Medill Reports Northwestern University Chicago by Sarah V. White Nov 03, 2010 It’s a cancer no one wants to talk about, but it might also be preventable. Anal cancer, just like cervical cancer, is for the most part caused by the sexually transmitted disease HPV, and it is proving disproportionately prevalent in men who have […]
GenMark Diagnostics Acquires License to HCV Genotyping Patent Estate
Business Wire The Wall Street Journal CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!gnmk/quotes/nls/gnmk (GNMK 4.34, -0.16, -3.56%) , a provider of automated, multiplex molecular diagnostic testing systems, announced today that it has acquired a non-exclusive license to Innogenetics’ Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) genotyping patent estate for the United States. The […]
U.S. Says Genes Should Not Be Eligible for Patents
New York Times By ANDREW POLLACK Published: October 29, 2010 Reversing a longstanding policy, the federal government said on Friday that human and other genes should not be eligible for patents because they are part of nature. The new position could have a huge impact on medicine and on the biotechnology industry. The new position […]
GlaxoSmithKline Brainwashed Doctors About HPV Vaccine
Vaccine Truth By Christina England | November 2nd, 2010 | In June 2008 a promotional DVD was sent to every General Practitioner (G.P.) in the UK just hours before the launch of the Cervarix vaccine in the UK. The DVD was posted with the G.P. magazine and was a clever marketing strategy aimed at busy […]
Should young men who have sex with men be targeted for HPV vaccinations?
Health Facts and Fears November 3, 2010 Vaccinating men who have sex with men (MSM) against the human papillomavirus is a cost-effective method for preventing anal cancer and gential warts, a new analysis published in Lancet Infectious Diseases has found. Last year the FDA approved the use of Merck’s HPV vaccine Gardasil to prevent genital warts for boys […]
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