Getuige het onderstaande persbericht lijkt er sterk op dat vandaag de "lang verwachte"
FDA/NIH-studie zal verschijnen die de XMRV-Lombardi/Mikovits-studie lijkt te bevestigen.
Meer nieuw volgt ongetwijfeld binnenkort.
For Immediate Release
Monday, August 23, 2010
Contact:
Kelli Carrington
(301) 594-5798
News Advisory
Scientists to discuss research on XMRV in blood, chronic fatigue syndrome
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What:
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Telebriefing by experts from
the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
to respond to questions about this study.
The paper is currently under embargo until Monday, August 23 at 3:00 p.m., by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Who:
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Harvey Alter, M.D., Chief,
Clinical Studies and Associate Director for Research, Department of Transfusion Medicine, NIH Clinical Center
Shyh-Ching Lo, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Tissue Safety Laboratory
Program, Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies and Division of Human Tissues, Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies,
Food and Drug Administration Food and Drug Administration
Celia Witten, M.D., Ph.D., Director,
Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies, Food and Drug Administration
Hira Nakhasi, Ph.D., Director,
Division of Emerging and Transfusion Transmitted Diseases,
Office of Blood Research and Review,Food and Drug Administration
Steve Monroe, Ph.D., Director,
Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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When:
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Monday, August 23, 3:01 p.m. EDT
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How:
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Reporters should call 1-888-677-4212 and enter passcode 9258555.
For those unable to participate, the briefing will be available on replay approximately two hours after briefing concludes.
For replay, dial 1-866-373-4990 and enter passcode 5711.
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The NIH Clinical Center (CC) is the clinical research hospital for the National Institutes of Health.
Through clinical research, physician-investigators translate laboratory discoveries into better treatments, therapies and interventions to improve the nation's health.
For more information, visit http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's Medical Research Agency —
includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research,
and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases.
For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/aug2010/cc-23.htm
Met dank aan Erik.
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