Human tissues normally discarded after surgical procedures could be a rich additional source of stem cells for regenerative medicine. New research from BioMed Central’s open access Journal of Translational Medicine shows for the first time that human fallopian tubes are abundant in mesenchymal stem cells which have the potential of becoming a variety of cell [...]
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US consumer watchdog Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has informed Bayer Healthcare that it will sue them and file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) if they continue to claim that the selenium in their One A Day vitamin tablet may reduce the risk of prostate [...]
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A $4.15 million, four-year National Institutes of Health grant will enable researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine to conduct the first health study of teenage boys using cellular telephones. The researchers, led by Dennis Fortenberry, M.D., M.S., professor of pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, will use text messaging [...]
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — After months of buildup, the nitty-gritty of marking up a healthcare reform bill has finally begun, but things are off to a slow start in the Senate Healthcare, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — House Democratic leaders today unveiled a plan for healthcare reform that would overhaul the formula the government uses to calculate payments to physicians.
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HOUSTON (MedPage Today) — A healthcare watchdog group has challenged Bayer HealthCare over cancer-prevention claims in advertising for two multivitamin products.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) — The FDA has warned consumers not to eat prepackaged refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough because of a risk of bacterial contamination.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved a novel, biodegradable, intravitreal implant system for treatment of macular edema following retinal vein occlusion, according to a press release from Allergan, the developer of the implant.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved canakinumab (Ilaris) for treatment of rare, life-threatening inflammatory disorders characterized as cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome or CAPS.
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Under legislation reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, small companies that receive the majority of their financing from venture capital will once again be considered eligible to compete for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants. The change will allow more small biotechnology start-ups to compete for these funds and continue [...]
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