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Majority of the public favor physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in great pain

A new Harris/BBC World News America poll finds that large majorities of Americans now favor physician assisted suicide and euthanasia for terminally ill patients in great pain who wish to end their lives. It also finds that a majority of people over 65 now have written directives regarding the type of care they would like to receive, or not to receive, at the end stages of their lives.

25 Jan 2011

Massive drinks mean massive calories

When you're ordering the new Starbucks "trenta" you're not only getting a massive drink (31 ounces) but massive calories (up to 600) - with the potential to pack on more than 60 extra pounds in one year.

25 Jan 2011

IRIS International places 40 iQ200 Elite Automated Urine Microscopy Analyzers in Mexico in 2010

IRIS International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of automated in-vitro diagnostics systems and consumables, and a provider of high value personalized diagnostics testing services through its CLIA certified molecular diagnostics laboratory,has begun to significantly penetrate the Mexican healthcare market with the initial placement in 2010 of 40 iQ®200 Elite™ Automated Urine Microscopy Analyzers within one of the largest social security healthcare systems in Mexico.

25 Jan 2011

NINDS awards AndroScience $3.8M cooperative translational research grant for Kennedy's Disease

AndroScience Corp., based in San Diego, California, announced receiving a $3.8 Million, 3-year milestone-driven, cooperative translational research grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

25 Jan 2011

California jury awards $2.2 million in defective laparoscopic device case

Encision Inc. – A California jury awarded $2.2 million to a patient in a personal injury, product liability, defective laparoscopic device case against a competing medical device company; as reported in the Daily Journal.

25 Jan 2011

80% of NFL lineman back in game after disc surgery

NFL linemen can recover from back surgery and return to their spine-bruising careers, so can you get back into your "game" of horsing around with your kids or working out at the gym after back surgery.

25 Jan 2011

Northwest Biotherapeutics resumes enrollment in DCVax Phase II brain cancer clinical trial

Cutting edge, patient-specific vaccine treatments like DCVax® provide for a longer life expectancy along with a better quality of life for brain cancer patients, an improvement over current conventional brain tumor treatments. "The vaccine that I received has extended the median survival of Grade IV brain cancer (GBM) from 14.6 months, with conventional treatment, to over 36 months," stated Bob Gibbs, a 7 year brain cancer survivor, who has defied the odds statistically, thanks to the experimental brain cancer vaccine DCVax®.

25 Jan 2011

Study results presented at ASCO-GI reinforce value of Genomic Health's Oncotype DX Colon Cancer test

Genomic Health, Inc. today announced presentation of three studies at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium, including one finding that high tumor grade was not a marker of higher recurrence risk in stage II colon cancer, suggesting that other markers, such as the Oncotype DX® Recurrence Score® (RS) test as well as T-stage and mismatch repair (MMR) status, should be considered by physicians during the treatment decision-making process.

25 Jan 2011

Florida Society of Pain Management Providers commends new Pain Clinic regulations / Standards of Care

The Florida Society of Pain Management Providers commends the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine in their issuances of Pain Clinic regulations / Standards of Care.

25 Jan 2011

Taiwanese research team develops large-scale proactive cancer treatment system first-generation prototype

A Taiwanese research team, led by Prof. Ming-Shing Young of Department of Electrical Engineering at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), has successfully developed a large-scale proactive cancer treatment system first-generation prototype which includes Frequency-Adjustable High Frequency Induction Heating Machine (HFIHM) and 3D Magnetically Guiding Endoscope System (3DMGES).

25 Jan 2011

Kira For Women introduces two new products for menopause, PMS

Natural women's health brand, Kira For Women, is launching two new products - Kira PMS Relief and Kira Menopause Relief.

25 Jan 2011

Study finds heart failure diagnosis four times higher in most economically disadvantaged communities

Heart failure diagnosis is four times higher in the most economically disadvantaged communities and twice as high among South Asians a new study at the University of Leicester has found.

25 Jan 2011

ASCO urges physicians, medical schools to improve quality of life for people with cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology today called on physicians, medical schools, insurers, and others to help improve quality of life for people with advanced cancer.

25 Jan 2011

Middle-aged women could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by lowering blood pressure

Large numbers of middle-aged women worldwide could reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (stroke, heart attack and heart failure) and its complications by lowering their blood pressure, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Jan 2011

Majority of Americans unaware of law mandating equal coverage of mental health benefits

An overwhelming majority of Americans remain unaware of a law mandating equal coverage of mental health benefits by insurance companies, a cause for concern by psychologists at a time when one-quarter of Americans are reported to have a mental health disorder and only a minority are receiving treatment.

25 Jan 2011

UB's therapeutic program helps teens with ADHD to become better drivers

A University at Buffalo researcher's work with a state-of-the-art driving simulator is making better drivers among those considered to be the most risky motorists on the road: teens with ADHD.

25 Jan 2011

ASU Biodesign Institute hosts international research consortium on early detection of lung cancer

To address the latest issues on the early detection of lung cancer, the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University will host an international research consortium in Scottsdale, Ariz., Feb. 25-26.

25 Jan 2011

Researchers show shunt operation can help patients with dementia

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital are the first in the world to show that an operation can help patients with dementia caused by white matter changes and hydrocephalus.

25 Jan 2011

American Heart Association: Cost of medical care for heart disease to raise in US by 2030

The cost to treat heart disease in the United States will triple by 2030, according to a policy statement published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

25 Jan 2011

Study results of Pathwork Diagnostics's Tissue of Origin Test presented at ASCO 2011

Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., a privately held molecular diagnostics company focused on oncology, announced today that results from a decision impact study of its Tissue of Origin Test were presented this weekend at the ASCO 2011 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.

25 Jan 2011

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Majority of the public favor physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients in great pain

Massive drinks mean massive calories

IRIS International places 40 iQ200 Elite Automated Urine Microscopy Analyzers in Mexico in 2010

NINDS awards AndroScience $3.8M cooperative translational research grant for Kennedy's Disease

California jury awards $2.2 million in defective laparoscopic device case

80% of NFL lineman back in game after disc surgery

Northwest Biotherapeutics resumes enrollment in DCVax Phase II brain cancer clinical trial

Study results presented at ASCO-GI reinforce value of Genomic Health's Oncotype DX Colon Cancer test

Florida Society of Pain Management Providers commends new Pain Clinic regulations / Standards of Care

Taiwanese research team develops large-scale proactive cancer treatment system first-generation prototype

Kira For Women introduces two new products for menopause, PMS

Study finds heart failure diagnosis four times higher in most economically disadvantaged communities

ASCO urges physicians, medical schools to improve quality of life for people with cancer

Middle-aged women could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by lowering blood pressure

Majority of Americans unaware of law mandating equal coverage of mental health benefits

UB's therapeutic program helps teens with ADHD to become better drivers

ASU Biodesign Institute hosts international research consortium on early detection of lung cancer

Researchers show shunt operation can help patients with dementia

American Heart Association: Cost of medical care for heart disease to raise in US by 2030

Study results of Pathwork Diagnostics's Tissue of Origin Test presented at ASCO 2011

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