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Are sterile mosquitoes the answer to malaria elimination?

The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), the release of sexually sterile male insects to wipe out a pest population, is one suggested solution to the problem of malaria in Africa. A new supplement, published in BioMed Central's open access Malaria Journal, reviews the history of the technique, and features details about aspects of its application in the elimination of malaria.

Boehringer Ingelheim announces Phase III data of flibanserin in pre-menopausal women with HSDD

Ridgefield, CT, November 16, 2009 - Data from pivotal Phase III clinical trials demonstrate that flibanserin 100mg increased the number of satisfying sexual events (SSE) and sexual desire (the co-primary endpoints) while decreasing the distress associated with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD).

Shire announces publication of open-label study on coadministration of INTUNIV with stimulants

PHILADELPHIA -- November 16, 2009 -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced new study results on INTUNIV? (guanfacine) Extended-Release Tablets published in the October Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.

Shire announces publication of open-label study on coadministration of INTUNIV with stimulants

PHILADELPHIA -- November 16, 2009 -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced new study results on INTUNIV? (guanfacine) Extended-Release Tablets published in the October Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology.

Recovering with 4-legged friends requires less pain medication

MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Adults who use pet therapy while recovering from total joint-replacement surgery require 50 percent less pain medication than those who do not. These findings were presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Society of Anthrozoology and the First Human Animal Interaction Conference (HAI) in Kansas City, Mo.

Prioritizing low-cost, simple health measures would save 2.5 million child lives a year

New York, Nov. 16, 2009 -- Almost a third of the children under age five who die each year could be saved if governments rebalance health spending to ensure low-cost, simple interventions such as safe water and hygiene, bed nets and basic maternal and newborn care, leading aid agency World Vision said today.

Tiny particles can deliver antioxidant enzyme to injured heart cells

Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed microscopic polymer beads that can deliver an antioxidant enzyme made naturally by the body into the heart.

Injecting the enzyme-containing particles into rats' hearts after a simulated heart attack reduced the number of dying cells and resulted in improved heart function days later.

Chromosomes dance and pair up on the nuclear membrane

Meiosis -- the pairing and recombination of chromosomes, followed by segregation of half to each egg or sperm cell -- is a major crossroads in all organisms reproducing sexually. Yet, how the cell precisely choreographs these chromosomal interactions is a long-standing question.

Study: Nonprofits put brand at risk in corporate partnerships

Charities and other nonprofits may put their brand at risk when they partner with corporations on social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The public can easily construe such connections as a seal of approval of the corporation by the nonprofit. That's what two marketing professors found when they examined consumer perceptions in a controlled experiment.

DU professor advises families to refocus for holidays to ease financial tension

DENVER -- Martha Wadsworth, associate professor of psychology at the University of Denver (DU), says during the holidays families should focus on what has been proven to matter most in psychological research -- quality family time.

Former Ida a huge rainmaker, causing flooding in the Mid-Atlantic

The coastal low, formerly known as Ida, is currently quasi-stationary off the North Carolina coast, adding more rain on top of what it has already brought. The low is creating serious flooding from northeast North Carolina to coastal Virginia.

Trimming US health care spending will require new approaches, study finds

Slowing the growth in U.S. health care spending will most likely require adoption of an array of strategies as well as an improved approach to moving promising strategies into widespread use, according to a new analysis by the RAND Corporation.

Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

AMES, Iowa -- James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at

Worksite wellness programs may reduce employee absenteeism

ATLANTA -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health researchers will present Nov.



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