Normal seasonal influenza vaccination will also start asscheduled in the autumn and experts have already said the H1N1vaccine would be

Normal seasonal influenza vaccination will also start asscheduled in the autumn and experts have already said the H1N1vaccine would be offered separately from the seasonalimmunization. Trials in human volunteers will start in Augustto ensure the new vaccine is safe and to determine what dose isneeded. If people need higher doses and two shots, then fewerpeople can receive the first batches of vaccine. The U.S.government is also stockpiling and distributing the antiviraldrugs oseltamivir, sold by Roche AG (ROG.VX) under the brandname Tamiflu, and zanamivir, sold by Glaxo as Relenza, to treatpeople who become seriously ill.

(Reporting by Maggie Fox; Editing by Tim Dobbyn) Stocks Regulatory News. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Using a relatively new way to test for blockages in the heart’s arteries as a general screening exam could lead to more than thousands of new cases of cancer in the US, according to a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. HealthThe authors of the study note that one set of guidelines recommends testing all men without heart disease symptoms aged 45 to 75 years, and all women without symptoms aged 55 to 75 years using the method, known as multidetector computerized tomography, or MDCT.That set of guidelines, known as the SHAPE guidelines, while not universally endorsed, could mean testing tens of millions of people, write Dr. Kwang Pyo Kim, from the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues.Because of the wide variation in the estimated radiation dose, the estimated risk of cancer also varied widely. If a man were to be screened every 5 years from 45 to 75 years of age; or a woman from 55 to 75 years, the estimated excess lifetime risks of cancer would range from 14 to 200 and 21 to 300 per 100,000 men and women, respectively.Put another way, that could mean “about 5,600 individuals developing a radiation-induced cancer in the future,” the authors write. They note that proponents of MDCT as a screening test argue that their guidelines could prevent 24,000 deaths if patients followed a standard prevention strategy.”Healthcare providers should ideally discuss the potential risks and benefits of the procedure,” Dr Raymond J Gibbons and Dr Thomas C.

Gerber, from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, comment in a related editorial. “This discussion should include the small radiation risk described by Kim et al.”SOURCE: Archives of Internal Medicine, July 13, 2009. Health. Gail McGovern to Address Status of Nonprofit Sector in Current EconomicClimateWASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Gail J. McGovern, President andCEO of the American Red Cross will be the featured speaker at a National PressClub Luncheon on Tuesday, July 21, 2009.The focus of Ms. McGovern’s speechwill be “Navigating Nonprofits through Turbulent Economic Times.”(Logo: http://)The Speech will lay out the challenges of operating in the Nonprofit sectorthrough this economy — a time when needs continue to increase and the sectoris being asked by governments at all levels to play a greater role. McGovernwill use that foundation to discuss her experiences after 1 full year asPresident and CEO of American Red Cross, and how the organization has usedcreative thinking and modern communications tools to weather the economicstorm, while preparing for the Hurricane season that is upon us, as well asthe prospect of a return of the H1N1 virus this fall.WHO: Gail McGovern, American Red Cross President/CEO WHAT: National Press Club Luncheon WHERE: National Press Club529 14th St.