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A new generation of implanted heart-assisting pump does very well at helping severely ill heart-failure patients survive, and thrive, until they receive a heart transplant, a new study shows. And, in addition to helping 75 percent of patients stay alive for at least six months or until a donor hear read more »
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The Problem: Statins, a type of LDL cholesterol-lowering drug, were recently shown to have a significant, positive association with newly diagnosed cancer cases. When newly diagnosed cancer cases were correlated with cholesterol reduction, a disturbing significant correspondence was found, and rece read more »
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Cook Urology , a division of Cook Medical, the world's largest private medical device company, invites you to the Reconstructive Urology and Tissue Engineering Symposium at the 29th Congress of the Société Internationale d'Urologie in Paris. [click link for full article] read more »
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The USC School of Dentistry joins back to school effort by offering parents tips that will allow students to start of the new school year with a healthy smile. Nationally tooth decay remains the most prevalent childhood disease that prevents children from succeeding in the classroom. It is five tim read more »
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FINDINGS:UCLA scientists have found the first evidence that a specific form of estrogen can protect the brain from degeneration yet not increase the risk for estrogen-induced cancers of the breast and uterus. The study took place in mice infected with the animal equivalent of multiple sclerosis. [c read more »
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Health Minister Dawn Primarolo announced that optometrists will be able to train to prescribe medicines . Patients will soon be examined, diagnosed, and get a prescription during one trip to the opticians. Optometrists, also known as ophthalmic opticians, are health specialists trained i read more »
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A book on the United States government's budgeting process, co-authored by RTI International's Ron Johnson, has been published in its eighth edition. read more »
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Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics and Center of Excellence Program in the 21st Century, University of Shizuoka School of Pharmaceutical... read more »
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Melanocytes are not the only cells responsible for differences in skin coloration. New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) has shown that some of the most basic cells on the skin's surface influence pigment production and help regulate skin coloration.The finding offers hope for new app read more »
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