Women Who Use Microbicides, Still Contract HIV Could End Up With Fewer Treatment Options Because Of Resistance, Study Finds Women who use microbicides in an effort to protect themselves from HIV could end up with fewer treatment options if they contract the virus because of possible drug resistance, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Reuters reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUNITAID Endorses Creation Of Panel To Examine Drug Patent Issues The drug purchasing agency UNITAID is endorsing the formation of a panel of experts to examine the viability of a "patent pool," the New York Times reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDIREVO Announces Transfer Of Patents From Evotec DIREVO Biotech AG announced that it has entered into an agreement with Evotec under which Evotec will transfer certain patents to DIREVO that are currently licensed by DIREVO. Such patents protect key components of DIREVO's unique and proven protein/strain engineering platform. Using this platform, DIREVO develops products both independently and with global leaders such as AstraZeneca/MedImmune and Pfizer, as well as Danisco/Genencor and Nestlé.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew York Times Examines Debate Over Mammography For Women Over 80 The New York Times on Monday examined the debate among physicians on the value of recommending that women ages 80 and older receive annual mammograms -- a debate that has arisen because of the paucity of data available for this age group because large clinical trials traditionally focused on younger people and excluded the very old.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBarnardo's Response To The Review Of Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services, UK Barnardo's submitted its response to the Department for Children, Schools and Families this week as part of the independently commissioned review of CAMHS. Barnardo's continues to be encouraged by CAMHS recent initiatives, which have helped to focus Government thinking on promoting emotional wellbeing and positive mental
health.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSome European Physicians Hope To Make Low-Cost IVF Treatment Available To Women In Africa The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology on Monday at its annual conference in Barcelona, Spain, said that it is preparing to test the effectiveness of making low-cost in vitro fertilization procedures available throughout Africa, the AP/Google.com reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGroup Files Petition Signatures For Mich. Ballot Initiative To Loosen Stem Cell Research Restrictions A Michigan organization, the Stem Cell Research Ballot Question Committee, said it had filed more than 570,000 signatures in support of a ballot initiative to loosen state restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research, the AP/Google.com reports. According to the AP/Google.
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