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Starpharma Develops New Gel (Vivagel) To Prevent HIV Transmission

...on. The FDA recognizes the potential of Vivagel to address this unmet medical need. Vivagel's new drug application will now receive priority review, which has a shorter assessment time. The early review is expected to shorten FDA's approval time significantly', said John Raff, Chief executive of Starpharma. ...

Ossur Acquires the U.S. Orthopaedics Company

...races for athletes. It also has product lines that address pain management and wrist braces, which are new to the Ossur product portfolio. For the fiscal year ending 31 December 2005, Innovation Sports is expecting sales of $19 million and a normalized EBITDA margin of 19%. In connection with the acquisiti...

New Rule Results In The Complete Makeover In The Field Of Drug Advertising

...edical errors in the future. But the rule does not address the information sheets hat do not include drug warnings. Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, director of the health research group at Public Citizen, said that similar rules should be incorporated in the patient information. This would enable better knowledge of ...

Mobile Operating Theater to Cut Waiting Times

...s. "The unit has proved to be an innovative way to address the needs of particular groups of patients without affecting services to others and will help us to maintain and reduce our waiting times." This is the second time that such a theatre has been set-up on site. In March last year, 130 orthopedic operat...

Art Attack: Doodling For a Cause!

...re required to send in their doodles to a Freepost address at just ￡1 per entry. Actor and author Maureen Lip man, the Doodle Day patron, will preside as the judge and certificates will be awarded among different age categories. Winners’ work will find a place in the hall of fame chapter on the National dood...

Nutrigenomics here comes a team to better your future!

...edge alone is not sufficient for us to effectively address health disparities and combat chronic disease throughout the world." A collaborative effort with scholars and policy makers is the answer. As said in the paper, "In the spirit of creating a truly integrated research initiative in nutrigenomics, the ...

Road accidents greater threat than AIDS, TB: WHO

...ate budget and the power to enforce regulations to address road safety at an institutional level would be an important step forward,' the report states. 'Road safety audits should be introduced by road agencies as an important crash prevention measure. Important design and traffic calming measures such as ...

President Bush proposes HSAs scheme for the benefit of both the workers and the country

President Bush in his State of the Union address encouraged Americans to open health savings accounts (HSAs). He said that it would help to fight the nation's out-of-control medical costs. It was // well received by many lawmakers. But the local employers say that HSAs are the means by which the ...

Mental Health Court Established

...on to say "With both federal and local help we can address a problem in our community and provide a better life for these individuals," Kane County Circuit Judge Timothy Sheldon will hold fort at the court, once a week . The goal of the program is to treat the root cause of the behavior , that is the ment...

Autism: Symposium to Discuss Myths and Misconceptions

... in general." The other panelists will similarly address other stereotypes about autism. Judith Grether, an environmental epidemiologist who works for the state of California, will discuss the popular notion that North America is suffering an autism epidemic. Panelist Irving Gottesman, a psychiatrist at ...

Healthy Step : 7000 (S)caught under the Scanner

...ell, which is a whopping ￡4.5m costing study, will address important issues concerning health, while throwing light on the fact that despite health program initiatives, the divide between the life expectancy of the rich and poor still exists. ...

Government Initiatives To Halt Child Obesity, Needs Clarity Of Purpose

...trend, not just halt it. We have shown that if you address diet, exercise and behavior you can make a difference. But to date we have had little lead by the government, it has been too slow." ...

Terminally Ill: End Of Life Choices

... team. During the course of their study, they will address different facets of terminally ill patient care, examine satisfaction levels, preferences in place of death, knowledge about the disease treatment measures, and recovery rates. In Dr. Heyland’s words, Our research focus is to describe, understand, ...

Carotid Stenting Can Help Patients With Silent Disease

...g the discovery of novel therapies and advances to address a wide range of health conditions. http://www.cumc.columbia.eduNewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the largest not-for-profit, non-sectarian hospital in the country. It provides state-of-the art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of ...

Companies Not Doing Enough To Fight Bird Flu

... statement. "Any business continuity plan needs to address the issue of pandemic." Only 41 percent were stockpiling sterile masks and gloves, while 73 percent were working on employee health-risk mitigation training....

Cholesterol mystery solved through research mice

...e formed. These animals provide the first tools to address these questions." These specially developed mice have mutations in a gene (ABCA1) involved in HDL production. In one group of animals, the ABCA1 gene is selectively deleted in the liver – which means their livers cannot produce HDL. It was through ...

An urgent need for prison reforms: California!

...why people commit crime, but prisons do nothing to address those issues--and may actually make them worse. Ou...medical care. 4. Ensure that prisons adequately address the treatment needs of addicted, mentally ill, and developmentally disabled inmates. 5. Improve ...

Job Stress, causes build up of ‘Sick building Syndrome

... syndrome can act as a distraction; employers must address all factors which influence health and safety as part of their legal responsibilities under the Health and Safety Act." The research has been published in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Journal ...

Relapse in Risk Management System Claims the Life of Robertson

... minister, Lewis Macdonald, said that all steps to address the deficiencies identified are being done and the public need not worry about it....

Can Enforcing Bicycle Helmet Laws Avoid Head Injuries?

...binson’s preference for time series studies, which address populations, as opposed to case-control studies, which involve individuals, arguing that the latter provide much stronger evidence. The North American experts dismiss her argument for risk compensation as “pure speculation.” Finally, they conclude ...

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