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MoloLamken Adds Distinguished Federal Prosecutor of International Financial Crime

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MoloLamken LLP, a premier national litigation boutique, today announced that Anden Chow, a distinguished federal prosecutor, has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MoloLamken LLP, a premier national litigation boutique, today announced that Anden Chow, a distinguished federal prosecutor, has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office.
  • Chow spent a decade as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he was most recently a senior member of the unit that led investigations and prosecutions into international financial crime.
  • "Anden is an exceptionally talented lawyer who has worked on some of the most cutting-edge international financial crime cases and investigations," said partner and firm co-founder Steven Molo .
  • Chow is the second federal prosecutor to join MoloLamken in recent months.

Warm Weather Trends Signal Potential Upswing in Disease-Carrying Pests

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Senior, Weather, Tick, Lyme disease, Growth, Raleigh, North Carolina, Rat, Freezing, NPMA, Cockroach, Health, National Pest Management Association, Biting, Mouse, City, Virus, Fever Dream, Vector, Public affairs, CDC, Human, Water, Infection, Vaccine

FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) presents its bi-annual Vector Sectors™ list, unveiling the top 10 U.S. cities at heightened risk for increased vector pest pressure throughout the remainder of winter and into spring.

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  • "With springtime and warm weather on the horizon, many Americans are itching to get outside," said Dr. Jim Fredericks, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for NPMA.
  • "Some pests can leave more than an itchy bite mark," said Dr. Jorge Parada, Medical Advisor for NPMA with a focus on infectious disease.
  • "Vector pests can spread pathogens to humans through their bites, making prevention especially important to help reduce transmission of dangerous and potentially deadly diseases."
  • For more information on NPMA's Vector Sectors list and to learn more about protecting against vector pests, visit PestWorld.org .

Preclinical Data on PIV5-based Intranasal Vaccine Against Lyme Disease Demonstrates Durable Immune Response

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Thursday, February 15, 2024
Research, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Clinical Trials, Biotechnology, Health, Pharmaceutical, General Health, Science, RSV, Injection, Immunization, Tick, Lyme disease, Infection, Vaccine, Disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, Mouse, Immune system, Public

“This peer-reviewed research on a vaccine candidate against Lyme disease demonstrates the ability of the PIV5 platform to stimulate durable immune responses against a vector-borne pathogen, broadening its utility.

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  • “This peer-reviewed research on a vaccine candidate against Lyme disease demonstrates the ability of the PIV5 platform to stimulate durable immune responses against a vector-borne pathogen, broadening its utility.
  • It is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the US and Europe, yet there is no licensed vaccine available.
  • In the article entitled “Intranasal vaccine for Lyme disease provides protection against tick transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi beyond one year,” a two-dose course of the PIV5-based intranasal Lyme vaccine was shown to provide superior protection against challenge with ticks carrying up to 19 different B. burgdorferi strains, when compared against a subcutaneous Lyme vaccine control (purified recombinant OspAB31 in alum adjuvant).
  • “These preclinical data showing long lasting protection against infection after a prime-boost immunization are extremely encouraging.”

Center for Lyme Action Applauds New National Vector Borne Disease Strategy

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Lyme Action , a leading nonprofit dedicated to increasing federal funding for Lyme disease research, applauds the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People (VBD National Strategy) for its emphasis on improving diagnostics and therapies for Lyme and tick-borne disease.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Lyme Action , a leading nonprofit dedicated to increasing federal funding for Lyme disease research, applauds the new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Public Health Strategy to Prevent and Control Vector-Borne Diseases in People (VBD National Strategy) for its emphasis on improving diagnostics and therapies for Lyme and tick-borne disease.
  • The most common vector-borne disease is Lyme disease which has been reported in every U.S. state.
  • "The recently announced Vector-Borne Disease National Strategy is a major milestone which provides a critical roadmap for Congress to direct and fund executive branch actions for prevention, detection, and finding a cure for Lyme and tick-borne conditions,"  said Bonnie Crater, co-founder and board member of Center for Lyme Action.
  • "Center for Lyme Action urges Congress to learn more about the national strategy and continue to prioritize funding for rapid development of reliable and affordable diagnostics and therapies," said Jeff Crater, co-founder and board member of Center for Lyme Action.

In a Historic Move Beagle Freedom Project Closes Animal Testing Laboratory in Nowata, Oklahoma and Rescues Over 200 Dogs and Cats from Certain Death

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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Beagle Freedom Project has now taken over the 30-acre Nowata, Oklahoma property and facilities where animals were previously held captive, and is transforming the space into Freedom Fields, a rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption center.

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  • Beagle Freedom Project has now taken over the 30-acre Nowata, Oklahoma property and facilities where animals were previously held captive, and is transforming the space into Freedom Fields, a rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption center.
  • More than 200 dogs and cats have been surrendered from this now closed laboratory, and liberated from a lifetime of toxic and painful testing, and they are safe with BFP.
  • Freedom Fields is where dogs, cats, rabbits and farm animals Beagle Freedom Project rescues from animal testing and experimentation will receive thorough medical care, nutritious food, safe and beautiful habitats, space to roam, and all the protection, love, play, enrichment, and freedom they have been deprived of their entire lives.
  • Rehabilitated animals will be carefully matched to foster and adoptive families by BFP’s dedicated adoption coordination team.

Zoetis Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Veterinary, Health, Sarolaner, Acquisition, International, Livestock, Tick, Artificial intelligence, Poultry, Investment, Pig, Pain, Animal, Growth, Dog, Dermatology, Coccidioides immitis, Vaccine, OA, Virus, Webcast, Cat, Osteoarthritis, Inc., Pharmaceutical industry

(NYSE: ZTS) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 as well as provided full year guidance for 2024.

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  • (NYSE: ZTS) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2023 as well as provided full year guidance for 2024.
  • The company reported revenue of $2.2 billion for the fourth quarter of 2023, which was an increase of 8% compared with the fourth quarter of 2022, on both a reported and operational1 basis.
  • In the fourth quarter of 2023:
    Revenue in the U.S. segment was $1.2 billion, an increase of 9% compared with the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Zoetis will host a webcast and conference call at 8:30 a.m. (ET) today, during which company executives will review fourth quarter and full year 2023 results, discuss financial guidance and respond to questions from financial analysts.

Pioneering Technique Reveals New Layer of Human Gene Regulation

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Friday, February 9, 2024
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Now a new study led by Nudler's team at NYU Langone Health reveals that their new technique, Long Range Cleavage sequencing (LORAX-seq), can directly detect where backtracking events begin and end.

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  • Now a new study led by Nudler's team at NYU Langone Health reveals that their new technique, Long Range Cleavage sequencing (LORAX-seq), can directly detect where backtracking events begin and end.
  • The results also suggest that persistent backtracking occurs frequently throughout genomes, happens more often near certain gene types, and has functions well beyond DNA repair.
  • "If further work expands our findings to different developmental programs and pathological conditions, backtracking may be akin to epigenetics, the discovery of which revealed a surprising new layer of gene regulation without changing the DNA code."
  • Locked, backtracked complexes are less likely to be rescued by TFIIS-driven cleavage, and more likely to delay transcription of the gene involved.

Whataburger® Adds A New MVP for the Big Game with the WhataWings® Party Pack

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
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SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WHATABURGER is ready to tackle the biggest night in football with a brand-new offering. Following the unprecedented popularity of WhataWings, the fan-favorite restaurant officially launched the WHATAWINGS PARTY PACK this week. Each eight-serving box contains a party-ready spread of 72 boneless wings coated in one of four signature Whataburger sauces, a family-size order of French Fries and a choice of eight additional dipping sauces.

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  • Following the unprecedented popularity of WhataWings, the fan-favorite restaurant officially launched the WHATAWINGS PARTY PACK this week.
  • Whataburger® Adds A New MVP for the Big Game with the WhataWings® Party Pack for Eight!
  • To fulfill demand for large orders ahead of Sunday's gatherings, Whataburger upped its game with the WhataWings Party Pack, joining the popular Whataburger Box and Double Meat Whataburger Box.
  • Each WhataWings Party Pack includes:
    72 boneless wings in eight separate bowls, tossed in Whataburger's signature Buffalo Sauce, Honey Butter Sauce, Sweet & Spicy Sauce or Honey BBQ Sauce

Moving Across State Lines? Which Pests to Expect in Your New Home

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Monday, February 5, 2024
Other Consumer, Construction & Property, Infectious Diseases, Family, Other Health, Health, Consumer, Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Tick, Scorpion, Infestation, Human, Senior, NPMA, Formosan, Cockroach, Spider, Public affairs, National Pest Management Association, Trapping

Buying a new home is an exciting milestone, especially if it’s one that takes you to an entirely new state or coast.

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  • Buying a new home is an exciting milestone, especially if it’s one that takes you to an entirely new state or coast.
  • While the to-do list for a new homeowner is already very long, it’s important to add pest control to the list.
  • No matter where you’re located in the U.S., pests pose a significant concern to health and property.
  • Found in southwestern and southern states, scorpions pose a threat due to their ability to inflict painful stings.

There are benefits to sharing a bed with your pet – as long as you’re scrupulously clean

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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Perhaps the cat curls up at the end of your bed.

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  • Perhaps the cat curls up at the end of your bed.
  • Maybe the dog dives under the duvet or pops their head on your pillow.
  • But if you do share your bed with Fluffy or Fido, what what does science suggest is best practice?

Disturbed Sleep

  • One challenge of sharing your bed with your pet could be disturbed sleep.
  • The movement of sleeping partners (two or four-legged) may lead to reduced sleep efficiency, although a bed large enough to accommodate all can mitigate this.
  • Encouraging your pet to sleep elsewhere, but within the bedroom could also be beneficial if sleep disturbance is affecting your wellbeing.

Bed bugs

  • These ectoparasites might hop from our pets to us and either cause transient or more prolonged irritation.
  • Indeed, we can even share infections with our pets – including COVID-19 – so it’s not all one-sided.

Allergies and injuries

  • Minor, unintentional injuries such as scratches can occur.
  • Contact with dust and dander from pet hair can be prolonged when in close proximity.

Keeping it clean

  • Advice suggests that at least weekly washing of bed sheets is good practice.
  • If you share your bed with pets, washing bedclothes every three to four days is suggested.
  • The fur and feet of our pets can be contaminated with dirt and pathogens too.

It’s bedtime

  • Balancing the potential downsides of sharing a bed with your pet, with possible benefits is important to assess whether it is a good choice for you or not.
  • With good hygiene and management, the choice to share your sleep with your pet might just give you both a great night’s sleep.


Jacqueline Boyd is affiliated with The Kennel Club (UK) through membership, as Chair of the Activities Health and Welfare Subgroup and member of the Dog Health Group. Jacqueline is a full member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT #01583) and she also writes, consults and coaches on canine matters on an independent basis, in addition to her academic affiliation at Nottingham Trent University.