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UroToday.com - While erectile dysfunction has been described since ancient times, adequate treatment has only been available for the last three decades. Modern penile prosthetic devices were first developed in the early 1970s when Small et al. along with Scott et al. reported the implantation of penile prosthetic devices into the corpora cavernosa to fill the corpora cavernosa and provide a physiologically functional erection with good cosmetic results.

Dynavax Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:DVAX) and Merck & Co., Inc. announced today top-line immunogenicity results from a Phase 3 clinical trial comparing HEPLISAVT, an investigational hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine, to a currently marketed HBV vaccine, Engerix-B® (1). The study achieved its primary endpoint. HEPLISAV is being jointly developed by Dynavax and Merck for use in adults and in patients with end stage renal disease.

Houston Chronicle - August 10, 2008 Aug. 10--Using brain imaging devices and a computer game, Houston researchers have developed an objective test for borderline personality disorder, a serious menta...

Fingerprints can reveal critical evidence, as well as an identity, with the use of a new technology developed at Purdue University that detects trace amounts of explosives, drugs or other materials left behind in the prints. The new technology also can distinguish between overlapping fingerprints left by different individuals - a difficult task for current optical forensic methods. A team led by R. (Source: Biology / Biochemistry News From Medical News Today) MedWorm Sponsored Message: Find out how you can get your message across here by sponsoring this MedWorm news feed.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Poor performance at School could indicate an increased risk of later developing schizophrenia, a study says. UK and Swedish researchers followed more than 900,000 children born between 1973 and 198...

A loophole in a sweeping tobacco regulation bill would give the industry a 21-month window to introduce some new products without first getting federal approval.The House last month overwhelmingly passed the legislation, which for the first time would empower federal public health authorities to regulate tobacco. Some tobacco foes say the bill's 21-month escape clause would let companies start marketing cigarettes and other products in the development pipeline before the Food and Drug Administration has fully ramped up to regulate them.

Two leading UK organisations have joined forces to develop and launch a ground-breaking new publication which is set to provide a benchmark for safety and operating practices associated with liquid nitrogen.

Australian scientists believe they are well on the way to developing a new treatment for leukaemia and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.

In a study on fetal alcohol syndrome, researchers were able to prevent the damage that alcohol causes to cells in a key area of the fetal brain by blocking acid sensitive potassium channels and preventing the acidic environment that alcohol produces. The cerebellum, the portion of the brain that is responsible for balance and muscle coordination, is particularly vulnerable to injury from alcohol during development.read more