BioVex Announces Regulatory Clearance To Commence A Clinical Study With ImmunoVEX HSV2; A Vaccine Candidate For Genital Herpes BioVex Inc, a biotechnology company developing clinical stage treatments for cancer and the prevention of infectious disease, announced the UK
Medicines and
Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has accepted BioVex's Clinical Trial Application to conduct a Phase I clinical study testin
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Effect Of Opinion Clustering On Disease Outbreaks Many high income countries currently experience large outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases such as measles despite the availability of highly effective vaccines. There is growing evidence that belief systems, rather than access to vaccines, are the primary barrier to vaccination in such countries.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNeurosurgeon Available For Comments About Aneurysms Dr. Anand Germanwala, assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of
Medicine, is available to reporters to comment on aneurysms, including mechanisms, national statistics and new therapies. He can also define and explain the sometimes controversial issue of "brain death.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew AHRQ Tool Helps Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Drills, USA Hospitals can now identify the most important strengths and weaknesses in their disaster response plans using a new tool from the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services' Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. Ensuring that hospitals are prepared to respond appropriately during any type of disaster situation - manmade or natural - is a priority for HHS.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAmerican Veterinary Medical Association New Orleans Convention Succeeds As A Meeting Of Veterinarians For the almost 8,000 conventioneers in attendance at the 145th annual American Veterinary Medical Association convention in New Orleans July 19-22, just about everyone heard two magic words-"Thank you.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPrepared Patient: Retail Clinics - Health Care On Aisle One You've got that telltale tickle in your throat again, and you're pretty sure it's not just another cold. But your doctor's office says the next open appointment is in two weeks. You're traveling for business in another city. You don't have a primary care physician to call. You're self-employed and don't have
health insurance.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPoll Examines Public's Issues Paying For Health Care, Views On Presidential Candidates' Health Care Plans "
Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008," Kaiser Family Foundation: The poll found that one-quarter of U.S. residents see paying for
health care as a "serious problem," with those in the poorest
health and the uninsured reporting greater difficulty.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSchools And Colleges Invent Healthcare Products For 'Siemens Healthcare Challenge' 'Think up and prototype the next big product in
healthcare.' This was the challenge that Siemens recently set schools and colleges in the Surrey area close to its headquarters as part of the 'Siemens and Institution of Engineering and Technology Engineering in
Healthcare Challenge.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCensus Bureau Report Finds Women Having Fewer Children, Giving Birth Later In Life More U.S. women in their early 40s do not have children, and women who are having children are having fewer than ever before, according to a Census Bureau report released Monday, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. According to the report, from 1976 to 2006 the percentage of women ages 40 to 44 with no children doubled from 10% to 20%.
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