More older people are risking sexually transmitted infections because they are not using condoms, research suggests.

The government is looking into calls to lift a ban on creating embryos from dying children to aid key research.

Heavy cannabis use may raise the risk of chronic lung disease more than smoking, two studies suggest.

Lung cancer surgery improves quality of life Reuters UK, UK - 8 hours ago

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Inovio Biomedical Corp. (AMEX:INO), a leader in enabling the development of therapeutic DNA vaccines for cancers and infectious diseases using its electroporation-based delivery platform, announced today the online availability of a peer-reviewed scientific paper, "DNA vaccines: precision tools for activating effective immunity against cancer", in the February 2008 issue of Nature Reviews Cancer. The paper is authored by Jason Rice, Christian H. Ottensmeier and Freda K. Stevenson of the University of Southampton (UK). Dr. Ottensmeier and Dr. Stevenson are investigators for a prostate cancer Phase I/II clinical study assessing a DNA vaccine delivered using Inovio's electroporation-based DNA delivery technology, which is intended to enable and enhance the potency of DNA vaccines.

Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX:INO), a leader in enabling the development of therapeutic DNA vaccines for cancers and infectious diseases using its electroporation-based delivery platform, announced today the promotion of Punit S. Dhillon to the position of Vice President of Finance and Operations, effective immediately. He will be responsible for the implementation of Inovio's corporate strategy, including achievement of annual budgets and milestones. In positions of increasing responsibilities during his past five years at Inovio, Mr. Dhillon has played a vital role in various corporate finance projects, including management of financing transactions, as well as day-to-day management of operational functions.

Experts have known for some time that severe persistent asthma is much more difficult to bring under control, control being the main goal of asthma treatment. People with severe asthma...

Ottawa moves to reduce price of drug after cancer patients ... Globe and Mail, Canada - 2 hours ago

Radius Health ("Radius") announced that the Dutch regulatory authority has accepted its Clinical Trial Application (CTA) for RAD1901, Radius' novel tissue-selective SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator) designed to relieve vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes). Radius plans to begin a Phase I clinical trial of RAD1901 in healthy postmenopausal women in the Netherlands in March 2008.

Son's cancer spurs Noblesville family to help Riley patients Indianapolis Star, United States - 1 hour ago

Mothers who fear their babies suffer from food allergies are largely wrong, research has found.

Responding to the Commission for Social Care Inspection report 'State of the Nation', Paul Cann, director of policy & external relations at Help the Aged said: 'The social care system is at breaking point. Overstretched and underfunded - today's report demonstrates that the gap between need and provision is rapidly turning into a gulf. Social care has become a distress service, helping only those in critical need.

Figures from the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, which collects statistics on behalf of the Health Service found that almost 165,000 smokers managed to give up around the time of the smoking ban last July, a rise of a more than a quarter on the previous year.More than nine million British adults still smoke, but research has shown that the proportion has fallen from 24 to 22 per cent of the population.

If the key to a nation's priorities lies in its shopping lists, then Britain has been transformed in 50 years from a society spending mainly on basic food and warmth to one transfixed by the delights of leisure and travel, new figures show. The usually stern face of official government statistics softened yesterday to offer an anniversary glimpse of family spending habits in 1957, the year an annual household expenditure survey was first launched in a post-ration book Britain.

The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) - supporting research and providing education, advocacy and support for myeloma patients, families, researchers and physicians - said the positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) could clear the way for a new treatment regimen in Europe. The decision recommends approval of Thalidomide Pharmion® in combination with melphalan and prednisone for newly diagnosed patients over 65.

More than 1m prescriptions are made for obesity drugs a year - eight times the number dispensed seven years ago.

According to a pooled analysis of 18 prior studies, sex hormones in the bloodstream appear not to be linked to prostate cancer risk. The researchers found no association between circulating levels of different forms of testosterone or estrogen and prostate cancer risk.

LivHOME, the nation's largest provider of professionally led at-home care for seniors, has released a new episode of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME that discusses caring for seniors with dementia. In Episode 4, LivHOME Chief Professional Officer Steve Barlam describes common caregiving mistakes in working with dementia sufferers, how to identify the causes and precursors to challenging behavior, and explores ways to reduce anxiety among seniors suffering from dementia.