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Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr. Kenneth Freundlich on the Latest Findings and Implications for the Elderly. Parsippany, NJ (PRWEB) June 04, 2013 June, 2013 – Dementia is not a disease. It is a set of symptoms that might include varying degrees of memory loss, language difficulty, poor judgment, inability to concentrate, and impaired visual perception. Generally dementia is said to be present if two or more of these symptoms are present and severe enough to impair performance of everyday...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online The genetic traits of glial cells -- the cells which give rise to the most common form of malignant brain cancer in humans -- have been identified by a team of researchers led by University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) neurologist Dr. Steven Goldman. “This study identifies a core set of genes and pathways that are dysregulated during both the early and late stages of tumor progression,” Goldman, senior author of the...
Fatty Liver Solution created by Duncan Capicchiano is a new fatty liver treatment program that provides people with a step-by-step treatment plan and detailed instructions on how to cure their fatty liver disease. A full Fatty Liver Solution review on the site Vkool.com indicates if the program is worth buying. Seattle, Wa (PRWEB) June 03, 2013 Fatty Liver Solution created by Duncan Capicchiano is a new fatty liver treatment program that provides people with a step-by-step treatment plan,...
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following May Melanoma Awareness Month, EHE International, the SHADE Foundation of America and the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) are partnering to bring vital skin cancer prevention messages to Rockefeller Center and its visitors. The window display, located at 10 Rockefeller Plaza and donated by EHE International, provides proven facts about melanoma (the deadliest form of skin cancer), the damaging effects of tanning and sun...
Penn Medicine study shows drug stops tumor growth and provides the first effective treatment for thyroid cancer patients who progress following standard therapies The kidney and liver cancer drug sorafenib holds metastatic thyroid cancer at bay for nearly twice as long as a placebo, according to results of a randomized phase III trial, which will be presented today by a researcher from the Abramson Cancer Center and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in a...
Data in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced results from a Phase I study of ABT-199, an investigational BCL-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2) selective inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common leukemia in the United States, and relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)....
The angiogenesis inhibitor bevacizumab (Avastin) failed to increase overall survival (OS) or statistically significant progression-free survival (PFS) for glioblastoma patients in the frontline setting, according to research led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study was presented today on the plenary session of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2013 Annual Meeting by Mark Gilbert, M.D., professor in MD Anderson's Department of...
CHICAGO, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) announced results from its PRONOUNCE trial of ALIMTA® (pemetrexed for injection) for treatment of nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that was presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago, Ill. The PRONOUNCE trial compared an ALIMTA (pemetrexed), carboplatin doublet regimen to a paclitaxel, carboplatin and bevacizumab triplet regimen. The study did...
Howard Weiner, Maria Pia Sormani, and Philip De Jager to guide company's Big Data modeling efforts to improve patient outcomes CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GNS Healthcare today announced that Dr. Howard Weiner, Dr. Maria Pia Sormani, and Dr. Philip De Jager have joined their newly formed Multiple Sclerosis Scientific Advisory Board. The members of the advisory board will lend their expertise to compliment GNS's data-driven modeling technology as the company builds...
Lee National Denim Day® set to raise millions for breast cancer research and community-based programs in 2013 MERRIAM, Kan., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of National Cancer Survivors Day, Lee Jeans is proud to name Amy, a Kansas City resident currently fighting breast cancer, the 2013 Lee National Denim Day ambassador. On Friday, October 4, millions will join the Lee National Denim Day movement by putting on their jeans and donating $5 to raise millions of dollars for...
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Yersinia enterocolitica is a species of gram-negative coccobacillus-shaped bacterium, belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Infection from Yersinia enterocolitica causes the zoonotic disease yersiniosis. Most infected animals recover from the disease and become asymptomatic carriers. Acute infections lead to mild self-limiting entero-colitis or terminal ileitis in humans. Symptoms include watery or bloody diarrhea and fever. After oral uptake it replicates in the terminal ileum and...
Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic bacterium that can inhabit various areas of the stomach, particularly the antrum. It causes low-level inflammation of the stomach lining and is linked to gastric ulcers and stomach cancer. Out of those infected, 80%, are asymptomatic. It was initially named Campyloacter pyloridis and then renamed C. pylori to correct the Latin grammar error. It was later placed in the genus, Helicobacter. Over 50% of the population has H. pylori in...
Clostridium perfringens (formerly known as C. welchii) is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium of the genus Clostridium. It is always present in nature and is a normal component of decaying vegetation, marine sediment, the intestinal tract of humans, other vertebrates, insects, and soil. It can be a human pathogen and also harmlessly ingested. Commonly it is encountered in infections as a component of the normal flora where it takes a minor role in the disease....
Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus (ZYMV) is an aphid-borne potyvirus and is regarded as a major pathogen of cucurbits. It affects pumpkins, squashes, vegetable marrows, courgettes, melons, watermelons, cucumbers, gherkins, and various gourds especially zucchinis. The effects are severe leaf mosaic, yellowing and eventually the leaves show "shoestring" symptoms. Fruits can become stunted, twisted and deformed by raised protuberances, which make them unmarketable. Infection may be spread through...
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease with a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family. It is transmitted by the bite of female mosquitoes and is found in tropical and subtropical areas in South America and Africa, but not in Asia. Primates and a few kinds of mosquitoes are the only known hosts. The origin of the disease is most likely Africa. From there it was introduced to South America through the slave trade in the 16th century. There...
