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...announced in September. But because this particular vaccine comprised two older vaccines that were given in six doses over a six-month period - in what is referred to as a prime and boost regimen, in which the early shots prime the immune system to fend off HIV and the follow-up shots boost the body's immunity - some volunteers became infected with HIV before receiving all six shots, rendering them ineligible to complete the study. Had the study been designed to license the vaccine, researchers would be aiming to study how well the complete set of inoculations protects against infection...
...results in a press conference in Thailand, at the request of the Thai government, which wanted to inform its citizens of the positive findings as soon as possible. A U.S. press conference, including the U.S. Army researchers and Fauci, was held several hours later, with a promise to follow up with more detailed data in a presentation at the annual AIDS Vaccine Conference in Paris on Oct. 20. (See how to prevent illness...
Janigro anticipates that following institutional approval, music will be used during certain neurosurgical procedures at the clinic as early as 2010. He hopes other hospitals will soon follow Cleveland's lead. "This type of surgery can be a traumatizing experience, and using music can decrease anxiety," he notes...
...Follow Catherine Mayer on Twitter...
...Most will raise rates - but one very conspicuous central bank is unlikely to follow suit. With the U.S. jobless rate at 9.8% and still rising, the U.S. Federal Reserve cannot risk a rate increase anytime soon, despite the danger of inflation. Raising rates would add to the burden on U.S. businesses, particularly small- and medium-size enterprises that account for the majority of U.S. jobs. Higher rates would also make mortgages, credit-card debt and other forms of personal financing more expensive, further crimping consumer spending, which accounts for the bulk...