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May 05, 2008 |
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Connecticut Attorney General's Investigation Reveals Flawed Lyme Disease Guideline Process, IDSA Agrees To Reassess Guidelines, Install Independent Arbiter
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that his antitrust investigation has uncovered serious flaws in the Infectious Diseases Society of America's process for writing its 2006 Lyme disease guidelines - and the IDSA has agreed to reassess them with the assistance of an outside arbiter. |
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Dec 12, 2005 |
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Doctors Pioneer New Area of Cruelty Free Product Development
Amid mounting concerns about the ethics and limitations of animal use in laboratories, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) announced today that it has developed an animal serum free diagnostic test used to measure insulin levels in diabetes patients. |
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Feb 27, 2004 |
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Breakthrough cancer treatment Avastin receives first approval in the US
First anti-angiogenesis treatment approved for cancer. |
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Feb 19, 2004 |
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Up to 15 Million Americans' Sight in Jeopardy From Macular Degeneration
Of the 15 million Americans with macular degeneration, more than 1.5 million people have the late-stage variety of the disease, placing them at significant risk for severe vision loss, according to a recent analysis by the Better Vision Institute (BVI) and the Vision Council of America (VCA). Most alarming of the findings is that nearly 10 percent of the people with late-stage AMD are under 65. |
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Oct 31, 2003 |
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MAJOR NEW FINDING ON GENETICS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE ZEROES
Scientists investigating a rare familial form of early-
onset Parkinson's disease have discovered that too much of
a normal form of the alpha-synuclein gene may cause
Parkinson's disease. The finding, reported in the October
31, 2003, issue of "Science", shows that abnormal multiplication of the alpha-synuclein gene can cause the disease. |
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Oct 09, 2003 |
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Tip of the Day
The Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drug Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a unanimous recommendation that the agency approve the investigational drug memantine for treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease. |
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Sep 08, 2003 |
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UC Riverside Study Indicates Mosquito Coils May Cause Cancer
The mosquito coil made in some Asian countries that people often use to ward off mosquitoes may be releasing cancer-causing smoke, scientists at UC Riverside report in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. |
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Apr 21, 2003 |
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Depression Linked to Low Folic Acid Levels
Using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers from Tufts University in Boston diagnosed 2,526 participants as having no depression and 301 with major depression. Blood folate levels in both groups were then measured. |
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Apr 18, 2003 |
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Tips to Keep You Rolling Along Injury-Free
With spring and summer fast approaching, many families and children are ready to lace up their inline skates and take to the recreational trails and sidewalks to enjoy this popular activity. Inline skating is one of the fastest growing recreational sports in the United States but also ranks high in injuries. More than 26 million Americans participate in the sport of inline skating. |
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Apr 11, 2003 |
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Tips to Prevent Scooter-Related Injuries
The popular new version of the foot-propelled scooter has taken the U.S. market by storm. They are lightweight and can be folded for easy portability. As sales soar, so do the injuries related to scooters. |
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