MarkMonitor Reports Continuing Rise In Online Abuse Of Top Drug Brands MarkMonitor®, the global leader in enterprise brand protection, released the Summer 2008 Brandjacking Index™, reporting that brandjackers increasingly abuse top-ranked pharmaceutical brands, endangering consumers via a supply chain compromised by the sale of questionable
prescription drugs through dubious online pharmacies and exchange sites.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSen. Clinton's Campaign Journey Sparks New Women's Movement, Boston Globe Reports Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) speech Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention "brought into sharp relief the passion for women's issues her campaign engendered -- and the possibility of a legacy that could re-energize or divide the feminist movement" -- the Boston Globe reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comA Proclamation By The President Of The United States Of America: National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2008 During National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we remember those whose lives have been affected by this deadly disease, and we underscore our commitment to battling ovarian cancer for the sake of women around the world. Each year, thousands of American women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Many will lose their lives to this disease.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUganda Facing Challenges With Its Efforts To Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Mother-to-child HIV transmission rates remain high in Uganda, despite services made available by the government to prevent MTCT, IRIN/PlusNews reports. Government figures estimate 20,000 children contract the virus annually, accounting for 42% of all new cases in the country, according to IRIN/PlusNews.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHerpes Virus Health Campaign Released, Australia Pharmacy Self Care, in partnership with GlaxoSmithKline has launched a special
health-promotion initiative on the herpes virus. Herpes viruses are second only to influenza and cold viruses as a cause of human viral disease with eight herpes virus types are known to infect humans. This
health campaign is a comprehensive herpes virus education and training resource for pharmacists, pharmacy staff and pharmacy consumers.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPenn. Gov. Rendell Plans To Request Federal Abstinence-Only Funds Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) plans to apply for federal funding to support abstinence-only sex education programs for organizations and schools in the state, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. According to the Inquirer, the state
Health Department is applying for approximately $1.
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