New Rotavirus vaccine joins routine infant immunization schedule
The federal agency that oversees childhood vaccinations today recommended a new vaccine for routine use against rotavirus infection, a common childhood illness that is the single largest infectious disease killer of infants and young children worldwide. Three scientists associated with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Wistar Institute are co-inventors of the vaccine, based on resea...Schepens scientists are first to discover angiogenesis switch inside blood vessel cells
Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, are the first to discover a switch inside blood vessel cells that controls angiogenesis (new blood vessel growth). The switch, they learned, is turned on and off by the balance between two enzymes (known as PI3K and PLCg) that compete for the use of the same lipid membrane to fulfill opposite missions, growth a...Stem cells decrease ischemic injury and restore brain function
This is the impressive result of a study carried out by a group of researchers coordinated by Dr. Maria Grazia De Simoni of the Mario Negri Institute in Milan, Italy in cooperation with the Istituto Neurologico Besta (Milan) and the University of Lausanne. The study appears in the April 18th issue of the international, peer-reviewed, open-access online journal of the Public Library of Science, PL...Sheep Anti-ESCHERICHIA COLI (STABLE TOXIN (ST)) Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from AbD Serotec
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Deficit in NHS fund has lead to cancellation of subsidized flexible working for NHS doctors, the part-time flexible working scheme which was introduced four years back by the Government is being rolled back// due to financial crisis in the NHS fund. The Private hospitals have also showed interest to acquisition of NHS funded government hospitals which are working in a horrible situation d...New UK Policy Threatens The Flexible Working Scheme
The British Medical Association (BMA) said that the financial crisis would put an end to the new scheme, which helps the lady doctors wanting to work part-time after childbirth. // This scheme comes under the National Health Center (NHS). But ministers are posing a threat to stop the scheme and transferring the powers to the regional health bosses. This move was taken mainly...Fewer teeth & Increased Ischemic Stroke risk
A study reveals that people who have periodontal disease and lose a lot of teeth are more likely to have a stroke, but researchers aren't sure about the relationship between fewer teeth and higher// risk of stroke. The study which used data on 41,376 men found that men with fewer teeth generally consumed large amounts of alcohol, were physically less active, were older and were more lik...Asmanex Twisthaler launched by Schering-Plough for treatment of asthma
Asmanex Twisthaler has been launched by Schering-Plough as therapy in the control and management of mild, moderate or severe persistent asthma in patients 12 years of age and older. It was launched in the United Kingdom in January and is expected to be launched in the other European Union(EU) markets, in the next few months. Asmanex Twisthaler, a dry powder inhaler, contains the orally//...Shorter Radiation Schedules Found To Be More Effective For Patients With Breast Cancer
A more intense course of radiation after a lumpectomy may be safe for breast cancer patients say researchers // based on findings of a recent study. Standard treatment for women with breast cancer usually involves six or seven weeks of radiation daily after undergoing surgery , however for most women the length of time for radiation treatment is a major inconvenience leading them to choos...Fischer Tonsil Knife And Dissector
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Company to release broad range of clinical data on leadingdrug-eluting stent portfolio NATICK, Mass., May 15, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BostonScientific Corporation today announced the schedule of theCompany's major events and press announcements at the annual ParisCourse on Revascularization (EuroPCR), which will runs from May 22to 25 in Barcelona, Spain. "We will be announci...Schepens Scientists Identify Key to Integrating Transplanted Nerve Cells Into Injured Tissue
Discovery promises to make retina, spinal cord and other centralnervous system transplants possible BOSTON, April 26, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at theSchepens Eye Research Institute, an affiliate of Harvard MedicalSchool, have identified a key mechanism for successfullytransplanting tissue into the adult central nervous system. Thestudy found that a molecule known as MMP-2 (which is...