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News From Sunday, October 05, 2008
11:46:46 PM Cells could help Jazmin to blossom
Portsmouth News - Portsmouth,England,UK

Doctors will harvest stem cells from bone marrow from Jazmin's hip which will help repair the damage caused to the muscles. The treatment is not available ... [more]

11:24:29 PM Rice hopes $3 million buys lots of innovative research
Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

.... their peers at other institutions in the Texas Medical Center. They'll work in the new Collaborative Research Center, which is slated to open next year. ... [more]

11:17:13 PM From LGH to LA; Lawrence ER doc lands job as TV show consultant
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA

But after making one principled decision, Lawson loses it all and ends up single and blackballed from the medical community. His best friend invites him to ... [more]

10:52:41 PM Remove research ban on embryonic stem cells?
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA

There have been many cures and treatments developed through umbilical chord and adult stem cells. Why don't we put our money into proven cures? ... [more]

10:27:40 PM Galenea and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Extend & Expand Schizophrenia ...
MarketWatch - USA

.... Medical Center) to generate breakthrough treatments for the memory and cognition impairments associated with schizophrenia and related disorders. .... [more]

9:45:54 PM Medical devices ruling's impact overstated
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA

The FDA has preemptive authority with only about 2 percent of medical devices - those that go through the most rigorous FDA premarket approval process. ... [more]

8:57:04 PM Dr. Candice Lane Featured in "Breakthrough" Bonus Chapters on ...
Social Media Portal - London,England,UK

Dr. Lane, a graduate of New York University , Bellevue , and UCLA medical programs, ABMS board-certified and a practicing clinical physician for over 15 ... [more]

8:45:37 PM Donating embryos for research may be easier said than done
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA

The launch of the state's stem cell research program and the opening of a dedicated tissue bank at UC San Francisco has opened at least one clear path for ... [more]

7:48:58 PM FDA Agrees Clarins Expertise 3P is a Drug
1888 Press Release (press release) - Alief,TX,USA

It is expected that in the future they will be forced to submit new drug applications for their products when making medical claims”. ... [more]

7:36:52 PM Africa’s First Stem Cell Centre for Lagos
This Day - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria

Chairman of the Stem Cell Transplantation Project for Africa, Dr Perry Iloegbunam has said that negotiations are on with the Lagos State Government for the ... [more]

7:23:03 PM Moyer Named AAEP Vice President For 2009
Media Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA

For more information on the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, visit our website: http://www.cvm.tamu.edu. ... [more]

5:37:29 PM Consumer Issues Top Supreme Court's Docket
NPR - Washington,D.C.,USA

Wyeth is arguing that lawsuits like this one are barred, because the FDA approved its label. And for the first time, the federal agency is taking the side ... [more]

5:13:08 PM Better All the Time #37
Methuselah Foundation - Washington,DC,USA

Take away those problems, and we are now all the closer to widespread availability of stem cell treatments for a potentially huge variety of illnesses and ... [more]

4:59:34 PM Single jab cancer therapy backed
BBC News - E,UK

The Medical Research Council project found that the drug offered a similar relapse rate - but far fewer side effects. A leading expert said it could one day ... [more]

4:11:36 PM One jab breakthrough for testicular cancer
Edinburgh Evening News - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK

Sally Stenning, from the Medical Research Council's clinical trials unit, which ran the trial, said: "Testicular cancer caught early is now one of the most ... [more]

3:33:45 PM El Presidente undergoes stem cell transplant
Harnesslink - New Zealand

Dr Vanner explained that, unlike stem cell therapy, this new and unique procedure is simple and safe. He said, "There are no invasive needles into the ... [more]

2:46:47 PM Chinese stem cell procedure: Savior or scam?
Colorado Springs Gazette - Colorado Springs,CO,USA

She'd come to this inhospitable hospital in China with a hope that stem cell therapy would restore some sight for her nearly blind son. ... [more]

2:23:25 PM Medicine safety - Dallas Product liability lawyer educates
Justice News Flash - W. Palm Beach,FL,USA

A Dallas product liability lawyer educates on the push for the FDA to enforce tighter restrictions of the sales of cold medicine for children. Medical ... [more]

1:46:45 PM Cancer Council calls for tanning bed crackdown
ABC Online - Australia

A team at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has used a British mathematical model to estimate the number of skin cancers that are linked to the ... [more]

12:04:50 PM SACRED FEMININE: The Divine Flow
Times of India - India

What would my grandmother — if she were alive today — have to say about recent medical research that finds menstrual blood to be rich in stem cells! ... [more]

7:11:38 AM Medicine award kicks off Nobel Prize announcements
International Herald Tribune - Paris,France

In 2006, they shared the Lasker prize for basic medical research, often dubbed "America's Nobel," with Jack Szostak of Harvard Medical School. ... [more]

6:22:29 AM Renewed call for tanning regulations
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia

The study was by researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency. .... [more]

4:47:15 AM 3-D cell culture gel that that can liquefy and resolidify developed
Entertainment and Showbiz! - Baroda,India

The researchers also say that being able to control the stiffness of the gel can facilitate the differentiation of stem cells into specific cell types. ... [more]

4:39:19 AM FDA Clearance Of World's First Catheter With Subcutaneous ...
Medical News Today - UK

Interrad Medical, Inc. a privately held medical device company, announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of its SecurAcath(TM) PICC with ... [more]

4:03:13 AM Cancer breakthrough with sea snail
Sky News Australia - Australia

Research funded by the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation has discovered that an extract from a purple dye excreted by the snails can kill breast cancer ... [more]

3:15:45 AM Warrior Son
Age of Autism - Trumbull,USA

For the past three years we have been implementing biomedical interventions with Charlie for his various medical problems, which we now believe were caused ... [more]

3:13:25 AM It's not just a phase ...
Canada.com - Canada

If you have exhausted other possibilities, your hope is that these trials may offer a chance to be the first to try a "breakthrough" drug. ... [more]

2:25:18 AM Your Opinions
Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek,MI,USA

The proposal is not about stem cell research (already legal in Michigan), but about experimenting with live human embryos and cloning. ... [more]

1:37:25 AM Docs use iPhone to access patient data
Calgary Sun - Canada

.... and a breakthrough Internet device with e-mail and a desktop-class web browser -- are bringing patients' medical records into the hands of paramedics. ... [more]

12:58:08 AM High infant mortality rate prompts fresh approaches to improving ...
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore,MD,USA

Years ago, the medical community combated infant mortality by simply pushing for more access to prenatal care, which is considered vital for healthy birth ... [more]

12:55:52 AM THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER: Broccoli gorws in cancer fight
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA

Even as food science and medical research increasingly intersect, many doctors are cautious about sweeping recommendations that focus on a single family of ... [more]

12:34:30 AM The truth behind claims by Rossi, Gregoire
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA

The facts: Gregoire did talk about creating a Washington Institute of Stem Cell Research. Her campaign Web site at the time said she wanted to create a Life ... [more]

12:08:07 AM "Rule of necessity" hovers over LL council members
Contra Costa Sun - Orinda,CA,USA

Loma Linda was a medical community long before it became a city. In 1905, the Seventh-day Adventist Church built the facility that eventually became Loma ... [more]



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