Intercell Announces Initiation Of Further Phase II Clinical Trial Of V710 An Investigational Vaccine To Prevent S. Aureus Infection Intercell AG (VSE: ICLL) announced that its collaborator Merck & Co., Inc. has initiated a Phase II clinical trial of V710, an investigational vaccine for the prevention of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Grant Will Help Lehigh's Environmental Initiative Integrate Technology With Science Education Lehigh University has received a $317,778 grant from the Toyota USA Foundation to promote environmental literacy in the nation's middle schools. The grant will be used to create professional development materials for teachers, as well as to develop science curriculum using a package of innovative instructional technologies.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comResearchers Devise Means To Create Blood By Identifying Earliest Stem Cells Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered the earliest form of human blood stem cells and deciphered the mechanism by which these embryonic stem cells replicate and grow. They also found a surprising biological marker that pinpoints these stem cells, which serve as the progenitors for red blood cells and lymphocytes.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCatheter-Related Blood Stream Infections To Be Focus Of AVA Meeting Improvements in the prevention of catheter-related infections will be a prime focus at the annual conference of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) in Sept. The conference comes on the eve of major changes in Medicare that will eliminate payments to hospitals that fail to prevent certain hospital-acquired infections. AVA will hold its 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting Sept.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Incidence Of Coccidia In Broilers Is Increasing Coccidia are single-celled intestinal parasites that currently represent one of the greatest challenges to the broiler industry. To keep the level of infection low, farmers commonly add coccidia-inhibiting chemicals (coccidiostats) to broiler feed. While this does not kill the parasites, it greatly reduces the incidence of overt sickness and death from infection.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAre You Involved In A Dental Body Corporate? Have Your Say In GDC Consultation, UK Should GDC registrants who are employed by, belong to, or are involved in, a dental body corporate be required to declare it in their practice literature? That's the question being asked by the General Dental Council in its current consultation 'Declaration of involvement with a Dental Body Corporate'.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMore Than 500,000 Have Cancer In The U.S. But 98% Don't Take Part In Trials Americans are some of the most generous people in the world, whether it's donating time or money, each year more than 60 million of us volunteer* to help others. But that's not always the case when it comes to cancer research. In fact, you may be surprised by the number of people who don't volunteer.
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