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5-Year Study Published In Diabetologia Demonstrated Long-Term Safety Of Lantus(R) Compared To NPH
Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced that the results of the long-term, 5-year study of Lantus(R) (insulin glargine [rDNA] injection) versus NPH insulin on progression of retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes, published on-line in Diabetologia (DOI 10.1007/s00125-009-1415-7) showed similar effects on retinopathy and overall safety in the two treatment groups. This is the longest controlled study ever reported using insulin glargine.
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The American Society of Gene Therapy recently honored three researchers as Outstanding New Investigators in the field of gene therapy.
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California Medicaid Providers Win Legal Challenge
Medicaid providers in California won a legal challenge over program cuts in the case "Maxwell-Jolly v. Independent Living Center of Southern California." McKnight"s Long Term Care News reports that "The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a federal appeals court ruling that says California"s Medicaid providers have a right to challenge state cuts to Medi-Cal provider fees. Victor Norma Jean Vescovo, the executive director of the Independent Living Center of Southern California, says the ruling will make it easier to ensure state Medicaid (known in the state as Medi-Cal) cuts will be made for needs-based reasons, not just economic reasons, the Bureau of National Affairs reported.
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Sixth International Congress On Peer Review And Biomedical Publication

When September 10 - 12, 2009 Where Vancouver, BC, Canada New research will be presented about peer review and other processes to evaluate and disseminate medical and scientific research and other information during the conference. Every four years, editors, publishers and researchers representing the leading medical and scientific institutions and journals from around the world meet with the goal to improve the quality and credibility of biomedical peer review and publication. Topics Include: Authorship and Ghost Writing Conflicts of Interest Editorial Decisions and Peer Review Ethical Concerns Publication Bias "Spin" on Study Results Clinical Trial Registration Quality of Biomedical Publication Postpublication Concerns Complete program information available at http://www.jama-peer.org. Free Registration for Credentialed Journalists: Register online at http://www.jamamedia.org on the Events page or onsite. Special hotel room rates available at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver: http://www.ama-assn.org/public/peer/hotel.html. Journal of the Amercian Medical Association


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