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Indian Court Overturns 150-Year-Old Ban On Gay Sex
An Indian court on Thursday ruled that "gay sex between consenting adults was not a crime, ordering that the rights of citizens were violated by parts of a 150-year-old colonial-era law that made it illegal," Bloomberg reports. The law "has drawn criticism from public health activists as a barrier in the fight against HIV/AIDS" (Patnaik, 7/2).
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President Obama Joins In Chorus Of Complaints About CBO Figures
President Barack Obama joins the chorus of Democrats who criticize Congressional Budget Office numbers and claim that their analyses estimates aren"t fair. The criticism comes after the agency provided $1 to $1.6 trillion estimates for two of the Democrats" draft health care reform bills.
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ZymoGenetics Reports Encouraging Phase 2 Results In Renal Cell Cancer For IL-21 With Nexavar(R)
ZymoGenetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGEN) announced positive final results from a Phase 2 clinical trial in patients receiving 2nd or 3rd line therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma with the combination of recombinant Interleukin 21 (IL-21) and Nexavar® (sorafenib) tablets. The combination demonstrated considerable clinical benefit, with an overall response rate (as assessed by an independent review) of 21%, a disease control rate of 82%, and progression-free survival (PFS) of 5.7 months in this heavily pretreated population. Results were presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting.
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UQ Ipswich Campus 10th Anniversary And Launch Of Teaching Of Medicine, Australia

An event to mark the celebrate the 10th anniversary of the UQ Ipswich Campus and the launch of UQ"s teaching of Medicine at UQ Ipswich will be held today, Friday, July 24, 2009. Attendees will include the Governor of Queensland, Dr Penelope Wensley, AO; Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Alan Rix;, Professor Helen Chenery, Deputy Executive Dean (Academic); the Head of the UQ Medical School Professor David Wilkinson and health sciences students. Current medical students have provided positive feedback on the "boutique" educational experience offered by the UQ Ipswich Campus. A tour of facilities and interviews with the Head of UQ"s Medical School, as well as students, will be available. When: 10am, Friday, July 24, 2009 Where: Building 8, UQ Ipswich. University of Queensland


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