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Nogo protein may control the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers in the Department of Neurosciences at The Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have found that Nogo, a protein known for its ability to regulate nerve regeneration, may control the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

3 Aug 2004

Public meeting to discuss development of standards for drug classes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it will host a public meeting to discuss development of standards for drug classes and categories under the new Medicare prescription drug benefit.

3 Aug 2004

Water from the Dead Sea, the climate of Jordan and a special cream can significantly help sufferers of vitiligo

Vitiligo causes the skin to lose its colour in patches and is associated with a build-up of an oxygen-related molecule (hydrogen peroxide) in the skin. Sufferers can't fight the development of this molecule due to a shortage of an enzyme in the skin.

3 Aug 2004

Researchers study whether people’s genetic makeup could make them more likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee and hip

Researchers at The University of Nottingham are studying whether people’s genetic makeup could make them more likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee and hip — the most common medical condition to affect the joints.

3 Aug 2004

Michigan settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer Schering Plough

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced today a settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer Schering Plough over its underpayment of Medicaid Drug Rebates on the antihistamine drug Claritin, netting more than $2.6 million for Michigan’s Medicaid program.

3 Aug 2004

How to avoid MRSA infection

Staph bacteria are not uncommon in health care settings. In fact, they account for a large number of hospital-related infections each year.

3 Aug 2004

Nearly a third of Americans consume more than the FDA-recommended two drinks a day

In the last two decades, treatment professionals have realized that reaching these potential alcohol abusers is important. The August issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter examines brief interventions for this large segment of the population.

3 Aug 2004

Children with mild asthma can lose lung function

About one quarter of children in a long-term study of mild to moderate asthma suffered a significant loss of lung function over the course of four to six years.

3 Aug 2004

45% of specialists admit having made a recent medical error

Otolaryngologist Dr. David Roberson has first-hand experience with medical errors. He remembers one near-miss in a patient about to receive a cochlear implant – and says it typifies the kinds of mistakes he and his colleagues have turned up in a national survey.

3 Aug 2004

Smart drug that targets cancer cells in the brain following removal of a tumor

The use of a "smart" drug that targets cancer cells in the brain following removal of a tumor may provide treatment that can extend the survival of people with the most common form of primary malignant brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

3 Aug 2004

Pacemakers and defibrillators can be safe for use in magnetic resonance imaging machines

In animal and laboratory studies, scientists at Johns Hopkins have shown that modern, implanted heart assist devices - such as pacemakers and defibrillators - can be safe for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines

3 Aug 2004

Successfully cloning mice from an advanced melanoma cell

Nature can reset the clock in certain types of cancer and reverse many of the elements responsible for causing malignancy, reports a research team led by Whitehead Institute Member Rudolf Jaenisch, in collaboration with Lynda Chin from Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

3 Aug 2004

Growing up ain't like it used to be

Today, adulthood no longer begins when adolescence ends. In the bridge to adulthood, also referred to as early adulthood, many more young people are caught between the demands of employment and economic dependence on their family to support them during this transition.

3 Aug 2004

Half of the complications and deaths due to in-hospital DVT can be prevented with once daily dalteparin

Current research supports the use of blood-thinners to help acutely ill, hospitalized patients minimize the risk of death from a pulmonary embolism (PE) and its precursor deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

3 Aug 2004

Health web sites providing bogus information to peddle alternative medicinal treatments

Researchers from the University of Exeter in England have found that cancer patients are being mislead by many popular health web sites providing bogus information to peddle alternative medicinal treatments.

3 Aug 2004

Mothers who catch a flu during pregnancy may increase the risk of their child developing schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime — more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year.

3 Aug 2004

New gene therapy treatment involves injecting Herpes simplex virus into the brain tumours of Glioma patients

Experts on the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee have given the go ahead for a large clinical trial of a new treatment for patients with Glioma - one of the most aggressive types of brain tumours for which there is currently no cure.

3 Aug 2004

Half of women over 55 don't discuss osteoporosis with their doctors

A recent survey of 376 women age 55 and over found fewer than half of them discuss osteoporosis prevention therapies with their healthcare providers, yet this bone crippling disease is one of the major reasons women eventually lose their independence and enter nursing homes.

3 Aug 2004

Scripps Encinitas Program helps brain-injury patients regain living skills

Yvette, a 50-year-old stroke patient, entered the Scripps Encinitas Rehabilitation Center’s Brain Injury Day Treatment Program on March 3 in a wheelchair. On July 9, she walked out on her own with a new outlook on life.

3 Aug 2004

3.01 million workless households in the UK in spring 2004

There were 1.86 million children living in workless households, down 31,000 (1.7 per cent) from the previous year and down 296,000 (13.7 per cent) from five years earlier.

3 Aug 2004

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Nogo protein may control the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

Public meeting to discuss development of standards for drug classes

Water from the Dead Sea, the climate of Jordan and a special cream can significantly help sufferers of vitiligo

Researchers study whether people’s genetic makeup could make them more likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee and hip

Michigan settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer Schering Plough

How to avoid MRSA infection

Nearly a third of Americans consume more than the FDA-recommended two drinks a day

Children with mild asthma can lose lung function

45% of specialists admit having made a recent medical error

Smart drug that targets cancer cells in the brain following removal of a tumor

Pacemakers and defibrillators can be safe for use in magnetic resonance imaging machines

Successfully cloning mice from an advanced melanoma cell

Growing up ain't like it used to be

Half of the complications and deaths due to in-hospital DVT can be prevented with once daily dalteparin

Health web sites providing bogus information to peddle alternative medicinal treatments

Mothers who catch a flu during pregnancy may increase the risk of their child developing schizophrenia

New gene therapy treatment involves injecting Herpes simplex virus into the brain tumours of Glioma patients

Half of women over 55 don't discuss osteoporosis with their doctors

Scripps Encinitas Program helps brain-injury patients regain living skills

3.01 million workless households in the UK in spring 2004

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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