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Inovio Biomedical To Present At International DNA Vaccine Conference
Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex:INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced today that it will make multiple presentations at the Annual Conference of DNA Vaccines in Asia 2009 being hosted by the International Society of DNA Vaccines July 9 - 10 at the Beijing International Convention Center. The conference, with the theme, "Advancing DNA Vaccine Technology," is co-chaired by David B. Weiner, Ph.D., professor of pathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and chairman of Inovio"s scientific advisory board.

Smoking, High Blood Pressure And Diabetes In Mid-life Can Lead To Dementia
Middle aged people who smoke, have high blood pressure or diabetes are far more likely to develop dementia in later life, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
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Debate Continues On Administration Of Magnesium Sulfate To Pregnant Women To Prevent Cerebral Palsy In Pre-Term Infants
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent chronic childhood motor disability with an estimated lifetime cost of nearly $1 million per individual. There is evidence that magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) can reduce the incidence of CP for very early preterm infants. Many thousands of pregnant women and their fetuses are exposed to MgSO4 every year in the United States for a variety of indications, and most obstetricians are comfortable with its use. Yet, there is still some controversy over whether magnesium sulfate is truly protective against CP. In three articles published in the June 2009 issue of theAmerican Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the authors shed some light on the debate.
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The Publics' Ignorance Of Anatomy Revealed By Study

A study of patients and members of the public has shown that most lack even basic knowledge of human anatomy. The research, featured in the open access journal BMC Family Practice, found that people were generally incapable of identifying the location of major organs, even if they were currently receiving relevant treatment. John Weinman led a team of researchers from King"s College London who aimed to update a similar survey carried out almost forty years ago. He said, "We thought that the improvements in education seen since then, coupled with an increased media focus on medical and health related topics, and growing access to the internet as a of medical information, might have led to an increase in patients" anatomical knowledge. As it turns out, there has been no significant improvement in the intervening years". The 722 people who took part in the study were shown pictures of the human body (male or female) with certain areas shaded out and were asked which of the shaded areas was the location of a given organ. Although 85.9% of people could identify the location of the intestines and 80.7% knew where the bladder could be found, only 46.5% of people correctly identified the heart and 68.6% misidentified the position of the lungs. Overall, approximately half of the answers were correct. There was no significant difference between men and women, although women did perform better when a female body image was used. The researchers are concerned about the potential problems these findings reveal in doctor-patient communication, with possible adverse effects on diagnosis and treatment outcomes. According to Weinman, "Recent evidence has shown that when doctors" and patients" vocabulary are matched, significant gains are found in patients" overall satisfaction with the consultation as well as rapport, communication comfort and compliance intent". Notes: How accurate is patients" anatomical knowledge : a cross-sectional, questionnaire study of six patient groups and a general public sample. John Weinman, Gibran Yusuf, Robert Berks, Sam Rayner and Keith J Petrie BMC Family Practice (in press) Graeme Baldwin BioMed Central


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