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Insight into breast cancer

Measuring the transfer of tiny amounts of energy from one protein to another on breast cancer cells has given scientists a detailed view of molecular interactions that could help predict how breast cancer patients will respond to particular therapies.

5 May 2011

Over 1000 patients enrolled in world's largest ever pancreatic cancer vaccine trial

KAEL-GemVax, a leading oncology biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it had been officially notified by the independent Data Monitoring Committee that over 1000 patients have been enrolled in the TeloVac Study, making it the world's largest ever pancreatic cancer vaccine trial.

5 May 2011

Genome epigenetic analysis reveals new ways to detect and treat breast cancer

The most comprehensive analysis yet of the epigenetic modifications present in breast cancer has revealed potentially important new ways to detect and treat the disease, Belgian researchers have reported.

5 May 2011

Congressional Republicans advance legislation to repeal Medicaid maintenance-of-effort provisions

The measure's supporters say it would lead to savings for the federal government of nearly $3 billion over the next five years.

5 May 2011

Clinical study: Celecoxib drug may treat breast cancer

The anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib may be a useful additional treatment for people with breast cancer, Dutch researchers report at the IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference in Brussels.

5 May 2011

S*BIO regains North American, European rights to novel JAK2 inhibitors from Onyx

S*BIO Pte Ltd today announced the restructuring of its collaboration and option agreement with Onyx Pharmaceuticals, which was entered into in January 2009.

5 May 2011

St. Vincent RNs sign agreement with management to withdraw strike for patient safety

After a 6 -hour negotiating session, the registered nurses of the St. Vincent Hospital have reached a tentative agreement with management tonight, averting a strike that was set to begin on Friday May 6.

5 May 2011

Cosmofrance introduces Dermasculpt microcannula for painless cosmetic injections

Cosmofrance Inc. introduces Dermasculpt a FDA-approved, FLEXIBLE blunt-tip microcannula for non-bruising & practically painless cosmetic injections.

5 May 2011

BUSM research shows how heparan sulfate interacts with growth factor proteins

When the human genome project produced a map of human genes, the number of genes in humans turned out to be relatively small, approximately the same number as in primitive nematode worms.

5 May 2011

U.N. report forecasts global population increases through 2100

The world's population "is expected to grow from nearly 6.9 billion currently to 9.3 billion by 2050 and 10.1 billion by 2100," the U.N. said in a report on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports, noting that the U.N. uses the projections "to devise and fund programs for problems ranging from climate change to maternal mortality".

5 May 2011

NBA Cares, SAHM and Tulsa Shock guard partner for teen vaccine awareness campaign

Tulsa Shock guard Andrea Riley and Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Lanier teamed up with NBA Cares and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine today to bring Vaccines for Teens to the Tulsa community.

5 May 2011

UCF to develop safe, inexpensive and effective polio vaccine

An innovative way of making vaccines at the University of Central Florida has attracted the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its potential to make vaccines lessexpensive, more effective and needle free.

5 May 2011

EraGen workshop to address two topics on real-time PCR-based viral monitoring tests

EraGen Biosciences Inc. today announced that it will host a corporate workshop at the upcoming Clinical Virology Symposium, which is being held May 8-11 in Daytona Beach, Fla. The workshop will take place at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach.

5 May 2011

Rural Doc becomes federally certified to use electronic health records

Kansas Health Institute News: Rural Kansas Doc Becomes Perhaps Nation's First Certified EHR User.

5 May 2011

Staying up late and sleeping in can increase risk for gaining weight

Staying up late every night and sleeping in is a habit that could put you at risk for gaining weight. People who go to bed late and sleep late eat more calories in the evening, more fast food, fewer fruits and vegetables and weigh more than people who go to sleep earlier and wake up earlier, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

5 May 2011

AARP launches campaign to preserve health and retirement security of older Americans

With the national debate heating up on raising the debt ceiling, AARP announced a new campaign today to fight against proposals with arbitrary limits, caps or triggers that would result in harmful cuts to critical Social Security and Medicare benefits that millions of Americans have earned through a lifetime of hard work.

5 May 2011

Research experts to speak at brain tumor educational conference

Patients, families and caregivers are invited to attend an educational conference covering many aspects of brain tumors May 14 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

5 May 2011

Study explores impact of environmental toxins on health care costs and childhood morbidity

In three new studies published in the May issue of the journal Health Affairs, Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers reveal the staggering economic impact of toxic chemicals and air pollutants in the environment, and propose new legislation to mandate testing of new chemicals and also those already on the market.

5 May 2011

Group of foundations launches food, agriculture policy research initiative

A group of foundations on Tuesday in Washington launched AGree, a food and agriculture research initiative, Bloomberg reports.

5 May 2011

Chest CT more effective for preoperative cardiothoracic surgery patients

Recent studies have shown that a 64-detector CT angiography utilizing prospective electrocardiographic gating produces a quality image but considerably reduced patient radiation dose when compared to retrospective ECG gating, according to research being presented at the 2011 American Roentgen Ray Society's annual meeting.

5 May 2011

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Insight into breast cancer

Over 1000 patients enrolled in world's largest ever pancreatic cancer vaccine trial

Genome epigenetic analysis reveals new ways to detect and treat breast cancer

Congressional Republicans advance legislation to repeal Medicaid maintenance-of-effort provisions

Clinical study: Celecoxib drug may treat breast cancer

S*BIO regains North American, European rights to novel JAK2 inhibitors from Onyx

St. Vincent RNs sign agreement with management to withdraw strike for patient safety

Cosmofrance introduces Dermasculpt microcannula for painless cosmetic injections

BUSM research shows how heparan sulfate interacts with growth factor proteins

U.N. report forecasts global population increases through 2100

NBA Cares, SAHM and Tulsa Shock guard partner for teen vaccine awareness campaign

UCF to develop safe, inexpensive and effective polio vaccine

EraGen workshop to address two topics on real-time PCR-based viral monitoring tests

Rural Doc becomes federally certified to use electronic health records

Staying up late and sleeping in can increase risk for gaining weight

AARP launches campaign to preserve health and retirement security of older Americans

Research experts to speak at brain tumor educational conference

Study explores impact of environmental toxins on health care costs and childhood morbidity

Group of foundations launches food, agriculture policy research initiative

Chest CT more effective for preoperative cardiothoracic surgery patients

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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