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Thai HIV/AIDS Advocates Urge Increased Treatment Access For IDUs
The Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group recently called on the country to launch a comprehensive harm reduction program for injection drug users in an effort to help curb the spread of HIV, Thailand"s The Nation reports. According to the group, many IDUs are unable to access drug treatment and substation therapy because of the stigma surrounding drug use in the country. Karyn Kaplan, director of development and policy for the group, said, "Health care workers have denied many injecting drug users access to an antiviral drug and the use of methadone." Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai recently announced that the country"s harm reduction programs have helped to curb the spread of HIV among IDUs, adding that local substitution programs have reduced the number of HIV-positive IDUs and that the country needs increased support from UNAIDS for such efforts. TTAG called for the government to provide prevention and treatment options, such as substitution therapy and needle-exchange programs. The Nation reports that methadone treatment is offered at hospitals across the country as part of the national health care scheme, but many health care workers refuse to administer treatment. In addition, government treatment is offered for 45 days. Kaplan said that the government should revise its policy regarding treatment access for IDUs, as a majority of IDUs are incarcerated and living with HIV or hepatitis-C without treatment access. She called on the government to "implement the international standards of medical treatment for [IDUs], without discrimination and human rights violations" (The Nation, 5/27). Don't forget to buy zoloft online no prescription.

Study Pinpoints Novel Cancer Gene And Biomarker
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists" discovery of a cancer-causing gene the first in its family to be linked to cancer demonstrates how the panoramic view of genomics and the close-up perspective of molecular biology are needed to determine which genes are involved in cancer and which are mere bystanders. The findings are reported in the June 25 issue of the journal Nature.

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Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Reports Progress In Cotara(R) Brain Cancer Clinical Program
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer and serious virus infections, provided an update on progress in the company"s clinical program for Cotara(R), a targeted monoclonal antibody-based therapy being tested in a Phase II trial as a potential new treatment for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a deadly form of brain cancer. The company also reported that patient enrollment in the final cohort of a second Cotara GBM trial, a dose confirmation and dosimetry study, is nearing completion and that interim data from this trial has been accepted for an oral presentation at the Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting to be held June 13-18, 2009.
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Michigan Retailers Free Rx Card Can Help Seniors

A free card from the Michigan Retailers Association can lift some of the weight of concern and worry for seniors buying expensive prescription drugs. Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) today is distributing information about its Michigan Retailers Free Rx Card discount prescription drug program to the more than 500 concerned seniors and advocates participating in Older Michiganians Day at the state Capitol. Michigan Retailers offers the discount program free of charge to members and nonmembers. It provides an easy way for individuals without health insurance or without prescription drug coverage to save 20-75 percent when buying prescription medications. The card can be used by anyone, not just seniors. But the card also helps seniors who are enrolled in the government"s Medicare Part D prescription program. When these individuals find themselves struggling in the "donut hole" -- the gap between the prescription drug expenses Medicare D covers -- the Rx card may be used to obtain a discount. Medicare D covers seniors" first $2,700 in drug expenses but not the next $1,650, as coverage doesn"t resume until an individual has spent $4,350. "The Rx card can be an important benefit for people in the donut hole because they are without any prescription coverage," explained James P. Hallan, MRA president and CEO. "Prescription drugs can be pricey, whether you have insurance or not," Hallan added. "Anyone without prescription coverage can benefit from the card, as well as people whose insurance fails to cover a specific prescription." More than 50,000 pharmacies across the nation accept the Rx card, making the discounts easily accessible for individuals. To learn more about the Rx card, including local participating pharmacies and how to download the card for free, visit MRA"s website at http://www.retailers.com Michigan Retailers Association


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