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Last Updated: Nov 11, 2009 - 11:27:37 AM |
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Cancer
Faulty immune memory can trigger cold sores
A faulty immune memory can trigger infections that may lead to cold sores and even cancer in some people, say researchers.
Nov 12, 2009 - 12:35:46 PM
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New Mount Sinai research finds 9/11 responders twice as likely to have asthma
First responders who were exposed to caustic dust and toxic pollutants following the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general U.S. population, according to data presented today by Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), in San Diego.
Nov 3, 2009 - 4:59:36 AM
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Progress made on group B streptococcus vaccine
WHAT: Scientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have completed a Phase II clinical study that indicates a vaccine to prevent Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection is possible. GBS is the most common cause of sepsis and meningitis in newborns in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It can also cause severe illness in pregnant women, the elderly and adults with chronic illnesses. Colonization of the genital or gastrointestinal tract is a critical risk factor for infections due to GBS.
Oct 30, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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UC Davis leads attack on deadly new diseases
In hopes of preventing the next global pandemic and a possible deathtoll into the millions, UC Davis today launches an unprecedentedinternational effort to find and control diseases that move betweenwildlife and people.
Oct 23, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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New therapy for vasculitis will help patients avoid infertility and cancer
Researchers have identified that Rituxan, a drug previously approved for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's B cell lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis, can treat severe ANCA-associated vasculitis as effectively as cyclophosphamide, the current standard therapy. The news will be presented October 18 at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Philadelphia.
Oct 17, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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NIH prepares to launch 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine trial in people with asthma
The National Institutes of Health is preparing to launch the first government-sponsored clinical trial to determine what dose of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine is needed to induce a protective immune response in people with asthma, especially those with severe disease. The study is cosponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), both part of NIH.
Oct 9, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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NIH launches 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine trials in HIV-infected pregnant women
The first clinical trials to test whether the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine can safely elicit a protective immune response in pregnant women launched yesterday, and a trial to conduct the same test in HIV-infected children and youth will begin next week. The International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group is conducting the studies, which are sponsored and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), both part of the National Institutes of Health.
Oct 9, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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NIAID announces vaccine adjuvant discovery contracts
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded six new research contracts to discover and characterize novel adjuvants, substances that can be added to vaccines to enhance the protective immune response they induce.
Oct 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Lessons learned from H1N1 virus pandemic
A comprehensive study has revealed, for the first time, the impact of swine flu on the health of the general public in Australia and New Zealand.
Oct 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Research ensures 50 million vaccinated against deadly brain infection
Research at the University of Liverpool has supported the vaccination of more than 50 million people against a zoonotic brain infection that affects thousands of children across Asia every year.
Oct 6, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Vitamin D's role in preventing asthma studied in pregnant women
A group of pregnant women who have asthma or allergies will get extra vitamin D as part of a study to determine if the vitamin can prevent their children from developing asthma.
Oct 1, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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HIV vaccine regimen demonstrates modest preventive effect in Thailand clinical study
In an encouraging development, an investigational vaccine regimen has been shown to be well-tolerated and to have a modest effect in preventing HIV infection in a clinical trial involving more than 16,000 adult participants in Thailand. Following a final analysis of the trial data, the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, the trial sponsor, announced today that the prime-boost investigational vaccine regimen was safe and 31 percent effective in preventing HIV infection.
Sep 24, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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ART therapy for babies, mothers safely reduces HIV transmission
Giving daily antiretroviral syrup to breastfeeding infants or treating their HIV-infected mothers with highly active antiretroviral drugs is safe and effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast milk, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill investigators has found.
Jul 22, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Falling birth rates shift rotavirus epidemics
Fewer births in states such as California may be delaying the annual onset of a common intestinal virus in the southwest, according to epidemiologists. The timing of infectious outbreaks in other locations such as the northeast remains more or less unchanged.
Jul 16, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Falling birth rates shift rotavirus epidemics
Fewer births in states such as California may be delaying the annual onset of a common intestinal virus in the southwest, according to epidemiologists. The timing of infectious outbreaks in other locations such as the northeast remains more or less unchanged.
Jul 16, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Common chemotherapy drug triggers fatal allergic reactions
CHICAGO -- A chemotherapy drug that is supposed to help save cancer patients' lives, instead resulted in life-threatening and sometimes fatal allergic reactions.
Jun 8, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Autoimmune Diseases
First mouse model for auto-inflammatory diseases reveals role for innate immunity
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have developed the first mouse model for auto-inflammatory diseases, disorders that involve the over-activation of the body's innate, primitive immune system. Their study, published early on-line in Cell Immunity on June 4, suggests that the innate – not adaptive – immune system drives auto-inflammatory diseases.
Jun 7, 2009 - 4:06:07 AM
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Obesity does not worsen asthma, but may reduce response to medications
Being overweight or obese does not make asthma worse in patients with mild and moderate forms of the disease, according to a study by National Jewish Health researchers, although it may reduce the response to medications.
Jun 3, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Indiana U. research at the American College of Sports Medicine conference
Note: Information about the high-speed accelerometers study presented on Saturday is embargoed until the time of the 10:30 a.m. PDT presentation. Information about the other studies is not embargoed
May 30, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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New vaccine strategy might offer protection against pandemic influenza strains
A novel vaccine strategy using virus-like particles (VLPs) could provide stronger and longer-lasting influenza vaccines with a significantly shorter development and production time than current ones, allowing public health authorities to react more quickly in the event of a potential pandemic.
May 18, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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New procedure alleviates symptoms in people with severe asthma
A new drug-free treatment for asthma has been shown to be effective in an international study of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma. The results showed statistically significant improvements in quality of life and reductions in asthma attacks and emergency room visits for patients who underwent the treatment.
May 18, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Alzheimer's, asthma, cancer, malaria and TB focus of new Singapore grants
Over 50 research grants totaling $24 million in U.S. dollars have been awarded to Singapore universities, research institutes and hospitals to fund studies related to asthma and other immune system disorders, infectious diseases, aging and cancer.
Apr 28, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Novel lung cancer vaccine shows promise in fighting early-stage lung cancer
CHICAGO - An experimental vaccine that triggers the patient's immune system to identify and attack specific tumor cells is showing new promise for the treatment of early lung cancer. Thoracic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center are researching the vaccine called MAGE-A3 Antigen-Specific Cancer Immunotherapeutic, which is designed to kill cancer cells without harming normal cells. Rush is one of only five hospitals in Illinois offering the vaccine.
Apr 6, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Environment plays role in complex heart defect
A congenital heart disease that often leads to death in newborns is significantly more common during the summer, leading researchers to believe that the environment, and not just genes that affect the heart, may play a role in causing mini-epidemics of this disease.
Mar 30, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Autoimmune Diseases
NF-κB mediated bioluminescence- sensitive and early indicator in auto-immune diseases
Current research describes a new method to track the development of autoimmune diseases before the onset of symptoms.
Mar 25, 2009 - 4:06:32 PM
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Biotech company cofounded by BIDMC scientists targets natural killer T-cells
BOSTON -- NKT Therapeutics, Inc., a Newton-based biotechnology company cofounded by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) researchers Steven Balk, MD, PhD, and Mark Exley, PhD, has announced that it has closed an $8M Series A venture financing co-led by venture capital firms SV Life Sciences (SVLS) and MedImmune Ventures.
Mar 19, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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Studies show children can complete treatment for peanut allergies and achieve long-term tolerance
DURHAM, NC -- A carefully administered daily dose of peanuts has been so successful as a therapy for peanut allergies that a select group of children is now off treatment and eating peanuts daily, report doctors at Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children's Hospital.
Mar 15, 2009 - 3:59:36 AM
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African-Americans aware and accepting, but often do not receive, the HPV vaccine
CAREFREE, A.Z. - Although only 25 percent of eligible African-American adolescents have received the HPV vaccine, a new survey presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, suggests they have a positive view of the treatment and might respond to more education.
Feb 4, 2009 - 4:59:36 AM
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Ireland Cancer Center researcher finds most triple-negative breast cancers express muc-1 target
CLEVELAND: Research out of the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center has found that the vast majority of triple negative breast cancers express the MUC-1 target. This first-of-its-kind finding, presented today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, has paved the way for an upcoming vaccine trial for patients with early stage triple negative breast cancer that could potentially prevent recurrence of this aggressive type of breast cancer.
Dec 12, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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K-State researcher finds correlation between childhood obesity and asthma
MANHATTAN -- A Kansas State University graduate student has found a correlation between childhood obesity and asthma.
Dec 12, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Immunology Center will continue to drive standard methods, better science
The Rochester Human Immunology Center (RHIC) has been awarded a $4 million renewal of its grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infection Disease (NIAID). The renewal enables RHIC to continue leading the field of immunology in a worldwide effort to standardize how researchers use complex technologies like flow cytometry that are central to the discovery of new treatments.
Dec 11, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Immunology
Allergies could be a blessing in disguise, against cancers
Washington, Nov 12 - Sneezing, coughing and itching may just help prevent cancer affecting colon, skin, bladder, mouth, throat, uterus and cervix, lung and gastrointestinal tract, according to a new study.
Nov 15, 2008 - 2:06:01 PM
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Researchers aim to over-stress already taxed mantle cell lymphoma cells
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Cancer cells are already stressed by the fast pace they require to grow and spread and scientists believe a little more stress just may kill them.
Nov 10, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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New hope for HIV treatment: Cells exhausted from fighting HIV infection can be revitalized
Researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of California, San Francisco, have revealed new hope for HIV treatment with the discovery of a way to 'rescue' immune cells that are exhausted from fighting off HIV infection.
Nov 10, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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1918 Spanish flu records could hold the key to solving future pandemics
Ninety years after Australian scientists began their race to stop the spread of Spanish flu in Australia, University of Melbourne researchers are hoping records from the 1918 epidemic may hold the key to preventing future deadly pandemic outbreaks.
Nov 9, 2008 - 4:59:37 AM
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Pneumococcal vaccine could prevent numerous deaths, save costs during a flu pandemic, model predicts
A new predictive model shows that vaccinating infants with 7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)--the current recommendation--not only saves lives and money during a normal flu season by preventing related bacterial infections; it also would prevent more than 357,000 deaths during an influenza pandemic, while saving $7 billion in costs.
Oct 28, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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First international guidelines for treatment of psoriatic arthritis
Rheumatologists, dermatologists, and patient advocates have come together to publish the first-ever international guidelines for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, a disease that mainly affects people who have psoriasis but also some people without it.
Oct 26, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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A reversal of thinking: How women with lupus can increase chance for healthy pregnancies
In the not so distant past, women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease, were advised not to have children, and if they became pregnant, to have therapeutic abortions to prevent severe flares of their lupus. Research by rheumatologists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, in patients with lupus who have had successful pregnancies is yielding insights that support a reversal of that thinking.
Oct 25, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Groundbreaking, lifesaving TB vaccine a step closer
Researchers at Aberystwyth University, following a number of years of investment by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), have licensed ground-breaking research to a non-profit product development partnership working to develop new, more effective vaccines against Tuberculosis (TB). This development will give hope that significantly better prevention and treatment of TB will be available within the next few years.
Oct 7, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Multiple disease-related research gets green light from the NIH
Saranac Lake, N.Y. - Stephen Smiley, Ph.D., a member of the scientific faculty at the Trudeau Institute, whose research could lead to new treatments for several common diseases, has been awarded a research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for nearly $2 million.
Sep 16, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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UT Medical School receives $6 million NIH grant to study scleroderma
Within five years, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston expect to have identified the genetic clues to scleroderma, a chronic, often progressive, autoimmune disease.
Sep 10, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Survivors of 1918 flu pandemic protected with a lifetime immunity to virus
New research has discovered that infection and natural exposure to the 1918 influenza virus made survivors immune to the disease for the remaining of their lives. Antibodies produced by cells isolated from these survivors served as an effective therapy to protect mice from the highly lethal 1918 infection. The study entitled Neutralizing antibodies derived from the B cells of 1918 influenza pandemic survivors, was released for advanced online publication by the journal Nature. Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Department of Microbiology contributed to the research findings. An estimated 50 million people were killed by the 1918 flu pandemic worldwide.
Aug 17, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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UGA researchers win $9.2 million stem cell grant from NIH
A research group led by Stephen Dalton, professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar of Molecular Biology at the University of Georgia, has been awarded $9.2 million as part of a major new research grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Aug 4, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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String probes for devastating childhood digestive disease
A swallowed string may someday replace the invasive, uncomfortable endoscope now used to diagnose a devastating childhood disease of the esophagus.
Jul 30, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Heart researchers receive grant to study asthma
A research grant program that encourages thinking outside the box will allow a team of University of Iowa investigators to apply findings from heart research to the study of asthma.
Jul 25, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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USU researchers awarded $5.6 million NIH grant to fight deadly viruses
Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) have been awarded a $5.6 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop and test vaccines and treatments for the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses.
Jun 27, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Pharmacists as educators can improve asthma outcomes
New research has shown that up to 90 per cent of people on asthma medications are using their inhalers incorrectly leading to poor asthma control, increased hospital visits and increased cost of treatment.
Jun 23, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Weizmann Institute scientists develop a new approach to treating autoimmune disease
In autoimmune diseases, the immune system turns against the body's own tissues and organs, wreaking havoc and destruction for no apparent reason. Partly because the origins of these diseases are so obscure, no effective treatment exists, and the suffering they inflict is enormous. Now Weizmann Institute scientists have developed a method that in the future may make it possible to treat autoimmune diseases effectively without necessarily knowing their exact cause. Their approach is equivalent to sending a police force to suppress a riot without seeking out the individuals who instigated the unrest.
Jun 2, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Hayfever hope
With the peak grass pollen season approaching, scientists can reveal that a daily dose of probiotic can change the immune status of people with hay fever.
Jun 2, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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New HIV browser gives researchers access to valuable data from vaccine trials
SANTA CRUZ, CA--A new HIV data browser developed by the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the nonprofit organization Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases (GSID) will give researchers access to a wealth of data collected during clinical trials of an AIDS vaccine. Although the vaccine did not succeed in preventing infections, the clinical trial generated a huge amount of valuable data for researchers studying how the virus evolves and causes new infections.
May 29, 2008 - 3:59:37 AM
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Musculoskeletal problems ail computer workers
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Eating less may help you live longer
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IOM report on national vaccine plan
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You may damage knees if you're an exercise freak
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American adults receiving flu vaccine at about the same rate as in 2008, study finds
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Widowed people have higher mortality
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Anxious women more likely to have smaller babies
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UIC receives $1 million grant to study 'fat taxes,' diet, obesity
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Progress made on group B streptococcus vaccine
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Exercise addiction could prove fatal
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25000 NRI Doctors Could Return to India from UK
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AIIMS to guide 40 medical colleges on drug reaction
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15 percent of Indian women below 50 are obese: Azad
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Mexico expects swine flu infections to peak at New Year
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Wipro unveils new application for remote healthcare
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Azad hikes funds for cancer control, treatment of poor
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Kerala medical colleges doctors suspend agitation
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Delhi records 280 cases of dengue
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Chandigarh doctor tests positive for swine flu
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Madhya Pradesh forms team to tackle dengue spread
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Bone mineral density loss faster in those with kidney disease
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New regulatory pathway for cell division found
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progesterone can prevent apoptosis in fetal membranes and therefore prevent pre-term birth
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Demographic profile suggests environmental role in etiology of Crohn's Disease
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First-generation artificial pancreas system used overnight can improve diabetes control
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Seismology highlights from BSSA February issue
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Understanding past and future climate
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Penn State partners with Volvo as academic partner
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NHLBI funds preclinical tests on devices for infants and children with congenital heart defects
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Democratic, republican presidents have had similar economic records, says political scientist
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Azad invites NRI investment in pharmaceuticals, medical education
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25000 NRI Doctors Could Return to India from UK
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Eat pistachio to lower blood sugar
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Stricter resident doctor duty hour required to prevent medical errors
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Chandigarh adult drinks 11 bottles a month
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Swine flu vaccine nearing development: Official
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India to be diabetes' world capital by 2025: Expert
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US may allow 5,000 more Indian doctors for residency training
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Scissors taken out from man's stomach after two years
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India's swine flu toll reaches 967, over 26,000 infected
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'Primodial Soup' theory for origin of life rejected in paper
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Human species could have killed Neanderthal man
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History, geography also seem to shape our genome
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3,000 Kerala medical students to attend inter-college meet
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Tamil Nadu seeks to control deemed universities
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Spiders which eat together, stay together and multiply
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Anna Hazare - the keeper of the earth and human conscience
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Indian American scientist wins top IMO prize
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Artificial human sperm could make men redundant: experts
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Will autopsy on Benazir's body become necessary?
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