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HIV Vaccine Trial Cancelled by NIH
After soliciting and considering broad input from the scientific and HIV advocacy communities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has determined that it will not conduct the HIV vaccine study known as PAVE 100. The announcement follows the failure last September of an AIDS vaccine candidate with some similarities to the PAVE 100 candidate in a Phase IIb trial known as STEP.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
After soliciting and considering broad input from the scientific and HIV advocacy communities, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has determined that it will not conduct the HIV vaccine study known as PAVE 100. The announcement follows the failure last September of an AIDS vaccine candidate with some similarities to the PAVE 100 candidate in a Phase IIb trial known as STEP.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Novel Computational Model Describes The Speed At Which HIV Escapes The Immune Response
A new model illustrates how HIV evades the immune system. The study, in PLoS Computational Biology, incorporates detailed interactions between a mutating virus and the immune system.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
A new model illustrates how HIV evades the immune system. The study, in PLoS Computational Biology, incorporates detailed interactions between a mutating virus and the immune system.
Science Daily – Jul 17, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Sask. announces review of needle exchange program
Saskatchewan's health minister has announced a review of the province's needle exchange program.
Canoe.ca – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Saskatchewan's health minister has announced a review of the province's needle exchange program.
Canoe.ca – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Government mulls changes after report on HIV-positive immigrants
VANCOUVER - Immigrants with HIV account for a large portion of new infections of the disease in Canada and they're slipping between the health-care cracks, warns a recent report.
Canoe.ca – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
VANCOUVER - Immigrants with HIV account for a large portion of new infections of the disease in Canada and they're slipping between the health-care cracks, warns a recent report.
Canoe.ca – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Plans for major AIDS vaccine trial in U.S. dropped
Plans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favour of a smaller, more focused study, says the National Institutes of Health.
Canoe.ca – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Plans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favour of a smaller, more focused study, says the National Institutes of Health.
Canoe.ca – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Doctors disciplined for sexual misconduct
One doctor exposed himself to patients, while another propositioned a woman while he was performing a vaginal exam on her and then called her for dates.
Canoe.ca – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
One doctor exposed himself to patients, while another propositioned a woman while he was performing a vaginal exam on her and then called her for dates.
Canoe.ca – Jul 17, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Regular chlamydia tests urged for young people
Young sexually active people should get themselves tested annually for the infection chlamydia and again every time they change partner, the Health Protection Agency said.
MSNBC.com – Jul 16, 2008 3:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Young sexually active people should get themselves tested annually for the infection chlamydia and again every time they change partner, the Health Protection Agency said.
MSNBC.com – Jul 16, 2008 3:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Washington Post Examines Colo. 'Personhood' Ballot Initiative
The Washington Post on Sunday examined a proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution that would define a "person" to "include any human being from the moment of fertilization." According to the Post, Colorado is the first state to succeed in placing such an amendment on a statewide ballot (Surdin, Washington Post, 7/13).
Medical News Today – Jul 16, 2008 1:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Washington Post on Sunday examined a proposed amendment to the Colorado Constitution that would define a "person" to "include any human being from the moment of fertilization." According to the Post, Colorado is the first state to succeed in placing such an amendment on a statewide ballot (Surdin, Washington Post, 7/13).
Medical News Today – Jul 16, 2008 1:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Bush Administration Developing Rule That Could Limit Access To Birth Control
The Bush administration is developing a regulation that would define abortion as "any of the various procedures -- including the prescription, dispensing and administration of any drug or the performance of any procedure or any other action -- that results in the termination of the life of a human being in utero between conception and natural birth, whether before or after implantation," the
Medical News Today – Jul 16, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The Bush administration is developing a regulation that would define abortion as "any of the various procedures -- including the prescription, dispensing and administration of any drug or the performance of any procedure or any other action -- that results in the termination of the life of a human being in utero between conception and natural birth, whether before or after implantation," the
Medical News Today – Jul 16, 2008 12:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Methods For The Prevention Of STIs Reviewed
New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is looking at behavioural approaches for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young people. Rates of STIs have doubled in the UK during the last decade, with over 1 million young people being diagnosed a year. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and genital warts are among the most commonly diagnosed STIs.
Medical News Today – Jul 16, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is looking at behavioural approaches for preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young people. Rates of STIs have doubled in the UK during the last decade, with over 1 million young people being diagnosed a year. Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and genital warts are among the most commonly diagnosed STIs.
Medical News Today – Jul 16, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
