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France: Oyster Farmers in Protest (New York Times) About 100 oyster farmers dumped at least 12 tons of oyster shells on the doorstep of a government office in Bordeaux to demand more aid to overcome a shellfish crisis.
Filipino Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Promote Microbicide Development (Medical News Today) A bill seeking to promote the development of microbicides to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections has been introduced in the Philippines, the Philippines News Agency reports. The legislation was filed by Rep. Narciso Santiago and states that the Department of health and its components should increase research into the initial mechanism of infection by STIs.
Smart Medico Churns out Kaant (Navhind Times) Skin and beauty specialist, Dr Anupama Kudchadkar runs a busy consultancy at Panjim. Now she is in the limelight not for her expertise in handling skin ailments, but because of her publication Kaant, released last Monday, on August 18th .
At Meeting on AIDS, Focus Shifts to Long Haul (The Hendersonville Times-News) At the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, there were renewed calls for strong advocacy and financing to sustain gains already made.
Young people's health 'neglected' (Channel 4) The Government has been accused of creating a "teenage timebomb" by neglecting young people's health. The Tories warned that the number of teens being admitted to hospital for alcohol or smoking related problems has soared in England since 2000.
Indevus completes enrollment for Phase III study of HIV drug (Pharmaceutical Business Review) Indevus Pharmaceuticals has completed enrollment in Protocol MDP 301, a Phase III clinical trial of PRO 2000, the companys vaginal microbicide candidate for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
Adult vaccinations needed for long time (BizJournals) Though adults often don't believe that they, like their children, should be immunized regularly, they could not be more wrong. Every year an estimated 36,000 individuals in the United States, especially older citizens, die unnecessarily from vaccine-preventable diseases or their complications.
Hamlet 2: A drama-less production (The Kaleo Voice) God bless Steve Coogan. The man has, for the last ten years, slowly crept into the American humor-scape with refreshing cameos ("Night in the Museum") and self parodying British snobs ("Around the World in 80 Days"). This month, Coogan pulls a double feature as both a British man playing a British man parody in the very American "Tropic Thunder" and an American actor who, through a lack of ...
Sexual diseases subject of book (Ventura County Star) Adina Nack knows what it's like to be told at age 20 that you have a sexually transmitted disease. She remembers the fear she felt when her doctor rather coldly gave her the diagnosis, and the stigma that she associated with it.
BioAlliance Pharma wins new European patent (Pharmaceutical Business Review) BioAlliance Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company, has received its main patent on the Lauriad technology in Europe.
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