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Once a wool dye, chemical could one day be a skin cancer treatment
The color of sunburn, the liquid used more than a century ago to dye wool red now holds the promise of reversing damage caused by the sun's harmful rays, a local doctor says.Sanjiv Agarwala, chief of oncology and hematology at St. Luke...
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Cop for cancer ready to climb mountains for children
Canadian Cancer Society workers and other volunteers joined Oceansides Tour de Rock cyclist Dave Kokesch during a recent garage sale fundraiser.From left: Kokesch, Helen Kreacul, Brandt Kivela, John Nelson, Kevin Kivela and Joan Turner.
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Baa Baa Blood Test? Rare Sheep Could Be Key to Better Diagnostic Tests in Developing World, Says Stanford Stud
The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says baa.Its the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine, which...
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Rare sheep could be key to better diagnostic tests in developing world, says Stanford study
STANFORD, Calif.The newest revolution in microbiology testing walks on four legs and says 'baa.' It's the hair sheep, a less-hirsute version of the familiar woolly barnyard resident. A new study from the Stanford University School...
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EC lifts treatment restrictions on Neupro
UCB announced that Neupro (rotigotine transdermal patch) can now be prescribed to all patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease in Europe and is newly available for the symptomatic treatment of moderate to severe idiopathic Restless ...
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Once a wool dye, chemical could one day be a skin cancer treatment: Doctor at St. Luke's sees hope that PV-10
Sanjiv Agarwala, chief of oncology and hematology at St.Luke's Cancer Center, is wrapping up Phase 2 clinical trials examining whether an injectable form of Rose Bengal known as PV-10 is an effective treatment for melanoma, the most...
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Dream come true for Florham Park boy stricken with cancer
Malcolm Sutherland-Foggio, who suffering from Ewings sarcoma, as he appeared in the hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., after surgery to remove the tumor from his hip.11-year-old Malcolm Sutherland will ride on Fourth of July float FLORHAM...
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Tick, Tick, TickLyme Season Has Begun, Physician Warns
The persistent cool and damp weather in the Northeast this spring put many outdoor activities on hold.With the weather finally improving, many people will head outdoors, and when they do, they are likely to find a perennial pest has been...
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Tick, Tick, TickEURLyme Season Has Begun, Physician Warns
The persistent cool and damp weather in the Northeast this spring put many outdoor activities on hold.With the weather finally improving, many people will head outdoors, and when they do, they are likely to find a perennial pest has been...
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Sports Injuries Cause 1 In 5 Emergency Department Visits For Kids
Sports-related injuries such as bruises, scrapes and broken bones accounted for 22 percent of hospital emergency department visits for children ages 5 to 17 in 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare...
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Triggering Muscle Development -- A Therapeutic Cure For Muscle Wastage?
Scientists in the UK and Denmark have shown that if elderly men were given growth hormone and exercised their legs showed an appreciable muscle mass increase.Geoff Goldspink (Royal Free and University College Medical School, UK)...
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More young people getting skin cancer
VANCOUVER Brynessa Gradleys life changed just over a year ago when she scratched an itchy spot on her leg as she came out of the shower.The 21-year-old Queens University student, a native of West Vancouver, found a tiny mole ringed...
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Birthday party for infant with tumor benefits girl with cancer
Yates Graham gets a little hands-on experience with cake frosting during his first birthday.The Wynnburg boy has trouble swallowing and receives his nourishment through a tube in his digestive system. Rachel and Chuck Graham of Wynnburg...
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Scientists 'rebuild' giant moa using ancient DNA
Contact: Nicolas Rawlence Scientists have performed the first DNA-based reconstruction of the giant extinct moa bird, using prehistoric feathers recovered from caves and rock shelters in New Zealand.Researchers from the University of...
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ThromboGenics and BioInvent Start Recruitment of Second 100 Patient Cohort in Phase II DVT Prophylaxis Study W
LEUVEN, Belgium The Phase II trial is an active (enoxaparin)-controlled, dose-escalating, multicenter, prospective, randomised, open label trial evaluating TB-402 for the prophylaxis of DVT after knee surgery.The study is assessing three...
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Hoddesdon Schoolboy Hospitalised After Colliding With Car
A SCHOOLBOY was rushed to hospital following a road traffic collision yesterday afternoon (Wednesday, July 1).Emergency services received several frantic 999 calls to outside Sheredes School in Cock Lane, shortly after 3pm. The calls...
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Sleep disturbances and sleep apnea in patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis
(Click the title below to leave the MDLinx Network and go to the Journal's Website) Journal of Nephrology, 07/02/09 Print Save in My Library Free Abstract Tang SCW et al.- Sleep disturbances in chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients...
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Neupro(R), The Only Transdermal Patch For Restless Legs Syndrome, Now Available In The UK
The only transdermal patch in the UK for the symptomatic treatment of moderate to severe idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) in adults was launched by UCB.Applied once-a-day, Neupro (rotigotine transdermal patch) allows for...
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Government 'No Leg To Stand On' Over Refusalto Compensate Tainted Blood Victims - Willott, UK
Today, during a Westminster Hall debate on the Archer Inquiry into the infection of nearly 5,000 haemophiliacs with HIV and Hepatitis C through NHS blood products, Jenny Willott, Liberal Democrat MP for Cardiff Central, revealed evidence to...
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Cardiovascular Systems Added to Russell 3000 Index
PAUL, Minn.-- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.(CSI) (Nasdaq: CSII), a medical device company developing and commercializing innovative interventional treatment systems for vascular disease, has been added to the Russell...
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Amira Pharmaceuticals Experimental Lung Disease Drug May Have Legs
The story around Amira Pharmaceuticals experimental drug AP2966 is beginning to get interesting.Yesterday the San Diego-based respiratory drug company said its experimental drug reduced lung scarring in mice, offering promise that the...
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Global Multi-Site Study Comparing Medications for Bipolar Disorder to be Presented at International Conference
People with bipolar disorder stay free of symptoms longer when they are treated with a combination of mood stabilizing drugs rather than just one, according to an international research study.Using both lithium and divalproex reduced the...
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Sports Injuries Cause 1 in 5 Emergency Department Visits for Kids
Newswise Sports-related injuries such as bruises, scrapes and broken bones accounted for 22 percent of hospital emergency department visits for children ages 5 to 17 in 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for...
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Multiple AKs and SCCs require multifaceted approach
Nashville, Tenn.The difficulty of treating multiple actinic keratoses (AKs) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) on the legs demands that dermatologists consider multiple modalities and monitor patients closely for invasive SCC, an...
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DNA Maps Extinct Bird's Colors
Australian and New Zealand scientists have used prehistoric feathers to help map the color of giant extinct birds and said Wednesday they believe their method could help reconstruct the appearance of other extinct bird species.The...
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