UCLA Gets $7 Million to Study Substance Use and HIV Among Minority Men Who …

Published October 22, 2013

UCLA gets million to study substance use and HIV among minority men who …
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded UCLA a $ 7 million grant to investigate the links between substance abuse and HIV among Latino and African-American men who have sex with men. Researchers will examine … Findings from this unique cohort … Read more on EurekAlert (press release)

Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT): Sarepta On The Move [Prosensa Holding BV]
But there may not be enough of Sarepta's drug to go around and the eteplirsen confirmatory study will have priority to the supply. So the drisapersen patients, handled as a separate group, probably will not be treated until the second quarter of 2014. Read more on Seeking Alpha

Misleading marketing helps rise of robotic surgery
Robotic surgeries are on the rise, fueled by aggressive marketing that has hyped the procedure, often claimed fewer complications without proof, and sometimes ignored contradictory studies finding no advantage. Surgeons … Even as Kortz promoted … Read more on Bangor Daily News