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  1. Joint Commission International Offers Travel Tips For Those Cheering On Olympians In Beijing details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Taking a few precautionary steps can help Americans visiting China for the 2008 Olympic Games go for the gold by avoiding health woes associated with international...

  2. Mate Or Hibernate? That's The Question Worm Pheromones Answer details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    If worms could talk, they might tell potential suitors, "I like the way you wriggle," complete with that telltale come slither look. But worms send their valentines via...

  3. VEGFbTM Has Been Granted Orphan Drug Designation By The FDA For The Treatment Of Advanced Melanoma details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    PhiloGene, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to VEGFb for the treatment of patients with advanced...

  4. Nephrology Nurses Will Celebrate Kidney Disease Awareness And Education Week In August details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Kidney Disease Awareness and Education Week (August 11-15, 2008*) is an ongoing, award-winning campaign that has helped improve care for renal patients through key...

  5. Celebrity Designer And ADHD Spokesperson Ty Pennington Partners With Shire To Announce The Launch Of VYVANSE™ For Adult ADHD Treatment details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Shire Limited (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has launched VYVANSE™ (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) for...

  6. Fat Injections - The New Trend In Facial Plastic Surgery details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Dr. Michael Law, a board certified plastic surgeon in Raleigh, North Carolina, sees patients from all parts of the world seeking natural looking plastic surgery. "Fat...

  7. Amerigroup Announces Settlement In Largest Ever False Claims Case According To Goldberg Kohn - Goldberg Kohn Represented Whistleblower details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Although no agreement has been signed, Amerigroup announced that a settlement was reached today stemming from the largest jury verdict ever awarded under the False Claims...

  8. Gilead Initiates Phase III Clinical Trial Of Elvitegravir, An Investigational Integrase Inhibitor For HIV details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced that it has begun enrolling patients in a Phase III clinical trial of its investigational antiretroviral agent...

  9. Want A Reason To Love Your Lower Belly Fat? It's Rich In Stem Cells details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Fat removed from the lower abdomen and inner thigh through liposuction was found to be an excellent source of stem cells, with higher stem cell concentrations than...

  10. FluoroPharma Announces Positive Phase I Safety Results For BFPET(TM), Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Tracer For Positron Emission Tomography (PET) details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    FluoroPharma Inc., a company developing breakthrough molecular imaging agents for the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) market, announced positive Phase I results...

  11. Dendreon Expects Interim Data Analysis For Phase 3 PROVENGE IMPACT Trial In October details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) announced that it expects the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) to review in October 2008 the interim...

  12. California Alcohol Problems Drain $38 Billion Annually details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Marin Institute, the alcohol industry watchdog, held a news conference and town hall meeting in Los Angeles today to release the disturbing findings of its landmark ...

  13. University Of Iowa To Begin Using LUMA(R) Cervical Pre Cancer Imaging Device details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    SpectraScience, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCIE), a San Diego-based medical devices company, announced that it has placed its LUMA Cervical Imaging System to...

  14. Brain And Spinal Injuries In Georgia: A Needs Assessment And State Action Plan details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    The Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission releases its 2008 report "Brain and Spinal Injuries in Georgia: A Needs Assessment and State Action Plan"...

  15. Duska Therapeutics Submits Phase 3 ATPace(TM) Protocol To FDA For Comment details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Duska Therapeutics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DSKA) ("Duska") announced that it has submitted for comment a synopsis of a proposed Phase 3 clinical study for its...

  16. Stem Cell Transplantation Research At The Cancer Center At Hackensack University Medical Center Aims To Develop 'Designer' Transplants details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Over the past two decades, stem cell transplantation has evolved from being an experimental treatment to one that is a viable option for patients with hematologic...

  17. Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Could Reduce Disparities For Black Kidney Transplant Recipients details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    Kidneys donated after individuals die from cardiovascular causes may be one of the best options for black patients in need of transplants, according to a study appearing...

  18. 'Statins' Linked To Improved Survival In Kidney Transplant Recipients details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    For patients receiving kidney transplants, treatment with cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs may lead to longer survival, reports a study in the November 2008 Journal of...

  19. Diabetes Experts Recommend One-Two Punch For Treating Patients With Pre-Diabetes details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    For the first time, a consensus of diabetes and metabolic disorder experts have recommended a comprehensive treatment regimen for patients with pre-diabetes. The...

  20. Long-Term Outcomes Of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Compared To Shock Wave Lithotripsy And Conservative Management details »
    www.medicalnewstoday.com Posted 3 hours ago

    UroToday.com - In this very important and unique study, the authors note that at 19.2 years average follow-up after percutaneous stone removal (PCNL), the incidence of...