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Device restores musical talent that Gehrig's disease took
18.06.2008 21:36
usatoday.com
Those with neurological diseases can use a computer, type and even play music with ERICA.
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Health & Beauty
Skateboarding kickflips into PE
18.06.2008 21:36
usatoday.com
Hundreds of schools have a skateboarding curriculum in their physical education classes.
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Health & Beauty
High costs keep doctors from switching to electronic records
18.06.2008 21:36
usatoday.com
High costs keep primary care physicians away from electronic health records systems.
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Health & Beauty
4 Ohio parents sue over baby bottle chemical
18.06.2008 21:36
usatoday.com
Four Ohio parents have filed a federal lawsuit against makers of baby bottles, claiming the bottles were made from a harmful ...
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Health & Beauty
Salmonella cases from tomatoes jump to 383
18.06.2008 21:35
usatoday.com
The government's count of people made ill by salmonella-tainted tomatoes has jumped to 383, 106 more than were known earlier ...
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Health & Beauty
Egypt starts anti-smoking campaign
18.06.2008 21:35
usatoday.com
Offering a cigarette is as common as a handshake in Egypt, where the culture of smoking is so entrenched that patients sometimes ...
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Health & Beauty
FDA OKs device tested on Christopher Reeve
18.06.2008 21:35
usatoday.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a medical device tested on actor Christopher Reeve to help paralyzed people ...
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Health & Beauty
Dementia drug use to be reviewed
18.06.2008 21:03
bbc.co.uk
A review into the use of anti-psychotic drugs is part of a proposed new strategy for dementia care in England.
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Health & Beauty
Clone cell cancer 'cure' hailed
18.06.2008 21:02
bbc.co.uk
Scientists claim they have cured advanced skin cancer for the first time using the patient's own cells cloned outside the body.
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Health & Beauty
Tests 'cut child asthma steroids'
18.06.2008 21:02
bbc.co.uk
Testing the breath and phlegm of children with severe asthma might spare them oral steroid drugs, say scientists.
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Health & Beauty
Suni Medical Imaging Introduces SuniRay -- The Next Generation Of Intraoral Digital Radiography
18.06.2008 20:14
medicalnewstoday.com
Suni Medical Imaging, the pioneer in digital radiography has introduced SuniRay, the most advanced intraoral digital radiography system on the market. Using the latest CMOS technology and Prof Suni Advanced Imaging Software, SuniRay delivers exceptionally high image quality with maximum diagnostic capabilities. Designed and manufactured in Silicon Valley, SuniRay represents the perfect balance of form and function.
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Radiology
Allergan Receives U.S. Food And Drug Administration Approval For TRIVARIS™ (triamcinolone Acetonide Injectable Suspension) 80 Mg/mL
18.06.2008 19:11
medicalnewstoday.com
Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TRIVARIS™ (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension) 80 mg/mL, a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory action. Delivered via intravitreal injection, the ophthalmic indications for TRIVARIS™ include sympathetic ophthalmia, temporal arteritis, uveitis, and ocular inflammatory conditions unresponsive to topical corticosteroids.
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Eyesight Disorders
Elan And Wyeth Announce Encouraging Top-line Results From Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Bapineuzumab For Alzheimer's Disease
18.06.2008 18:14
medicalnewstoday.com
Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) and Wyeth (NYSE: WYE) announced encouraging preliminary findings from a Phase 2 study of bapineuzumab (AAB-001) in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. In the 18-month trial, bapineuzumab appeared to have clinical activity in treating Alzheimer's disease. Efficacy FindingsThe study did not attain statistical significance on the primary efficacy endpoints in the overall study population.
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Alzheimer's Disease
More than 350 sickened by salmonella outbreak
18.06.2008 18:02
reuters.com
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. food safety officials on Wednesday said more than 350 people have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes.
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Health & Beauty
Unique Bi-Directional Irrigated Tip Cardiac Catheter For Treatment Of Irregular Heart Rhythms Now Available In The European Union
18.06.2008 17:13
medicalnewstoday.com
Patients in the European Union (EU) with arrhythmias, also known as irregular heart rhythms, may now benefit from treatment with a new state-of-the art catheter, designed to reduce char and thrombus formation during ablation and give physicians improved range of motion during procedures to eliminate abnormal heart rhythms. The new EZ STEER™ THERMOCOOL® Bi-Directional Catheter, manufactured by Biosense Webster, Inc.
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Cardiology
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