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MIT Researchers In Gold Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Breakthrough

by Editor on January 4, 2009 in Drug Delivery, Editorial, Lifescience, Pharmaceutical, linkedin

A team lead by Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli, assistant professor of biological and mechanical engineering at MIT has discovered a method to use gold particles and infrared to release multiple drugs in a systematic and controlled manner. This is of particular importance when treating diseases like cancer and AIDS which require multi drug and coordinated dosage cocktails. [...]

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*rant* HIV / AIDS In South Africa – Show Me The Money!

by Editor on December 11, 2008 in Editorial, Lifescience, Pharmaceutical, Public Service, linkedin

South Africa has the dubious privilege of being the worlds most populous nation per capita to be infected with the HIV virus. For years the Mbeki regime decided to go against leading researchers and continuously questioned the connection between the HIV virus and it’s natural vulgar and deadly path to AIDS. They shunned anti retro [...]

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World Aids Day 2008 – UNAID – China – Responds

by Editor on November 30, 2008 in Public Service, linkedin

Red ribbons on Olympic Stadium to inspire the response to AIDS in China and beyond Chinese AIDS authorities, with the support of UNAIDS, today unveiled three giant red ribbons on the iconic National Stadium – colloquially known as ‘the Bird’s Nest’ – to mark World AIDS Day. The display illustrates China’s commitment to the AIDS [...]

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Summit on HIV Testing & “The Neglected U.S. Epidemic”

by Editor on November 20, 2008 in Editorial, Home Healthcare

Despite National Guidelines, Private Insurers, Emergency Rooms, Federal & State Agencies Largely Fail to Conduct Routine HIV Tests, Increasing HIV Risk National Summit to Gauge Advances and Barriers to Routine HIV Testing and Prevention Nearly 60,000 Americans were infected with HIV last year, and some 250,000 people nationwide are unaware of their infection. While initial [...]

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