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

Drug Access - Thailand Will Not Issue Compulsory Licenses for Patented Drugs if Pharmaceutical Companies Match Generic Prices, Health Minister Says Thai Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla on Tuesday said that Thailand will not issue compulsory licenses to produce reduced-cost versions of patented drugs if pharmaceutical companies offer prices lower than those charged by generic drug makers, Reuters AlertNet reports. Mongkol's comments came one day afte www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=44931

2007-05-16

Bioethics & Science - Stem Cells Found in Amniotic Fluid Appear To Offer Research Benefits, Study Says Stem cells derived from human amniotic fluid appear to offer many of the benefits of embryonic stem cells -- including the ability to grow into brain, muscle, bone and other tissues -- according to a study published in the Jan. 7 online edition on the journal Nature Biotechnology, the Washington Post reports www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=2&DR_ID=41981

2007-01-08

Food Security, Livelihoods and HIV: Challenges and Responses In partnership with the International AIDS Society, kaisernetwork.org is pleased to be the official webcaster of the XVII International AIDS Conference, providing access to daily conference developments. www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2856

2008-08-03

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

Global Challenges - Physician Shortage, Lack of Regulation, Education Make Launching Male Circumcision Programs in Africa Difficult, Wall Street Journal Reports A physician shortage, lack of medical regulation and low education levels are making it difficult to implement safe male circumcision programs in Africa in an effort to curb the spread of HIV, the Wall Street Journal reports (Schoofs, Wall Street Journal, 9/7). According to final data from two NIH-funded stu www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=47351

2007-09-07

2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Meeting The Health Resources and Services Administration and the American Academy of HIV Medicine co-host this conference that focuses on implementing the 2006 Ryan White Program legislation as well finding ways to deliver HIV care to the underserved. www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2926

2008-08-25

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

Politics and Policy - Houston Chronicle Examines U.S. HIV/AIDS-Related Travel Restrictions The Houston Chronicle on Sunday examined U.S. HIV/AIDS-related travel restrictions for visitors and immigrants. According to the Chronicle, the U.S. is one of 13 countries -- including Armenia, Iraq and Qatar -- that has such restrictions (Carroll, Houston Chronicle, 3/23). A regulation included in a 1993 am www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=51111

2008-03-25

In The Courts - U.S. Supreme Court Rules Federal Abortion Ban Constitutional The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-4 to reinstate a federal law banning so-called 'partial-birth' abortion, overturning the rulings of three appeals courts, the New York Times reports (Greenhouse, New York Times, 4/19). Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Antonin Sca www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=2&DR_ID=44368

2007-04-19