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Vaginal Ring Holds Potential in Preventing HIV and Pregnancy by Angela Mohan on January 27, 2021 at 3:23 PM
Vaginal ring containing Dapivirine and levonorgestrel delivered sustained levels of drugs when used continuously for 90 days, levels likely sufficient to serve dual purpose for protecting against both HIV and unwanted pregnancy.
Results of the Phase I study of the 90-day dual-purpose ring are being presented at the HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) Virtual Conference, or HIVR4P Virtual, which is taking place over the course of four days.
The study, MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019, was conducted by researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) in collaboration with NIH s Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network (CCTN) and is the first to evaluate the ring s use, as intended, for 90 days.
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PITTSBURGH, 26 January 2021 - A vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine and the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel delivered sustained levels of each drug when used continuously for 90 days - levels likely sufficient to serve its dual purpose for protecting against both HIV and unwanted pregnancy, according to findings of a new study.
Results of the Phase I study of the 90-day dual-purpose ring are being presented at the HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) Virtual Conference, or HIVR4P // Virtual, which is taking place over the course of four days: Jan. 27-28 and Feb. 3-4.
The study, MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019, was conducted by researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) in collaboration with NIH s Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network (CCTN) and is the first to evaluate the ring s use, as intended, for 90 days. In an earlier first-in-human study (MTN-030/IPM 041), also conducted by the MTN, women use
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The U.S. Postal Service announced the appointment of three members to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC).
Created in 1957, the CSAC selects subjects for recommendation as future stamp issues, made with all postal customers in mind, including stamp collectors. Committee members, appointed by the Postmaster General, provide expertise on history, science and technology, art, education, sports and other subjects of public interest.
The new members are:
Kevin Butterfield
Dr. Kevin Butterfield is the executive director of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, the premier center for the study of our first president. In his role, Butterfield oversees Mount Vernon s efforts to safeguard original Washington books and manuscripts, while fostering new scholarly research abo