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Micrus Endovascular Receives Approval To Market Cerecyte Microcoils In Japan
14.07.2008 06:14
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Micrus Endovascular Corporation (Nasdaq: MEND) announced receipt of Shonin approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to market in Japan its Cerecyte® microcoil product line, including the MicruSphere®, Presidio®, HeliPaq® and UltiPaq® Cerecyte embolic coils, for the endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Sales of the Company's Cerecyte microcoils will be managed by Goodman Co., Ltd.
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Neurology
Compugen Announces Positive In-Vivo Results For Therapeutic Peptide Candidate For Immune Related Diseases
14.07.2008 06:14
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Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGEN) announced positive results from a recently completed in vivo study of CGEN-25007, a novel peptide antagonist of the gp96 protein. The data indicate that CGEN-25007 has immunosuppressive effects and therapeutic potential for the treatment of various inflammatory diseases and other immune related pathologies.
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Immunology
Alcon Terminates The Development Of Anecortave Acetate In Age-Related Macular Degeneration
14.07.2008 06:14
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Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ACL) announced today it has terminated the development program designed to evaluate the benefit of anecortave acetate treatment on the risk for developing sight-threatening choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration. The decision followed a planned interim analysis of studies C-02-60 A and B that was performed after 2,546 patients had completed the 24 month time point.
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Eyesight Disorders
Potential To Prevent Loss Of Insulin In Type 2 Diabetes
14.07.2008 06:14
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There are two completely different diseases known as diabetes. Type 1 is an autoimmune condition that often starts in childhood or adolescence. Type 2 is a metabolic disorder sometimes associated with lifestyle. In both cases, the insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas die, albeit at different rates. Until now, it was thought that the processes leading to beta cell death were similar in both diseases.
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Diabetes
Live Healthy To Beat Diabetes National Diabetes Week: 13 - 19 July Australia
14.07.2008 06:14
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging Australians to adopt a healthier lifestyle against the backdrop of National Diabetes Week. The awareness raising event runs from 13 - 19 July. "General practitioners are often the first point of contact in the health system for people with Type 2 diabetes.
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Diabetes
Visit Your GP Before Diabetes Visits You, Australian Medical Association
14.07.2008 06:14
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People with a family history of diabetes and those carrying extra weight should visit their GP to learn how to minimise the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, AMA Vice President Dr Gary Speck said , as National Diabetes Week kicked off. "You can't change your family history or genetic make-up, but with the help of your family doctor you can prevent or delay the development of diabetes through lifestyle changes," Dr Speck said.
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Diabetes
IAPAM Launches Aesthetic Medicine News Site
14.07.2008 06:13
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With the current boom for minimally invasive anti-aging treatments, the first person many people go to is their physician. Moreover, between new State regulations and the need for industry-leading clinical education, practitioners agree that more timely and accessible information is required.
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Plastic Surgery
HP Donates Technology To Help Prevent Spread Of Disease In Quake-stricken Sichuan, China
14.07.2008 06:13
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HP (NYSE:HPQ) announced it has donated 500 HP iPAQ Travel Companions with GPS technology, valued at approximately $300,000, to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), supporting the establishment and operation of a public health surveillance and evaluation effort in earthquake-affected Sichuan Province.
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First Aid
Neways Donates Products To Japan Earthquake Victims
14.07.2008 06:13
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Early in the morning of June 14, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Kurihara in northern Japan, killing six people and causing considerable damage. To assist in recovery efforts, Neways Japan sent 400 boxes of oxygen-fortified Athletic Super Water® and 200 packs of fluoride-free UltraShine Radiance® toothpaste. "Thank you very much for your help," said local welfare officer Yasuo Hirasawa.
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First Aid
PhRMA Announces Revised Voluntary Guidelines To Prohibit Gifts To Physicians
14.07.2008 05:17
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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America on Thursday released revised voluntary marketing guidelines that ban gifts from pharmaceutical companies to physicians, Bloomberg/Indianapolis Star reports (Bloomberg/Indianapolis Star, 7/11).
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
American Medical Association Apologizes For 'Past History Of Racial Inequality' Toward Black Physicians
14.07.2008 05:17
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The American Medical Association on Thursday issued an apology for more than 100 years of "racial inequality" toward black physicians and for the acceptance of racial segregation in the medical profession, the Wall Street Journal reports (Burton, Wall Street Journal, 7/11).
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
White House Renews Veto Threat Of Medicare Physician Payment Bill Because Of Medicare Advantage Cuts
14.07.2008 05:17
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President Bush intends to veto legislation (HR 6331) that would delay a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees that was scheduled to take effect last week, despite the measure passing both chambers by veto-proof majorities, the
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Critical Care Medicine & Anesthesiology
More Are Failing To Recognise They Have A Weight Problem
14.07.2008 05:16
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More and more people are failing to recognise they are overweight, despite an actual rise in the number of people who are clinically "overweight" or "obese", according to research published on bmj.com today. It is well known that women often view themselves as 'too fat' while men typically underestimate their weight.
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Weight Correction
Thoughts Of Death Make Us Eat More Cookies - Research Reveals How Watching TV Crime Shows Triggers Overeating
14.07.2008 05:16
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According to new research by Dirk Smeesters, Associate Professor of Marketing at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, people who are thinking about their own deaths want to consume more.
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Weight Correction
Report Examines ADAP Waiting Lists, Other Cost-Containment Measures
14.07.2008 05:16
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National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors: The report finds that as of July 3, there were 35 people on waiting lists for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs in two states: Indiana and Montana.
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HIV/AIDS
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