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Human Genome Sciences Submits Biologics License Application To FDA For ABthrax(TM)
Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGSI) announced that it has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its human monoclonal antibody drug ABthrax(TM) (raxibacumab) for the treatment of inhalation anthrax.
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Baxter To Acquire Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Business From Edwards Lifesciences
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) announced today a definitive agreement with Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE:EW) under which Baxter will acquire certain assets related to Edwards" hemofiltration product line, also known as Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT). The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2009, pending regulatory approvals.
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Groups Mark Day Of The African Child, Highlight Improvement In Children's Survival, Work To Be Done
To mark Day of the African Child on Tuesday, the U.N. Millennium Campaign is calling on African governments, civil society organizations and the private sector to address child and maternal mortality and other targets related to the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), InDepthNews reports (Mwanda, InDepthNews, 6/16), while Save the Children released a new briefing paper, indicating that more than 1,500 babies born in sub-Saharan Africa die daily, "mostly from preventable or treatable causes," (Save the Children release, 6/16).
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Counselling To Overcome Challenges, UK

Counsellors from around the world will meet to discuss their role in helping people deal with social, cultural, economic and natural challenges at the 2009 International Association for Counselling (IAC) Counference organised by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). The event, "Counselling and the challenge of social transformations: promoting human dignity across the lifespan", takes place from 22-26 July at the University of Warwick and will focus on how counselling can add value to people"s lives as they confront major global challenges to health and well-being. Discussion will take place around the role of counselling in assisting children and young people in crisis, and its benefits in work with survivors of natural disasters. Other issues to be discussed will include the use of counselling to challenge HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses, and its place in promoting gender equality, the integrity of the family, and peace and human rights. Keynote speakers at the conference are: - Camila Batmanghelidjh, psychotherapist and founder/director of children"s charity Kids Company. - Helen Bamber, psychotherapist and founder of the Helen Bamber Foundation which helps survivors of gross human rights violations. - Professor Ching-Mey See, Professor in the School of Educational Studies at the University of Science, Malaysia. British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy


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