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Medicine storage temperatures are too high

The recommended maximum storage and transit temperatures for most medications is 25°C and are set by the pharmaceutical manufacturers.

2 Jul 2004

How the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is being implemented in four African countries

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will today publish interim findings relating to how the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is being implemented in four African countries.

2 Jul 2004

No compulsory genetic testing for newborn babies in Europe

European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin today rejected stories in several media claiming he had called for genetic testing of all newborn babies in Europe.

2 Jul 2004

Positron emission tomography offers a better way to observe the damage that strokes and neurodegenerative diseases wreak on brain cells

A laser-based microscopy technique may have settled a long-standing debate among neuroscientists about how brain cells process energy

2 Jul 2004

ASU and Mayo Clinic collaborate on a new joint nursing program

ASU and Mayo Clinic have reached an agreement to collaborate on a new joint nursing program based at Mayo Clinic Hospital in northeast Phoenix.

2 Jul 2004

Three-dimensional cryo-electron microscope may help guide the design of new antibiotics

Understanding the last step of protein synthesis – the basic process of translating DNA into its final protein product – just became more clear both literally and figuratively.

1 Jul 2004

Young gay men experience high rates of anti-gay violence and harassment

A UCSF study of gay and bisexual young men in Phoenix, Austin and Albuquerque found that during a six-month period, over a third reported experiencing anti-gay harassment, 5 percent reported anti-gay violence and 11 percent reported anti-gay discrimination.

1 Jul 2004

Physical activity cuts risk of depression in children

Students who increase their physical activity during their middle-school years have fewer symptoms of depression, according to a new study.

1 Jul 2004

From potent painkillers to humble cough syrups, the same medicines that help patients misused by teens

From potent painkillers to humble cough syrups, the same medicines that can help patients can also be misused to produce a high feeling. And they can hurt teens or hook them into addiction just as easily as other illicit drugs.

1 Jul 2004

In Africa only a quarter of infants under six months of age are fed exclusively on breast milk

Children in developing countries are being put at unnecessary risk of disease and death as they are fed on alternatives to breast milk.

1 Jul 2004

Research describes how nerve growth factor stimulates a sequence of proteins that promote nerve growth

Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered key steps involved in regulating nerve growth and regeneration that may have implications for spinal cord research.

1 Jul 2004

Celiac disease may affect 3 million Americans, ten times higher than previous estimates

Celiac disease is considerably under-diagnosed, according to an independent consensus panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

1 Jul 2004

TUNA therapy results in significantly reduced erectile dysfunction

Comparing five-year results of Medtronic TUNA® Therapy (transurethral needle ablation) to surgery for 121 men in their mid-60s with lower urinary tract symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, a team of urologists found that “for appropriately selected patients with bothersome voiding symptoms, TUNA is an attractive treatment option.”

1 Jul 2004

A Center for Human Genetics/Genomics has been established at the University of California

Established in UCSD Health Sciences, which includes the School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Center brings together UCSD faculty from multiple campus departments and schools including medicine, pharmacy, biology, biostatistics and mathematics.

30 Jun 2004

New educational campaign on celiac disease

The Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF) with the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) today announced the launch of a new educational campaign on celiac disease

30 Jun 2004

Ethical, social and legal aspects of human genetic testing

On 6th and 7th May 2004, the European Commission invited all interested parties to attend a European citizens' and stakeholders' conference, held in Brussels, to discuss the ethical, social and legal aspects of human genetic testing in research and healthcare applications.

30 Jun 2004

Confirmation of what we all suspected, electronic gaming is making kids fat

A new study adds to the evidence that sedentary behaviors are linked to childhood obesity and sheds light on the world-wide dimension of the problem.

30 Jun 2004

Red Cross supports 9/11 recovery with $50 million

Over the next two years, American Red Cross September 11th Recovery Grants will fund programs large and small which offer services in communities throughout the United States. Grants will be issued to organizations addressing a wide variety of recovery needs including: health; mental health and wellness; community-based recovery; children and youth; ensuring access to September 11 services; and more.

30 Jun 2004

Exercise found to be equally effective as diuretics in preventing high blood pressure and an enlarged heart

Only recently was a type of diuretic known as thiazides been found to be superior to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and calcium antagonists (calcium channel blockers) in preventing one or more major types of cardiovascular disease.

30 Jun 2004

The medical use of marijuana

The medical use of marijuana enjoys wide public support. More than 70% of respondents to recent surveys agree that marijuana should be available medically. Sources: Pew Research Center for the People & the Press conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 14-19, 2001 and The Gallup Poll. March 19-21, 1999.

30 Jun 2004

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Medicine storage temperatures are too high

How the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is being implemented in four African countries

No compulsory genetic testing for newborn babies in Europe

Positron emission tomography offers a better way to observe the damage that strokes and neurodegenerative diseases wreak on brain cells

ASU and Mayo Clinic collaborate on a new joint nursing program

Three-dimensional cryo-electron microscope may help guide the design of new antibiotics

Young gay men experience high rates of anti-gay violence and harassment

Physical activity cuts risk of depression in children

From potent painkillers to humble cough syrups, the same medicines that help patients misused by teens

In Africa only a quarter of infants under six months of age are fed exclusively on breast milk

Research describes how nerve growth factor stimulates a sequence of proteins that promote nerve growth

Celiac disease may affect 3 million Americans, ten times higher than previous estimates

TUNA therapy results in significantly reduced erectile dysfunction

A Center for Human Genetics/Genomics has been established at the University of California

New educational campaign on celiac disease

Ethical, social and legal aspects of human genetic testing

Confirmation of what we all suspected, electronic gaming is making kids fat

Red Cross supports 9/11 recovery with $50 million

Exercise found to be equally effective as diuretics in preventing high blood pressure and an enlarged heart

The medical use of marijuana

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