ImQuest Submits Investigational New Product Application To The Food And Drug Administration To Initiate HIV Therapeutic Clinical Trials With IQP-0410

ImQuest Life Sciences announced the successful submission of an IND application to the Food and Drug Administration to initiate human clinical trials for their lead pyrimidinedione HIV inhibitor IQP-0410. ImQuest anticipates initiating their Phase 1 studies in the first quarter of 2009. IQP-0410 is a novel small molecule inhibitor of HIV which primarily acts as a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
ImQuest Submits Investigational New Product Application To The Food And Drug Administration To Initiate HIV Therapeutic Clinical Trials With IQP-0410

Obama Says He Will Seek to Overhaul Retiree Spending

Should the president-elect take on a serious effort to address the growing costs of entitlement programs, he would be opening up a potentially risky battle.
Obama Says He Will Seek to Overhaul Retiree Spending

Daschle to Face Tough Questions on Competition in Health Insurance

At a confirmation hearing Thursday, Tom Daschle will most likely be asked about Barack Obama’s call for a new public health insurance plan.
Daschle to Face Tough Questions on Competition in Health Insurance

Report Faults U.S. Measure of Cancer Risk

Federal agencies in charge of radiation protection are struggling to revise their standards to take into account the differences in susceptibility to radiation-induced cancer among men, women and children.
Report Faults U.S. Measure of Cancer Risk

Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- On a January night in 2005, a freight train with three tanker cars -- each loaded with 90 tons of chlorine -- slammed into a parked locomotive in the center of Graniteville, S.C., a town of 7,000 people about 15 miles from Augusta, Ga.
Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster (HealthDay)

Lab Acknowledges Problem With Vitamin D Test

Quest Diagnostics provided possibly erroneous results to thousands of people who had their vitamin D levels tested.
Lab Acknowledges Problem With Vitamin D Test

Recipes for Health: Spicy South Indian Cauliflower

Curry and cauliflower — two great tastes that belong together.
Recipes for Health: Spicy South Indian Cauliflower

Higher Co-Payments a Bar for Seniors Needing Mental Health Care

The elderly are less likely to receive follow-up care for mental illness when their out-of-pocket costs are higher than for other medical care.
Higher Co-Payments a Bar for Seniors Needing Mental Health Care

CNN Reporter Tops List for Surgeon General

Dr. Sanjay Gupta is a medical correspondent for the news network and a neurosurgeon.
CNN Reporter Tops List for Surgeon General

Obama building grassroots support for health reform (Reuters)

Reuters - When Shirley Hunter reviewed her finances to make sure she could afford to retire in 1999, she never banked on health care costs more than doubling in less than a decade.
Obama building grassroots support for health reform (Reuters)

Study Links Obesity to Ovarian Cancer

Among older women who have taken hormone replacement therapy, obesity nearly doubles the risk of developing ovarian cancer, researchers reported.
Study Links Obesity to Ovarian Cancer

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Delivers Same Day Patient Discharge Via Bighand Digital Dictation

BigHand has announced that Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented the BigHand digital dictation workflow system, incorporating over 1000 users spanning 5 hospitals on 2 campuses in one of the largest rollouts of Digital Dictation technology in the NHS.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Delivers Same Day Patient Discharge Via Bighand Digital Dictation

Seniors Live At Home Longer With Health-Monitoring Technology, MU Researchers Find

Many older adults want to remain active and independent for as long as possible. Seniors want to age in their own homes and avoid moving to institutions or nursing homes. University of Missouri researchers are using sensors, computers and communication systems, along with supportive health care services to monitor the health of older adults who are living at home.
Seniors Live At Home Longer With Health-Monitoring Technology, MU Researchers Find

Although Wii Fit's BMI Calculator Has Flaws, It Is A Promising Tool For All Ages

While some emerging technologies can create environments that require very little physical effort, one Kansas State University researcher thinks games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary activities for people of all ages.
Although Wii Fit's BMI Calculator Has Flaws, It Is A Promising Tool For All Ages

For Scientists Who Track Interactions Between Cell Proteins, A Time Of Reckoning Has Arrived

During the past 20 years, researchers have identified thousands of cell protein interactions, with the ultimate goal of inventorying all that occur within cells of various organisms - a comprehensive catalogue known as the interactome. Such information will be critical to understanding the basic mechanics of cellular life, and how malfunctions in these processes contribute to cancer.
For Scientists Who Track Interactions Between Cell Proteins, A Time Of Reckoning Has Arrived

Hospital-Wide Mobile Phone Bans Should Be Lifted, UK

Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, following new guidance issued today by the Department of Health. The updated guidance indicates that NHS trusts should consider giving patients, staff and visitors the widest possible use of mobile phones, where it doesn't interfere with equipment, the privacy of others or cause a nuisance.
Hospital-Wide Mobile Phone Bans Should Be Lifted, UK

New York State Web Site Lists Hospital Admission Rates By ZIP Code, Race, Ethnicity

Where a person lives, combined with race and ethnicity, can influence the kind of care they receive, according to a new Web site from the New York State Health Department, the
New York State Web Site Lists Hospital Admission Rates By ZIP Code, Race, Ethnicity

Debate Over Mandatory HIV Testing Increases In Malaysia, New Cases Up Among Married Women

The Malaysian government plans to expand a rule requiring HIV screening for all couples, despite protests from HIV/AIDS experts and civil rights advocates who argue that such a policy does not prevent transmission of the virus and violates individual rights, Inter Press Service reports. A limited mandatory testing policy recently was
Debate Over Mandatory HIV Testing Increases In Malaysia, New Cases Up Among Married Women

IRIN/PlusNews Profiles PNG Commune For People Living With HIV/AIDS

IRIN/PlusNews on Friday profiled a commune operated by HIV advocate Paul Ari designed for HIV-positive people who have experienced stigma and discrimination near Mount Hagen, the capital of Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands province.
IRIN/PlusNews Profiles PNG Commune For People Living With HIV/AIDS

Youth In Nigeria At Increased Risk Of HIV Because Of Inadequate Information, Counseling, UNPF Adviser Says

Youth in Nigeria are at an increased risk of HIV/AIDS because of a lack of information and counseling services, Aderonke Sodeinde, an HIV prevention adviser at the United Nations Population Fund, said recently at a UNPF workshop aimed at educating journalists on the importance of providing HIV education and awareness to young people, the
Youth In Nigeria At Increased Risk Of HIV Because Of Inadequate Information, Counseling, UNPF Adviser Says

More Than 1,000 Chicago Teenagers Receive HIV Test At Annual Teen Test Day

More than 1,000 Chicago teenagers were tested for HIV on Saturday as part of the second annual Teen Test Day at the South Shore Cultural Center, the Chicago Tribune reports.
More Than 1,000 Chicago Teenagers Receive HIV Test At Annual Teen Test Day

Cell Phone Soap Operas Promote Condom Use, HIV Awareness

A new campaign aims to provide women with messages about HIV awareness, safer sex and condom use through a series of 12 soap opera vignettes that can be viewed on a cell phone, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Rachel Jones, an educator at Rutgers University's
Cell Phone Soap Operas Promote Condom Use, HIV Awareness

CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (AP)

AP - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.
CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (AP)

FDA Approves First Nucleic Acid Test To Screen For Additional Types Of HIV In Donated Blood And Tissue

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the cobas TaqScreen MPX Test, the first nucleic acid test that screens for the presence of two divergent types of HIV in donated blood plasma and tissue. "With the MPX test, blood donor testing laboratories will be able to use nucleic acid technology to screen for additional HIV strains, further assuring that donated blood and tissue are free from infection and providing better protection for patients," said Jesse L. Goodman, M.D.
FDA Approves First Nucleic Acid Test To Screen For Additional Types Of HIV In Donated Blood And Tissue

Social Networking Sites May Help Identify At-Risk Adolescents And Intervene

Sex, substance use, and other risky behaviors are referenced by approximately half of teens on their public online profiles on a social networking site, according to an article released on January 5, 2008 in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In the same issue, a short, informative e-mail from a physician may reduce references of sex on these social networking sites.
Social Networking Sites May Help Identify At-Risk Adolescents And Intervene

Europe undermines war on measles

The UK and several other countries still have high measles rates, dashing hopes of world eradication by 2010.
Europe undermines war on measles

Paterson Would Insure Dependents Up to Age 29

The proposal by Gov. David A. Paterson would amount to a wide expansion of health insurance coverage to some 800,000 people 19 to 29 years old who are uninsured.
Paterson Would Insure Dependents Up to Age 29

Scientists doubt Europe can wipe out measles by 2010 (Reuters)

Reuters - Too many children remain unvaccinated against measles for Europe to have any realistic hope of eliminating the disease by 2010, researchers said on Wednesday.
Scientists doubt Europe can wipe out measles by 2010 (Reuters)

Obama picks CNN's TV doctor as surgeon general: reports (AFP)

AFP - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to be his surgeon general and serve as chief overseer of Americans' health, according to reports Tuesday.
Obama picks CNN's TV doctor as surgeon general: reports (AFP)

Fitness: Disease Invades a Body, and Endorphins Kick In

Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives.
Fitness: Disease Invades a Body, and Endorphins Kick In