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Ex Vivo Results From HIV Positive Individuals With And Without Depression
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is an epidemic of global concern. According to the most recent estimates, released in November 2007, by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 33.2 million worldwide are living with HIV infection currently. ... more
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GenVec Announces Grant For RSV Vaccine Program
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced that it has received an Advanced Technology Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, of the National Institutes of Health, to support the Company's efforts to develop vaccines for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). ... more
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Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission Recommends 62 Projects For Funding
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission (Commission) has completed its evaluation of the 122 applications in response to its three official Requests for Applications (RFAs). ... more
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New Study Shows How Genes Control Blood Proteins Important To Health
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
A new study shows how genes control levels of many blood proteins implicated in disease. The findings are the result of an international collaboration between scientists at the University of Exeter, the National Institute on Aging, and the Tuscany and Florence Health Agencies. ... more
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Orexigen(R) Therapeutics Announces Completion Of Patient Enrollment In Phase III Clinical Program For Contrave(R)
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of central nervous system disorders, including obesity, announced completion of enrollment in NB-303 and NB-304, the final two Phase III clinical trials for Contrave®, its lead obesity product candidate. ... more
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VYVANSE Demonstrated Significant Improvement In ADHD Symptoms In Adults
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, presented the results of a phase III pivotal study in which VYVANSE demonstrated significant improvements in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in adults and met all safety and efficacy endpoints. "Adults with ADHD often find it challenging to focus and organize during the day. ... more
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Wichita Falls Entrepreneur Elected TMA Alliance President, USA
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Wichita Falls businessman Patrick Hearn was elected president of the Texas Medical Association Alliance (TMAA). TMAA is the volunteer service organization of TMA physicians and physicians' spouses. He is married to Yvonne Hearn, MD, a TMA member physician who is a pathologist in Wichita Falls.Mr. Hearn is the 91st president of the organization. Until now, all TMAA presidents have been female. ... more
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World Red Cross Red Crescent Day In Action
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Today, as the American Red Cross joins other Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies around the world in responding to the cyclone in Myanmar, it also marks the birth of Henry Dunant, the founder of what is today known as the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. ... more
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Ageist Government Condemned Over Treatment Of Older People, New Research Finds, UK
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Two thirds of GB adults of all ages (67 per cent) think the present Government is not taking older people seriously, according to new research launched today (9th May)(1). Figures from leading older people's charity Help the Aged show that three-quarters (74 per cent) of older people themselves believe the Government isn't responding to their needs. ... more
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Brain Imaging Improves Anxiety Treatment
189 hours ago
Source: Medical News Today
Wouldn't it be nice if our doctors could predict accurately whether we would respond to a particular medication? This question is important because research studies provide information about how groups of patients tend to respond to treatments, but inevitably, differences among groups of patients wit ... more
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