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Progenics Announces Progress And Presentations In HIV Therapy Program - Enrollment For PRO 140 Phase 2 Clinical Studies Completed
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) today announced the completion of enrollment in two, phase 2 clinical studies of PRO 140, an investigational drug that is being developed for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The phase 2 studies are separately evaluating intravenous and subcutaneous forms of PRO 140.
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Private health plan spending growth slows in Minnesota, report finds
Spending by private health plans in Minnesota increased by 4.3% from 2006 to 2007, the lowest growth rate since 1997, according to a report released Tuesday by the Minnesota Department of Health, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
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University of Minnesota task force seeks greater transparency in faculty conflicts of interest with pharmaceutical companies
A task force that examined conflicts of interest at the University of Minnesota Medical School has recommended that the university expand its disclosure policy regarding relationships between the school's faculty and the drug industry, the AP/Fargo Forum reports.
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Pennsylvania Governor revises health insurance expansion proposal
In a letter to several state Senate Republicans on Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) described two alternative funding mechanisms for a scaled-down version of his proposal to expand health coverage to more uninsured state residents, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Florida regulators try to determine specifics of new law that allows some adults to stay on parents' health policies up to age 30
A Florida state law allowing certain workers to keep dependents on their health insurance policies until age 30 was scheduled to take effect on Wednesday, but some of the specifics of the law still are being discussed, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
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Revolution Health, Waterfront Media merge to compete with WebMD
Revolution Health Network plans to announce on Friday that it has merged with Waterfront Media to create a network of health Web sites that will compete with the industry's leader, WebMD, the New York Times reports.
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Philippines receives $5 million from Chevron for TB eradication efforts
Chevron Corporation has pledged 235 million Philippine pesos, or about $5 million, to the Tropical Disease Foundation in the Philippines to scale up efforts to fight tuberculosis in the country as part of the company's $30 million contribution over three years for TB eradication efforts in Asia and Africa, GMA News reports.
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Call for India to legalize homosexuality to improve fight against HIV/AIDS
Following his recent efforts to legalize homosexuality in India, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said the country should recognize the increasing acceptance of homosexuality worldwide because such tolerance would ensure "an effective fight against AIDS," IANS/Thaindian News reports (IANS/Thaindian News, 9/29).
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Medicare stops paying for 10 reasonably preventable medical errors
Medicare starting Wednesday will no longer pay hospitals for additional care resulting from "reasonably preventable" errors, the New York Times reports.
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Canadian program provides care to HIV-positive pregnant women, aims to reduce mother-to-child transmission
The CP/Yahoo! News on Tuesday examined the Positive Pregnancy Programme, a Canadian initiative created to provide HIV-positive pregnant women with care, resources and support.
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Newsweek examines global malaria action plan
Newsweek in its Oct. 6 issue examines malaria eradication efforts and the Global Malaria Action Plan, which aims to eradicate malaria worldwide and was released last week during the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (Carmichael/Cunningham, Newsweek, 10/6).
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HEALTH-UGANDA: Fight Against AIDS Faltering?
KAMPALA, Aug 9 (IPS) - Uganda's approach to the fight against
HIV/AIDS is under scrutiny by activists. The country has won
international acclaim for its 20-year campaign against the AIDS
pandemic, but the latest numbers lead some activists believe
Uganda is now losing ground.
HEALTH: AIDS Meet – Fine Words, Few Concrete Actions
MEXICO CITY, Aug 8 (IPS) - Governments, international bodies and civil society
renewed their commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS at the 17th
International AIDS Conference, but they will have to work hard in
order for this commitment to be reflected in concrete policies,
especially on prevention.
Q&A: "Latin America Needs a Regional Agenda" on AIDS Funding
MEXICO CITY, Aug 8 (IPS) - If the economic status of Latin America and the
Caribbean continues to improve, the region’s share of assistance
from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is
likely to drop to half the present level, under the current
eligibility requirements, says Lelio Mármora, the Fund’s
portfolio manager for this region.
HIV Monitoring Strategies For Countries With Limited Resources
In HIV positive patients, measuring immune system function, rather than just symptoms, appears to provide health benefits in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report about a computer based model released on September 22, 2008 in Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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BIPAI Opens New Children's AIDS Center In Uganda
The Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative opened a state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS Children's Center of Excellence on the campus of Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Mulago Hospital and the Republic of Uganda all joined forces to support BIPAI in making the center a reality.
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MIDEAST: On HIV and AIDS, the Good News from Palestine
EAST JERUSALEM, West Bank, Aug 8 (IPS) - Palestinians from all ranks of society have pulled
together to tackle the issue of AIDS, despite the increasing
factional violence and chaos in the Palestinian territories.
HEALTH: Conflicts Make Women More Vulnerable to HIV
MEXICO CITY, Aug 8 (IPS) - "I’m a survivor, and if I can live through all
that has happened to me, so can other women," said Floride
Nyiraneza, 42, who is HIV positive and a widowed mother of four.
Researchers Find HIV Has Existed Among Human Populations For 100 Years
HIV has existed among human populations for about 100 years, decades earlier than previously believed, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the Los Angeles Times reports (Engel, Los Angeles Times, 10/2). HIV/AIDS was not recognized formally until 1981, and scientists previously estimated its origin at around 1930.
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HEALTH: Keeping Hope Against AIDS Alive in the Labs
MEXICO CITY, Aug 7 (IPS) - "We need to get away from this home-run
mentality to research. Science is incremental," said Alan
Bernstein, executive director of the Global HIV Vaccine
Enterprise, referring to unrealistic public expectations with
regard to the search for an AIDS vaccine and for vaginal
microbicides that could help prevent infection.
- Forcing pregnant women to take HIV tests
- Delusions in HIV and cancer treatment
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- Finding your own road
- Parasite epidemic of the 1970s renamed AIDS in 1981
- HIV / AIDS drug trials: "Try this, let's see if you drop dead!"
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