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 Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission to Host Third Annual Maryland Stem
Citybizlist (press release)
Citybizlist (press release) 3, 2010) -- The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission (Commission) will host the Third Annual Maryland Stem Cell Research Symposium in partnership with the ... [more]
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 Important Breakthrough In Origins Of Aggressive Breast Cancer
Medical News Today - UK
They then introduced the defective genes into the stem cells of one group of mice, and also into the intermediary cells of another group. ... [more]
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 Experts warn against using sugar as pain relief for babies
Children & Young People Now - London,UK
Dr Rebecca Slater, who led a Medical Research Council-funded study at University College London, said: "Our findings indicate that sucrose is not an ... [more]
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 Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads
Reuters - NY,USA
To ease the workload, the agency recently enlisted doctors to report misleading promotions aimed at medical professionals. Its "Bad Ad" campaign seeks to ... [more]
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 Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Retain in Inactivate X Chromosome
Newswise (press release) - USA
They found that one X chromosome remained inactive, making the reprogrammed cells similar to most female human embryonic stem cells, which have one active ... [more]
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 ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Issues Letter to Shareholders
MarketWatch - USA
.... including those based on destroying cancer stem cells as a potentially safe and effective treatment for various cancers; the risk of obtaining patent ... [more]
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 US Doctors Work With Afghans to Improve Country's Medical Care
Voice of America - USA
Part of that preparation is ensuring that Afghanistan's medical community will be able to care for the population. US Air Force personnel are working at the ... [more]
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 Research: Mental Exercises do not Stop, But Might Postpone the Onset of
TopNews - Little Rock,Arkansas,USA
TopNews United States A study that was spearheaded by Dr. Robert Wilson at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago discovered that individuals who were mentally active were ... [more]
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 Embryonic stem-cell research - money over morality
OneNewsNow - Tupelo,MS,USA
CMA president Dr. David Stevens thinks politics and greed are behind the desire to fund embryonic stem-cell research, and that is why the government wants ... [more]
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 Osteoporosis Drugs May Be Linked to Cancer Risk
WebMD
Concerns about a link between bisphosphonates and esophageal cancer first reached the public about a year and a half ago with the publication of an FDA ... [more]
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 Stem-cell bill could see vote
Politico - Washington,DC,USA
Diana DeGette says she has picked up wide support for her stem-cell research bill. | AP Photo Close By RICHARD E. COHEN | 9/3/10 4:42 AM EDT As Congress ... [more]
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 Accentus Medical Signs Global Licence Agreement with Zimmer
MarketWatch - USA
Medical device materials have been shown to be susceptible to rapid colonisation by bacteria, which then produce a plaque or biofilm as protection against ... [more]
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 Breast cancer may not originate from stem cells
Healthcare Today - London,UK
Scientists discover some breast cancer tumours may not come from basal stem cells as previously believed. Click on available sources in right hand menu to ... [more]
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 Bone drugs may raise cancer risk
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
.... the drugs and stomach or bowel cancer. The study was funded by Britain's Medical Research Council and Cancer Research UK. It was published today in BMJ. [more]
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 Bicycle rodeo expands to include skateboards, includes special treat for ...
Ritzville Adams County Journal - Ritzville,WA,USA
A Ritzville business and the medical community are partnering to host a bicycle and/or skateboard rodeo during the Health and Wellness Street Fair in ... [more]
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 Lantronix Reports Fiscal 2010 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
MarketWatch - USA
"During fiscal 2010, we invested in new products and marketing capabilities to maximize our opportunities in the growing medical device connectivity market. ... [more]
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 'Major advance' in tackling aggressive breast cancer
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
Scientists have found that these cancers start in a class of breast cell called intermediaries or progenitors, as opposed to stem cells as commonly thought. ... [more]
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 One-stop destination for biomedical products
lonad News
Thanks to reputable websites offering a wide range of biomedical services and products- patients care needs can be taken care of effectively. ... [more]
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 Orexigen soars on license deal. Rexahn up on research article.
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BioMedReports (subscription) Orexigen submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Contrave on March 31, 2010 and the Prescription Drug User ... [more]
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 Researchers identify how bone-marrow stem cells hold their 'breath' in
EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA
EurekAlert (press release) 3, 2010 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified unique metabolic properties that allow a specific type of stem cell in the body to ... [more]
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 Profile of scientists behind lawsuit on embryonic stem-cell research
Catholic Culture - USA
The Wall Street Journal profiles the two scientists whose lawsuit prompted a federal judge to halt federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research: James ... [more]
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 Lynchburg physicians honored with medical awards
Lynchburg News and Advance
By Staff Two longtime Lynchburg physicians were honored for their work in the community at the annual Central Virginia Medical Community reception this week ... [more]
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 Resident will petition Collier commissioners to approve mail-in ballot ...
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
The plan is for Jackson to serve as an anchor to attract other medical-related enterprises so a biomedical park develops and thousands of jobs are created ... [more]
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 Study Reinforces Long-Known Dangers of Weight-Loss Drug Meridia
PharmaLive.com (press release) - Newtown,PA,USA
.... and 2) because the FDA's 1996 advisory committee voted narrowly against its approval, also opposed by the FDA medical officer reviewing the drug. .... [more]
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 Spero Pain Relief Therapy LLC Announces Opening of Pain Relief Clinic in
MarketWatch - USA
MarketWatch (press release) I am convinced that the medical community at large will know about the efficacy and benefits of this system, but starting with this first clinic, .... [more]
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 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Reacts to
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
PR Newswire (press release) 23 ruling in the US District Court for the District of Columbia that granted a preliminary injunction barring federal funding of embryonic stem-cell ... [more]
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 Employers Push Costs for Health on Workers
New York Times
Workers also increasingly face higher deductibles, forcing them to pay a larger share of their overall medical bills. “The long-term trend is pretty clear,” ... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 Transplant Patient Wants To Hold Wife's Hand Again
WLKY - Louisville,KY,USA
Edwards is considered to be a medical breakthrough because much of his original hands were not amputated, and then merged with the donor hands. .... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 Murray chosen as location for UK College of Medicine western campus
Murray Ledger and Times - Murray,KY,USA
Murray was a natural choice to set up shop, Wilson said, as it has a strong medical community and a good resource in MSU. He implied possible future .... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 KnobbeMedical.com launches to support medical-device industry startups
OC Metro - Newport Beach,CA,USA
BY Logan ChurmPublished: September 02, 2010 02:22 PM A new website has launched with the goal of providing entrepreneurs in the medical-device industry the ... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 Allergan drops FDA lawsuit as part of off-label settlement
Medical Marketing and Media - New York,NY,USA
The lawsuit, which challenged current FDA policy on the distribution of truthful information about a product, off-label or no, raised eyebrows across the ... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 Biomedical program catches on at Campo Verde
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
2, 2010 02:16 PM Freshman Daniel Gentry stood still as he was hooked up to a cardiac monitor in his biomedical-sciences class at Gilbert's Campo Verde High ... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 Spider-bite death surprises local medical community
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
Dr. Steve Murphree, a medical entomologist and biology professor at Belmont University, said in his experience, he'd never heard of a death related to a ... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 Medical Research and Human Dignity
Christian Post - San Francisco,CA,USA
.... Yoffe comments that when it comes to stem cells and other high-tech biology, scientists invariably oversell the medical benefits of their research. ... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 Database Threat to Device Industry
Memphis Daily News - TN, USA
AdvaMed, the association that represents medical device companies, has raised the flag about this concern and is asking the FDA to extend the public comment ... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 Spinning Stem Cell Fairy Tales
The Catholic Spirit - St. Paul,MN,USA
By Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk Discussions about the morality of stem cell research often focus on the differences between adult stem cells and stem cells ... [more]
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Thursday, September 02
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 New York Times Writers Speak up for Chickens, Chimps
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
.... the use of chimpanzees in biomedical research and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Nicholas Kristof offers an indictment of the industrial confinement ... [more]
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