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ThromboGenics And BioInvent Start Recruitment Of Second 100 Patient Cohort In Phase II DVT Prophylaxis Study With TB-402
ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR) and co-development partner BioInvent International (OMXS: BINV) announce that they have started recruitment of a second cohort of patients for their Phase II trial of TB-402. This follows completion of recruitment of the first cohort of 100 patients ahead of schedule. TB-402 is a novel, long acting anticoagulant that is being developed for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) following orthopaedic surgery. The decision to move ahead with the second cohort of this trial follows unanimous advice from the external efficacy and safety monitoring board to proceed using a higher dose of TB-402.
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Why African Americans Are At Greater Risk Of Hypertension And Kidney Disease
Physician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center believe that a heightened level a certain growth factor in the blood may explain why blacks have a greater prevalence of hypertension and kidney disease compared to whites. Results from a new study are the first to show that an elevated level of a protein, called transforming growth factor b1 (TGF-b1), raises the risk of hypertension and renal disease in humans.
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Researchers Find Vibrator Use To Be Common, Linked To Sexual Health
Two Indiana University studies conducted among nationally representative samples of adult American men and women show that vibrator use during sexual interactions is common, with use being reported by approximately 53 percent of women and 45 percent of men ages 18 to 60. Not only is vibrator use common, but the two studies also show that vibrator use is associated with more positive sexual function and being more proactive in caring for one"s sexual health.
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Clinton Says U.S. Will Work With India To Address Health Challenges, Hunger

The U.S. will work to address the health challenges facing India among other countries and will aim to improve maternal and child health care services through comprehensive dialogue, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday after visiting a Self Employed Women"s Association (SEWA) trade outlet in Mumbai, India, PTI/Yahoo! News reports. Clinton said, "Our government is already spending a lot of money on HIV/AIDS but we wanted to add maternal and child health to that commitment as it is important for India." She added that the funding will be used to combat tuberculosis and polio, "which are also problems in India" (7/18). During her visit to the country, Clinton also gave a "clear indication of the U.S. administration"s approval of deploying "cutting-edge technology" to raise crop yields," the Times of India reports. At the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Clinton "was vocal about the need to address the "root" of the problem of world hunger: crop productivity," the newspaper writes. "India has 3 percent of the world"s crop land but feeds 17 percent of the world"s population. Its leadership in agriculture is crucial... we are looking at ways to accelerate in a short period of time the growth of productivity," she said (Banerjee, 7/20). According to Clinton, "The problem of chronic hunger and malnutrition is a huge issuẹ€¦ one billion people are hungry in the world. It can undermine peace and instability can follow. [President Obama and I] believe that world has the res to feed all people," IANS/Hindu reports (7/19). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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