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Terrence Higgins Trust Launches Course To Support HIV-positive People In Shropshire

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a free course in Shropshire to help local people living with HIV take control of their health. The course begins on Monday 7 June at The Roy Fletcher Centre, … Continue reading →

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New Clues To The Process Involved In Dietary Choices Opens The Door For Future Treatments For Metabolic And Eating Disorders

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

When given a choice, organisms will choose a diet that maintains a nutritional balance in tune with their needs. That choice, studied in fruit flies for the first time, is regulated by activity in a molecular pathway involved in aging, … Continue reading →

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Smoking Hits New Low For White California Kids

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

California kids are less likely than ever to start smoking, thanks to the most ambitious, longest-running anti-tobacco program in the world. Yet, when it comes to their older brothers, Big Tobacco might still be winning the battle… Read More Information … Continue reading →

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Poor Children More Vulnerable To Effects Of Poor Sleep

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

Elementary-school-age children from poor families are more vulnerable to the effects of poor sleep than their peers. That’s the finding of a new study that assessed the ties between children’s sleep and their emotional development. The study, by researchers at … Continue reading →

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Stubborn Leukemia Stem Cells Targeted By Combination Therapy

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

New research discovers a combination of drugs that may prove to be a more effective treatment for a lethal form of leukemia. The study, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Cancer Cell, reports that the … Continue reading →

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Athletes, Physicians Urge Adoption Of New Medical Screening Tool

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

Many more young athletes would be screened for life-threatening or disabling medical problems, if experts who spoke out today prevail. While announcing the updated Preparticipation Physical Evaluation (PPE), proponents urged its widespread adoption and systematic use… Read More Information :Athletes, … Continue reading →

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As Protection Against Stroke The Brain May Use Clot-Busting Drug Naturally

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

New research on the properties of the clot-busting stroke drug tPA (tissue-type plasminogen activator) suggests that tPA can act as a neuroprotectant and may form the keystone of an adaptive response to a reduction in blood flow. Scientists from Emory … Continue reading →

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CWRU Global TB Expert Receives Prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

Anna Maria Mandalakas, MD, MSEpi, associate professor of Pediatrics, Global Health and Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been selected by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to receive a 2010 U.S. Fulbright … Continue reading →

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MIT, South Africa Announce Plans To Join Patent Pool For 'Neglected Diseases'

Posted on May 21, 2010 by admin

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and South Africa’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) will join the Pool for Open Innovation against Neglected Tropical Diseases, Science|Business reports. According to Science|Business, “MIT is the first university to contribute intellectual property to the pool,” … Continue reading →

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