Thursday, March 30, 2006

The trials (and tribulations) of drug trials

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While two of the participants in the disastrous drug trial that came close to killing six volunteers have now returned home, four remain in...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Turns out sex selection *is* illegal in India

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According to this article from BBC News , a physician and his assistant were arrested following a government sting operation designed to cat...

A Virus Could Be Making You Fat...

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin are finding that viruses — specifically certain human adenoviruses — may actually be causing some...
Tuesday, March 28, 2006

The Next Small Thing...11 key essays

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The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN) today announced its first series of new research papers in which industry experts predict ...
Sunday, March 26, 2006

An online forum for women in science ... finally

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I wouldn't normally heap kudos on a company like L'Oreal. The cosmetic giant's marketing schemes are partially responsible for t...
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Friday, March 24, 2006

Sorry ma'am, you're HIV-positive...just kidding, no you're not: HIV Hoaxes and AIDS Legends

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A tele-recruiter of the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) was suspended this week after falsely telling a donor that she was HIV-...
Thursday, March 23, 2006

Synergy between Advocates of Environmental Justice and Women's Reproductive Health

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Chinué Richardson has recently authored an article highlighting the opportunity and potential of collaboration between environmental justice...
Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Women's Voices on Abortion Absent from New York Times

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This news is from Salon.com. Staff at the American Prospect surveyed "the gender of the authors of Times Op-Ed pieces that dealt with a...
Tuesday, March 21, 2006

What's the difference between human and chimps? Gene regulation

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The vast differences between humans and chimpanzees are due more to changes in gene regulation than differences in individual genes themselv...

Too Poor To Be Sick

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As my inaugural attempt at writing a blog, I thought that I would have trouble picking an IMPORTANT topic. Not a worry. The pharmaceutical i...

Human Trials to start soon in Nanomedicine

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From Technology Review this morning : The treatment begins with an injection of an unremarkable-looking clear fluid. Invisible inside, howe...

Pacemaker for Depression: But Does it Work?

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Eight months ago the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a pocket-watch-sized device billed as "a pacemaker for the brain,...
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Monday, March 20, 2006

Obsessing about Drugs

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The notion that brain chemicals play a powerful -- but hidden -- role in human behavior is at odds with American convictions about free will...
Sunday, March 19, 2006

Male Gametes or Manolo Blahniks?

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Interesting article in the NY Times today about how buying sperm over the Internet is not much different from buying shoes. Single Mothers...

Ban on Blood Donation Revisited

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The Food and Drug Administration is considering revising its policy that bars as a blood donor any man who has had sex with another man sinc...
Saturday, March 18, 2006

FDA May Launch Safety Review of RU 486

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On the occasion of the tragic deaths of two women after having taken the abortion pill Mifepristone (Mifeprex™), also known as RU486, some ...
Friday, March 17, 2006

More on Plan B and the FDA

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Rep. Henry A. Waxman is still making noise about FDA's treatment of the Plan B studies and recommendation, as you can see for yourself h...

Rep. Waxman keeps the pressure on FDA

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Rep. Henry A. Waxman is still making noise about FDA's treatment of the Plan B studies and recommendation, as you can see for yourself h...
Thursday, March 16, 2006

Drug Trials Gone Wrong

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Six people are in hospital, two critical, after participating in a clinical trial for a new anti-inflammatory drug in London, according to t...
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Fetal Origin of Disease Hypothesis

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According to an author writing in the London Times , Roger Dobson, the time spent in the womb may influence whether folks suffer, years lat...