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(Nasdaq: PPHM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, today announced initiation of patient treatment in its Phase lb clinical trial to evaluate its lead anti-phospholipid immunotherapy agent bavituximab given in combination with common cancer chemotherapy agents. The trial is expected to enroll up to 12 patients at three clinical sites in India.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Treatment with hormones improves visual memory of postmenopausal women'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/gynecology/menstruationdisturbances/menopause/article_5151.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 17, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Many women experience declines in their memory during and after menopause, a change thought to be due, in part, to the rapid hormonal changes they weather during that time. Now, research from the University of Michigan Health System suggests that hormone therapy might help women retain certain memory functions. In a study in the new issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, they report that a group of postmenopausal women showed more brain activity during a visual memory test than did women who were not taking the hormone therapy.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Sleep Apnea Treatment Curbs Aggression in Sex Offenders'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/psychiatry/forensic/article_5150.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 17, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects up to 20% of men in western cultures, 5% of whom experience significant physical symptoms. A study published in Journal of Forensic Sciences finds that sex offenders who suffer from OSA experience more harmful psychological symptoms than do sex offenders with normal sleep patterns.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Occupational therapy improves quality of life for dementia patients'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/aging/dementia/article_5149.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 17, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Occupational therapy can help to improve the ability of people with dementia to perform daily activities and can also reduce the pressure on their caregivers, says a BMJ study published today.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Gene Expression Profiling Not Quite Perfected in Predicting Lung Cancer Prognosis'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/cancer/lung/article_5148.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 17, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'While there have been significant advances in the use of gene expression profiling to assess a cancer prognosis, a Mayo Clinic review and analysis of existing lung cancer studies shows that this technology has not yet surpassed the accuracy of conventional methods used to assess survival in lung cancer patients.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'New approach will pinpoint genes linked to evolution of human brain'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/specialtopics/evolution/article_5147.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 14, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Six million years ago, chimpanzees and humans diverged from a common ancestor and evolved into unique species. Now UCLA scientists have identified a new way to pinpoint the genes that separate us from our closest living relative – and make us uniquely human. '; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Scientists design simple dipstick test for cocaine, other drugs'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/psychiatry/substancemisuse/cocaine/article_5146.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 14, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a simple "dipstick" test for detecting cocaine and other drugs in saliva, urine or blood serum. The test is based upon DNA-gold nanoparticle technology, and can be packaged in user-friendly kits similar to those used for home pregnancy tests.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Google could help diagnose difficult medical cases'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalnews/article_5145.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 12, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Internet search engine Google could help physicians facing problems in diagnosing difficult cases, says a new study.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'British scientists create artificial stomach '; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/gastroenterology/article_5144.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 12, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'British scientists have created the world\'s first artificial stomach that may allow us to understand what happens in the gut and help develop healthier foods to manipulate the digestive process.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Pregnant women with lupus are at higher risk for complications'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/immunology/autoimmunediseases/lupus/article_5143.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 12, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Women with systemic lupus who become pregnant are at significantly greater risk for death or other medical complications than are pregnant women without lupus, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found in a nationwide study of more than 18 million women.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Memories: It\'s all in the packaging'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/neurosciences/memory/article_5142.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 10, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Researchers at UC Irvine have found that how much detail one remembers of an event depends on whether a certain portion of the brain is activated to “package” the memory.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Seven-point system gauges seriousness of heart failure in elderly'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/cardiology/congestive-heart-failure/article_5141.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 10, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'A simple points system may soon help guide treatment of elderly heart failure patients. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that by counting how many of seven easy-to-obtain health factors a patient has, physicians can estimate the patient\'s risk of dying.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Overseas Doctors hit by new British HSMP immigration rules'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalnews/professionals/doctors/uk/article_5140.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 8, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'In a further tightening of immigration rules, Britain announced the latest of several changes this year that have affected highly skilled migrants from India and other non-European Union countries.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'New Effort to Treat Stroke More Effectively'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/neurosciences/stroke/article_5139.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Just a small fraction of patients who have a stroke receive the only drug – TPA – available to treat the condition. Now doctors and scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have developed a potential new treatment that will reach a milestone in the next few months, when the experimental treatment is tested for the first time in people who have suffered a stroke or “brain attack.”'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Keeping A3G in action represents a new way to attack HIV'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/infectiousdiseases/aids-hiv/article_5138.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'For years researchers have been trying to understand how a few HIV-infected patients naturally defeat a virus that otherwise overwhelms the immune system. Last year, a research team at the University of Rochester Medical Center confirmed that such patients, called long-term non-progressors, maintain higher than normal levels of the enzyme called APOBEC-3G (A3G) in their white blood cells, which function to stave off infections. Now, the same group has teamed up with a structural biologist to provide the first look at the A3G structure. Such information represents an early step toward the design of a new class of drugs that could afford to all the same natural protection enjoyed by few, according to a study published today in The Journal of Biological Chemistry.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Fighting HIV With HIV Virus Itself'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/infectiousdiseases/aids-hiv/article_5137.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine report the first clinical test of a new gene therapy based on a disabled AIDS virus carrying genetic material that inhibits HIV replication. For the first application of the new vector five subjects with chronic HIV infection who had failed to respond to at least two antiretroviral regimens were given a single infusion of their own immune cells that had been genetically modified for HIV resistance.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Children’s Belly Fat Increases More Than 65 Percent'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/metabolism/obesity/article_5136.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Abdominal obesity increased more than 65 percent among boys and almost 70 percent among girls between 1988 and 2004. The finding of growing girth is significant because abdominal obesity has emerged as a better predictor of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risk than the more commonly used Body Mass Index, a weight to height ratio that can sometimes be misleading.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Common Antacids Could Help Keep Gingivitis at Bay'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/dental/article_5135.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Chemicals commonly used to treat heartburn also display fighting power against the oral bacteria linked with gum disease, according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Göteborg University in Sweden.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'New way of tracking muscle damage from radiation'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/radiology/article_5134.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could become a valuable tool for predicting the risk of muscle injury during and following radiation therapy, according to investigators at St. Jude Children\'s Research Hospital.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'New brain-chemistry differences found in depressed women'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/psychiatry/depression/article_5133.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'A new brain study finds major differences between women with serious depression and healthy women in a brain-chemical system that\'s crucial to stress and emotions.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Retina can provide a very reliable way of diagnosing cerebral malaria'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/infectiousdiseases/malaria/article_5132.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The eye can provide a very reliable way of diagnosing cerebral malaria, researchers in Malawi have shown. By looking at the changes to the retina, doctors are able to determine whether an unconscious child is suffering from this severe form of malaria or another, unrelated illness, leading to the most appropriate treatment.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Hormone therapy does not improve quality of life for women'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/gynecology/article_5131.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'A postmenopausal hormone therapy trial conducted in Estonia indicates that hormone therapy does not improve women\'s quality of life. The group receiving hormones and the comparison group showed no differences in general quality of life. Only those women that experienced hot flashes and night-time sweating reported beneficial effects. These results were obtained from the Estonian Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy trial (EPHT) funded by the Academy of Finland and conducted under the leadership of Research Professor Elina Hemminki from the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (Stakes).'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Anxiety sensitivity linked to future psychological disorders'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/psychiatry/anxiety/article_5130.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 7, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'People who get scared when they experience a pounding heart, sweaty palms or dizziness -- even if the cause is something as mundane as stress, exercise or caffeine -- are more likely to develop a clinical case of anxiety or panic disorder, according to a Florida State University researcher in Tallahassee, Fla.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Rising abdominal obesity among kids causes concern '; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/metabolism/obesity/article_5129.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 6, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Abdominal obesity increased more than 65 percent among boys and almost 70 percent among girls between 1988 and 2004. The finding of growing girth is significant because abdominal obesity has emerged as a better predictor of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risk than the more commonly used Body Mass Index, a weight to height ratio that can sometimes be misleading.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Tomatoes in Restaurants Linked to Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak '; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/world/epidemics/article_5128.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 5, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the results of an investigation by state and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigators, which found consuming tomatoes in restaurants as the cause of illnesses in the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak. To date, 21 states have reported 183 cases of illnesses to the CDC.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'How cells adhere so firmly to blood vessel walls'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/cytology/article_5127.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 4, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Blood is the universal means with which different types of cells are transported in our bodies. Its movement is determined by hydrodynamic forces. The cells anchor themselves to the walls of the blood vessels in the target tissue with the aid of special adhesive molecules, which are also called receptors. In many cases these receptors are grouped in the cell surface in nanometer-sized patches. The adhesion process is based on the key and lock principle: as a rule, an adhesion molecule only bonds with specific partners. This guarantees that the cells are only brought to a halt where they are to fulfill their biological function.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Mental health problems threaten the knowledge economy'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalnews/health/mental/article_5126.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 4, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'In a knowledge economy, people work increasingly with their heads instead of their hands. This makes mental health a crucial component of economic growth. However, the knowledge economy leads to high levels of stress and mental health problems. By damaging its ‘mental capital’ the knowledge economy undermines the basis for its own success. These are some of the conclusions of the report ‘Mental Capital’ by Rifka Weehuizen, researcher at UNU-MERIT - a joint research and training centre of United Nations University, and Maastricht University in the Netherlands.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Indians among worst affected by TB in Britain'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalnews/healthcare/uk/article_5125.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 4, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Tuberculosis (TB) showed an alarming rise in Britain last year with ethnic South Asians, especially Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi, accounting for most cases.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Bihar to get eight new private medical colleges'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalnews/professionals/article_5124.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 4, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Eight new private medical colleges are set to open in Bihar as two US and six Indian firms have submitted proposals to invest in the health sector.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Cot death could be linked to brain defect '; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/pediatrics/neonatology/article_5123.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 4, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or \'cot death\' that kills about 300 babies a year in Britain may be linked to a defect in the brain, scientists have said.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'C. elegans provides model for the genetics of nicotine dependence'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/psychiatry/substancemisuse/smoking/article_5122.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 4, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The unassuming C. elegans nematode worm, a 1-millimeter workhorse of the genetics lab, is quite similar to human beings in its genetic susceptibility to nicotine dependence, according to University of Michigan researchers.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Resveratrol Increases Lifespan of Obese Mice'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/aging/article_5121.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 3, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Researchers have used a single compound to increase the lifespan of obese mice, and found that the drug reversed nearly all of the changes in gene expression patterns found in mice on high calorie diets--some of which are associated with diabetes, heart disease, and other significant diseases related to obesity. The research, led by investigators at Harvard Medical School and the National Institute on Aging, is the first time that the small molecule resveratrol has been shown to offer survival benefits in a mammal. The study is reported in the November 1 advanced online edition of Nature.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Accelerating Loss of Ocean Species Threatens Human Well-being'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/specialtopics/article_5120.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 3, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'In a study published in the November 3rd issue of the journal, Science, an international group of ecologists and economists, including lead author, Boris Worm of Dalhousie University, show that the loss of biodiversity is profoundly reducing the ocean’s ability to produce seafood, resist diseases, filter pollutants, and rebound from stresses such as over-fishing and climate change. The study reveals that every species lost causes a faster unraveling of the overall ecosystem. Conversely every species recovered adds significantly to overall productivity and stability of the ecosystem and its ability to withstand stresses.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Uric acid levels closely related to hypertension in Blacks'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/cardiology/hypertension/article_5119.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 2, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'New research shows that higher levels of uric acid are strongly associated with high blood pressure in blacks, suggesting that a simple blood test could predict risk and that treatments to lower uric acid may be a novel way to reduce hypertension-related complications in this population.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Predicting survival in liver transplant patients '; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/surgery/transplantation/article_5118.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 2, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'A new model based on specific characteristics of the donor and the recipient may help predict survival after liver transplantation, according to a new study. '; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'American College of Cardiology announces new initiative to improve safety for patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/cardiology/article_5117.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 2, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The American College of Cardiology Foundation\'s National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDRTM) announced today that it will launch a new initiative to improve safety and outcomes for patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS).'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Future of sexual and reproductive health at tipping point according to global study'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalnews/healthcare/world/article_5116.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Nov 1, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The first-ever global study of sexual and reproductive health - to be published in the medical journal The Lancet starting this week - shows a picture of declining financial support, increased political interference and an overall reluctance to tackle threats to sexual and reproductive health.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Two-component lantibiotic with therapeutic potential discovered'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/pharmacology/antibiotics/article_5115.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 31, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The discovery and preparation of a naturally occurring antibiotic could open the door to new therapeutic drugs for treating nasty infections. The rapid spread of drug-resistant bacterial strains poses a persistent threat to human health, and requires new sources of antibiotics to treat infections. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are tackling this problem by discovering and preparing natural antibiotics called lantibiotics. '; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Hope remains for Alzheimer\'s sufferers'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/aging/dementia/alzheimers/article_5114.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 31, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), who last week rejected appeals to allow patients with mild Alzheimer\'s to receive the life-changing medication donepezil (Aricept®), will hopefully re-appraise their decision in three-years time, according to neurologist Professor Robert Kerwin in an article published in the November issue of the medical journal Future Neurology.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'New genetic analysis forces re-draw of insect family tree'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/specialtopics/evolution/article_5113.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 29, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'The family tree covering almost half the animal species on the planet has been re-drawn following a genetic analysis which has revealed new relationships between four major groups of insects. Scientists have found that flies and moths are most closely related to beetles and more distantly related to bees and wasps, contrary to previous theory.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'New Insight into Cell Division'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/cytology/article_5112.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 29, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'When cells divide, control mechanisms ensure that the genetic material, in other words the chromosomes, is correctly distributed to the daughter cells. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin have now explained the molecular principles of these control processes. The so-called checkpoint kinases, i.e. the enzymes which perform this controlling, are not directly associated only with the chromosomes, as was previously assumed to be the case. On the contrary, they interact with a different category of proteins which are involved in the development of the cell division spindle. This finding is highly significant, since incorrect distribution of the chromosomes can lead to abnormalities and diseases such as cancer. The new understanding of this process will in turn promote a better understanding of the molecular principles of the development of cancer (Science, October 27, 2006).'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Breast cancer chemotherapy may deterioration in cognitive function'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/cancer/breast/article_5111.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 29, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'A new study investigating the effects of chemotherapy on cognitive function in mice has confirmed what many cancer patients receiving treatment have often complained about – a decline in their memory and other cognitive functions, sometimes characterized as "chemobrain". The study, led by Dr. Gordon Winocur of the Baycrest Research Centre for Aging and the Brain, in collaboration with Drs. Ian Tannock and Janette Vardy of Princess Margaret Hospital, was conducted at Trent University. The findings are published in the September 2006 issue of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior (Vol. 85, Issue 1), which will be available online in the next week. The results were presented at a workshop held in conjunction with the 8th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology in Venice last week.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Profiles of serial killers have limitations'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalnews/healthcare/usa/article_5110.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 29, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Dennis Rader, the notorious BTK murderer who eluded capture for more than 30 years until his arrest in 2005, did not fit precisely into the FBI\'s method for profiling serial killers on the basis of crime scenes. And Aileen Wuornos, the Florida prostitute executed in 2002 for slaying seven men over a two-year period in the early 1990s, didn\'t fit at all because the database of convicted serial killers used by the FBI in developing their profiling method did not include women. '; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Concerns over abortion law in the US state of South Dakota'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalnews/healthcare/usa/article_5109.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 29, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = ' In this week’s BMJ, a senior doctor raises serious concerns over abortion law in the US state of South Dakota. Earlier this year, South Dakota passed a bill which bans virtually all abortions in the state except for circumstances in which the procedure is necessary to “prevent the death of the mother.” Under this new legislation, doctors face prosecution for the termination of any pregnancy in which maternal death is not clearly averted by its performance. '; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'European Alcohol Strategy Threatened by Industry Tactics'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/medicalnews/healthcare/article_5108.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 29, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'A European strategy to tackle the health impact of alcohol may be the victim of a carefully planned attack by representatives of the alcohol industry, using tactics associated with tobacco manufacturers, warns public health expert, Professor Martin McKee, in this week’s BMJ.'; syndicate.index++; syndicate.article_title[ syndicate.index ] = 'Are Flu Vaccines Worth the Effort?'; syndicate.article_url[ syndicate.index ] = 'http://www.rxpgnews.com/world/epidemics/avianinfluenza/article_5107.shtml'; syndicate.article_date[ syndicate.index ] = 'Oct 29, 2006'; syndicate.article_summary[ syndicate.index ] = 'Each year enormous effort goes into producing influenza vaccines and delivering them to appropriate sections of the population. 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