| US-based IT firms outperform Indian peers | |
Revenues of IT companies have been growing at a healthy rate but US-based firms witnessed higher revenue growth than their Indian...
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| Is Britney Spears pregnant again |
Troubled pop star Britney Spears has fuelled speculation she is pregnant again, after sneaking into a clinic for a health check...
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| China offers free treatment to the injured |
Beijing, May 15 (Xinhua) China Thursday promised it would provide free medical treatment to those injured in Monday's devastating quake that claimed over 15,000 lives and rendered tens and thousands...
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| Bird flu spreads in Darjeeling |
Kolkata, May 16 : The report of Bhopal based Animal Disease Laboratory has confirmed the outbreak of bird flu at Pool Bazar Bijanbari block in Darjeeling sub division of the District....
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| Top doctors offer Patrick Swayze revolutionary cancer cures |
Washington, May 16 : While actor Patrick Swayze is battling pancreatic cancer, three top doctors have offered him a sure-shot cure with their new revolutionary treatments....
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| New enzyme inhibitor may lead to drug against cancer |
Washington, May 16 : Scientists at The Wistar Institute have developed a new type of enzyme inhibitor that can deactivate proteins called phosphatidyl-inositol-3-kinases (PI3Ks), which are crucial to cancer...
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| Smiling against your will at work is dangerous for your health |
London, May 16 : Forcefully flashing your teeth at work is dangerous for health, scientists have...
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| Molecular mechanism behind onset of sun-induced skin cancer identified |
Washington, May 16 : Researchers from University of Minnesota have identified a molecular mechanism that may explain the onset of sun-induced skin...
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| MIT engineers create bacteria-resistant films |
Washington, May 16 : A research team from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has reported the development of bacteria-resistant films applied to medical devices and other surfaces to ward off microbial accumulation....
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| Study links lack of vitamin D to breast cancer risk |
Washington, May 16 : A new research has found that lack of exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), is clearly linked to breast...
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| Simple blood test may improve treatment response in breast cancer patients |
Washington, May 16 : Doctors' dependence on radiology studies such as CT scans and ultrasound for breast cancer therapy could soon become...
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| Scientists identify hundreds of genes involved in cancer development |
Washington, May 16 : In a new study on mice, genetic researchers have pinpointed hundreds of genes that may have a major role to play in the development of...
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| High-salt diets may not increase risk of death |
Washington, May 16 : Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have challenged the long-held assumptions about high salt intake, by finding that high-salt diets may not increase the risk of...
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| Hospitals Responding to Patients |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT By Michael O'Connor and Rick Ruggles, Omaha World-Herald, Neb. May 16--Most people wouldn't consider sharing a hotel room with a stranger. But for years,...
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| Diagnostic Health Appoints New COO |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT Diagnostic Health, an independent provider of diagnostic imaging services, has appointed Robert Gontarek as its COO effective from May 19, 2008. In this...
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| Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients |
FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who have a vitamin D deficiency at the time of diagnosis are more likely to have a recurrence or to die from their disease, a new study...
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| Array and AstraZeneca Announce Phase II Cancer Trial Plans |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT Array BioPharma and AstraZeneca have announced plans for two additional randomized Phase II trials for AZD6244. The trials, which will begin during the...
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| Manufacturer Removes Remaining Stocks Of Trasylol |
Background: On Nov. 5, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. agreed to an FDA-requested marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control...
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| Sunbed Regulations Useless Says Scottish Parliament Health Committee |
A health committee of the Scottish parliament said the regulations covering sunbeds and tanning machines offered for public use in commercial parlours are "useless" and do not protect the public,...
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| Azor Reduces Blood Pressure In Difficult To Treat Special Populations |
(TM) (amlodipine and olmesartan medoxomil) safely and effectively helped patients across several major subpopulations lower their blood pressure (BP). An analysis of patient subgroups from the...
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| Celebrex Shows Benefit In First-of-Its-Kind Lung Cancer Chemoprevention Trial |
Celecoxib, the anti-inflammatory medication also known by the trade name Celebrex, has proven to be safe and reduces a specific proliferation measurement of precancerous lesions in the lung,...
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| Veterinarians, Pediatricians And Postal Workers Team Up To Reduce Incidence Of Dog Bites, USA |
There are very few public health crises that can truly be cured by public awareness and education ... but dog bites are one of them. There are 4. 7 million people bitten by dogs every year, and this...
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| I came back from the dead thanks to my pals at work |
oms of heart problems, but she put the pains down to indigestion and attempted to grin and bear it.However, three hours into her shift the pain became so great that she decided to take a break.Ms...
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| Doctors Invited Participate In Paid Online Survey Activity |
), a new web-based medical market research service. Qualified and practicing Healthcare professionals in Europe are invited to join the EPG Survey panel. Membership is free and panel members are...
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| Targeted Therapy Plus Chemotherapy May Pack 1-2 Punch Against Melanoma |
By targeting and disabling a protein frequently found in melanoma tumors, doctors may be able to make the cancer more vulnerable to chemotherapy, according to a new study by researchers in the Duke...
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| How Tumorigenesis And Drug Design Are Affected By Mutant P53 Stability |
In the May 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Guillermina Lozano (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and colleagues reveal how the stabilization of a mutated form of p53 affects oncogenesis, and lends startling new...
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| Pfizer Extends 10 Million Yuan To Earthquake Victims And Relief Efforts In China |
Pfizer China announced it is providing up to RMB 10 million (approximately $1.4 million U.S.D) in medicines and financial assistance to relief organizations operating in the region worst affected by...
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| Risk Of Death In Patients Waiting For Kidney Transplants Increased By Hidden Heart Condition |
An often asymptomatic condition - systolic dysfunction, or decreased pumping of the heart - poses an increased risk of death for patients on kidney transplant waiting lists, according to a study...
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| Applied NeuroSolutions To Offer P-Tau 231 Test For Use In Alzheimer |
), a company focused on the development of products for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), today announced an initiative to provide its P-Tau 231 cerebrospinal fluid...
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| Cancer testing crisis too much to be handled alone, inquiry told |
Eastern Health was overwhelmed soon after the start of its crisis in dealing with flawed cancer tests, a judicial inquiry in St. John's has been told. Dr. Robert Williams, who retired as...
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| Dying Patients And Their Relatives To Benefit From Department Of Health Investment In Hospital Environments, UK |
The physical environment in which the NHS cares for thousands of dying patients is to be transformed as a result of a new £1 million programme funded by the Department of Health, led by the King's...
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| Non-Profit Pima Health System is Outbid; 25,000 Local Clients to Seek Care Elsewhere |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT By Becky Pallack, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson May 16--Pima Health System has lost its state contract to provide health care to local Medicaid patients....
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| Phase II Study Of IMC-A12 For Advanced Liver Cancer Opens For Patient Enrollment |
ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that a Phase II clinical trial of IMC-A12,...
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| Theranostics Health Signs Collaboration Agreement With Duke University |
Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 06:00 CDT Theranostics Health has entered into a three-year master research collaboration agreement with Duke University. This relationship will provide Duke...
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| Family stays healthy despite growing demands |
"The data shows that in the past two decades there is something like a 'normal model' of the family, which is a married couple with their children," Perrig-Chiello told swissinfo. "Four-fifths of all...
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| Expansion Of USDA BioPreferred Program Presents Significant Opportunities For Industrial Biotechnology Companies |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized three rules designating new categories of biobased products as eligible for BioPreferred purchasing by all federal agencies and contractors. Biotechnology...
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| Novavax Completes Enrollment In Phase I/IIa Pandemic Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trial |
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) announced that it has completed enrollment in the Phase I/IIa study of its pandemic influenza vaccine including a total of approximately 230 subjects. Favorable...
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| Lung Damage In Emphysema Halted By Common Acne Drug |
An antibiotic commonly used to treat acne can prevent tissue damage caused by lung diseases such as emphysema, researchers have found. A team of researchers from the Universities of Leeds and...
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| Smoothies Set To Be Healthy Option Plus |
Slipping down a treat They are recommending that the labelling advice on the products should be updated to show they contain two of the recommended "5-a-day" portions of fruit and vegetables, not...
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| Plastic Surgery And Sex In The City Girls |
Plastic surgery: A good move for the Sex in the City Girls. Discuss. Oh come on, you thought it too. There's no way they could look THAT good at THAT age. I should know...I'm at least a decade (ahem)...
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| Woman Accused Of Deadly MySpace Hoax |
Megan, pictured in a MySpace memorial for her American Lori Drew allegedly helped create a fictitious profile of a 16-year-old boy on the social networking site and used the persona to flirt with...
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| Older Americans Need Shingles Vaccines |
(newser) – The CDC is recommending that all adults age 60 and older get vaccinated against shingles, a common condition that can result in chronic plan,...
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| Medical tests under review due to diagnosis concerns |
Almost 4,600 former hospital patients in the north-east are due to begin receiving letters today telling them that their chest x-rays and CT scans are being rechecked.The move comes amid doubts about...
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| "Cool" New Treatment For Hot Flashes In Breast Cancer Survivors |
An anesthetic injection into a collection of nerves in the neck of breast cancer survivors may reduce the severity and frequency of debilitating hot flashes and night awakenings associated with...
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| Implementation Of Nurse-to-Patient Ratios In California Is Successful, Says American Society Of Registered Nurses |
In a national online survey conducted by the American Society of Registered Nurses (ASRN.org), 56% of the 761 Registered Nurses surveyed on March 26 that worked under nurse-to-patient ratios said...
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| Study Shows That Prostate Cancer Increases The Risk Of Bone Fracture |
As unlikely as it sounds, scientists at the Garvan Institute for Medical Research have shown that there is a link between prostate cancer and a higher risk of bone fracture. Analysis of data from...
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| Nurse rescued four days after SW China earthquake |
A 23-year-old nurse was rescued at 2:23 p.m. on Friday from a collapsed town hospital in southwest China's Sichuan Province, four days after the earthquake on Monday that could claimed more than...
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| Study Finds That Those With A GLUT2 Gene Variation Consistently Consume More Sugars, Regardless Of Age Or Sex |
A new study released in the online edition of Physiological Genomics finds that individuals with a specific genetic variation consistently consume more sugary foods. The study offers the first...
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| BBVA Foundation International Study On Attitudes To Stem Cell Research |
Unlike most scientific and technological advances, which tend to take their place silently in society, biotechnology often finds itself the center of public debate and regulatory attention, due...
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| Science Briefs From Weill Cornell Medical College |
Stem Cells Might Contribute to Vascular Disease - Stem Cells Might Cause More Damage After Vascular Surgery Physician-scientists believe that stem cells might play a harmful role in the body's...
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