European Commission approves Herceptin + Taxotere as 1st-line therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer
Roche announced today that the European Commission has approved the use of Herceptin (trastuzumab) in combination with Taxotere (docetaxel) in the European Union as a first-line therapy in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients who have not yet received chemotherapy for their disease. HER2-positive breast cancer patients suffer from a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer which t...National ocean commissioners & scientists call for overhaul of ocean policies & management
At a AAAS press conference in Seattle on February 14th, at 12:00 noon PT, leaders from both the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission will come together for the first time to discuss their findings on our nation's oceans. The Pew Ocean Commission released its report last June. Now, the long-awaited draft report from the U.S. Commission is slated for release to state gover...U.S. commission makes dramatic recommendations for ocean health
SEATTLE, WA In June 2003, the Pew Oceans Commission released recommendations "to avert decline of ocean wildlife and collapse of ocean ecosystems." It calls for immediate reform of U.S. ocean laws and policies to restore ocean wildlife, protect ocean ecosystems, and preserve the ecological, economic and social benefits the oceans provide in essence, a 'Clean Oceans Act.' ... ...In the next few...UC Irvine Advanced Power and Energy Program awarded $3 million grant by California Energy Commission
UCI's Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) was awarded $3,046,196 by the California Energy Commission for research that will aid acceptance and commercialization of alternative fuels and distributed power generation. ... ...The multi-year grant will fund four new research programs, including a first-ever study of the impact of distributed power on Southern California air quality. Funds will a...European Commission sponsors earthquake risk conference at IIASA
.June 30, 2000 -- LAXENBURG, Austria -- The European Commission will sponsor the second EuroConference on Global Change and Catastrophe Risk Management focusing on earthquake risks in Europe, from July 6-9 at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). The first EuroConference was held at IIASA in June 1999 and concentrated on flood risks in Europe. One hundred experts fr...