Science & Medicine - Merck Halts International HIV Vaccine Trial Merck on Friday announced that it has halted a large-scale clinical trial of its experimental HIV vaccine after the drug failed to prevent HIV infection in participants or prove effective in delaying the progression of the virus to AIDS, the Wall Street Journal reports. The trial was stopped Tuesday by the D www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=47688

2007-09-24

Politics and Policy - Republican Senators Advocate Legislation That Would Specify Treatment Goals for PEPFAR A group of Republican senators at a press conference on Tuesday advocated for legislation that would set specific treatment goals for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, CQ HealthBeat reports. The lawmakers said the Save Lives First Act (S 2749) would do more to address mortality and illness rate www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=52120

2008-05-14

2007 National HIV Prevention Conference - Day 3 The 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC) focuses on prevention challenges, particularly with people of color, and emphasizes integrating science-based research into prevention programs. www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2346

2007-12-04

Texas Democratic Presidential Debate Excerpts CNN, Univision and the Texas Democratic Party sponsor this debate with two Democratic presidential candidates. Campbell Brown and Jon King from CNN and Jorge Ramos from Univision moderate. www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2515

2008-02-21

Capitol Hill Watch - Senate Passes Prescription Drug Reimportation Amendments Allowing Practice, Requiring Safety of Reimported Drugs To Be Certified The Senate on Monday voted 49-40 to approve a second-degree amendment to a bill (S 1082) to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act that would not allow prescription drug reimportation from other nations until the HHS secretary certifies that the practice would 'pose no additional risk to the public's www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=44761

2007-05-08

Global Challenges - Thailand's HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention Programs Should Serve as Model for Other Countries, Report Says Thailand's HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs should serve as a model for other countries with limited resources to fight the disease, according to a World Bank report released on Wednesday at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Reuters UK reports. The report examines Thailand's antiret www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=39235

2006-08-17

Coverage & Access - AMA Calls on State, Federal Officials To Investigate Whether Retail Health Clinics Create Conflicts of Interest The American Medical Association on Monday at an annual meeting adopted a resolution to ask state and federal agencies to launch investigations into whether retail health clinics place the health of patients at risk, the Chicago Tribune reports (Japsen, Chicago Tribune, 6/26). Retail clinics -- low-cost, wal www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=45835

2007-06-26

National Politics & Policy - FDA Advisory Panel Unanimously Determines HPV Vaccine Gardasil To Be Safe, Effective, Recommends Approval An FDA advisory committee on Thursday voted 13-0 that Merck's experimental human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil is safe and effective for girls and women ages nine to 26, which effectively recommends that the agency approve the vaccine for sale and marketing to the age group, the Wall Street Journal reports www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=2&DR_ID=37363

2006-05-19

2007 National HIV Prevention Conference - Day 2 The 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC) focuses on prevention challenges, particularly with people of color, and emphasizes integrating science-based research into prevention programs. www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2345

2007-12-03

CSIS Conference on HIV/AIDS The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts the closing conference of the CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force, which focuses on HIV/AIDS and broader global public health strategies. www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2842

2008-07-15