Prostate Cancer Patients Go To School

September 12, 2010

Dean Ornish MD, recognized for establishing the impact of diet on prostate cancer (and heart disease), along with over a dozen internationally recognized prostate cancer experts will meet with over 800 prostate cancer survivors and their significant others at the Los Angeles Marriott near LAX on September 11th and 12th to discuss the latest thinking [...]

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Image Analysis Project Aims To Classify Characteristics Of Skin Cancer

September 12, 2010

Melanoma-the most serious form of skin cancer-varies in size, shape and severity, and although pathologists and researchers often intuitively differentiate between types of melanomas, the variations have never been formally quantified and documented… Dermatology News From Medical News Today

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Detecting Mad Cow Disease Via The Eyes Of Cattle

September 12, 2010

The eyes may or may not be windows to the soul, as the old adage goes, but scientists are reporting evidence that a peek into the eyes of cattle may become the basis for a long-sought test to detect infection with the agent that causes Mad Cow Disease. That test could help prevent the disease [...]

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New Patient Safety Alliance Launches Tools To Fight Pain Medication Misuse And Abuse

September 12, 2010

The C.A.R.E.S. Alliance, a new patient safety organization, launched a range of online tools designed to help solve the growing problem of misuse and abuse of opioids by identifying the risks associated with these powerful pain medications. The free resources offered through the C.A.R.E.S… Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today

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Interdisciplinary Oncology Palliative Care Education Program

September 12, 2010

A multi-disciplinary team representing the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Social Work at the University of Louisville, as well as clinical pastoral education programs in three Louisville hospitals, has been awarded a grant of $ 1,518,092 from the National Institutes of Health that will fund the development, implementation and evaluation of an interdisciplinary oncology palliat… [...]

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N30 Pharma Initiates Phase 1 Trials Of Novel Reductase Inhibitor

September 12, 2010

N30 Pharmaceuticals, LLC announced it has dosed the first human subject with N6022, a first-in-class inhibitor of s-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR). N6022 is the first GSNOR inhibitor to be administered to human beings… Respiratory / Asthma News From Medical News Today

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Promedior Announces Publication Of New Research Demonstrating Pentraxin-2/SAP Is A Potent Inhibitor Of Asthma And Asthma-Induced Lung Fibrosis

September 12, 2010

Promedior, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel therapies to treat fibrotic and inflammatory diseases, announced the publication of collaborative research in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology entitled, “Serum amyloid P attenuates M2 macrophage activation and protects against fungal spore – induced allergic airway disease… Allergy News From Medical News Today

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Misfolded Neural Proteins Linked To Autism Disorders

September 12, 2010

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, has identified misfolding and other molecular anomalies in a key brain protein associated with autism spectrum disorders… Autism News From Medical News Today

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals Provides Update On FDA Advisory Committee Meeting For JZP-6 (Sodium Oxybate) In Fibromyalgia

September 12, 2010

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAZZ) announced that the Joint Advisory Committee of the U.S… Fibromyalgia News From Medical News Today

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Research Sheds Light On Early Embryogenesis, Genetic Disease

September 12, 2010

Chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome (also known as DiGeorge syndrome) is the most common human chromosome deletion syndrome, having an estimated incidence of at least one in 4,000 live births… Cleft Palate News From Medical News Today

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