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HIV vaccine trial shut down
In another major setback for efforts to develop an HIV vaccine, federal researchers have shut down a key clinical trial after an independent panel of safety experts determined that volunteers who got an experimental vaccine appeared to be slightly more...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Trials, Preventative Medicine, Medical Research, Allergies
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UIC launches $10M seed fund to advance startups
Tribune reporterThe University of Illinois at Chicago is launching a $10 million fund to help inventions advance from the research stage toward potential commercial opportunities, becoming the latest academic institution in the area to channel increased resources...Tags: Johnson & Johnson Inc., University of Illinois at Chicago, Business, Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities
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U.S.-backed HIV vaccine fails; study halted
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - The National Institutes of Health on Thursday halted a study testing an experimental HIV vaccine after an independent review board found the vaccine did not prevent HIV infection and did not reduce the amount of HIV in the blood....Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Preventative Medicine, Medical Research, Trials, Allergies
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Community notes Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Volunteer connections Help plan Day of Caring. Join Char-Em United Way for planning the 10th annual Day of Caring. This year Day of Caring will be on Sept. 11 in remembrance of 9/11 and in conjunction with National Day of Service. The committee will meet...Tags: Sexual Assault, Diseases and Illnesses, Family Planning, United Way , Human Interest
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Emerging talent gets spotlight at Fashion Designers Expo
Staff WriterThey are about to walk that runway until it's red. Fashion Designers Expo - that 3-day spate of runway shows spotlighting local up-and-coming designers - has decided to help raise awareness of how AIDS-HIV has reached epidemic proportions in South...Tags: AIDS, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Carrying Condoms, Now With More Sexism!
Ladies, I really don't like to hate on someone's good idea, that I fully support, due to the language of their press release and angle for marketing. But this week I got a press release that was so backwards, so out of touch, and offensive, that I just...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Nursing Homes, Viagra (drug), Sexual Health, Health Insurance Cost
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Assembly panel approves requiring condoms for adult film actors
A measure requiring adult film actors to use condoms while working in California was approved by a state Assembly committee on Tuesday despite opposition from several people in the industry. The measure by Assemblyman Isadore Hall III (D-Compton) is...
Tags: Celebrities, Medical Procedures and Tests, AIDS, Isadore Hall, III
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Community notes Tuesday, April 10, 2013
Births A daughter, Avery Mae, was born to Keith and Sarah Nowak of Petoskey at 8:22 a.m. on Friday, April 5, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan hospital in Petoskey. Avery weighed 7 pounds, .08 ounce and was 18 1/2 inches long at birth. Her sibling is...
Tags: Sexual Assault, Entertainment, Family Planning, United Way , Human Interest
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Instrument sterilization key to safe dentistry
Aberdeen-area dentists say incidents like the one that put Oklahoma oral surgery patients in danger are rare. In March, negligent practices at a Tulsa, Okla., oral surgeon's office required patients to be tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV,...
Tags: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Patterson Dental Company, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, AIDS
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Teel Time: Basketball Hall honors Boo Williams with Human Spirit Award
The phone call early Monday afternoon was classic Boo Williams. NCAA tournament observations, coaching gossip and a random request. “Teel,” he said, “could you look something up for me?” A friend had just congratulated Williams...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Awards and Prizes, Harlem Globetrotters, NBA Draft, College Sports
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French countess is key advocate for AIDS patients in Myanmar
SHWEPYITHA, Myanmar — After her heroin-addict husband died five years ago, Ei Ei Phyu discovered she was HIV-positive. She thought her life was over until friends directed her to the open-air clinic here where she receives antiretroviral medicine....
Tags: Civil Rights, The New York Times, Heroin, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at Work
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State Senate gives preliminary OK to medical marijuana bill
The General Assembly is poised to pass legislation that would make Maryland the 19th state to legalize marijuana use for medical reasons — though how quickly the state's cancer patients and others might benefit remains in question. The state...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Medical Specialization, University of Maryland, College Park, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Hospitals and Clinics
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