» Daubenton's Bat Tests Positive For European Bat Lyssavirus Type 2
09/05/08 20:00 from Medical News Today
On May 7 2008 a Daubenton's bat in the South East of England tested positive for the presence of European Bat Lyssavirus (EBLV), a strain of rabies virus found in bats across Northern Europe. The strain is European Bat Lyssavirus type 2 (EB..

» Prescription Drug Ads Need More Oversight To Protect Patients
09/05/08 20:00 from Medical News Today
The American Medical Association (AMA) called for better government oversight of prescription drug advertisements directed at consumers to protect patients from misleading information.

» Should Patients Be Allowed To Pay Top-up Fees To Acquire Certain Treatments?
09/05/08 19:00 from Medical News Today
Should patients be allowed to purchase the treatment they want? UKIn the UK, some believe that patients should be allowed to purchase anytreatments that they want. This policy shift is debated between twoexperts in an article published on B..

» Rapid HIV Tests Highly Effective In Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission In India, Study Finds
09/05/08 19:00 from Medical News Today
Rapid HIV tests have been found to be highly effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in clinical trials in India, according to a study published online Tuesday in PLoS Medicine, the Times of India reports (Sinha, Ti..

» Senate Version Of Supplemental War Appropriations Bill Would Delay Medicaid Regulations, Increase FDA Funds
09/05/08 19:00 from Medical News Today
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday plans to mark up a supplemental war appropriations bill that will include language to block for one year seven new Medicaid regulations proposed by the Bush administration, as well as addition..

» The Problem With Counterfeit Drugs
09/05/08 18:00 from Medical News Today
An editorial published this week in The Lancetcalls attention to the growing crisis concerning counterfeit drugs.Currently, America is dealing with a potential case of counterfeitingin the drug heparin. It is possible that a contaminant fou..

» Biotech Firm GeoVax Labs To Launch Phase II Trials Of HIV Vaccine Candidate
09/05/08 18:00 from Medical News Today
The Atlanta-based biotechnology firm GeoVax Labs plans to launch Phase II clinical trials of its experimental HIV vaccine this summer, company officials recently announced, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (Hendrick, Atlanta..

» Senate Finance Committee Discusses Offsets For Estimated $15M To $18M Cost Of Medicare Payment Delay; Bush Administration Requests June 16 Deadline
09/05/08 18:00 from Medical News Today
Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) on Wednesday said a Medicare package that would delay for 18 months a 10.6% cut to physician fees would cost between $15 billion and $18 billion over five years, prompting committee me..

» Court Of Appeal Makes Decision Following Ruling That Nice Process On Anti-Dementia Medicines Unfair, UK
09/05/08 17:00 from Medical News Today
Eisai Limited, the licence holder of Aricept® (donepezil hydrochloride) and Pfizer Limited, its co-promotion partner, announced today that the Court of Appeal has released its decision on the consequential issues arising from Court..

» Aid Flights To Proceed To Myanmar Tomorrow - World Food Programme
09/05/08 17:00 from Medical News Today
Statement by Nancy E. Roman, Director of Public Policy and Communications. "The World Food Programme has decided to send in two relief flights asplanned tomorrow, while discussions continue with the Government of Myanmaron the distribution ..