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Portland-Based Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects Chosen for San ...
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
By Report The University of California San Diego has chosen Portland-based Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects to design its new health sciences biomedical ... [more]
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Sagentia looks on the bright side
New Electronics - Dartford,Kent,UK
Sagentia has developed a ‘breakthrough’ lighting technology which it claims offers performance improvements beyond those of existing technologies. ... [more]
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| 4 hours ago. |
Stem Cell Transplant Procedures Vary Throughout the World
Cancer Consultants - Ketchum,ID,USA
Stem cell transplant practices vary substantially among physicians treating adults and children with hematologic malignancies (cancers of the blood or bone ... [more]
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| 4 hours ago. |
Pro-Life News: Stem Cell Research Hearing, Methodist Church ...
LifeNews.com - Helena,MT,USA
by Steven Ertelt Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A House committee on Thursday held a hearing on stem cell research that a leading pro-life group says was ... [more]
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| 7 hours ago. |
Osiris Therapeutics selling unit to NuVasive in deal worth up to $85M
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Stem cell therapy company Osiris Therapeutics said Friday it is selling its Osteocel business line to NuVasive Inc. in a deal that could be worth $85 .... [more]
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| 8 hours ago. |
When the environment can kill you
Palo Alto Online - Palo Alto,CA,USA
by Sue Dremann For years patients such as Beth Bradach were greeted with skepticism in the medical community, and many people today dismiss the disease as ... [more]
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| 8 hours ago. |
Medical Records On Your Smartphone
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
By TONY HOLT SPRING HILL - A physician can access a medical chart 2000 miles away right in the palm of his hand. Not long ago, a doctor needed to be inside ... [more]
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| 8 hours ago. |
AMA Backs FDA Pre-Screening of Direct-to-Consumer TV Drug Ads
MedPage Today - Little Falls,NJ,USA
... MedPage Today WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The American Medical Association, testifying before Congress, has endorsed the proposal that the FDA should review ... [more]
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| 8 hours ago. |
Artes Medical Reports Strong Consumer Interest, Rapid Patient ...
Earthtimes.org - USA
Artes Medical, Inc. is a medical technology company whose product ArteFill ® is the first and only FDA-approved non-resorbable injectable dermal filler for ... [more]
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| 8 hours ago. |
FDA Exhibiting New Caution in Drug Approvals
Newsinferno.com - Great Neck,NY,USA
Allen Taylor, a prominent cardiologist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, said these experiences suggest the FDA should demand Merck ... [more]
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| 10 hours ago. |
State makes $109 million available for stem cell research
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
AP - May 9, 2008 3:15 AM ET ALBANY, NY (AP) - Nearly $109 million in new state funding is being made available to support stem cell research in New York. ... [more]
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| 11 hours ago. |
Fibromyalgia now in the spotlight
Shelby Township Source Newspapers - Shelby Township,MI,USA
We have been treating it for years even as the rest of the medical community debated its very existence. The fact is, many in the medical community simply ... [more]
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| 11 hours ago. |
Denver Post Examines Outlook For Embryonic Stem Cell Research ...
Medical News Today - UK
The Denver Post on Wednesday examined possible changes to federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research with the next president. ... [more]
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| 11 hours ago. |
California Awards $271M in Stem Cell Grants
eFluxMedia (press release) - USA
By Alice Turner California has approved funding worth $271 million in total to create twelve stem cell research centers throughout the state. ... [more]
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| 11 hours ago. |
Author : International Center for Adult Stem Cell Education
Earthtimes.org - USA
In 2003, Mr. Margolis became the FIRST person in the world to create a company to treat dying heart patients with adult stem cells. ... [more]
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| 11 hours ago. |
— Chris Tsai, Bionet chairman
Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan
Bionet said that teeth, as well as dental pulp and gums, are a rich source of stem cells. Once a child’s baby teeth fall out, they can become a source of ... [more]
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| 12 hours ago. |
Plan to make biomedical waste disposal safer
Hindu - Chennai,India
listing priorities: Special Secretary, Health and Project Director of Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project PWC Davidar explains biomedical waste management at ... [more]
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| 12 hours ago. |
DOR BioPharma Announces Appointment of Christopher J. Schaber, PhD ...
CNN/Money - USA
.... Pfizer, Inc., PharmAthene, Siga Technologies, Inc., Battelle Medical Research and Evaluation Facility, and Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute. ... [more]
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| 15 hours ago. |
Chronic Pain Meds Unlikely to Cause Addiction
MedHeadlines - Chicago,IL,USA
By MedHeadlines • May 9th, 2008 • Category: Drugs, Medical Research, Neurology, Pain The general population and many in the medical community alike harbor ... [more]
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| 15 hours ago. |
Health care is delivered by fallible humans
Owen Sound Sun Times - Owen Sound,Ontario,Canada
They believed that their own medical people were not as skilled as the famous medical community in London. However, during 10 years of visiting my people in ... [more]
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| 15 hours ago. |
Just what the doctor ordered
Aurora Beacon News - Aurora,IL,USA
... district village officials created there - has piqued the interest of the medical community, said village Community Development Director Jim Testin. ... [more]
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| 15 hours ago. |
2008 Medical Device Forum: Tampa, Florida
IT Business Net - Newport Beach,CA,USA
DMN Newswire--2008-7-22-- Virtus International is the sponsor of the 2008 Future Medical Device Forum. This exclusive event offers fantastic industry .... [more]
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| 15 hours ago. |
The Use of Personal Digital Assistants in Clinical Practice
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
Used as a medical device, the PDA serves as a potential reservoir for cross- contamination. A New York study of infection control for staphylococcus and ... [more]
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| 15 hours ago. |
Stem cells offer hope for
Hindustan Times - New Delhi,India
"Development of numerous mature oocytes (eggs) from adult ovarian stem cells in vitro (in the laboratory) offers new strategies for the egg preservation, ... [more]
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| 15 hours ago. |
Human cloning bans advance in “radically changed” stem cell field
Catholic News Agency - Denver,CO,USA
These “induced pluripotent stem cells,” iPS cells, are considered to have significant research and therapeutic promise while avoiding the ethical problems ... [more]
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| 16 hours ago. |
South Africa: Smoke Signals
AllAfrica.com - Africa
Tobacco accounts for 8,5%, or about one in 12 deaths, according to the Medical Research Council. Since the constitution guarantees the right to health, ... [more]
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| 18 hours ago. |
Stem cell study grants awarded
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore,MD,USA
To see if drugs are effective, he will administer them to nerve cells derived from both embryonic stem cells and fetal cells. An additional 34 awards were ... [more]
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| 18 hours ago. |
The Stem Cell Controversy
News Today Online - Iloilo City,Iloilo,Philippines
The building block, the foundation cell, for every cell, tissue and organ in the body is the stem cell. Stem cells are undifferentiated, with no "specific ... [more]
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| 19 hours ago. |
AMA calls for limits on drug ads
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
A moratorium should be placed on ads for newly approved drugs until doctors are educated and regulators have signed off on the messages, the medical .... [more]
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| 19 hours ago. |
Osiris moves closer to stem cell treatment approval
Examiner.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
BALTIMORE (Map, News) - What will likely become the world’s first approved stem cell cure for life-threatening disease is incubating in the Baltimore labs ... [more]
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WARF licenses flu vaccine technology to local company
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA
WARF, Invitrogen Corp. come to terms: Invitrogen Corp. and WARF announced Thursday that they have signed a license for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) ... [more]
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| Thursday, May 08 |
Understanding Aging Conference, Los Angeles, June 27th
Methuselah Foundation - Washington,DC,USA
How do you and your loved ones stand to benefit from the coming biomedical revolution? Are you prepared? Is society prepared? At ADCI you will engage with ... [more]
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| Thursday, May 08 |
Paterson Announces $109M For Stem Cell Research
North Country Gazette - Chestertown,NY,USA
ALBANY—Nearly $109 million in new state funding is being made available to support stem cell research initiatives in New York, according to an announcement ... [more]
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| Thursday, May 08 |
Bad for our health
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
.... to promote their products," wrote Michael Maves, executive vice president of the American Medical Association, in a letter to the FDA on April 15. ... [more]
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| Thursday, May 08 |
Premature baby study stokes row on abortion
The Times - London,England,UK
The medical research literature is very clear that it is these whole-pop-ulation studies that provide the most reliable indication of survival rates. ... [more]
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| Thursday, May 08 |
Four standard alcoholic drinks a day is risky
Little About - Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
A guideline on alcohol consumption recommending not more than two drinks is being reviewed by the The National Health and Medical Research Council. [more]
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| Thursday, May 08 |
Angiotech to participate in Bank of America Health Care Conference
Earthtimes.org - USA
VANCOUVER, May 8 -- Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, is scheduled to participate in the Bank ... [more]
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| Thursday, May 08 |
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Perth, Australia
Optics.org - London,England,UK
The successful candidate will be expected to undertake biomedical optics research in investigating the effects of light on human biology, the development of ... [more]
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| Thursday, May 08 |
New doctors mark a milestone for Qatar
Peninsula On-line - Qatar
Fifteen new doctors — nine women and six men — were welcomed into the medical community yesterday during the inaugural graduation of the Weill Cornell ... [more]
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| Thursday, May 08 |
Adult stem cells safe in gene therapy
United Press International - USA
DAVIS, Calif., May 8 (UPI) -- Human bone marrow-derived stem cells used in gene therapy do not cause the development of tumors or leukemia, US researchers ... [more]
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