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Estrogen-like Component of Plastic Stimulates Growth of Certain Prostate Cancer Cells

An estrogen-like chemicalcommonly used to synthesize plastic food containers has been shown toencourage the growth of a specific category of prostate cancer cell,potentially affecting the treatment efficacy for a subset of prostatecancers.According to a study published in the January 1 issue of CancerResearch, such prostate cancer cells proved to be vulnerable toexposure to the chemical BP...

Compounds in plastic packaging act as environmental estrogens altering breast genes

Compounds found in plastic products used to wrap or contain food and beverages have aroused concerns as possible cancer-causing agents because they can sometimes leach out of the plastic and migrate into the food, especially after heating or when the plastic is old or scratched. In two studies funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Cente...

Brain May Be Less Plastic Than Hoped

The visual cortex of the adult primate brain displays less flexibility in response to retinal injury than previously thought, according to a new study published in the May 19, 2005, issue of the journal Nature. This may have implications for other regions of the brain, and the approach the investigators used may be a key to developing successful neurological interventions for stroke patients in t...

Engineers improve plastic's potential for use in implants by linking it to biological material

Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have found a way to modify a plastic to anchor molecules that promote nerve regeneration, blood vessel growth or other biological processes. In the study led by Dr. Christine Schmidt, the researchers identified a piece of protein from among a billion candidates that could perform the unusual feat of attaching to polypyrrole, a synthetic polym...

Bacteria are key to 'green' plastics, drugs

Engineered bug makes key chemical precursor from grain sorghum Finding "gree...

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Plastic Glove Boxes from Terra Universal, Inc.

Description:These versatile enclosures are designed for purging with nitrogen or other process gas to create a low-humidity environment. HEPA filtration, heating/cooling, humidification, sterilization and ionization modules also available, along with a complete line of gloves and air locks....
Company:Terra Universal, Inc.

Plastic feeding tubes, 20ga x 38mm, sterile from Instech Solomon

Description:These plastic feeding tubes for rodent oral gavage feature soft rubber tips to reduce the risk of perforation and trauma. Plus they are disposable, to eliminate the hassle of cleaning and the risk of cross-contamination....
Company:Instech Solomon

Plastics Boxes from LABREPCO, Inc.

Description:Standard 2" or 3" Plastic can be ordered with 81 or 100 cell dividers. Mini 2" Plastics Boxes come standard with 25 cell dividers. Plastic boxes can also be ordered with corresponding freezer racks...
Company:LABREPCO, Inc.

ApopTag® Plastic Coverslip from CHEMICON

Description:APOPTAG® Plastic Coverslips are designed to be custom fitted to the specific APOPTAG® kit application. Each coverslip has 2.5 x 1 dimensions....
Company:CHEMICON

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Phillips Plastics to help develop orthopedics with stem cells

The agreement with BioE, Inc., which develops human ste...

Wisconsin identity theft law: A cheap plastic sword

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UWM receives state funding for plastics research

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Smart Plastic As Surigical Thread

By inserting a “memory” into a plastic material, researchers say they have created a surgical thread that can ties itself into a knot. The same substance may also be used for medial implants such as stents or bone screws. The material, made of thermoplastic polymers that an be absorbed by the body, an be engineered// to assume s string-like shape at room temperature and then transform...

Cosmetic plastic surgery for a youthful healthy look

Looking young and healthy is now much easier than earlier and according to James Wells, M.D., president, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), many people, both men and women are seeing plastic surgeons as early as their 20s, contrary to the past, when patients would wait until they were 50 to visit a plastic surgeon to reduce the normal signs of aging. He also added that non-surgical trea...

Plastic surgery popular with men also!

A recent survey by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons(ASPS) has shown that men are as much concerned about their appearance, as women. They found that liposuction and laser hair removal are among the popular procedures preferred by men. More than two thousand men were surveyed, and when questioned about what they would like to change about their appearance, 45% of men wanted to change thei...

Plastic Sling Has Proved Successful In Improving Aging Of The Neck

A new idea in plastic surgery is proving successful at reducing the signs of aging in the neck. The procedure involves implanting a thin,// plastic sling under the skin and jaw to reduce the saggy appearance of the neck. Researchers say this new procedure is safe and very effective. As people age, there are often changes in the neck and face including the loss of elasticity in the skin...

Chemicals in clear plastics can cause learning difficulties

In a recent study that came out in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives had brought out the// detrimental effects of clear plastics on human beings. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a chemical founding the clear plastics that are used as food grade materials for making air tight containers, drinking water bottles, even feeding bottles for infants. The scientists from Yale School of Medic...

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Plastic Tray - 6 x 10 inches

Description:Size: 6 x 10 inches. Depth: 7 inches. Sterilizable plastic tray with silicone matting for supporting and protecting instruments....
Company:Bausch & Lomb Storz

Plastic Tray - 3 x 6 inches

Description:Size: 3 x 6 inches. Depth: 1 inch. Sterilizable plastic tray with silicone matting for supporting and protecting instruments....
Company:Bausch & Lomb Storz

Mayfield Disposable Adult (plastic) Skull Pins

Description:Mayfield Disposable Adult (plastic) Skull Pins are designed for rigid skeletal fixation....
Company:Schaerer Mayfield USA, Inc.

BD Beaver Chondroplastic blade

Description:BD Beaver Chondroplastic blade, sharp on two sides, curved, sterile...
Company:BD Ophthalmics

Worth 4-Dot Flashlight/Plastic

Description:Worth 4-Dot Flashlight/Plastic for testing and training of visual functions and testing for fusion, suppression and/or diplopia. Red/green goggle included. Requires 2 C batteries (not included)....
Company:Bernell

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Antisense Pharma: Promising Phase IIb Results of Targeted Therapy with AP 12009 in Recurrent Anaplastic Astrocytoma

CHICAGO and REGENSBURG - June 21, 2007 - “In anaplasticastrocytoma, AP 12009 as a monotherapy is actually clearly superiorto temozolomide,” Prof. Albert Wong, M.D., StanfordUniversity, California, U.S.A. commented on the international PhaseIIb study with the TGF-beta 2-inhibitor AP 12009, under developmentby Antisense Pharma. Prof. Wong discussed the results of the studyin th...

Soliris Effective in PNH Patients With History of Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes

- Analysis of Phase III Data Presented at ASCO - CHICAGO, June 04, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Investigatorsreported today that Soliris(TM) (eculizumab), a new treatment forparoxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) developed by AlexionPharmaceuticals, Inc. , is effective in patients diagnosed with PNHwho have a history of aplastic anemia (AA) or myelodysplasticsyndromes (MDS). Soliris...

Study Continues to Show Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treated With Revlimid are Living Longer and Remaining Transfusion Independent

Moffitt Research Presented at 9th International Symposium onMyelodysplastic Syndromes TAMPA, Fla., May 17, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- New updated resultsfrom a pivotal Phase II trial evaluating Revlimid in patients withan incurable blood cancer known as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)were presented today by Dr. Alan List, from the H. Lee MoffittCancer Center & Research Institute, at the 9th...

2007 ASCO Annual Meeting: Clinical Results on Phase IIb-study with AP 12009 in Anaplastic Astrocytoma selected for Poster Discussion

REGENSBURG, Germany, May 10th, 2007 - AntisensePharma, a German biopharmaceutical company specialized in targetedtherapies for malignant tumors, today announced, that data from thePhase IIb-study with AP 12009 in high-grade glioma will bepresented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society ofClinical Oncology (ASCO), which will be held in Chicago, Illinois,U.S.A, fro...

ArteFill 5-Year Data to Be Presented at American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 17, 2007 - Artes Medical, Inc.(Nasdaq:ARTE), a medical technology company focused on developing,manufacturing and commercializing a new category of aestheticinjectable products for men and women, today announced that thefinal 5-year safety and efficacy data for ArteFill(R), theCompany's FDA-approved non-resorbable injectable dermal filler willbe presented at...

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