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(George Mason University) The human body contains billions of microorganisms. Microbial cells in the human gut are estimated to outnumber human cells by 10 to one in healthy adults, according to the National Institutes of Health, but very little is known about the ways in which these minute life forms influence health and disease.
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Although prehospital screening translates into improvements in reperfusion for STEMI patients, only one in four patients transported to the hospital by emergency medical services. Heartwire
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The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for somatropin [rDNA origin] injection (Norditropin), ramelteon (Rozerem), and zolmitriptan (Zomig). Medscape Medical News
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(New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center) An innovative approach for implanting a new aortic heart valve without open-heart surgery is being offered to patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Known as the PARTNER (Placement of AoRTic traNscathetER valves) trial, this Phase 3 multicenter study is being led by national co-principal investigators Dr. Martin [...]
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(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers have found that a technique used to visualize amyloid fibers in the laboratory might have the potential to destroy them in the clinic. The technique involves zapping the fluorescently-tagged fibers with a laser, which can inhibit their growth and degrade them.
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(March of Dimes Foundation) Nearly 543,000 babies were born too soon in 2006, according to new government statistics released Wednesday. The nation’s preterm birth rate (birth before 37 completed weeks gestation) rose to 12.8 percent in 2006 — that’s a 36 percent increase since the early 1980s.
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(Wiley-Blackwell) Total knee replacement is a common treatment for osteoarthritis, a disease affecting more than 20 million Americans. However, the surgery poses risks and both patients and physicians must carefully assess its potential benefits and harm.
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(Wiley-Blackwell) Helping adolescents with arthritis develop the skills and secure resources to assure that their health care needs are met as they transition to adulthood is an important issue in the US.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to expand coverage to include positron emission tomography (PET) as initial diagnostic testing for Medicare patients suspected of having most cancers, the agency said.
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(Boston University) A Boston University Medical School research team has found a more efficient way to create induced pluripotent stem cells using a single virus vector instead of multiple viruses in the reprogramming process. The ability to combine four vectors into single “stem cell cassette” containing all four genes using a combinatioin of 2A peptides [...]
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