WHO At The XVIIth International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, 3-8 August 2008 WHAT Several top officials from the World
Health Organization (WHO) attending the XVIIth International AIDS Conference in Mexico City will participate in a series of media briefings. WHO is the directing and coordinating authority on international
health and takes the lead within the UN system on the global
health-sector response to the AIDS epidemic.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGenVec Receives Continued Funding From The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security For Foot-And-Mouth Vaccine Program GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has executed the second option period under a three-year agreement with GenVec to support the development of vaccines for the prevention of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). GenVec will receive up to $6.6 million to complete development activities under the option period.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comOngoing Phase II Study Explores Potential For Detection Of Amyloid Plaque Prior To Onset Of Alzheimer's Disease Avid Radiopharmaceuticals presented clinical results on the development of a novel 18F-labeled PET amyloid imaging agent, 18F-AV-45, that may eventually provide a practical approach for routine brain imaging of people at risk for the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHealth, Legal Concerns Over Fake Sick Notes, Says Australian Medical Association A website offering fake sick notes for a fee could endanger people's
health and encourage fraud, AMA President Dr Rosanna Capolingua warned. The AMA understands that an overseas company has set up an Australian section on their website that charges $40 for fake sick leave certificates containing a local GP's name and practice.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGrassley, Dingell Call For Overhaul Of FDA, Say Agency Should Be Able To Levy Fines, Order Recalls, Limit Drug Industry Advertising Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) have led an effort to restructure FDA by "giving it broad powers to levy fines, order drug recalls and restrict drug industry advertising," and a "series of crises during the past year ... have given ammunition to the lawmakers, both longtime critics" of the agency, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCochrane Review Evaluates Herbal Medicine From Schwabe Pharmaceuticals For Acute Respiratory Tract Infections A recent report by the internationally renowned, independent Cochrane Collaboration adds further weight to the growing international popularity of standardized Pelargonium sidoides extract EPs� 7630 (Umckaloabo�) in the treatment of acute respiratory tract infections such as acute bronchitis and the common cold.
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