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Baxter Advances To Full-Scale Production Of A/H1N1 Vaccine
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) announced that it has completed testing and evaluation of the A/H1N1 influenza virus and is now in full-scale production of a commercial A/H1N1 vaccine using its Vero cell culture technology. Baxter received an A/H1N1 strain from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center] in early May and is diligently working to deliver a pandemic vaccine for use as early as July.
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Increased HIV Risk To Black Gay Men
Black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual partners than other groups and, as a result, their sexual networks are closely knit. These tightly interconnected networks make the rapid spread of HIV more likely. In a study1) looking at social and sexual mixing between ethnic groups in men who have sex with men, H. Fisher Raymond and Willi McFarland, from the San Francisco Department of Public Health in the US, show that social barriers faced by Black gay men may have a serious impact on their health and well-being. Their findings are published in Springer"s journal AIDS and Behavior.
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In Prostate Cancer, Gene Activity Reveals Dynamic Stroma Microenvironment
As stroma - the supportive framework of the prostate gland- react to prostate cancer, changes in the expression of genes occur that induce the formation of new structures such as blood vessels, nerves and parts of nerves, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Clinical Cancer Research.
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New Incentives Needed To Encourage GPs To Teach Medical Students, Australia

New strategies are needed to encourage general practitioners to teach medical students in their practices, according to a letter published in this year"s General Practice edition of the Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Mary-Louise Dick, Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine at the University of Queensland, and her co-authors interviewed 55 Brisbane-based GPs who teach third-year University of Queensland medical students. "Many of the GPs said the rewards of teaching included the opportunity to showcase high-quality medical practice, the intellectual stimulation of having their practice observed and an appreciation that patients benefited from the participation of students in consultations," Dr Dick said. "Challenges cited included ensuring teaching responsibilities did not lead to longer waiting times for patients or interfere with their care. "Other problems included concerns about potential negative impacts on patients of inappropriate or inexpert student comments or skills and the extra demands of supervising relatively weak or apparently unenthusiastic students." "The difficulties of recruitment and retention of high-quality teaching practices in the current climate of general practice workforce shortage and increased medical student numbers are likely to increase, unless practice-based teaching remains manageable and rewarding," she said. "Strategies to promote and enhance the rewards of practice-based teaching, and overcome perceived obstacles including a lack of practice infrastructure, will be needed." GP Week runs from 20-26 July. The Medical Journal of Australia is a publication of the Australian Medical Association. Australian Medical Association


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