Long-Term TITAN Study Evaluates PREZISTA(R)/ritonavir vs. lopinavir/ritonavir as Part of HIV Combination Therapy in Treatment-Experienced Adults.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibotec recently announced long-term study results from a phase 3 clinical trial, which compared PREZISTA(R) (darunavir)/ritonavir to lopinavir/ritonavir, as part of HIV combination therapy, in lopinavir/r-naive, treatment-experienced HIV-1 infected adults. A 96-week resistance analysis from the study, known as TITAN, was presented in...

Ahchoo! Flu shots target the virus's biggest spreaders--kids.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There's a big troublemaker on the loose, and officials are trying to track it down. But before they do, they have to stop its partners in crime--you! The troublemaker is the flu--an infection that affects up to one in five Americans each year....

Flu on you!
The flu virus is tiny, but boy, is it powerful! The virus, which can only be seen with a microscope, attacks cells in the nose, throat, and lungs. It replicates, or multiplies, quickly. It also constantly changes its shape. "That's what makes the flu so tricky," says Anthony Fiore,...

Know the news.
Fill in the circle for the best answer. 1. Which president is being honored with new penny designs? (A) George Washington (B) Thomas Jefferson (C) Abraham Lincoln 2. How might student reporter Dayvon Snell feel if his school banned...

How do you flu?
In this issue, you read about the flu virus and how it's spread. Now it's time to put your "sick" sense to the test. How will you handle this flu season? Will you stop germs in their tracks or spread them to everyone you know? Take this quiz to...

Measles vaccine not linked to autism.
There is "strong evidence against" a link between autism and persistent measles virus RNA in the gastrointestinal tract or exposure to the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, according to a study published Sept. 4 in the Public Library of Science One journal. Continued public concern with respect...

Polio transmission remains a concern.
While some countries are making substantial progress in reducing the transmission of wild polio virus, importations in other countries are occurring because of a failure to interrupt transmission in endemic countries such as Nigeria and India. A study in the Sept. 5 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...

Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Recent Corporate Highlights.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: NVN) today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008, and highlighted several recent product developments and corporate milestones. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080303/LAM023LOGO) Recent product and corporate highlights: o On October 8, 2008,...

Cynvec LLC(SM) Appoints Former Johnson & Johnson Executive Frank D. Stonebanks as President and Chief Executive Officer.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynvec LLC, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel cancer therapies that harness the apoptotic ability of the Sindbis viral vector, announced today that it has appointed Frank D. Stonebanks President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, to lead the company's next...

Cynvec LLC(SM) to Present at the Rodman & Renshaw 10th Annual Healthcare Conference on November 11, 2008.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynvec LLC, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel cancer therapies that harness the apoptotic ability of the Sindbis viral vector, today announced that executive management will participate in the Rodman & Renshaw 10th Annual Healthcare Conference to be held November 10...