We are looking for media volunteers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities to help us raise awareness of diabetes.
A media volunteer is someone who is willing to be interviewed by a journalist. When there is a diabetes news story in the papers or on TV or radio, the story often includes an interview [...]

LakewoodAmedex Inc., (LA), the antiinfectives biopharmaceutical company developing a unique portfolio of antibacterial and antiviral products including NuBiotics, a novel family of synthetic antibacterial compounds, and antiviral products against hepatitis, HIV and influenza, announced today that it is accelerating development of its broad spectrum antiinfluenza product into clinical studies.
LakewoodAmedexs nRNA product works by selectively silencing [...]

A new analysis of 20 years of data contradicts previously published claims that United States pharmaceutical companies are better innovators than their European counterparts, and questions whether Americans actually benefit from the higher prices they pay for many prescription medications. The reanalysis by Donald W. Light, PhD, a professor of social medicine and comparative health [...]

A nurse intervention program that helps sexually exploited runaway girls reconnect to family, school and health care reduces trauma and restores healthy behaviors, according to a new study led by University of British Columbia researcher Elizabeth Saewyc and Childrens Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota nurse practitioner Laurel Edinburgh.
The study, published online this month in the [...]

A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity reports that consumption of sugarfree beverages sweetened with lowcalorie sweeteners increases dietary restraint, a key aspect of successful weight maintenance.
Researchers analyzed calorie, protein, carbohydrate, fat and beverage intake, as well as the dietary restraint of over 300 individuals. The researchers concluded, “Our findings…suggest that the [...]

The NPA is encouraging all prereg tutors to book their prereg pharmacists on to the NPA programme as soon as possible to avoid disappointment due to the limited number of places remaining. The programme commences in October 2009 and candidates have a choice of 3 study venues to choose from Birmingham, St Albans and Wakefield.
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The National HIV Prevention Conference will take place Aug. 23 to Aug. 26 in Atlanta and will feature discussions, a town hall, seminars and speeches that address HIV prevention including some focused on the gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual community, Southern Voices blog, “The Latest” reports. Earvin “Magic” Johnson, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, CDC Director [...]

The Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants is recognized for unparalleled educational and networking experiences. Adding to the tradition of excellence, AFPPA has announced their next fall conference, to be held November 47, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.
“Our conferences are one of the best ways to garner continuing medical education credits, which must be completed [...]

According to the Surgeon General, only onethird of Americans with a mental health problem seek treatment; the percentage of African Americans getting help is only half that of nonHispanic whites.
The National Alliance on Mental Health reports that African Americans are disproportionately more likely to experience social circumstances that increase their chances of developing a [...]

Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced the publication of the first of its kind study evaluating the impact of fetal fibronectin (fFN) testing among both symptomatic and asymptomatic pregnant women at risk [...]