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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:11:17 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Study holds promise for patients recovering from spinal injuries]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Study_holds_promise_for_patients_recovering_from_spinal_injuries/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:11:17 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Spinal cord damage blocks the routes the brain uses to send messages to the nerve cells that control walking. For years, doctors believed that the only way injured patients could walk again was to regrow the long nerve highways that link the brain and base of the spinal cord.&amp;nbsp;Now<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning to Forgive May Improve Well-Being]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Learning_to_Forgive_May_Improve_Well-Being/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Learning_to_Forgive_May_Improve_Well-Being/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:27:27 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Forgiveness may be good for your health, according to the January issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers Train the Immune System to Deliver Virus that Destroys Cancer in Lab Models]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Researchers_Train_the_Immune_System_to_Deliver_Virus_that_Destroys_Cancer_in_Lab_Models/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:46:21 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An international team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic have designed a technique that uses the body's own cells and a virus to destroy cancer cells that spread from primary tumors to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system. In addition, their study shows that this technology could be <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Software Aids Early Detection, Intervention of Infectious Outbreak]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/New_Software_Aids_Early_Detection_Intervention_of_Infectious_Outbreak/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/New_Software_Aids_Early_Detection_Intervention_of_Infectious_Outbreak/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:09:13 PST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[RTI International is helping coordinate the use of a new software program that will allow public health officials to quickly analyze data from infectious disease outbreaks.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers identify the brain circuits that control hunger]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Researchers_identify_the_brain_circuits_that_control_hunger/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Researchers_identify_the_brain_circuits_that_control_hunger/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:03:24 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers at UCLA have identified the brain circuits involved in hunger that are influenced by the hormone leptin, the signaling molecule produced by fat cells. In clinical trials, leptin supplementation has produced moderate weight loss in some obese patients by inhibiting hunger and promoting f<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SIMPLE EYE SCAN OPENS WINDOW TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/SIMPLE_EYE_SCAN_OPENS_WINDOW_TO_MULTIPLE_SCLEROSIS/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/SIMPLE_EYE_SCAN_OPENS_WINDOW_TO_MULTIPLE_SCLEROSIS/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:44:30 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A five-minute eye exam might prove to be an inexpensive and effective way to gauge and track the debilitating neurological disease multiple sclerosis, potentially complementing costly magnetic resonance imaging to detect brain shrinkage - a characteristic of the disease's progression.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UCLA scientists pinpoint possible physical origin of Alzheimer's]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_scientists_pinpoint_possible_physical_origin_of_Alzheimers/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_scientists_pinpoint_possible_physical_origin_of_Alzheimers/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:21:40 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
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<description><![CDATA[UCLA RESEARCH ALERT FINDINGS: For some time, scientists have blamed Alzheimer's disease on a small molecule called amyloid beta protein (A beta) that leaves large gummy deposits in the brain. Recent studies suggest that these A beta proteins stick together to form floating toxi<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Watching funny shows helps children tolerate pain longer]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Watching_funny_shows_helps_children_tolerate_pain_longer/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Watching_funny_shows_helps_children_tolerate_pain_longer/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:21:29 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Watching comedy shows helps children tolerate pain for longer periods of time, according to a study by UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the nonprofit organization Rx Laughter. The study findings, published in the October issue of the journal Evidence-based Complementary <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cigarette Taxes Lead to Increased Purchase of High-Nicotine Content Cigarettes]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Cigarette_Taxes_Lead_to_Increased_Purchase_of_High-Nicotine_Content_Cigarettes/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Cigarette_Taxes_Lead_to_Increased_Purchase_of_High-Nicotine_Content_Cigarettes/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:34:05 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A study by RTI International has found that, as the price of cigarettes has increased in recent years, some smokers appear to be switching to higher nicotine content cigarettes to meet their nicotine addiction dependence.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UCLA Research Implicates Myelin in Early Evolution of Huntingtona4s Disease]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Research_Implicates_Myelin_in_Early_Evolution_of_Huntingtonrsquos_Disease-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Research_Implicates_Myelin_in_Early_Evolution_of_Huntingtonrsquos_Disease-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:09:24 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Last month, Dr. George Bartzokis, director of the UCLA Memory Disorders and Alzheimer's Disease Clinic, suggested in the journal Alzheimer's &amp; Dementia that the breakdown of a type of myelin that develops late in life promotes the buildup of toxic amyloid plaques long associated with Alzheimer's di<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Breakdown of Myelin Implicated in Alzheimera4s, UCLA Research Shows]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Breakdown_of_Myelin_Implicated_in_Alzheimerrsquos_UCLA_Research_Shows-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Breakdown_of_Myelin_Implicated_in_Alzheimerrsquos_UCLA_Research_Shows-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:50:38 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Breakdown_of_Myelin_Implicated_in_Alzheimerrsquos_UCLA_Research_Shows-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wisdom comes with age (doesn't it?), but not without a process that takes place in the brain called myelination. Myelin is the fatty sheath that coats the axons of the nerves, allowing for efficient conduction of nerve impulses. It is key to the fast processing speeds that underlie our higher cogni<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Financial Incentives Help Employees Lose Weight, Study Finds]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Financial_Incentives_Help_Employees_Lose_Weight_Study_Finds/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Financial_Incentives_Help_Employees_Lose_Weight_Study_Finds/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:25:22 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A study by researchers at RTI International and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that moderate financial incentives can promote employee weight loss.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[One-Fourth of HIV Patients Believe Their Doctors Stigmatize Them]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/One-Fourth_of_HIV_Patients_Believe_Their_Doctors_Stigmatize_Them/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/One-Fourth_of_HIV_Patients_Believe_Their_Doctors_Stigmatize_Them/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:21:44 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Physicians might want to be extra careful about how they treat HIV-infected patients -not just in the clinical sense but in the way they behave toward them.Even the perception that physicians are stigmatizing patients for carrying the virus that causes AIDS can discourage these individuals from<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover New Diagnostic Test for Detecting Infection in Prosthetic Joints]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Clinic_Researchers_Discover_New_Diagnostic_Test_for_Detecting_Infection_in_Prosthetic_Joints/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Clinic_Researchers_Discover_New_Diagnostic_Test_for_Detecting_Infection_in_Prosthetic_Joints/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:21:44 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has discovered a new, more accurate diagnostic test to detect infection of prosthetic joints, potentially leading to better treatment options and patient outcomes.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First Biomarker Discovered that Predicts Prostate Cancer Outcome]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/First_Biomarker_Discovered_that_Predicts_Prostate_Cancer_Outcome/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/First_Biomarker_Discovered_that_Predicts_Prostate_Cancer_Outcome/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:06:37 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/First_Biomarker_Discovered_that_Predicts_Prostate_Cancer_Outcome/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic researchers have identified the first immune molecule that appears to play a role in prostate cancer development and in predicting cancer recurrence and progression after surgery.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NEW MECHANISM FOUND FOR MEMORY STORAGE IN BRAIN]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/NEW_MECHANISM_FOUND_FOR_MEMORY_STORAGE_IN_BRAIN/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/NEW_MECHANISM_FOUND_FOR_MEMORY_STORAGE_IN_BRAIN/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:01:27 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[--persistent changes in &quot;slow&quot; nerve currents may also link memory and addiction.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nursing WEB ID]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Nursing_WEB_ID/</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:42:25 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nursing.Web.ID are one of the best sources for nursing books, nursing journals, scrubs, medical uniforms, nursing shoes and nursing apparel. Everyday low prices, secure &amp; simple shopping, a vast selection of sizes, patterns, and colors. Also check out our clearance items on all the major brand name<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stem Cell Researchers Reprogram Normal Tissue Cells Into Cells With the Same Properties as Embryonic Stem Cells]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Stem_Cell_Researchers_Reprogram_Normal_Tissue_Cells_Into_Cells_With_the_Same_Properties_as_Embryonic_Stem_Cells/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Stem_Cell_Researchers_Reprogram_Normal_Tissue_Cells_Into_Cells_With_the_Same_Properties_as_Embryonic_Stem_Cells/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 06:14:27 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at UCLA were able to take normal tissue cells and reprogram them into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells, the cells that are able to give rise to every cell type found in the body.The work, done in mou<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers at UCLA Develop New Nanomaterials to Deliver Anticancer Drugs to Kill Cancer Cells]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Researchers_at_UCLA_Develop_New_Nanomaterials_to_Deliver_Anticancer_Drugs_to_Kill_Cancer_Cells/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Researchers_at_UCLA_Develop_New_Nanomaterials_to_Deliver_Anticancer_Drugs_to_Kill_Cancer_Cells/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:01:38 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers at UCLA have successfully manipulated nanomaterials to create a new drug-delivery system that promises to solve the challenge of the poor water solubility of today's most promising anticancer drugs and thereby increase their effectiveness.The poor solubility of anticancer drugs is o<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MATH THAT POWERS SPAM FILTERS USED TO UNDERSTAND HOW BRAIN LEARNS TO MOVE OUR MUSCLES]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/MATH_THAT_POWERS_SPAM_FILTERS_USED_TO_UNDERSTAND_HOW_BRAIN_LEARNS_TO_MOVE_OUR_MUSCLES/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:07:26 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A team of biomedical engineers has developed a computer model that  makes use of  more or less predictable &quot;guesstimates&quot; of  human muscle movements to explain how the brain draws on both what it recently learned and what it's known for some time to anticipate what it needs to develop new motor ski<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AN &quot;ELEGANT&quot; IDEA PROVES ITS WORTH 25 YEARS LATER]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/AN_ELEGANT_IDEA_PROVES_ITS_WORTH_25_YEARS_LATER-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/AN_ELEGANT_IDEA_PROVES_ITS_WORTH_25_YEARS_LATER-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:09:53 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/AN_ELEGANT_IDEA_PROVES_ITS_WORTH_25_YEARS_LATER-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The simple notion of copying the bodys own natural waste disposal chemistry to mop up potentially toxic nitrogen has saved an estimated 80 percent of patients with urea cycle disorders --- most of them children - according to a report in this weeks New England Journal of Medicine summarizing a quar<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Second SPORT Study Results: Clear Advantage of Surgery for Spinal Stenosis and a Slipped Vertebra]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Second_SPORT_Study_Results_Clear_Advantage_of_Surgery_for_Spinal_Stenosis_and_a_Slipped_Vertebra/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Second_SPORT_Study_Results_Clear_Advantage_of_Surgery_for_Spinal_Stenosis_and_a_Slipped_Vertebra/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 02:32:24 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Second_SPORT_Study_Results_Clear_Advantage_of_Surgery_for_Spinal_Stenosis_and_a_Slipped_Vertebra/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In one of the three most common back conditions for which patients seek treatment, surgery proved to have substantially better results than non-surgical remedies, according to Dartmouth-led research published in the May 31 New England Journal of Medicine. The paper is the second in a series detaili<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mayo Researchers Study Islet Cell Autotransplantation to Improve Diabetes after Partial Pancreas Removal]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Researchers_Study_Islet_Cell_Autotransplantation_to_Improve_Diabetes_after_Partial_Pancreas_Removal/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Researchers_Study_Islet_Cell_Autotransplantation_to_Improve_Diabetes_after_Partial_Pancreas_Removal/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 14:28:25 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic's initial experience with pancreatic islet autotransplantation in select patients undergoing partial pancreas removal has found that the procedure shows promise for reducing the effects of pancreatogenic diabetes.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mayo Researchers: Same-Day Coronary Angiography and Surgery Safe for Many Patients]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Researchers_Same-Day_Coronary_Angiography_and_Surgery_Safe_for_Many_Patients/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 14:28:12 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic researchers discovered it is safe -- and much more convenient and less costly -- for many patients to undergo coronary angiography and elective valve surgery on the same day, it is reported in the current issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Mayo Clinic MRI Technology Enables Noninvasive Liver Diagnoses]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/New_Mayo_Clinic_MRI_Technology_Enables_Noninvasive_Liver_Diagnoses/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/New_Mayo_Clinic_MRI_Technology_Enables_Noninvasive_Liver_Diagnoses/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 10:01:35 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Two recent Mayo Clinic studies have found that magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), a new imaging technique invented at Mayo Clinic, is an accurate tool for non-invasive diagnosis of liver diseases.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Violent Sleep Disorder Linked to a Form of Dementia]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Violent_Sleep_Disorder_Linked_to_a_Form_of_Dementia/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Violent_Sleep_Disorder_Linked_to_a_Form_of_Dementia/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 15:08:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Violent_Sleep_Disorder_Linked_to_a_Form_of_Dementia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic researchers and a group of international collaborators have discovered a correlation between an extreme form of sleep disorder and eventual onset of parkinsonism or dementia. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Brain.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Somalia: wars may end but their effects endure]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Somalia_wars_may_end_but_their_effects_endure/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Somalia_wars_may_end_but_their_effects_endure/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 00:23:14 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Somalia_wars_may_end_but_their_effects_endure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The current violence in Somalia's capital may have abated, but its effects on people's lives will undoubtedly rage on for years to come. Fardusa Wali Elmi is still living in a Puntland camp 16 years after conflict in Somalia displaced her. She tells WFP spokesperson Anja du Toit how an easily-treat<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UCLA Pediatrician Honored With Prestigious Achievement Award]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Pediatrician_Honored_With_Prestigious_Achievement_Award/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Pediatrician_Honored_With_Prestigious_Achievement_Award/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 12:55:36 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Pediatrician_Honored_With_Prestigious_Achievement_Award/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. E. Richard Stiehm (Santa Monica), professor of pediatrics in the division of  allergy, immunology and rheumatology at Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, was presented with the 2007 Abbott Laboratories Award in Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology at the annual meeting of the American Society for<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UCLA Emergency Physicians Urge Parents to Follow 10 Rules to Prevent Child Drownings]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Emergency_Physicians_Urge_Parents_to_Follow_10_Rules_to_Prevent_Child_Drownings/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Emergency_Physicians_Urge_Parents_to_Follow_10_Rules_to_Prevent_Child_Drownings/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 12:18:37 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Emergency_Physicians_Urge_Parents_to_Follow_10_Rules_to_Prevent_Child_Drownings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[rnSummer has arrived, and UCLA emergency physicians would likernto remind parents how to prevent drownings and water-immersion injuriesrninvolving children. These unfortunate and heart-wrenching events most oftenrnoccur in the summer months, which are filled with water a<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UCLA Stroke Center Receives American Stroke Associationa4s Initial Achievement Award]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Stroke_Center_Receives_American_Stroke_Associationrsquos_Initial_Achievement_Award/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Stroke_Center_Receives_American_Stroke_Associationrsquos_Initial_Achievement_Award/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2007 04:24:21 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_Stroke_Center_Receives_American_Stroke_Associationrsquos_Initial_Achievement_Award/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The UCLA Stroke Center recently received the American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Initial Performance Achievement Award.The award recognizes UCLA's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UCLA AIDS Institute Researchers Find a Peptide That Encourages HIV Infection]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_AIDS_Institute_Researchers_Find_a_Peptide_That_Encourages_HIV_Infection/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_AIDS_Institute_Researchers_Find_a_Peptide_That_Encourages_HIV_Infection/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 02:47:37 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/UCLA_AIDS_Institute_Researchers_Find_a_Peptide_That_Encourages_HIV_Infection/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[UCLA AIDS Instituteresearchers have discovered that when a crucial portion of a peptide structurein monkeys that defends against viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders isreversed, the peptide actually encouragesinfection with HIV.The findings, publish<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Strokes: Not Just for Old People]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Strokes_Not_Just_for_Old_People/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Strokes_Not_Just_for_Old_People/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 02:43:18 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Strokes_Not_Just_for_Old_People/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Throughout May - stroke awareness month - Johns Hopkins Children's Center neurologists are sounding the alarm for parents about a common myth: that children don't suffer strokes. In fact, nearly 3,200 children have so-called brain attacks each year, and half of them end up with permanent neurologic<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WHEN SMELL CELLS FAIL THEY CALL IN STEM CELL RESERVES]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/WHEN_SMELL_CELLS_FAIL_THEY_CALL_IN_STEM_CELL_RESERVES/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/WHEN_SMELL_CELLS_FAIL_THEY_CALL_IN_STEM_CELL_RESERVES/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 07:28:13 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/WHEN_SMELL_CELLS_FAIL_THEY_CALL_IN_STEM_CELL_RESERVES/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hopkins researchers have identified a backup supply of stem cells that can repair the most severe damage to the nerves responsible for our sense of smell. These reservists normally lie around and do nothing, but when neighboring cells die, the scientists say, the stem cells jump into action. A repo<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ANTIFUNGAL DRUG STOPS BLOOD VESSEL GROWTH]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/ANTIFUNGAL_DRUG_STOPS_BLOOD_VESSEL_GROWTH/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/ANTIFUNGAL_DRUG_STOPS_BLOOD_VESSEL_GROWTH/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 01:09:55 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/ANTIFUNGAL_DRUG_STOPS_BLOOD_VESSEL_GROWTH/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered to their surprise that a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus can also block angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels commonly seen in cancers. The drug, itraconazole, already is FDA approved for human use, which may fast-track its availabilit<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blood Test Predicts Mortality in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients, Says UCLA Researcher]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Blood_Test_Predicts_Mortality_in_Hospitalized_Heart_Failure_Patients_Says_UCLA_Researcher/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Blood_Test_Predicts_Mortality_in_Hospitalized_Heart_Failure_Patients_Says_UCLA_Researcher/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 13:31:35 PDT</pubDate>
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<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Blood_Test_Predicts_Mortality_in_Hospitalized_Heart_Failure_Patients_Says_UCLA_Researcher/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A simple blood test - beyond standard lab tests - taken at hospital admission strongly predicted in-hospital mortality risk for heart failure patients and may be useful in helping doctors decide which patients need higher-level monitoring and more intensive treatment.Published in the May 15 iss<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Overweight Adults at Higher Risk of Injury]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Overweight_Adults_at_Higher_Risk_of_Injury/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Overweight_Adults_at_Higher_Risk_of_Injury/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 07:00:26 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Overweight_Adults_at_Higher_Risk_of_Injury/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A study by RTI International has found that overweight adults are significantly more likely to sustain injuries that require medical treatment than their normal-weight peers.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic Cancer Center -- A Discovery That May Lessen A Health Disparity]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Clinic_Cancer_Center_-_A_Discovery_That_May_Lessen_A_Health_Disparity/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Clinic_Cancer_Center_-_A_Discovery_That_May_Lessen_A_Health_Disparity/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 05:26:39 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Clinic_Cancer_Center_-_A_Discovery_That_May_Lessen_A_Health_Disparity/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic Cancer Center scientists, in collaboration with Chinese researchers, have isolated an enzyme that could be used to predict survival and recurrence rates for nasopharyngeal cancer -- a common cancer affecting people from Southeast Asia.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic Discovers Cellular Factor Blocks HIV-1 Production]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Clinic_Discovers_Cellular_Factor_Blocks_HIV-1_Production/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Clinic_Discovers_Cellular_Factor_Blocks_HIV-1_Production/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 14:03:25 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
<category>Medical Press Releases</category>
<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Mayo_Clinic_Discovers_Cellular_Factor_Blocks_HIV-1_Production/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Mayo Clinic have shown that a cellular factor restricts production of HIV-1 by actively degrading a viral protein. The findings appear in the online version of the journal Nature Medicine.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SPEEDING a4FINGERTIPa4 DISCOVERY-TWENTY YEARS OF PROTEIN INFO IN ONE PLACE]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/SPEEDING_ldquoFINGERTIPrdquo_DISCOVERY-TWENTY_YEARS_OF_PROTEIN_INFO_IN_ONE_PLACE/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/SPEEDING_ldquoFINGERTIPrdquo_DISCOVERY-TWENTY_YEARS_OF_PROTEIN_INFO_IN_ONE_PLACE/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 13:56:08 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/SPEEDING_ldquoFINGERTIPrdquo_DISCOVERY-TWENTY_YEARS_OF_PROTEIN_INFO_IN_ONE_PLACE/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Johns Hopkins took advantage of a new technique that reads the makeup of proteins to identify nearly all chemical changes nature makes by adding phosphate to proteins manufactured in human cells.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Treatment of Asthma:  Stepping Up Treatment and Also Stepping it Down]]></title>
<link>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Treatment_of_Asthma__Stepping_Up_Treatment_and_Also_Stepping_it_Down/</link>
<comments>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Treatment_of_Asthma__Stepping_Up_Treatment_and_Also_Stepping_it_Down/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 13:22:43 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srrpenna</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.medinews.co.uk/MedicalPressReleases/Treatment_of_Asthma__Stepping_Up_Treatment_and_Also_Stepping_it_Down/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a comprehensive study in the April issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers address the prevalence and process of step-down therapy as symptoms subside.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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