FREDERICK, Md., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ImQuest BioSciences announced today the successful acquisition of funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID/NIH) to support the development of pyrimidinedione inhibitors as topical microbicides to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV.

NEW YORK - A chemical used in the heating and cooling system at the building that houses Fox News fell on the floor and mixed with another substance Monday, triggering a small explosion, firefighters said.

The National Institutes of Health has added a $4.5 million supplemental grant to UCLA to aid the Center for HIV Prevention and Research's ongoing efforts to develop microbicides to combat the transmission of HIV.

By Christina Scott CAPE TOWN, Apr. 27, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- A Zambian clinic worker is hoping to get 1,500 women to try a colorless, odorless "microbicide" gel that health authorities hope will help protect against HIV.

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Longtime collaborators CONRAD and the Biosyn Division of Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a non- exclusive licensing agreement to research and develop Biosyn-patented microbicides for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.