The First National Asian + Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Takes Root in San Francisco

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Washington D.6 million, the MDP
is a partnership established to develop vaginal microbicides for the
prevention of HIV transmission, administered by the Medical Research
Council Clinical Trials Unit and Imperial College in London.

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of Public Health .
Other campaign activities include the development of public service
announcements (PSAs) dramatizing the critical issue of HIV/AIDS in A+PI
communities.banyantreeproject.
If effective, microbicides would be a valuable female-controlled means
of slowing the pace of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. NIAID also supports research on
transplantation and immune-related illnesses, including autoimmune
disorders , asthma and allergies.

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, San Francisco, from 5-6 p.S.
According to Manzon-Santos, "Our cultures too often value silence and
saving face at all costs. Let's figure out
together how to create this space at our dinner tables, within our religious
congregations, and in our newspapers and TV stations to talk about how to keep
our families healthy and whole.
For more information on A+PI Wellness Center, go to http://www. Approximately 3,220 women will be enrolled in the
trial, which is expected to last approximately 30 months and include
interim analyses of safety and efficacy data conducted by an
independent data safety monitoring board.S.
"Nearly half of all people living with HIV worldwide are women,
and the majority of new adult HIV infections are acquired from
heterosexual intercourse," said Dr. "Because vaginal
microbicides increase the opportunities for sexually active women to
play a more active role in the prevention of the heterosexual
transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), we
see microbicide development as an important HIV prevention strategy.S.

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"The key message we want to communicate is that families play an important
role in stopping silence and shame around HIV/AIDS in A+PI communities. Department for International Development of
approximately GBP 16 million, or approximately $28. NIAID
supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose and treat
infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted
infections, influenza, tuberculosis, malaria and illness from
potential agents of bioterrorism .

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, chairman, president and chief executive officer of
Indevus.
NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health, an
agency of the U.

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Steven Tierney, Director of HIV
Prevention , SF Dept.

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Cecilia Chung, together with her
mother and grandfather; Kristine Silva, a mother and HIV educator who lost her
son Derek early on in the epidemic; and Dr.
Enrollment in this pivotal safety and effectiveness trial has
begun at sites in Durban, South Africa and in Philadelphia at the
University of Pennsylvania and is expected to expand to eight sites in
five African countries , including Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania,
Zambia and Zimbabwe.
"We are pleased that the NIH has chosen to include PRO 2000 in
this significant international microbicide trial," said Glenn L.

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Similar events will
be held in six other cities across the U."
The National Asian + Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day media
partners include CBS5/UPN (San Francisco broadcast media sponsor), Comcast
(broadband media sponsor) and Cable Positive (national and local broadcast
media sponsor). (NASDAQ: IDEV) today announced the initiation of
a large, international clinical trial sponsored by the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), designed to examine the safety
and effectiveness of two candidate topical microbicides, including the
Company's PRO 2000, in preventing HIV infection in women.
PRO 2000 is a topical vaginal microbicide under development by
Indevus to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and certain other
sexually transmitted disease-causing viruses and bacteria.

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To mark this
historic day, which is officially recognized by the U.
The Banyan Tree Project is a ground-breaking national campaign designed to
foster acceptance and compassion towards A+PIs at risk for, or with HIV/AIDS.

NIH Initiates International Microbicide Trial Including Pro 2000

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, Honolulu, New York and Boston., which makes
the need for public awareness even more urgent. Cooper. One group will use PRO 2000
before each act of sexual intercourse , one will use a second
microbicide, one will use a placebo gel, and one will not use any gel.

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Pharmaceuticals, Inc."
Each woman in the NIAID-sponsored trial will be placed at random
into one of four equally sized groups. The Company currently markets SANCTURA for
overactive bladder and has multiple compounds in clinical development,
including pagoclone for stuttering, aminocandin for systemic fungal
infections, PRO 2000 for the prevention of infection by HIV and other
sexually transmitted pathogens, and IP 751 for pain and inflammatory
disorders such as interstitial cystitis .

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m. A+PI Wellness Center is the oldest nonprofit organization in North
America targeting A+PI communities around sexual health and HIV.

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CONTACT: Jeannie Yee Balido or Mikael Wagner for Asian + Pacific Islander
Wellness Center/ The Banyan Tree Project, +1-415-255-0800 (office), or,
+1-510 -499-8572 (cell), or info@social-light.

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LEXINGTON , Mass. In addition
to the NIAID trial described above, PRO 2000 has been selected by the
Microbicides Development Programme (MDP) as the sole agent to be
tested in a Phase III clinical trial due to start in 2005 and include
at least 12,000 women in a number of African countries.

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S. A Banyan Tree pledge
form was also developed to "grow" awareness and acceptance by collecting
signatures nationally to fight stigma and discrimination. Funded by a
grant from the U. These risks and uncertainties are set
forth in the Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933 and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 under "Risk Factors" and
elsewhere, and include, but are not limited to: dependence on the
success of SANCTURA(TM) and SANCTURA XR(TM); the early stage of
products under development; uncertainties relating to clinical trials,
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particularly SANCTURA and SANCTURA XR; risks associated with
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for manufacturing and marketing; competition; need for additional
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rights; dependence on market exclusivity; valuation of our Common
Stock; risks related to repayment of debts; risks related to increased
leverage; and other risks.

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Department of Health
+ Human Services, the San Francisco-based A+PI Wellness Center will lead the
nation with a special May 19th launch event, Family Trees: Rooted in
Acceptance, which will be held at The Forum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,
701 Mission St.
The event is free and open to the public and the media.

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"The national awareness day is one lightning rod for the Banyan Tree
Project," said executive director John Manzon-Santos , A+PI Wellness Center.
By informing, teaching and setting a positive example, the project's goal
is to stop the cycle of discrimination and silence, by eliminating barriers
that delay or prevent access to HIV prevention and care services.org or
call 415/292-3400.

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A+PI Wellness Center Launches National Initiative to Foster Acceptance and
Reduce Stigma in Asian + Pacific Islander Communities

SAN FRANCISCO, Asian + Pacific Islander Wellness
Center (A+PI Wellness Center ) has claimed May 19, 2005, as the first annual,
National Asian + Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.org or call 1-866-5BANYAN.

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Along with video presentations,
panel discussions will feature A +PI celebrities and experts: Olympic gold
medalist and AIDS activist Greg Louganis; CBS5/KPIX award -winning television
news anchor Sydnie Kohara; award-winning journalist and writer Helen Zia; San
Francisco Human Rights Commissioner, the Hon. For more information about the May 19th event and the
Banyan Tree Project, go to http://www.

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A+PI celebrities will also be present
to lend their support -- former NFL lineman Esera Tuaolo, actors Alec Mapa and
Amy Hill; Captain Ryan Okashima , first Asian-American Commander of the
California Highway Patrol; and Heather Fong, San Francisco Chief of Police.S.
A+PI Wellness Center's mission is to educate, support, empower, and
advocate for A+PI communities -- particularly A+PIs living with or at-risk for
HIV/AIDS.
Cooper, M., Europe , Africa and India, that showed a promising safety and
acceptability profile for the drug.
Indevus Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in
the acquisition, development and commercialization of products
targeting certain medical specialty areas, including urology and
infectious diseases .

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The A+PI population is one of the fastest growing in the U. In
addition, a strongly entrenched cycle of cultural shame and stigma surrounding
issues of disease, sexuality and acceptable behavior continues to thwart
access to HIV prevention and care.
All participants will receive condoms and extensive prevention
counseling at each clinic visit. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Centers for Disease Control + Prevention.
The PSAs will be screened at the May 19th event and televised nationally
through CBS, Comcast and other networks in May and June. "Data from this clinical trial, the first to measure the
protective efficacy of PRO 2000 and the first of this magnitude to be
conducted by NIAID, will build upon the database compiled from a
number of earlier clinical studies with PRO 2000, completed under the
sponsorship of government agencies and research organizations in the
U. Researchers will evaluate the
effectiveness of the candidate microbicides in preventing HIV and
other sexually transmitted infections, including gonorrhea, herpes and
chlamydia .

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Data from 1999, 2000 to 2003
indicates a 34 per cent increase in AIDS diagnoses among A+PIs in the U."
The National A+PI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day sprouted from the Banyan Tree
Project, which is funded by the U. We need to give ourselves and our families the
permission to openly discuss topics that affect all of our families -- sex,
sexuality, drug use, and life-threatening illnesses like HIV.