European Moves Towards Embryo Screening Welcomed By International Fertility Experts The International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) welcomes the moves by European authorities towards the acceptance of embryo selection to reduce the burden of disease in later life. In two landmark pieces of legislation within the last two weeks, European politicians moved towards the use of Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) to help eliminate rare diseases and hereditary cancers.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAnother Judge Orders Fremont-Rideout To Bargain With RNs, Reinstate RN Union Rights For the second time in less than a month, a Northern California hospital system has been directed by a federal judge to restore collective bargaining rights to its registered nurses and their exclusive, chosen representative, the California Nurses Association (CNA).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNHSBT Launches New Life-saving Hotline For Blood And Organ Donation NHSBT blood donor staff get behind the new Donor Line number which is open 24/7 for general enquiries about blood, organ, bone marrow and tissue donation, as well as for making an appointment to donate blood, and to join the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe King's Fund Response To Review Of Failures At Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Commenting on the publication of two reviews commissioned in response to the Healthcare Commission's investigation into the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, the Chief Executive of The King's Fund, Niall Dickson, said: 'These reports go to the heart of what caused the failings at
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comChristof Koch, CalTech Expert To Discuss Consciousness May 5 The UTSA Neurosciences Institute Distinguished Lecture Series will present Christof Koch, professor at California Institute of Technology, speaking on "The Neurobiology of Consciousness: What Do We Know and How Can We Find Out More?" at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 5 at the University Center Retama Auditorium (2.02.02) on the UTSA Main Campus. The lecture and a 5:30 p.m. reception are free and open to the public.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSirion Therapeutics Announces Clinical Data Presentations At The 2009 Association For Research In Vision And Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting Sirion Therapeutics, Inc. announced that eight presentations related to the Company's products, pipeline and research will be presented at the 2009 annual meeting of The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. These presentations include data related to Durezol(TM) (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) 0.05%, fenretinide, and retinal research programs from the Sirion San Diego, CA based drug discovery laboratory.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFirst Ten-Year Follow-Up Shows That Treatment With AVONEX® Leads To Long-Term Benefits In Early Multiple Sclerosis Patients Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced data results from the CHAMPIONS (Controlled High-Risk AVONEX® (interferon beta-1a) Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Prevention Study In Ongoing Neurologic Surveillance) study, an open label follow-up to CHAMPS (Controlled High Risk Subjects AVONEX MS Prevention Study). Based on the CHAMPS study, AVONEX was granted approval for use in patients who experienced their first clinical MS episode with MRI findings.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comConsumers Advised Against Counterfeit And Unapproved H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) Products Health Canada is advising Canadians not to purchase products claiming to fight or prevent H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu). While there are approved antiviral drugs that may help prevent or reduce the symptoms associated with the flu in general, there are currently no products authorized for sale in Canada that are indicated specifically for the treatment of H1N1 flu virus (human swine flu).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comYouth To Fight Obesity With World's Largest Exercise Class Millions of children in schools across the globe will walk, jog, bike or play games on May 6 as a part of Project ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously) Day.
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