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FDA Approves Expanded Use Of HIV Drug
Merck announced on Thursday that the FDA has approved expanded use of its HIV drug, Isentress, Reuters reports (Pierson, 7/9). Isentress has been FDA-approved since 2007, but was limited "to use in patients who had drug-resistant strains or were failing on other therapies, also in combination with other HIV drugs. Now it can be used in all adult patients," the AP/CNBC.com reports. According to AP/CNBC.com, "Isentress is an integrase inhibitor, meaning it works by blocking the enzyme integrase, one of three types of enzymes the AIDS virus uses to reproduce and infect cells" (7/9).
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Administration Faces Challenges From Democrats On Health Proposals
President Obama has asked Congress to deliver a bill by October that would "cut healthcare costs and provide medical coverage to most of the 46 million uninsured Americans," a goal that may no longer be realistic as members of the president"s own party move to stall efforts, the Reuters/The Washington Post reports (Allen, 7/9).
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Maricopa Integrated Health System Reports 90 Percent Reduction In Pressure Ulcers
A retrospective analysis conducted by clinicians at Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) found that a protocol of care using a standardized algorithm with advanced products reduced the prevalence of pressure ulcers by 90 percent, according to data presented this week at the 41st Annual Conference of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society.(1)
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Labs Are Vital™ Announces Winners Of 2009 National Video Contest To Highlight Careers In Lab Sciences

Labs Are Vital™ announced that a 2009 high school graduate from northern California, Kelly Peterson, is the grand prize winner of its national video contest. High school students around the country submitted their views on video about why careers in the clinical lab sciences are vital. Labs Are Vital is a global program sponsored by Abbott (NYSE: ABT) to increase awareness about clinical laboratory sciences and career opportunities in this important field. In collaboration with Channel One Network, Michigan State University, Diagnostics Detectives, America"s Blood Centers and My Blood Your Blood Programs, Labs are Vital solicited submissions for the contest on the ChannelOne.com/LabsAreVital Web page. Content submissions were judged by an independent panel representing the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), and American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). Peterson was awarded $2,500 by ASCP for her first-place video.Her production aired on the Channel One network, reaching more than 2.2 million students in high school classrooms around the country with a message about the importance of laboratories and careers in lab sciences.Labs Are Vital also awarded two runner-up prizes of $1,000 (funded by APHL and ASCLS) to Megan Dougherty, a high school freshman from eastern Oklahoma; and to a biology class at East Oktibbeha County High School in Crawford, Miss. "The video contest demonstrates that high school science students are beginning to understand the importance of careers in clinical laboratory sciences," said Denise Brunner, Abbott"s Labs Are Vital program manager. "We hope many will answer the call and help alleviate the global shortage of qualified laboratory scientists and technicians." About Labs Are Vital™ Labs Are Vital is a multi-pronged, multi-year, global education and awareness initiative designed to highlight the critical role that laboratory professionals play in health care and to address the issues facing laboratories today. The program, which includes a public awareness campaign, advocate development initiatives and a variety of Web-based res for laboratory professionals with almost 7,000 registered supporters in the United States, focuses attention on the life-saving work medical laboratory scientists provide that aid in diagnosing disease and improving health outcomes. Labs Are Vital also continued its commitment to help prepare students for careers in clinical laboratory science by maintaining donated diagnostic instruments, supplies and service for 50 clinical laboratory education programs across the United States. For more information on Labs are Vital, or to view the winning videos, visit http://www.labsarevital.com. Abbott


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