Federal grant funds research on novel HIV therapy
An immunology researcher at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia leads a multi-center $6.7 million program project grant recently awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to explore a novel approach to HIV treatment. Encompassing basic science research, animal studies and clinical trials in adult patients, the new grant focuses on a potential Achilles' heel in the human...Federal testing for mad cow disease a failure, law review editor says
The U.S. Agriculture Department's mad cow disease-testing program is wholly inadequate and the agency's refusal to let processors do their own testing further undercuts the safety of American beef, a University of Illinois scholar writes. Eating meat from cattle infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, can cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal human brain-wast...SLE of Eau Claire lands $2.2 million in federal contracts
In a long-planned departure from its traditional focus, high-end computer chip company Silicon Logic Engineering has contracted with the U.S. Army for development of two different products. SLE, based in Eau Claire, announced today that it has secured $2.2 million in federal contracts for fiscal year 2005. The company has been working with the Armys Research, Development and Engineering...Federal bioenergy lab will give Wisconsin a chance to shine
The , was pioneering scientific...Federal bill would set healthcare IT standards
, D-Tenn., has introduced a bill that would require a federal technology agency to accelerate the integration of healthcar...Bill would provide federal aid for healthcare IT
The bill, introduced by Sens. , R-Maine, is called the Health Information Technology Act of 200...Early Stage 10: The nuances of federal laws
Any business that offers or sells securities is subject to both state...Federal Government Has to do a lot to prevent spread of HIV
Flavia Colgan, Former chief Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll as said that still a lot has to be done to prevent the spread of HIV infection. She is not happy with the Bush administration dealing with HIV infections. // She has the view that Bush is not helping to tackle HIV infection spread and is also not helping the HIV prevention program in fact he has become a great obs...New Study Conducted To Evaluate The Success Of The Federal governments Funds For HIV/AIDS
The U.S. federal government plans to spend in this financial year $21 billion for HIV/AIDS research, treatment, prevention, and related activities//. Among doubts on whether this enormous expenditure is paying off, a new study was conducted which seemingly indicated that the expenditure is paying off and is more successful than of what was previously thought. The study that is now available on li...Sunscreen Blocking UVA Radiation Receives Federal Approval
A type of sunscreen that blocks the kind of ultraviolet radiation which has been linked to some cancers and available only outside the United States, has received// federal approval on Monday. While other sunscreens mainly block UVB rays Anthelios SX contains ecamsule, which is an ingredient that can block ultraviolet A, or UVA, radiation better than other sunscreen ingredients, which a...Imperative to Extend Reach of Federal Health Insurance Schemes for children
Washington: A finding by the advocacy group, Families USA, suggests that majority of the uninsured children, estimated at 9 million, have at least one parent employed full-time//. And in 25% of the cases, both parents were found to be earning members. The group's executive director, Ron Pollack said "I think they believe these are low-income people who don't work, who are very differe...Federal government blamed for allocating meager portion to health sector:ALP
Federal government of Australia came under the glaring critics of the opposition party for severely falling short in its allocation of funds for various health promotion programs.// The Labor party has blatantly pointed fingers at the current government for lapses pertaining to health program budgets spanning a spectrum of avenues that ranges from rural medical facilities pharmaceutical...