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Commenting on the release recently of the Healthcare Commission Report 'Better Births - A review of Maternity Services in England', Dame Karlene Davis, general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, said: 'The good news is that many women are happy with the service, and that many Trusts are making great efforts to further improve their maternity care. It is a great shame that the good examples are overshadowed by the bad ones.

Barnardo's submitted its response to the Department for Children, Schools and Families this week as part of the independently commissioned review of CAMHS. Barnardo's continues to be encouraged by CAMHS recent initiatives, which have helped to focus Government thinking on promoting emotional wellbeing and positive mental health.

Much has changed in the landscape of children's services since the previous Safeguarding Children report in 2005. As a result of improved safeguarding arrangements, most children now feel safe in their homes and communities, and are receiving the quality of care and support that they need. But some children and young people are still not well enough served by public services.

Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPXA), a company leading in the development of cell therapies for multiple sclerosis announced that the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) overseeing the on-going Phase IIb clinical study of Tovaxin has recommended that the trial continue unmodified.

FDA is now revising the way it communicates to drug companies when a marketing application cannot be approved as submitted.Under new regulations that govern the drug approval process, FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) will no longer issue 'approvable' or 'not approvable' letters when a drug application is not approved. Instead, CDER will issue a 'complete response' letter at the end of the review period to let a drug company know of the agency's decision on the application.read more

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