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    December 13, 2007

    » China Shuts Down Leukemia Drug Maker
    » Japan Scientists Develop Fearless Mouse
    » New Voices a Monthly Feature Porviding a Forum for Area Youths to Express Thier Ideas
    » Stanford Scientists Awarded $10.7 Million in Latest State Stem Cell Grants
    » Boomers Need to Plan for Their Parents' Long-Term Care
    » Area Libraries Announce Program Schedule for December
    » Witch's Hat Much Less Wicked
    » Club & Organization Activities
    » Diabetes Drug Poses Risk for Elderly
    » Merck Recalls 1M Childhood Vaccines
    » Woman Misdiagnosed With HIV Gets $2.5 M
    » Families Flee Freezing, Powerless Homes
    » US Cholesterol Average Is Ideal at 199
    » Neupro(R) Filed With the FDA for the Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome
    » Neupro(R) Filed With the FDA for the Treatment of Advanced-Stage Parkinson's Disease
    » Sensible Diet Key to Health
    » ZymoGenetics and Merck Serono Initiate Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial of Atacicept in Lupus Nephritis
    » Nurse in Chester Maggot-Wound Case is Sentenced
    » Morning-After Drug Bill Advances
    » Progress Cited in Fighting Dystrophy
    » Seniors Face High-Pressure Sales Tactics on Medicare Insurance: Deceptive Agents Push Inappropriate Medicare Plans to the Elderly
    » GTC's ATryn Receives FDA Orphan Designation
    » Misys Healthcare's Leading Solutions Deliver Results for More and More Customers
    » ZymoGenetics Presents Positive Results for Interleukin Combination Drug
    » FDA Panel Recommends Kynapid Approval for Atrial Fibrillation
    » Neurocrine Receives Approvable Letter for Indiplon Capsules With Additional Safety and Efficacy Data Required By FDA
    » Gene Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
    » Chroma Announces Positive Phase I Efficacy Data for Novel Cancer Therapy CHR-2797
    » Merck Wants Mevacor Sold Over-Counter
    » Lawsuits Allege Milk Wasn't Organic
    » 'Sweat is Not the Answer'
    » Reflux Among Babies Often a Misdiagnosis
    » Maximizing the Contribution of the Public Health Workforce
    » Heart Disease Can Help Surgery
    » The Health and Science of Starting Sex
    » The State of the International Organ Trade
    » Former Philadelphia Eagle Mike Quick Joins American Lung Association
    » PETA Targets Homeland Security Tests
    » U.S. Preventive Medicine to Expand into England With iHealth UK Ltd.
    » Public Health Schools: Six Portraits
    » How Brazil Turned One Public Health School into 40
    » FDA Accepts EntreMed's IND for Panzem
    » Models of Public Health Education: Choices for the Future?
    » Shaping Public Health Education Around the World to Address Health Challenges in the Coming Decades
    » A Solution for Creating Competent Health-Care Specialists: the Swiss School of Public Health+
    » Factors Affecting Nurse Prescribing
    » Problems and Progress in Public Health Education
    » All for One, One for All
    » Regional Public Health Education: Current Situation and Challenges
    » Mapping Africa's Advanced Public Health Education Capacity: the AfriHealth Project
    » Training of Public Health Workforce at the National School of Public Health: Meeting Africa's Needs
    » Needs and Numbers Are Health Visiting Priorities
    » Building Leadership for Health
    » Global Health Diplomacy: Training Across Disciplines
    » Strategic Policy Issues and Music Teacher Preparation
    » Generex Receives Approval for Oral-Lyn in UAE
    » Hospital Ready to Grow: Marshall Sees Spring Start to Project, With State OK.
    » LGH Wins Federal Health/Safety Award
    » License of Prairie Village Day Care Suspended After Molestation Allegation
    » Papua New Guinea Man Sentenced to Death for Child Murder
    » Atrium ER Will Open Today in Middletown
    » Men's Health - The Practice Nurse's Handbook
    » Same Day Brain Tumour Ops
    » Current Concerns in Transplantation
    » International Perspectives on the Ethics and Regulation of Human Cell and Tissue Transplantation
    » New Online Learning Tool Fills the Knowledge Gap on Botulinum Toxin Type B for Cervical Dystonia
    » Peake Pledges Better Mental Health Care
    » Puricase(R) (Pegloticase) Meets Pre-Specified Primary Efficacy Endpoint in Two Replicate Phase 3 Studies
    » American Specialty Health Successfully Renews NCQA 'Organizational Certification' in Credentialing and Utilization Management
    » Gene Logic Shareholders Approve Assets Sale and Name Change
    » Court Grants Depomed's Motion for Summary Judgment of Patent Infringement Against IVAX
    » Orexigen Starts Phase III Obesity Trial for Contrave
    » Moores Cancer Center Initiates Phase III Study of Melanoma Drug
    » Curidium Medica - Presentation at Showcase
    » Space-tech Could Make Life Easier for Diabetics
    » Antibodies Against Synthetic Deamidated Gliadin Peptides As Predictors of Celiac Disease
    » More Indian Mothers Getting Prenatal Care
    » Blood Clinics on Their Way Back
    » Stanford Hauls in Stem-Cell Money
    » New Scanners 'Urgently Needed'
    » Is This Year For Reform? After Haven Healthcare Scandal, Legislators Sense Time To Act Is Near
    » New Year's Eve Events in Roanoke, Blacksburg and Beyond
    » Papua New Guinea: A Warmer World Raises Malaria to New Heights
    » Arena Pharmaceuticals Initiates Second and Third Pivotal Trials Evaluating Lorcaserin for the Treatment of Obesity
    » Researchers Find Smoking Raises Risk of Diabetes
    » Americans Don't Make the Grade When It Comes to the ABCs of Nutrition and Multivitamins
    » IsoRay's Cesium-131 Medical Isotope Used in Milestone Procedure Treating Eye Cancers at Tufts-New England Medical Center
    » GlaxoSmithKline Presents Innovative Neuroscience Pipeline
    » Over-The-Counter Cholesterol Drug Sought
    » Cholesterol Levels Attain Milestone: Drugs Credited With Helping; Merck Seeks Over-the-Counter OK
    » Genmab Initiates Ofatumumab Phase II Study in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
    » Creating a Culture of Health By Engaging the C Suite and Employees to Promote Better Health Webinar on CD ROM is Out Now
    » Novelos Therapeutics Concludes Nov-205 Hepatitis C Trial Based on Favorable Safety Profile
    » Idera Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1b Trial of IMO-2055 in Combination With Targeted Agents in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    » AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces Update on Sinerem(TM) in Europe
    » Genmab Announces Details of Planned Ofatumumab Phase II Study in Multiple Sclerosis
    » Hypothermia Prompts Some to Undress
    » Rigel's R788 Demonstrates Significant Improvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Phase 2 Clinical Study
    » EMD Serono Announces Support of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
    » Analytical Validation and Biological Evaluation of a High-Molecular- Weight Adiponectin ELISA
    » Facility May Give Abusers Forced Detox
    » Sunny Sounds to Cheer Patients
    » Pharmacies to Offer Women Pill Without a Prescription
    » Boca Raton Heart Institute Tallies 270 Surgeries in First 15 Months: More Than 270 Open-Heart Surgeries Done at Boca Hospital
    » AMERIGROUP Foundation Awards $100,000 to Grady Health System Foundation in Atlanta
    » Bethesda Memorial Hospital Receives $2.7 Million Gift to Open the Walter S. And Lucienne Driskill Endovascular Center
    » Bug Closes Wards to Admissions
    » Lake County's Free Clinic Rehabs Mundelein Site to Reach More Patients
    » New Move to Tackle Abuse of Alcohol
    » Modified Human Stem Cells Rescue Diseased Muscle in Mice
    » Authorities Net 300 Lbs. Of Pot in Bust
    » Hundreds Pray for Lexi at Vigil
    » DuoCort Ends Enrollment for Adrenal Insufficiency Trial
    » Request an Explanation for Doctor's Bill
    » Naviscan's PEM Flex(TM) Scanner Shows Promising New Data in Breast Cancer Management
    » Empty Stocking Fund Agency Profile: Fort Mill Care Center
    » Hospital's New Quiet Place for All Faiths
    » Holiday Season Brings $150,500 in Scholarships for Southern California Nursing Students
    » Landmark Contribution Boosts Homeless Effort
    » Outdoor: Calendar
    » Reading Eagle, Pa., Community Bulletin Board Column: Holiday Highlights
    » Bond Proposal Could Fund Medical School: Governor Will Outline Statewide Initiative Today.
    » First Day at School for Heart-Battle Youngster
    » Regents OK List of Architects: OU Will Whittle the List for the Design of a Clinic in North Tulsa.
    » Questions Linger In Girl's Death
    » Croatian War Crimes Suspect Transferred to Prison Hospital
    » Stubbing Out Smoking at Hospitals
    » Healthcare Trends & Forecasts in 2008: Report Available Now
    » MicroIslet Holds Positive Pre-IND Meeting for US Based Human Clinical Trial With FDA
    » DiaMedica Receives Regulatory Clearance for Phase II Human Study of DM-83
    » Most Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Members Anticipate That Drugs From Johnson & Johnson/Basilea and Theravance/Astellas Will Achieve Formulary Inclusion Among Hospitals but With Restrictions
    » Dr. Maurizio Zanetti Joins InNexus Biotechnology Scientific Advisory Board
    » SemBioSys Appoints Former Esperion Officer to Board of Directors
    » Sinovac's Hepatitis A Vaccine Healive Selected By Beijing Centers For Diseases Control and Prevention
    » Purdue Center Takes on North American Battle Against Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
    » Canada's Leading Cardiovascular Center Uses Affymetrix SNP Array 6.0 to Replicate Whole-Genome Association Study Findings
    » Alnylam Reports Continued Progress in Clinical Development of ALN-RSV01 for the Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection
    » Neurologix Gene Therapy Approach to Parkinson's Disease Granted Fast Track Designation From FDA
    » CoNCERT Pharmaceuticals Strengthens Executive Leadership Team
    » Genimmune's Hepatitis C Antibody Granted European Orphan Designation
    » New Clinical Data Shows Chromium Picolinate Improves Cognitive Function
    » Genzyme Study of Myozyme(R) for Late-Onset Pompe Patients Meets Co-Primary Efficacy Endpoints
    » KSW Selected As Trade Manager on Mt. Sinai Hospital Project
    » VeinViewer By Luminetx(TM) Receives Key Quality and European Certifications
    » Rosetta Genomics and Columbia University Medical Center to Develop MicroRNA-Based Diagnostics for Leukemia and Non Hodgkin Lymphoma
    » Phase II Study of IMC-1121B for Advanced Malignant Melanoma Commences Patient Enrollment
    » Inova Health System Awards Contract to Sysmex America for Enterprise-Wide Integrated Hematology Systems
    » 'Delivering Disease Management to Medically Underserved Populations' Report Will Help You Begin Implementing Program Success With Community Agency and Provider Partnerships
    » Health Net, Inc. Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Earnings Conference Call
    » Artes Medical's ArteFill Selected As Finalist for San Diego's Connect ''Most Innovative New Product'' Award
    » Sinovac Requests Extension for Annual Shareholders Meeting
    » Novartis to Cut 2,500 Jobs by 2010
    » Independent Research Group Reports That Pressure BioSciences' Award Winning ProteoSolve-LRS Technology Played a Significant Role in the Identification of Potential Biomarkers in Breast and Colon Cancer Tissue
    » Copernicus Receives Milestone Payment From CFFT
    » Study Says Fewer Lack Food, Health Care
    » When Pickles Are Your Life's Calling
    » Hospital Bed Delay Causes Domino Effect
    » Chroma's Leukemia Drug Meets Phase I Goals
    » ZoomCare Expands Health Care on Demand(TM) Team and Attracts Top Talent
    » 31 Million Americans Suffer From Sinus Infections
    » Theravance Says GSK Has Initiated Phase I Study for COPD Drug
    » PARI's eFlow Delivers Alnylam RNAi Therapeutic in Phase I Study
    » Dr. Christine Cauffield Named Co-Chair of Florida Agency Devoted to Improving Mental Health Services for Seniors
    » Netsmart Technologies Announces Availability of Video Case Studies for Behavioral and Public Health
    » Parkinson's Raises Risk of Depression in Family
    » Rigel's Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Effective in Phase II Study
    » Taxotere(R)-Based Chemotherapy Significantly Improved Overall Survival Compared With Standard Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy in Early Stage Breast Cancer
    » Pharming Prepares to Appeal Ruling on European Marketing Authorization Application for Rhucin(R)
    » Sirtris Pharmaceuticals' SIRT1 Activator Controls Glucose As Well As a DPP-4 Inhibitor in a Pre-Clinical Model of Type 2 Diabetes
    » Senators Urge Drug Access: Pre-Approving Mental-Health Medication a Bad Idea, Governor is Told
    » Delta Health to Discontinue Family Planning Services in Lodi: Medi-Cal Clients Left With Just One Provider for Similar Care
    » Using Mind to Mend: Trauma Victims Trying Meditation in Efforts to Heal
    » What to Do If You Fall Ill This Winter
    » Dublin Cancer Center Revived: Cleveland Clinic May Run Particle-Therapy Project
    » Abuse Doctor Sacked
    » Online Help for Caregivers
    » Boy With Growth to Be Treated in Boston After Being Turned Down in Toronto
    » CSI's VP Buettner Set to Retire Jan. 25
    » CDC Uses New Technical Approach to Enable Hospital Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections
    » CBS to Air Show About Castro Valley 'Jane Doe'
    » Senate Panel OKs Peake Nomination to VA
    » MHA Announces Release of RxPertise 7.0 Release 2
    » Insmed Awarded $2.1 Million Grant By MDA
    » Walgreens First Quarter Earnings Release, Conference Call on Dec. 21
    » Building Reserves to Keep the Brain Fit
    » Doctors and Dentists Account for 27 Percent of $1.6 Trillion in Health Care Revenue
    » Consorta Launches EverGreen Magazine to Spotlight Green Procurement and Sustainable Environmental Practices
    » VGX Suspends HCV Drug Development Program
    » Merck Recalls Children's Vaccine
    » Hemispherx Biopharma Announces Licensing/Research Agreements On Ampligen As Influenza Adjuvant With Japan's BIKEN; Facilitates Bird Flu Vaccine Development Funded By Japanese Government
    » Applied NeuroSolutions Appoints Ellen R. Hoffing to Additional Role As Chairman of the Board of Directors
    » Partners in Pediatrics Introduces Naturally Healthy Kids, a Reference Book for Illness and Wellness in Children Now Available Nationwide
    » Research and Markets: Desktop Management Investment in Healthcare H2 2006 (Databook)
    » ImClone Starts Enrollment in Phase II Melanoma Trial
    » Vanda Finds Iloperidone Effective Against Schizophrenia
    » California Drug and Alcohol Clinic Becomes the First in the Nation to Offer DNA-Customized Treatment for Individuals With a Genetic Predisposition for Addictive Behavior
    » New Report: Tobacco Regulation Would Save Iowa $449 Million in Health Care Costs By Preventing 25,700 Kids From Smoking
    » Childhood Cancer Survivors Catch Up
    » Natus Medical to Release 2008 Financial Guidance on December 18
    » BioTime Forms New Subsidiary
    » Green Tea May Help Fight Parkinson's
    » Fitness Guru Offers Novel Exercise Program and Tips to Stick With Exercise in the New Year
    » EDAP Announces First Published Long-Term Study of HIFU for Localized Prostate Cancer
    » Alzheimer's Diagnosis Doesn't Stop Man From Enjoying His Life
    » BioMarin Announces FDA Approval for Kuvan
    » UCB Files sNDA for CNS Drug
    » Oral Health America's Robert Klaus Honored for Outstanding Public Advocacy
    » Health Woes
    » VA Urged to Head Off Potential Rash of Suicides
    » Supermarkets to Give Health Checks
    » Stop Smoking in Hospital Grounds
    » Elective Cesareans Up Breathing Problems
    » Another City Hospital Ward Shut As Bug Toll Rises to 109 Admissions Halted As Patients, Staff Suffer Vomiting
    » Sportsmen Link to Gilgen Steroids Case
    » Catholic Health Groups Won't Offer Abortions
    » NDO's Surgical Device Found Effective Against GERD
    » Rheumatism Seminar Educates Patients
    » DHB Needs to Quit Its Bunker
    » One-Woman Snack Company
    » Police Still to Speak to Students
    » FDA to Review ProEthic's Migraine Drug
    » Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Emergency Operations Center and Joint Information Center Activated for Winter Storm Response
    » PCI Guideline Update Stresses Long-Term Anticoagulant Therapy After Treatment With Drug-Eluting Stents
    » Cleveland BioLabs Recaps Development of Lead Compounds and Affirms Confidence in Competitive Position for Department of Defense Contract
    » Iloperidone Phase III Clinical Data Demonstrate Efficacy and Favorable Safety and Tolerability Profile
    » Wyeth Reports Positive Pristiq Data
    » Teva Gets Approval for Generic Epilepsy Drug
    » Swedish Agency Approves NsGene for Alzheimer's Drug Trial
    » Neurologix's Gene Procedure Receives Fast Track Designation
    » US Veterans Affairs Hospitals Select Picis CareSuite
    » Ceregene's Drug Shows Reduction in Parkinson's Symptoms
    » Nuvelo's Stroke Drug Enters Phase II Trial, Gets Fast Track Status
    » Solvay Responds to FDA Panel Recommendation
    » ValueOptions(R) and Crestview Partners Close Transaction
    » Geron Receives Milestone Payment From Merck
    » Allarae Healthcare Inc. Announces Signing of Distribution Agreement With Intellect Inc.
    » J&J Says Invega Shows Favorable Safety Profile in Schizophrenia
    » Merck Initiates Phase II/III Clinical Trial of SLE
    » FDA Panel Rejects OTC Cholesterol Drug
    » Fewer Breast Patients May Need Chemo
    » New Contraception Procedure Recommended
    » This 12-Year-Old Girl Was Given a Morning After Pill at Boots
    » One Thing Washington Can Agree On: Time for E-Prescribing in Medicare
    » FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Against Approval of Merck's NDA for Non-Prescription MEVACOR(R) (Lovastatin) 20 Mg
    » FDA Advisers Say No to Merck Drug Bid
    » Priority Health Offers More Choice With Addition of Physicians and Health Care Centers to Southeast Michigan Network
    » Solihull News: Have Your Say on Future of Local Health Services ; SOLIHULL
    » Gym Gets a Revamp
    » Padded Bill an Rx for Fraud
    » Diet Pills Doctor is Suspended for a Year
    » Strategies for Fighting Colds
    » Art Scene - Artists From Israel, Russia and Cranston Make a Splash
    » It's Time to Get Real (Well Virtual, Anyway) ; AGENDA
    » Healthy Dose HRT Lesson is to Be More Vocal, Decisive With Our Doctors
    » Nadey Hakim
    » EDITORIAL ; SJC Goes Astray on Doctor's Duty
    » Vomiting Bug Spreads
    » YMCA to Build a Second New Facility Downtown
    » Chemists to Hand Out Pill
    » Kilfoyle Health Bill Warning
    » Praise for Cancer Drive
    » Katys Death is Tip of the Iceberg
    » Bay Area Sutter Nurses Walk Off Jobs
    » Doctors in Shops Bid
    » Novant to Build Surgery Center
    » My Southside Notebook Musical Storytime for Kids is at Borders
    » Edward Hospital Statement Regarding Indictment of P. Nicholas Hurtgen
    » Cost-Cutting Idea - New Agency Proposed
    » The Stirrer: Targets Vs Lives, Says Union
    » Murray Doc Charged in Drug Scam
    » With Cold Medicines Gone, Parent Seek Options for Sick Kids
    » Hula Hoops Fight Childhood Obesity
    » Chronic Disease Affects Nine Million Canadians, Survey Finds
    » Health Coverage for Poor Pitched
    » InfoLogix CEO Scheduled to Discuss Medication Management Issues Live on FOX Business News, Friday, December 14 at 9:40 A.M.
    » Embla Systems in Collaboration With Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to Develop Cardio-Pulmonary Coupling Technology
    » American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Joint Scientific Statement
    » MammaPrint(R) Breast Cancer Test Validated in Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients
    » BD Acquires Right to Negotiate Business Relationship for Accelr8's BACcel(R) Rapid Diagnostics Technology
    » Medicare Fraud Strike Force Cases Result in Long Prison Terms for Five Health Care Company Owners
    » HealthTeacher and Alignment Nashville Team To Provide Health Education to 75,000 Students
    » Use of Opiate Drug Replacement Therapies on the Rise in the United States
    » Boston Scientific Agrees To Sell Fluid Management and Venous Access Businesses to Avista Capital Partners for $425 Million
    » QRxPharma Initiates Second Phase III Clinical Trial for Its 'Dual Opioid' Pain Therapy
    » Democratic Debate Quotes
    » eBenefits Direct Subsidiary, L.A. Marketing Plans, Launches Call Center in Portland, Maine, to Market Healthcare Programs to Uninsured Individuals Across the U.S.
    » Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Announces Revenue Guidance for Fiscal Year 2008
    » FDA Panel Nixes Over-the-Counter Cholesterol Drug
    » Study: Gene Test Can Determine Who Benefits From Chemotherapy
    » Tips Given to Avoid Pregnancy Heartburn
    » RLF Nursing Home is Up for Sale
    » McKenna Calls for Stricter Law to Keep Guns From Mentally Ill
    » Canada's Radioisotope Reactor to Restart
    » Stem Cell Research First
    » UND Medical School Receives $5 Million Gift From Alumna
    » Terry Pratchett Diagnosed With Alzheimer's
    » Shingles Also Prevalent Among Healthy
    » FDA Advisory Panel Finds Hologic's Adiana(R) Permanent Contraception Approvable

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