Surprising findings reported about iron overload
UAB and international scientists studying iron-overload disorders have made the unexpected discovery that Asians and Pacific Islanders have the highest levels of iron in their blood of all racial/ethnic groups who were screened. Individuals who develop hemochromatosis/iron overload absorb an excessive amount of iron from food and supplements ingested. The abnormality affects many people wo...New lead reported in tumor angiogenesis
Scientists supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, have added a key new piece to the puzzle of how tumor cells induce new blood vessels to form and fuel their abnormal growth, a well-known process called angiogenesis. As published in this month's issue of the journal Cancer Cell, the scientists found that i...Loss of a universal tRNA feature reported
Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) report in the Journal of Bacteriology that two alphaproteobacteria lack the universal extra guanylate nucleotide typically found in the transfer RNA molecule tRNAHis. tRNAs are the molecules responsible for decoding sequence information specified by messenger RNA molecules, information which is ultimately encoded by the DNA template....DNA analysis suggests under-reported kills of threatened whales
A new study analyzing whale meat sold in Korean markets suggests the number of whales being sold for human consumption in the Asian country is much higher than that being reported to the International Whaling Commission ?putting threatened populations of coastal minke whales further at risk. The study, involving numerous researchers led by Scott Baker of Oregon State University, was just p...Breakthrough developments in rheumatoid arthritis reported
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Last Tuesday the FDA issued a public health advisory, warning physicians to watch for any signs //of sepsis or other infection among women who have taken Danco Laboratories' Mifeprex -- known generically as mifepristone -- which when taken with misoprostol can cause a medical abortion after four sepsis related deaths were reported among women who took the drug. FDA approved Mifeprex in 20...Experts Insist That Neonatal Herpes Be Reported Regularly
Experts are of the opinion that infection of newborns with herpes type 1 and 2 should be routinely reported to the authorities. Currently this is not an established procedure in most cases. In a commentary published in the September issue of the // journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, researchers in herpes infections, from University of Washington Center for AIDS and STD in Seattle,...Dengue in Delhi – 26 Cases reported and 3 dea
Delhi, Aug 26 Dengue after affecting Calcutta has arrived in Delhi and three deaths have been reported with 26 people affected in the last two weeks. // In 2003 there were more than 30 people who died and around 1,000 cases of dengue were reported. N.K. Yadav, deputy health officer, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), claims that the situation is under control. They have...Encephalitis Deaths in Maybe higher than Reported
The Japanese Encephalitis germ has spread to most of the northern sections of Uttar Pradesh. The officials have reported 240 deaths but this maybe even higher according to reports from health officials. On Saturday the medical officials were worried and said // the actual toll "is bound to be much higher" as many deaths may not have been reported at all. So far over 900 p...Researchers at Cornell University as been reported using research fund by false claims
Researchers at Cornell University in New York are under investigation for allegedly enrolling inappropriate participants in research studies and filing false information on protocols with the US National Institutes // of Health (NIH) to maintain government funding for a university research center. Former researcher at the pediatric center accused the center’s director of using the cli...Clinical Data Reported on Vidaza in Hematologic Malignancies and Advanced Solid Tumors
HDAC Inhibitor MGCD0103 Demonstrates substantial Response Ratein Two Clinical Trials Clinical Data Presented on Pilot Pharmacokinetic Study of OralAzacitidine Exelixis Reports Integrated Data From Phase II Clinical Trialsof XL999 at ASCO Clinical Data Reported on Vidaza in Hematologic Malignancies andAdva...New Data for Cytogen's QUADRAMET Reported at Annual ASCO Meeting
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 4, 2007 - Cytogen Corporation(NASDAQ: CYTO) today reported results from clinical trialsdemonstrating that QUADRAMET (samarium Sm-153 lexidronam injection)can be safely administered to prostate cancer patients who are alsoreceiving the chemotherapy docetaxel (Taxotere(R), Sanofi-Aventis).Clinical data also support further evaluation of the combinationregimen for...