Alzheimer’s disease is still destroying people’s brains. The cause remains unknown. Around the world, there will be walks to raise money for medical research.... »
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The Scary JC
PML stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, which is a rare, progressive, infection of the brain that is caused by reactivation of a virus (the JC virus). Up to 80% of healthy adults have been infected with this virus at some point during childhood but the JC virus normally remains in the body in... »
Condoms on Sales
To fight against AIDS, France government would make 10 million cut-priced condoms available in high schools, night clubs, movie threater and hospitals to combat the spread of AIDS. The price will be about 25 US cents for a condom. However, a senior Vatican official believe that the latex rubber used to make condoms contained... »
Fast Track New Drug Application Tentative Approvals for HIVs
Fast Track New Drug Application Tentative Approvals under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): lamivudine 150mg; zidovudine 300mg Fixed-Dose Tablets Pharmacare 8/23/2006* lamivudine 150mg; zidovudine 300mg Fixed-Dose Tablets Co-Packaged with abacavir 300mg tablets Aurobindo 7/26/2006* lamivudine 150mg; zidovudine 300 mg; nevirapine 200mg Fixed-Dose Tablets Aurobindo6/30/2006* lamivudine 150mg zidovudine 300mg Fixed-Dose Tablets co-packaged with efavirenz 600mg tablets... »
Copy Number Variations (CNVs)-Diseases and Evolution
Stephen W. Scherer, and colleagues at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI discovered this extent of genetic variation. This discovery change the way we think about genetic diseases and human evolution. Current ThinkingCurrent thinking is that the six billion humans alive today are 99.9 percent similar when it comes to genetic content and identity. But... »