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First Multidisciplinary Center For The Treatment Of Asthma Opens In The Midwest
Rush University Medical Center has opened the first multidisciplinary center in the Midwest for the treatment of asthma, addressing a chronic respiratory disease that affects 22 million Americans, including 6 million children.
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Obama To Replace Bush Bioethics Panel To Redirect Focus Toward Practical Policy Matters
President Obama last week disbanded the Bush administration"s Council on Bioethics and announced plans to form a new commission with a mandate that will offer "practical policy options," according to White House press officer Reid Cherlin, the New York Times reports. According to Cherlin, the old council was disbanded because former President George W. Bush"s administration designed it to be "a philosophically leaning advisory group" that focused on discussion rather than forming a shared consensus. Presidential bioethics commissions, which have existed since 1974, typically serve to inform the public of advances in science and develop guidance on controversial issues such as stem cells, human cloning and genetic engineering, the Times reports.The Bush administration"s council was created in November 2001, shortly after Bush restricted federal funding for embryonic stem cell research to lines existing at the time. Bush"s council at times was accused of being more ideological than previous commissions, particularly under the leadership of Leon Kass of the University of Chicago, the Times reports. It often produced reports with "a somewhat philosophical bent" on issues like how to determine death or the genetic screening of newborns, according to the Times. Alta Charo, an ethicist at the University of Wisconsin, said much of the council"s work "seemed more like a public debating society." Ruth Faden, a bioethicist at Johns Hopkins University, said, "The other view is that all presidential commissions are structured in the context of a particular administration" (Wade, New York Times, 6/18).
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MMR Information Systems Pursues International Patent Applications On Anti-CD20 Antibodies
MMR Information Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: MMRF) (the "Company"), which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. ("MMR") provides consumer-controlled Personal Health Records ("PHRs") (http://www.mymedicalrecords.com) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions (http://www.myesafedepositbox.com), announced that it has taken the necessary steps to file for extensions of the Company"s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) patent application on anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies to the national phase through filings in major European, Asian, North American, and South American markets.
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Terrence Higgins Trust's One-hour 'Fastest' Service Aims To Reduce Undiagnosed HIV In Tower Hamlets

In a bid to reduce levels of undiagnosed HIV, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), Positive East and NHS Tower Hamlets are encouraging people who may have been at risk to attend a local service offering fast HIV testing. A "Fastest" clinic runs at Mile End Road every Tuesday from 6pm-9pm and there is also a monthly mobile clinic at venues across the borough. One in four people who have HIV in the UK are undiagnosed, and there are now more people living with the condition than ever before. The "Fastest" service is free and confidential, and involves taking a finger-prick blood test which is analysed straight away, with the results provided within around twenty minutes. Those who attend the clinic will be given information and support before and after the test, and anyone who tests positive will also be given information on the range of help, treatment and services available, including counselling and peer support. Adam Wilkinson, Regional Delivery Manager for London at Terrence Higgins Trust said: "With recent medical advances, it"s now possible for people with HIV to live long and healthy lives. However, if they leave it too late to get tested, they"re setting themselves up for serious health problems and the risk of early death. This service is aimed particularly at gay men but if you"ve had unprotected sex and think you have put yourself at risk, we"d urge you to get tested as soon as possible." The clinic also offers information and advice on sexually transmitted infections and safer sex, as well as giving out free condoms. The Fastest service takes place at Positive East, 159 Mile End Rd, Stepney. Each week, there are sessions on Tuesdays from 6.00pm to 9.00pm. The number of tests that can be done at each session are limited, so people are advised to arrive early. Terrence Higgins Trust


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