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THE SPIRIT OF GIVING: The School of Medicine will host the third annual "Spirits of Giving" wine tasting to benefit the Saint Louis University Child Abuse Prevention Task Force from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Margaret McCormick Doisy Learning Resources Center.
The task force is organized by 100 medical students who increase awareness about sexual abuse by delivering presentations to elementary schoolchildren, parents and educators. Nearly 4,000 children in the St. Louis area benefit each year from the organizationŐs information, presentations and concern. The task force officially is sanctioned by the St. Louis Public School District.
This year, wine will be featured from five Missouri wineries, including St. James, Meramec, Blumenhof, Marthasville and 4-M Vineyard/Rosati Winery. Tickets for the wine tasting are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Bottled wine also will be sold, and there will be several raffle prizes. For more information or reservations, call 577-8527.
ALZHEIMER'S STUDY: The department of psychiatry is recruiting subjects for a research study that examines the safety and efficacy of a new medicine under development for people who have mild to severe probable Alzheimer's Disease. In addition to an outpatient phase, participants will be hospitalized for 16 days during the study to assess dosing regimens and patch adhesive qualities. Subjects with stable medical conditions are allowable. For more information, call George Grossberg, M.D., principal investigator, at 268-5385, or send an e-mail message to Haylk@wpogate.slu.edu.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Center for Vaccine Development at Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center is screening 15- to 59-month-old children for participation in a study of a Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) nose drop vaccine in children previously exposed to RSV. RSV is the most common cause of serious disease (such as pneumonia and bronchiolitis) in the lungs of young infants and children worldwide. By age three most children have had at least one RSV infection. For information regarding study details and eligibility, call the research nurses at 577-8649. Reimbursement for time and travel is provided for families who participate.