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Amarillo Biosciences Reaches Enrollment Goal In Australian Influenza Phase 2 Clinical Trial
Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) (OTCBB: AMAR) announced that it has reached full enrollment in a Phase 2 clinical study of the company"s oral interferon product at the University of Western Australia located in Perth. A total of 200 healthy volunteers meeting all eligibility criteria have been enrolled to 16 weeks of treatment with oral interferon or matching placebo.
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Blogs Comment On Pregnant Women Support Act, NYT Opinion Piece, Other Topics
The following summarizes selected women"s health-related blog entries.~ " White House Leaning Toward Pregnant Women Support Act," Dan Gilgoff, U.S. News & World Report"s "God and Country": Congressional sponsors of the Pregnant Women Support Act are "growing more optimistic about prospects for White House support," Gilgoff writes. Antiabortion-rights groups like the Southern Baptist Convention and the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops support the bill, as does Democrats for Life. According to Gilgoff, although the Planned Parenthood Federation of America has not officially come out in opposition to the bill, PPFA opposes provisions that aim to convince women to forgo abortion. The group supports informing women of options without attempting to persuade them in any way, Gilgoff writes. He continues that the White House has not publicly commented on the bill and that aides to President Obama are still working to produce a "common ground" policy related to abortion and other reproductive health issues. However, Gilgoff says that he received an e-mail from a congressional close to the bill who wrote that the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships ""reached out to our office at the staff level for information on [PWSA] to begin what would become a larger dialogue on the issue of abortion reduction."" The e-mail added that there has been continued correspondence on the issue and that a meeting is scheduled in the coming weeks with White House and congressional staff. Gilgoff writes that the also told him that the recent appointment of Alexia Kelley -- former president of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good -- to head the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships could be a sign of the White House"s potential support for the bill, as CACG showed support for PWSA under Kelley. Gilgoff concludes, "It seems more likely that the White House could incorporate less controversial parts of the bill into its own plan around abortion; I doubt President Obama would back legislation that would trigger objections from abortion-rights groups" (Gilgoff, "God and Country," U.S. News & World Report, 6/10).~ "God and Abstinence: State Funding for Religious Agendas," Kathryn Royals, RH Reality Check: None of the speakers at a Mississippi Department of Human Services" recent youth event -- called "Abstinence Works: Let"s Talk About It" -- provided any information "on what to do if abstinence fails," Royals writes. Although the speakers at the event "didn"t talk about abstinence," they "sure did chant, cheer, dance, pray and sing about it," she continues. She notes that the "constant and overzealous" Christianity references at the conference were "wrong" not only because they "ostracized anyone who didn"t prescribe to a particular brand of Christianity," they were "wrong because ... [t]axpayer and state money funded the event." She adds that she "would like to know why scientifically valuable and lifesaving information is being censored and made unavailable, and to what end," noting that speakers at the event offered misogynistic comments and medically inaccurate information but no thoughts on the "proper use of condoms or birth control." Royals also notes that Mississippi ranks No. 1 in the U.S. for teen births and has spent more than $16 million in abstinence-only sex education programs. "I tried to put myself in the place of the kids who attended the pep rally -- I mean, summit," Royals writes, concluding, "I would have walked out ... that day humming a new tune or chanting a new cheer, but my level of sexual education would not have improved. In fact, it would have been dangerously stunted" (Royals, RH Reality Check, 6/10).~ "Ross Douthat"s Abortion Solution: Don"t Let Women Have Abortions," Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check: New York Times columnist Ross Douthat argued in a Tuesday opinion piece that "that we should reconsider the conditions for legal abortion, and that stricter regulation of (restriction on) abortion, particularly after the
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What Is Gangrene? What Causes Gangrene?
Gangrene occurs when tissue dies (necrosis) because its blood supply is interrupted. Gangrene may be caused by an infection, injury, or a complication of a long-term condition that restricts blood circulation. It most commonly occurs in the extremities - the toes, fingers, arms and legs - but internal organs and muscles may also become gangrenous. There are five main types of gangrene: 1. Dry gangrene. 2. Wet gangrene. 3. Gas gangrene. 4. Internal gangrene. 5. Fournier"s gangrene.
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Advances In Nutritional Support For The Hospitalized Patient

WHAT: Assessment of a hospitalized patient"s nutritional status often remains absent from routine examination, which can lead to unrecognized and untreated malnutrition. In addition, despite a basic understanding by hospitalists that malnutrition can severely impact patient recovery, corrective measures may not always be taken. Also, it can be unclear who on the healthcare team is responsible for addressing nutritional deficiencies (the physician or nutritionist), making the role of the hospitalist vital in the nutritional treatment continuum. An upcoming symposium at the Society of Hospital Medicine"s 2009 meeting, Advances in Nutritional Support for the Hospitalized Patient, sponsored by the Society of Hospital Medicine and supported by an educational grant from Baxter Healthcare Corporation, will provide guidance on proper identification, assessment and treatment of malnourished hospital patients. At the symposium, leading healthcare professionals will discuss: - Nutritional assessment at the onset and throughout the treatment experience - Careful monitoring of response to nutritional therapy - Types of clinical nutrition that might work best for certain patient types - Proper administration and preparation techniques, including ways to avoid medication errors and healthcare-associated infections - Role standardized and multi-chamber bag PN nutrition may play in reducing complications WHO: Hear from Chicago-based Alan Buchman, MD, MSPH, professor of Medicine and Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL). Dr. Buchman is a leading gastroenterologist who has won numerous awards, including most recently the American College of Nutrition"s Grace A. Goldsmith Award which honors a scientist under the age of 50 who has made significant achievements in the field of nutrition. The symposium also features Mark DeLegge, MD, professor of medicine and director of the section of Nutrition at the Digestive Disease Center of the Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC). Dr. DeLegge has served as chair of several committees, is a fellow of multiple medical organizations, and has received a number of awards including the Outstanding Nutrition Physician Award from the American Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition (ASPEN). WHEN: Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 6:00 - 7:45 am CT; interviews available upon request WHERE: Society of Hospital Medicine Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Columbus Ballroom WHY: Up to 40 percent of hospitalized patients are estimated to show signs of malnutrition, which left unmanaged can increase morbidity, mortality, length of stay and complications related to poor wound healing and sepsis. The effective use of nutritional treatment may help to combat this problem and be an important part of a hospitalized patient"s recovery. Society of Hospital Medicine


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