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Swine Flu - Prevention is Better Than Cure (Popularity:  )
http://www.cleanaer.com/
With PhotoOnly one week into the new year swine flu has already claimed several lives. Healthmap.org believes that swine flu has resulted in hospitalization and even death not only in the UK, but also in other parts of Europe and America. Reports indicate that the virus is even more virulent than last year.While the Swine Flu (H1N1) virus can be treated with antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu and Relenza which ...
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ASTMH Symposium Showcases Efforts To Meet the Need for New Medicines to Treat Infectious Diseases in Developing Countries (Popularity: )
An urgent need for new medicines to treat neglected infectious diseases in the developing world has prompted a growing number of collaborations among academic researchers, non-profit product development partnerships (PDPs), and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. As noted today in a symposium at the 58th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), these collaborations are opening up new avenues of access to industry technology, expertise, and ...
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New CDC Reports Show Too Many Americans Still Smoke and Are Exposed to Secondhand Smoke; Elected Officials Must Step Up Fight Against Tobacco (Popularity: )
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/
The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Two new reports released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that while the United States has made dramatic progress in the fight against tobacco, too many Americans still smoke and too many non-smokers – including more than half of all young children – are still exposed to secondhand smoke.Along ...
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Topspin Medical Announces First Commercial Installation of the Cathamaran(TM) Intravascular MRI System (Popularity: )
http://www.topspin.co.il
TopSpin Medical, Inc. (TASE: TOPMD) announces first commercial installation of the Cathamaran(TM) Intravascular MRI System at ZOL Hospital, Genk, Belgium, with the first procedures performed on January 16th. "We are pleased to be the first site to install the Cathamaran(TM) IVMRI System. This 6F compatible technology represents a major breakthrough in our ability to detect and quantify lipid present in coronary lesions. We are very excited to be among the ...
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Coffee Drinking and Caffeine Associated With Reduced Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Rhythm Disturbances (Popularity: )
http://www.dor.kaiser.org
Coffee drinkers may be less likely to be hospitalized for heart rhythm disturbances, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, Calif. The researchers, who note the findings may be surprising because patients frequently report palpitations after drinking coffee, are presenting the study at the American Heart Association's 50th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in San Francisco on March 5, 2010.While ...
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Health Management Associates, Inc. Promotes Burke W. Whitman To Chief Executive Officer (Popularity: )
http://www.hma-corp.com
Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) announced today the promotion of Mr. Burke W. Whitman, 51, to Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2007. Mr. Whitman joined the Company in January 2006 as President and Chief Operating Officer. He will now serve as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Health Management Associates, Inc., Mr. Whitman was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for a major hospital company. ...
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Potential Treatment Found for Debilitating Bone Disease in Wounded Soldiers and Children (Popularity: )
http://www.chop.edu
PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2011 -- Promising new research reveals a potentially highly effective treatment for heterotopic ossification (HO), a painful and often debilitating abnormal buildup of bone tissue. HO comes in two main forms—one that appears in children and is congenital, another that strikes wounded military personnel and surgery patients and is triggered by severe injuries and wounds.An animal study by developmental biologists shows that a drug that interrupts a ...
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Pharmacyclics Announces Encouraging Phase 2 Data With Xcytrin(R) in Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients (Popularity: )
http://www.pharmacyclics.com
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCYC) today announced results from three open-label, multi-center Phase 2 clinical trials evaluating Xcytrin(R) (motexafin gadolinium) Injection, the company's lead product candidate, as a single-agent and in combination with chemotherapy as a second-line treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who failed at least one platinum-based chemotherapy regimen. The results were presented today at the 12th World Conference on Lung Cancer of the International Association ...
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GlaxoSmithKline and Cellzome Announce Major Strategic Alliance (Popularity: )
http://www.cellzome.com
Cellzome Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline (LSE & NYSE: GSK) announce the signing of a worldwide strategic alliance to discover, develop and market novel kinase-targeted therapeutics to treat inflammatory diseases. The alliance gives GSK access to Cellzome's significant expertise in identifying and developing selective kinase inhibitors and its proprietary Kinobeads(TM) technology which, by screening compounds in a physiological setting, is designed to improve the predictability of these drug candidates' performance in clinical ...
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Spaulding Celebrates 40 Years of Remarkable Recoveries (Popularity: )
http://www.spauldingrehab.org/
First planned in 1967 by Josiah Spaulding and a group of other civic leaders to address the critical rehabilitation need created by changes to Medicare law, the current Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, then Massachusetts Rehabilitation Hospital opened its doors on September 16, 1970. Forty years later, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital has grown into one of the top rehabilitation facilities in the world as a leader in teaching, research, and care in the ...
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