to be provided to tackle wide-ranging humanitarian crises within the EU.

Italy: Troops stay despite threat

Italy's government says its troops will stay in Iraq despite a reported threat by an Islamist group to kill a hostage unless Rome announces a pull-out within 48 hours.

Roche Pharmaceuticals: PEGASYS(r) and COPEGUS(r) Dominate Hepatitis C Treatment Abstracts

European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Conference To Feature 17 Abstracts on New Generation Pegylated Interferon

THE FANCONI ANAEMIA/BRCA PATHWAY

Fanconi anaemia (FA) is a rare genetic cancer-susceptibility syndrome that is characterized by congenital abnormalities, bone-marrow failure and cellular sensitivity to DNA crosslinking agents. Seven FA-associated genes have recently been cloned, and their products were found to interact with well-known DNA-damage-response proteins, including BRCA1, ATM and NBS1. The FA proteins could therefore be involved in the cell-cycle checkpoint and DNA-repair pathways. Recent studies implicate the FA proteins in the process of repairing chromosome defects that occur during homologous recombination, and disruption of the FA genes results in chromosome instability ”€ a common feature of many human cancers.