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The New Cannabis Science President & CEO Dr. Melamede Reports FDA Progress Plans And New Management Team Objectives For Its Cannabis Formulations
Cannabis Science Inc. (NASD OTCBB: CBIS), an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company, is pleased to announce that the Company is moving forward confidently under the guidance of its new President & CEO, Dr. Robert Melamede Ph.D. The planning for the company"s product line up remains the same, including its FDA fast track initiatives. In the light of recent corporate management changes, Dr. Melamede has begun negotiating with high level industry executives to build a new team with both FDA protocol and research experience to work on Cannabis Science"s extensive product line up and rapid market entry initiatives. The former CEO, Steven W. Kubby, has now resigned from the Board of Directors, and his team members Dr. Mary Ruwart, and Mr. Ray Carr have resigned from their positions with Cannabis Science. The Company wishes them the best in their future endeavors.
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Faith Group Leaders Come Together To Support 'Wall Of Life'
Leaders of the major faith groups have put their support behind the Wall of Life, an interactive campaign launched today by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). The campaign - at http://www.walloflife.org.uk - aims to promote awareness of and support for organ donation to boost the number of people joining the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR).
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AMT Receives EMEA Orphan Drug Designation For Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced that the European Medicines Agency has granted Orphan Drug Designation to AMT"s gene therapy product AMT-021 for the treatment of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP).
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Efforts Call For Reducing Suicide Among Alaska Native, American Indian Youth; Provide Health Information For Asian, Pacific Islander Communities

The following highlights efforts that seek to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. Alaska: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) on Wednesday in a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius requested $1.2 million to fund a study aimed at understanding the causes of suicide among Alaska Natives and American Indians and reducing the number of suicides among the groups. The study was proposed by Commissioner Warren Zapol of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission and would examine mental and behavioral health issues among Alaska Natives and American Indians. Murkowski noted that the suicide rate among these groups is 70% higher than among the U.S. population and that suicide is the second leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native youth ages 10 to 24. "Suicide affects our Native communities in epidemic proportions, and we must do all we can to support our clinicians, communities and leaders to address the issue of youth suicides," Murkowski said (Murkowski release, 5/27). Asian, Pacific Islander communities: The Asian & Pacific Islander American Forum on Thursday launched the Health Information Network to provide information and res on health issues affecting Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. The network will provide tools for communication among advocates, policymakers and community leaders, as well as a directory of organizations serving these populations. In addition, the forum is collaborating with HHS" Office of Minority Health, the National Council of Asian Pacific Islander Physicians and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations to provide information on public health information through the network (USAsian Wire, 5/28). Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. © 2009 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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