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Data Presented At The 5th International AIDS Society Conference Suggests Low Testosterone Frequently Goes Undetected In HIV-Positive Men
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that new data from the two-part HYHYHI Study (Hypogonadal Hypotestosteronism in HIV-Seropositive Men) were presented as a poster today at the 5th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. This retrospective chart review, supported by the Company, evaluated the challenges associated with diagnosing low testosterone in men with HIV/AIDS. The study also compared the difference in testosterone levels achieved after 12 months of treatment with either Testim® 1% (testosterone gel) or AndroGel®, two commonly used FDA-approved testosterone replacement products.
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Young People At High HIV Risk Say Peers Should Teach Prevention
African-American adolescents have some of the highest rates of HIV infection in the United States, and efforts to educate them about preventing the disease must include the help of their adolescent peers, new research suggests.
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Eleven Accussed Of Scamming Medicare In Michigan
Eleven people were charged in an indictment unsealed on Thursday with "scamming Medicare to get painkillers," the Associated Press reports. "A federal indictment in Detroit says the government unwittingly paid more than $480,000 to a phony health-care business that was a front for acquiring and selling painkillers." Authorities say Quick Response Medical Professionals paid people up to $220 to be seen by a doctor and that those visits were then reimbursed by Medicare. The case also involves thousands of doses of OxyContin worth more than $5 million that were sold during 2007 and 2008. The AP noted that "the government says Medicare and Medicaid fraud costs taxpayers billions each year" (6/4).
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NCB Chief Executive Awarded A Knighthood

Paul Ennals, Chief Executive of NCB, has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen"s Birthday Honours list. Paul Ennals said: "I am honoured to receive this award. The greatest privilege of working at NCB, is to work with an extraordinarily talented set of people. NCB has a history of attracting some of the most creative and committed individuals in the children"s sector, and I am really pleased to receive this award on behalf of all of them. "The work of NCB has brought real improvements for the lives of disabled children, children in care, bereaved children, and other vulnerable groups. My colleagues have transformed play provision in this country, supported great improvements in early years services, and supported the active participation of children and young people in the planning of services. "My thanks go to them." NCB"s mission is to advance the well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives. As a membership and infrastructure support agency for the children"s sector in England and Northern Ireland, NCB provides essential information on policy, research and best practice for our members and the members of our wide range of partnership bodies, which operate under our charitable status and are based in our London headquarters. For further information visit http://www.ncb.org.uk NCB


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