UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe in New York on Monday signed a partnership agreement with several nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) pledging to work towards eliminating mothertochild transmission of HIV in Africa, Agence FrancePresse reports. Presidents Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda attended the signing ceremony.
“Signatories include Columbia Universitys Earth Institute led by [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

The potential role of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of the gums, in the risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly ischemic stroke, has received growing attention during the last decade. A new study is the first prospective cohort study to use clinical measures of periodontitis to evaluate the association between this disease and the risk of cerebrovascular [...]

AEterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ AEZS; TSX AEZ), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on endocrine therapy and oncology, reported that patient followup in the openlabel safety study (study 041) of its Phase 3 program in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with its lead endocrinology compound, cetrorelix pamoate, is scheduled to be completed at the end of [...]

Although creatinine clearance (Ccr) has been measured clinically by a simple method as a preoperative renal function test, Ccr is not strictly equal to glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Recently, an equation for estimated GFR (eGFR) for Japanese individuals has been postulated, and eGFR has been accepted as equal to measured GFR in chronic kidney disease. [...]

BioVex Inc, a company developing new generation biologics for the treatment and prevention of cancer and infectious disease, announced that updated survival data from its Phase II study in metastatic melanoma will be presented at the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place from May 29, 2009 June 2, 2009 [...]

While the issue of psychiatric problems of mothers affecting children is much discussed, mental health problems of fathers can be just as important for child outcomes. The issues are discussed in a Review published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, written by Dr Paul Ramchandani and Dr Lamprini Psychogiou, Department of [...]