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Employee CVD Medical, Hospital Costs Reduced By Corporate Health Program

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

A comprehensive health promotion program reduced cardiovascular disease-related medical and hospital costs, according to a new study. CSX Transportation, a national company with 30,000 employees, developed the program in 2004 to address employees’ high rates of cardiovascular disease when compared … Continue reading →

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Potential Urine Test For Colon Cancer Detection

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

Scientists are reporting an advance toward development of a urine test for detecting colon cancer, the third most common cancer in the United States. Such a test could eventually compliment or even reduce the need for colonoscopy, the mainstay screening … Continue reading →

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ThromboGenics And BioInvent To Receive EUR10 Million Milestone As Partner Roche Begins New Clinical Study With TB-403

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR) and BioInvent International AB (OMXS: BINV) announce that their partner Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) will begin an imaging study with the novel anti-cancer antibody TB-403 (RG7334) in patients with metastatic, treatment-refractory, colorectal and … Continue reading →

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Traffic Safety, Alcohol And Drugs: International Meeting In Oslo 22 – 26 August 2010

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

In August 2010, researchers and experts on drugs, alcohol and medicines will take part in the T2010 conference, the tri-annual meeting of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS). This year’s meeting is being hosted by the … Continue reading →

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McKesson Introduces Electronic Health Records Solution For Chiropractors

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

According to the American Chiropractic Association, there are more than 60,000 licensed chiropractors in the U.S. serving millions of patients who spend $40 billion annually. Those numbers are climbing as research shows a significant connection between chiropractic services and positive … Continue reading →

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News From The Annals Of Family Medicine, May/June 2010

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

Late-life Abuse Associated with Poor Mental Health Older women exposed to verbal and physical abuse have poorer mental health… Read More Information :News From The Annals Of Family Medicine, May/June 2010 Link to this post!

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Infliximab Successfully Treats Cystic Fibrosis And Crohn's Disease

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-threatening autosomal recessive disease in Caucasian children; it has an incidence of 1 case in every 2500 children born alive… Read More Information :Infliximab Successfully Treats Cystic Fibrosis And Crohn's Disease Link to … Continue reading →

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TAU Researcher Develops Tool To Measure Tissue Damage In The Bedridden And Paralyzed

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

There’s currently no reliable tool to help prosthetic developers fit artificial limbs without ensuing discomfort or pain, or tell medical personnel when bed-ridden patients need to be moved to avoid bedsores and other problems. But help is now on the … Continue reading →

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For Young Tanners Wrinkles Are Scarier Than Skin Cancer

Posted on May 24, 2010 by admin

What’s the most effective way to convince young women to cut back on their indoor tanning, a habit that hikes their risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, by 75 percent? Warn them that it will cause leathery, … Continue reading →

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