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Abbott HIV Test Demonstrates Earlier Disease Detection
Research presented at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry annual meeting shows that an assay developed by Abbott for simultaneous detection of both HIV antigens and antibodies reduced the detection window by zero to nine days in this study compared to HIV antibody-only assays. Earlier detection was shown on four of the five panels tested.
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Baltimore Churches Participate In Program Providing HIV Testing To Residents
Eleven Baltimore churches on Tuesday provided HIV testing to local residents as part of a larger effort by the JACQUES Initiative, a program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine"s Institute of Human Virology, the Baltimore Sun reports. The JACQUES Initiative launched Project SHALEM in partnership with the Maryland AIDS Administration and several local faith-based and community organizations, according to the Sun. Derek Spencer, the executive director of the JACQUES Initiative, said, "The ultimate goal is to make churches, mosques and synagogues a safe place where people can receive HIV support. We are no longer going to wait for people to come into our academic centers for help." He said organizers hoped to test 1,000 people, noting that at one of the testing sites, within the first hour, four people tested positive with the rapid oral swab tests. Angela Wakhweya, deputy director of the Maryland AIDS Administration, said the goal of the project is to eliminate new HIV cases in the state (Bass, 7/22). Drugshop to buy zoloft online and other pills.
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No Change In Pharmacokinetics Of ADHD Medication VYVANSE CII When Coadministered With Prilosec
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced results of a study showing that coadministration of the ADHD medication VYVANSE® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII with the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) Prilosec OTC® 40 mg (20 mg X 2), did not alter the median time it took for maximum plasma concentration of d-amphetamine to be reached in the subjects evaluated. In the same study, coadministration of Prilosec OTC with ADDERALL XR resulted in a nearly 45 percent reduction in the median time to reach maximum plasma concentrations of amphetamine, the active medication. Other pharmacokinetic parameters (maximum plasma concentration and area under curve) of active medication were not altered for either VYVANSE or ADDERALL XR when coadministered with Prilosec OTC. This study, which is the first to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of VYVANSE and ADDERALL XR taken alone and with Prilosec OTC 40 mg, was recently presented at the International Congress on Clinical Pharmacy, co-sponsored by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), in Orlando, FL.
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Radiotherapy Services In England: Good Progress But Still Work To Do

A survey by The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has confirmed that there are marked geographical variations in patients" access to radiotherapy, and also important differences in treatment capacity, across England. The survey is presented by Dr Michael Williams, in a paper appearing in the July 2009 edition of the journal Clinical Oncology. Radiotherapy is a key component of high quality modern cancer care, playing a vital role in curative and also in palliative treatments. This survey highlights the crucial relationship between available treatment capacity and patterns of practice with reduced access, and numbers of treatments per patient (fractionation) where that capacity is inadequate. Dr Jane Barrett, Dean of the RCR"s Faculty of Oncology, said, "It has been known for some time that socially deprived patients have worse outcomes for a range of cancers. This research shows that access to radiotherapy varies across the UK and is affected by deprivation. It is likely that deprived patients present later with more advanced tumours which are more difficult to treat. Further research will be necessary to establish ways of improving treatment and outcomes for such patients. "English Strategic Health Authorities and health authorities in the devolved UK countries should consider the findings of this survey in their ongoing reviews of radiotherapy services, and we will continue to work with health services throughout the UK to ensure that new res for workforce and treatment capacity are targeted on areas where there is inadequate access/service." Notes 1. The paper, Geographical variation in radiotherapy services across the UK in 2007 and the impact of deprivation, appears in the July 2009 edition of the Royal College of Radiologists" journal Clinical Oncology; a copy of the paper can be provided on request. Clinical Oncology is the scientific journal of the Royal College of Radiologist"s Faculty of Clinical Oncology, published ten times a year; more information is available at http://www.rcr.ac.uk/content.aspx?PageID=153. 2. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has approximately 7800 members and Fellows worldwide, representing the disciplines of clinical oncology and clinical radiology. All members and Fellows of the College are registered medical or dental practitioners. 3. The Cancer Reform Strategy was published in 2007, the same year as this survey, with improvement of radiotherapy services as one of its key priorities, and new radiotherapy centres have since been commissioned in some key places. Radiotherapy as a treatment is undergoing very rapid technological advances, notably Intensity Modulated and Image Guided Radiotherapy (IMRT and IGRT), that enable higher cure rates with fewer side effects. These higher quality treatment techniques should be delivered at the same time as the introduction of greater treatment capacity. The Royal College of Radiologists


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