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Commentary • By Dr. Ooi Eng Eong
Scientific Developments • Searching for a Cure to SARS • SARS Virus may not be Coronavirus • SARS Diagnostic Methods • Australian Scientists to Infect Animals with Virus • Thoughts on SARS Drug Development Strategies - And A Better Way to Manage SARS Patients? • Biota's Antiviral Drugs and Diagnostic Kits Might Be an Answer to SARS and Avian Flu Infections • Genetix Equipment Plays a Key Role in Determining SARS Genetic Code
Political & Business Impact • SARS Brings Out Taiwan's Sovereignty Issue • Asean Countries to Fight SARS Together • Thermal Scanner Becomes Hot Anti-SARS Device • Businesses Quick to Cash In on SARS Crisis
Preventive Measures • Preventive Measures on Individual Basis
Situation Update • Singapore • Vietnam • Canada • Japan • Hong Kong • Taiwan • China • WHO Update
Focusing on Singapore • Coming to Grips with the Disease • Coping with the Disease • Government Unveils SARS Relief Package • Emergency Housing Prepared In Case of Amoy Gardens Outbreak • Allowance for People with Home Quarantine Order • Markets and Food Centers to have Twice Daily Temperature Checks • Courage Fund Launched to Help SARS Victims • Fever Checks and Declarations at Sea Ports • Government Preventive Measures • Research Progress of Singapore Scientists • Singapore's Role in Global Battle against SARS • WHO Recommendations • Case Update
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Company News • Prima Subsidiary Breakthrough in Malaria Experiments • Biota Achieves HIV Drug Breakthrough • China Business News • Sino-French Collaboration • US to Export Synthetic DNA to Japanese Firm • Genesis and EvoGenix Collaborates to Discover Anti-Inflammatory Drug • Biomedical Strategy Consultants Marches into Europe • Athelas and MerLion to Work Together on Anti-Infectives • BioPhotoFullerenes to Open HQ in Taiwan • Kiotek to Produce Medical-Standard Chitosan • TaiGen to Buy Microbubble Drug Delivery Technology • Intel Launches Itanium2 Server to Address Bioinformatics Market
Rules & Regulations • Australia's Biggest Medical Recall • New Criterion for Certifying Death • Japan Disseminates Guidelines for Treating Gastric Ulcer • Singapore Tighten Rules for Medical Research
Research News • Green Mud to Cleanse Oil and Gas Environment • Rare Chromosome Abnormality • Major Breakthrough in "Super Rice" Research • Anti-Cancer Factor Identified in Goose Blood • LV Prasad Eye Institute Developing Reusable DNA Chip for Eye • Experts Discover Possible Commercial Use for Panda Dung • Japanese Researchers Discover New Vitamin • Yokohama Discovers Novel Method of Storing DNA onto Paper • Malaysian AIDS Herbal Formula Shows Promise • Taiwan Develops Anti-Virus Masks
Education • More Students Taking Up Life Sciences Course
Alternative Medicine • Traditional Chinese Medicine Remedy for SARS
General Information & Statistics • Australian Milk Has Healthier Edge • Proactive Efforts to Curb AIDS • Increased Patent Applications in China • International Vegetable Science Technology Expo in China • Indian Biotech Association Formed • Biotech Incubation Center Built at Pune • Karnataka Expects US$211 Million Investment in Biotech • Drug-Resistant HIV Emerging in Japan • Korea Strengthens SARS Safeguards • Drug Firms Punished for Price-Fixing • Survey Shows Singapore Best Prepared for Medical Crisis
Trends & Prospects • Map of the Human Genome Completed • Foreign Scientists Restricted from US Entry • India Biotech Faces Uphill Task in Wooing VCs • Top Pharmaceutical Firms in Billion-Dollar Drug Race
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