Alternative Strategy For HIV Vaccine Advanced BioScience Laboratories, Inc. (ABL) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) report that their unique HIV vaccine formulation was effective in eliciting strong and balanced immune responses in
healthy human volunteers.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comEditorials Address Legislation That Would Increase FDA Funding For Foreign Inspections Two newspapers recently published editorials addressing legislation approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee that would provide an additional $275 million to help FDA improve inspections of imported food and
drugs.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com2008 Spring Research Review Award Announced By JDRF The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation recently awarded its top honors to three noted scientists. The awards were presented at the 2008 Spring Research Review Awards Dinner.The David Rumbough Award for Scientific Excellence was established in 1974 by the actress Dina Merrill, in honor of her late son, David.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReplikun Biotech To Commercialise A West Nile Virus Vaccine Technology Australian vaccine and immunotherapy company, Replikun Biotech Pty Limited (Replikun) announced that they have completed an exclusive license agreement with UniQuest Pty. Ltd. (UniQuest) to commercialise a new West Nile virus vaccine technology. UniQuest is the main research commercialisation company for The University of Queensland.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPresident Bush Signs Measure Banning Genetic Discrimination In Health Insurance, Employment On Wednesday, President Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (HR 493), which will prohibit
health plans, insurers and employers from discriminating against individuals based on genetic information that shows a predisposition to certain conditions, including breast cancer, the Washington Times reports (Ward, Washington Times, 5/22).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Examines Small Pharmacies' Efforts To Provide Specialized Services To People Living With HIV/AIDS The St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday examined the efforts of some small pharmacies to provide specialized services to people living with HIV/AIDS. According to the Post-Dispatch, HIV/AIDS care is "resisting" the pharmaceutical industry's overall trend toward distributing medication through mail-order pharmacies rather than through traditional retail.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBird Flu Confirmed In Bangladesh Said WHO Independent laboratory tests confirmed that a 16 month old baby boy in Bangladesh, who is now recovered, had bird flu, a spokesman for the World
Health Organisation (WHO) said earlier today, Friday.As this is the first confirmed case of bird flu in Bangladesh, it brings to 15 the total number of countries with recorded human infections of the deadly H5N2 avian flu virus.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCDC Reports More U.S. Nonsmokers Are Protected By Smoke-Free Laws The number of states with laws prohibiting smoking in private sector worksites, restaurants, and/or bars in the United States tripled and the number with no such laws was halved between 2005 and 2007, according to a report in this week�?�s issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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