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The first federal analysis in a decade of sickle cell disease hospitalizations shows that admissions of adults remained stable from 1997 to 2004. In 2004, roughly 83,000 hospital stays were for adults and 30,000 were for children. Of the latter, 2,000 stays were for infants, according to the latest ... read more »
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Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today announced an agreement to launch The Rheumatologist, a new controlled-circulation newsmagazine that will provide breaking news and information to rheumatology and rheumatologist health professionals in a u... read more »
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The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: KERX) today announced the initiation of a multi-center Phase I clinical program to explore the convenient all-oral combination of KRX-0401 (perifosine), Revlimid (lenalidomide, Celgene Corporation) and dexamethaso... read more »
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There's no clear relationship between folate intake or blood folate levels and breast cancer risk, a new study suggests.In the last 20 years, some studies have suggested that low folate intake is associated with an increased risk of several cancers, including breast cancer. Additional studies have f... read more »
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CoGenesys, Inc. announced today the Company has submitted a Clinical Trial Application (CTA) to begin human studies in Europe of Neugranin(TM), a long-acting form of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF), which is designed to decrease the incidence of infection in patients receiving myelosup... read more »
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Sedgwick County, Kan., District Judge Paul Clark on Wednesday ruled against reinstating criminal charges filed last month by state Attorney General Phill Kline (R) against physician George Tiller for allegedly performing illegal late-term abortions on women, the AP/Washington Post reports. [click li... read more »
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Many children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder suffer through a range of problems, from poor grades to poor relations with parents and teachers. But more than half of these children also have serious problems making friends. Too often they live lonely lives, never learning to develop th... read more »
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In 2006, both The world health report and World Health Day focused on health workers. The creation by WHO and other partners of the Global Health Workforce Alliance and the adoption by the World Health Assembly of resolutions calling for a response to this crisis have paved the way towards better re... read more »
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The New York University Child Study Center is recommending five (5) tips to help reduce teenage drinking, in light of a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [click link for full article] read more »
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