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Sports Nutrition And Dietary Supplements Discussed At Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing
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Sports nutrition continues to be a hot topic both in Congress and the news. Because the physical stress from intense exercise increases an athlete's nutrient needs and depletes electrolytes, vitamins and other supplements play a vital role for athletes. However, legal dietary supplements, which are used by more than 150 million Americans, should not be confused with illegal anabolic steroids.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Sports Medicine / Fitness Source Type: news
CBO: Senate Health Bill Would Reduce Deficit $130 Billion Over A DecadeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Washington Post reports: "Democratic leaders were jubilant that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office determined that the Senate bill would cut federal deficits by $130 billion over the next decade.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
Reid Tries To Balance Many Interests In Senate Health BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kaiser Health News staff writers Mary Agnes Carey and Phil Galewitz write about last night's big news. "In one of the most anticipated events in the health reform debate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., tonight released the bill expected to go to the Senate floor.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: news
The American Optometric Association And Digital Healthcare, Inc. Sign Memorandum Of UnderstandingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Optometric Association (AOA) and Digital Healthcare, Inc. (DH) have joined together to assist optometrists in providing better care for patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases, and in promoting public health. Both parties recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Patients Win With Immediate Avastin Payment ReversalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Following efforts by the American Academy of Ophthalmology with the help of the American Society of Retina Specialists, the Macula Society, the Retina Society and Congressional allies, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said that it will retract an Oct. 1 payment policy for small doses of Avastin.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
PSA Reconfirms Commitment To Government's Health Reforms, AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed comments by the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, emphasising the role pharmacy can play in the Government's health-care reform agenda. Ms Roxon said at the Pharmacy Guild dinner in Canberra this week that pharmacy was in a unique position that was not lost on the Government.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
QLD Pharmacy's Top Award Goes To Professor Beverley Glass, AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Queensland pharmacy's most prestigious award, the Bowl of Hygeia Award, was presented to Professor Beverley Glass, Chair of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University. The award recognises pharmacists who have demonstrated a consistently high standard of professional practice in support of the principles of pharmacy service to the community.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
Pharmacy Graduate Of The Year Announced, AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Griffith University Masters of Pharmacy graduate has been announced as this year's PSA Qld Branch Pharmacy Graduate of the Year at a ceremony in Brisbane tonight. Lisa Goldsmith was presented the award by Branch President Dr Lisa Nissen during the annual President's Dinner and Awards.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pharmacy / Pharmacist Source Type: news
Antiabortion-Rights Advocates Protest 'Bubble Zone' Ordinance Outside Chicago ClinicsEmail this article to a colleague.
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About 40 antiabortion-rights advocates protested a "bubble zone" ordinance on Tuesday at a North Side Planned Parenthood clinic in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. The measure took effect on Wednesday. The law establishes a 50-foot buffer outside the entrances of abortion centers. Within that zone, protesters can't come within an eight-foot zone.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
HHS Sec. Sebelius Says New Mammogram Guidelines Will Not Change Federal PoliciesEmail this article to a colleague.
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday said that federal health insurance programs will not alter their mammogram coverage policies following new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the New York Times reports. The guidelines, released earlier this week, promote mammograms every two years for most women starting at age 50.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
California's Physicians And Seniors Urge Congress To Protect Access To Care By Strengthening MedicareEmail this article to a colleague.
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The California Medical Association (CMA) and AARP are calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3961, which would ease the difficulty seniors now face in finding a physician who accepts Medicare.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: news
Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?Email this article to a colleague.
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Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score on the so-called 'scale of craving', an antisocial personality type and previous heroin abuse are the factors most commonly involved in people falling back into the habit.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Source Type: news
New Antioxidant Compounds Have Been Identified In Foods Such As Olive Oil, Honey And Nuts Using Two Analytical TechniquesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists at the University of Granada have identified and characterized for the first time different antioxidant compounds from foods such as olive oil, honey, walnuts and a medicinal herb called Teucrium polium.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
On the spot: travelling with a disabilityEmail this article to a colleague.
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Elderly and infirm air passengers deserve better treatment says Joanna Symons.
Source: Telegraph Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: disabled limited mobility travellers Source Type: news
Medibots: The world's smallest surgeonsEmail this article to a colleague.
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No more scalpels – tomorrow's lifesaving operations will use robots that crawl over your heart, scuttle into your ear and swim into your eye
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: U.N.Email this article to a colleague.
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GENEVA (Reuters) - Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
More New Health Advice Targets Pap SmearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report from gynecologists says that adolescent girls can wait until 21 to get their first pap smear and wait two years between tests.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
New guidelines: Women can get Pap smears every two yearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that is enough ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reid Unveils Senate Health Reform Bill With Less Restrictive Abortion Provision Than Final House MeasureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday unveiled the chamber's version of health care reform legislation, which he said would extend coverage to 31 million uninsured U.S. residents while reducing the federal deficit, the New York Times reports.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Abortion Source Type: news
Peruvian Gang Killed People To Sell Their Fat Say PoliceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Police in Peru have arrested four people, three men and a woman, whom they allege are members of a gang suspected of killing up to 60 people in order to extract their body fat to sell for thousands of dollars a litre to foreign markets to make cosmetics.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news
WaferGen To Introduce New Service For Gene-Expression Profiling Using The SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR SystemEmail this article to a colleague.
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WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, announced a new, innovative service for gene-expression profiling of thousands of genes using the SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics Source Type: news
Esteemed Endorsements Recognize Promising Future Of Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI)Email this article to a colleague.
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Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging/Molecular Breast Imaging (BSGI/MBI) has been recognized and endorsed by two highly esteemed organizations for the fight against breast cancer: The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and the American College of Surgeons. Both societies published articles supporting the further application of this breakthrough imaging technology for the early detection of breast cancer.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Respirators And H1N1 Information Distributed To Registered Nurses At Sacred Heart Medical Center Out Of Concern For Nurse And Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA), representing more than 1,600 registered nurses at Sacred Heart Medical Center, is holding a press conference to highlight serious concerns about the safety of nurses and patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center during this H1N1 pandemic.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
AFFiRiS AG: Interim Analysis Of Clinical Phase I Data Triggered Decision To Move Alzheimer's Vaccine Candidate AD02 Into Clinical Phase II TestingEmail this article to a colleague.
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AFFiRiS AG will focus its Alzheimer's vaccine program on one product candidate at an unexpectedly early stage of development: the vaccine candidate AD02 is planned to enter into Phase II clinical trial early in 2010. This decision by the company immediately follows the completion of two Phase I trials with the candidates AD01 and AD02.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
Echo Therapeutics Announces Positive Results Of A Clinical Study Testing Symphony(TM) TCGM System In Patients With Type 1 And Type 2 DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Echo Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECTE), a company developing its needle-free Symphony(TM) tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring (tCGM) system and the Prelude(TM) SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced positive results of a clinical study of its Symphony tCGM System in patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Adamas Pharmaceuticals Expands Clinical Study For Triple-Combination Antiviral Drug Therapy In Immune Compromised PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held company, announced that it has expanded its Phase 2 clinical study of a proprietary investigational triple-combination antiviral drug therapy for influenza to include centers in the United States, Canada and Europe.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
VerifyNow(R) System Highlighted In POPular Study Comparing Platelet Reactivity TestsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Accumetrics, Inc., developer of the VerifyNow System, the first point-of-care method for measuring platelet reactivity, announces that its market-leading VerifyNow P2Y12 Test was one of multiple methods evaluated in the POPular study, which was presented during a Late Breaking Clinical Trials session at the American Heart Association's annual Scientific Sessions.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Curemark Opens Patient Enrollment For Autism Treatment At Three More Clinical Trial SitesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Curemark LLC, a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, announced that the company has begun enrolling patients in Phase III clinical trials for CM-AT, its autism treatment, at three additional clinical trial sites.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Autism Source Type: news
Results Presented From First Study Reviewing Convergent Approach To Treating Atrial Fibrillation At American Heart Association Scientific SessionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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nContact Surgical, Inc. ("nContact"), a leader in the investigation of devices for minimally-invasive treatment for heart conditions, announced that data from a poster was presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Military Study Shows Prevention Of Novel A/H1N1 Virus Infection Is Vaccine-Type And Age-DependentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Immunization with either live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV, also known as FluMist®), or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), appears to offer a protection (~ 45%) against the novel A/H1N1 virus, the cause of the present influenza pandemic. However, the benefit was largely attributed to the youngest age group.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Swine Flu Source Type: news
Islet Cell Transplantation In ScotlandEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has opened a new laboratory in Edinburgh to offer around 12 people a year islet cell transplant therapy. Islet cell transplant therapy is a pioneering treatment for diabetes that was part-funded by Diabetes UK in its research stages. About islets Islets are groups of cells in the pancreas that contain the insulin-producing beta cells.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
NICE Appraisal Of Sorafenib For Advanced Hepatocellular CarcinomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently appraising the use of sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients for whom surgery or therapies in the region the cancer arose have failed or are not suitable. In its latest draft guidance, published yesterday (19 November 2009), NICE does not recommend sorafenib.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Dynavax Completes Enrollment Of First Cohort Of Patients In Phase 1b Clinical Trial For Hepatitis B TherapyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) announced today that enrollment has been completed for the first of three cohorts of patients receiving DV-601 hepatitis B therapy in a Phase 1b clinical trial. The safety profile of patients in the first cohort met pre-specified criteria for dose escalation and the second cohort has been opened for enrollment.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
American Diabetes Association Launches New Diabetes.org, Building A Community Of Help, Hope And SupportEmail this article to a colleague.
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To meet the changing needs of people affected by this growing epidemic, the American Diabetes Association has launched a completely redesigned http://www.diabetes.org in English and Spanish. Even though diabetes is a growing epidemic, a recent survey conducted by the Association showed that Americans received a failing grade in diabetes awareness.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
COLD-FX(R) Maker Broadens Its Scientific Direction: Launches Pilot Trial Of New Formulation LIP-01 Geared To Lowering Cholesterol And LipidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Afexa Life Sciences Inc. ("Afexa" or the "Company") (TSX:FXA) maker of COLD-FX announced the launch of a pilot clinical trial of a new formulation, LIP-01 that has shown promise in reducing blood lipids - including cholesterol. Cholesterol can stick to the walls of arteries, causing atherosclerosis or "hardening of the arteries." This, in turn, can ultimately lead to a heart attack or stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cholesterol Source Type: news
Thanks, But No Thanks: Avoiding Food Poisoning At ThanksgivingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thanksgiving is an opportunity to share a meal with loved ones, but it is also a time when small mistakes in the kitchen can lead to foodborne illness. Dr. Ben Chapman, food safety specialist and assistant professor of food science at North Carolina State University, can offer suggestions to ensure your Thanksgiving meal is a safe one. The U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Toward Explaining Why Hepatitis B Hits Men Harder Than WomenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists in China are reporting discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, that may help explain the long-standing mystery of why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) sexually discriminates -- hitting men harder than women. Their study has been published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, a monthly publication.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
Thousands of Vicks nasal sprays recalled over bacteria contamination fearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Routine testing in Germany showed the decongestant spray could contain the bacteria B. cepacia, which can cause serious infections in people with a weak immune system or those with underlying lung conditions.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Immunologist At Children's Hospital Receives Daland Prize For Patient-Oriented ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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A pediatric immunologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has received a prestigious annual award from the American Philosophical Society, an organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. Jordan S. Orange, M.D., Ph.D., received the Society's Judson Daland Prize on Nov. 13 for his contributions to research and treatment of inherited immune deficiency diseases.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Pivotal Study For PSD502--The First Potential Treatment For Premature EjaculationEmail this article to a colleague.
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At the annual meeting of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), Inc. in San Diego, Sciele Pharma, Inc., a Shionogi Company and Plethora Solutions Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Plethora Solutions Holdings PLC ("Plethora" AIM:PLE)., today presented data from its second positive pivotal study of PSD502 for the treatment of premature ejaculation (PE).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Erectile Dysfunction / Premature Ejaculation Source Type: news
Miller School Researchers Present Findings At AHA Scientific SessionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A multidisciplinary team of clinical and basic science researchers in the Vascular Biology Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has discovered a possible molecular signature of coronary artery disease in bone marrow stem cells. The dramatic findings were presented on November 16 at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Orlando.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
Inovio Biomedical Universal DNA Vaccine For Chikungunya Virus Demonstrates Protective Antibody Responses In Monkey ModelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Inovio Biomedical Corporation (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in DNA vaccine design, development and delivery, announced that the company's SynCon™ Chikungunya virus DNA vaccine induced protective neutralizing antibody responses in a preclinical non-human primate model. Dr. David B.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Dermatologists Now Offer Non Invasive Skin TighteningEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Dermatology is offering a new non-surgical, needle-free skin-tightening procedure that doctors say smoothes wrinkles, firms up baggy or loose skin and improves body contours.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
With Pets Also Vulnerable To The Flu, PurinaCare(R) Pet Health Insurance Extends Coverage For The H3N8 (Dog Flu) TreatmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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PurinaCare® Pet Health Insurance, which is committed to help pet owners provide a lifetime of care for their dogs and cats, is alerting dog owners to the dangers of the H3N8 virus, more commonly referred to as the Dog Flu or canine influenza.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Veterinary Source Type: news
New Cancer Research Tool: Roche's CIM-Plate 16 Enables Real-Time Analysis Of Cell Migration On The XCELLigence SystemEmail this article to a colleague.
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Roche Applied Science announces the availability of the new CIM-Plate 16 for their xCELLigence System for cell analysis, for use in cancer research. The 16-well culture plate features electronic sensors for the direct study of cell migration and invasion on the xCELLigence RTCA DP Instrument.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Clinical Data, Inc. Initiates Phase III Trial Of Stedivaze For Cardiac Stress TestingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Clinical Data, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDA) announced that it has enrolled the first patient in its initial Phase III trial of Stedivaze™, a potential best-in-class vasodilator for use in cardiac stress testing.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Alnylam Presents New Pre-clinical Data On ALN-VSP, An RNAi Therapeutic For The Treatment Of Liver CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced new pre-clinical data from its ALN-VSP program presented at the AACR-NCI-EORTC Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics International conference being held November 15 - 19, 2009 in Boston, Mass.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Source Type: news
U-M Opens New Research Studies For Emphysema & Other COPDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Why do some smokers develop lung disease and others don't? And just how effective is supplemental oxygen therapy in treating patients with emphysema? The University of Michigan Health System will try to find out, through two new multi-center research studies that seek to improve diagnosis and treatment for millions of people affected by emphysema, chronic bronchitis and other lung diseases.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
Genzyme Announces Results Of Phase 2/3 Trial Of Advanced Phosphate BinderEmail this article to a colleague.
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Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ) reported results of a phase 2/3 study of its advanced phosphate binder (APB). The trial met its primary endpoint, which was to show that the APB lowered phosphate levels effectively compared to placebo. However, the APB did not show a significant improvement in phosphate lowering compared to Genzyme's Renvela® (sevelamer carbonate).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Telephone-Delivered Care For Treating Depression After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Appears To Improve OutcomesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Patients who received telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported greater improvement in measures of quality of life, physical functioning and mood than patients who received usual care, according to a study in the November 18 issue of JAMA.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
