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Medicare drug card savings growing, new data show

Seniors are now saving more money with the new Medicare-approved drug discount cards, the nation’s top Medicare official announced today at a forum held by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging.

23 Sep 2004

China falls victim to deadly alliance of Formula One and British American Tobacco

The staging of the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai this weekend confirms Formula One motor racing as a leading vector of the global tobacco pandemic

23 Sep 2004

Folic acid can dramatically reduce the incidence of spina bifida and other birth defects

A study, published today in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, shows that the proportion of babies born with neural tube defects in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador dropped by 78% after the Canadian Government directed that folic acid must be added to flour, cornmeal and pasta. The study supports the continuation of this food fortification strategy.

23 Sep 2004

EPA reports America's air is the cleanest ever in three decades

Annual emissions statistics for the six pollutants are considered major indicators of the quality of the nation's air because of their importance for human health and the existence of their long-standing national standards.

23 Sep 2004

First generation of human retinal cells in the laboratory from human embryonic stem cells

Some of these retinal tissues such as Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for such devastating diseases as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and other retinal degenerative diseases.

23 Sep 2004

Breakthrough discovery on why the malaria parasite has become resistant to chloroquine

Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have made a major breakthrough in discovering why the malaria parasite Plasmodium Falciparum, deposited in humans by the mosquito, has become resistant to chloroquine

23 Sep 2004

New combination of drugs results in fewer incidences of rejection in liver transplant patients

“The big advantage [of this combination of drugs] is that the incidence of rejection is significantly decreased,” he says. “These results could change the standard of care for liver transplant recipients.”

23 Sep 2004

Elan and Wyeth receive patents for Alzheimer's disease treatments

Elan Corporation and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals have announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently issued Neuralab Limited, a subsidiary of Elan, seven patents for the companies’ joint research on immunotherapeutic approaches to the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

23 Sep 2004

Auckland kids are five times more likely than those in other developed countries to need hospital admission for pneumonia

Pneumonia is a major problem in New Zealand. We believe a significant proportion of it is preventable. We want to know what the risk factors are so that we can find ways to reduce the number of children who get so sick they need hospital care

23 Sep 2004

Soy-rich foods could reduce the spread of breast cancer

Dr Pamela Magee, from the School of Biomedical Sciences, has been investigating the effects of a group of dietary compounds, found almost exclusively in soy foods, in the prevention of cancer spread

23 Sep 2004

Understanding how kidneys absorb protein from urine will help fight kidney disease in diabetics

A team of University of Queensland researchers led by Dr Philip Poronnik, a senior lecturer in the School of Biomedical Sciences, is unravelling the molecular processes in the kidney which retrieves proteins.

23 Sep 2004

Promising lead in developing anti-viral drugs with the potential to fight HIV and HSV

Dr Norelle Daly, from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience, is looking at the molecular structure of retrocyclin, a molecule with the ability to protect human cells from HIV infection.

23 Sep 2004

Research may lead to alternatives to antibiotic drugs for treating bacterial diseases

UCLA microbiologists report the discovery of a new class of genetic elements, similar to retroviruses, that operate in bacteria, allowing them to diversify their proteins to bind to a large variety of receptors.

23 Sep 2004

One third of the children had been exposed to illegal drugs

Research, conducted by experts at the Centre for Drug Misuse Research at the University of Glasgow, involving a survey of 2,318 ten to twelve year olds in Glasgow and Newcastle, reveals a unique insight into the factors behind illegal drug use by preteen children

23 Sep 2004

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Medicare drug card savings growing, new data show

China falls victim to deadly alliance of Formula One and British American Tobacco

Folic acid can dramatically reduce the incidence of spina bifida and other birth defects

EPA reports America's air is the cleanest ever in three decades

First generation of human retinal cells in the laboratory from human embryonic stem cells

Breakthrough discovery on why the malaria parasite has become resistant to chloroquine

New combination of drugs results in fewer incidences of rejection in liver transplant patients

Elan and Wyeth receive patents for Alzheimer's disease treatments

Auckland kids are five times more likely than those in other developed countries to need hospital admission for pneumonia

Soy-rich foods could reduce the spread of breast cancer

Understanding how kidneys absorb protein from urine will help fight kidney disease in diabetics

Promising lead in developing anti-viral drugs with the potential to fight HIV and HSV

Research may lead to alternatives to antibiotic drugs for treating bacterial diseases

One third of the children had been exposed to illegal drugs

Patients as well as doctors need to learn to become better communicators with each other

Measure will increase parental awareness and help prevent shaken baby syndrome

Chronic kidney disease increases a person's risk of heart disease, stroke, or death

Researchers say enforceable standards needed for long-term care

Promising early results in a study of a medication to treat kleptomania

New book suggests foods with a low glycemic index are key to weight loss

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Reducing polypharmacy through innovative drug formulation technologies

How innovation in dried blood spot testing is transforming neurological disease monitoring

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