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BANNOCKBURN, Ill., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer is officially here, and that means longer days and warmer weather are afoot. The season is also notoriously a time when people want to get in shape. Yet nowadays, hitting the gym can be daunting, especially with so many people ...Simple Steps Deliver Relief for Tennis Elbow
Strength-training exercises may ease pain, improve movement, study shows SATURDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- A simple exercise to strengthen the wrist may ease the pain of tennis elbow, a new study suggests. Using an inexpensive rubber bar to perform isolated eccentric wrist exten...DOD, VA should take stronger steps to combat tobacco use in military, veteran populations
WASHINGTON -- Because tobacco use impairs military readiness, harms the health of soldiers and veterans, and imposes a substantial financial burden on the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, these agencies should implement a comprehensive strategy to achieve the Defense Department's state...ProFibrix Steps up Recombinant Fibrinogen Program With PER.C6(R) License From Crucell
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, January 13 /PRNewswire/ -- ProFibrix B.V., today announced that it has concluded a commercial license agreement with Crucell N.V. (Euronext, NASDAQ: CRXL ; Swiss Exchange: CRX) for PER.C6(R), a unique human protein production platform. The PER.C6(R) platform allows P...Project Zero Delay Accelerates Drug's Path to Clinical Trial
... New Drug (IND) application were instead done in advance. No administrative steps were skipped. This approach can be applied in other areas of drug ...al start-up time," Kurzrock said. "Substantial time could be cut from other steps by applying the same principles." The time between having a complet...GAA Calls on Secretary Clinton to Speak Out Against Gender-Based Violence During Her Africa Trip
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U.S. municipal governments are showing leadership by voluntarily accounting for and reducing greenhouse gas emissions resulting from their operations. They also recognize the huge potential to influence long-term reductions from the residents and businesses in their communities, according to a ne...Trans fats hinder multiple steps in blood flow regulation pathways
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in processed foods contain trans fatty acids that interfere with the regulation of blood flow. A new report reveals a new way in which these "trans fats" gum up the cellular machinery that keeps blood moving through arteries and veins. In t...Research uncovers new steps on pathway to enlarged heart
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Todays issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG), describes what might be a corner piece of the autism puzzlethe identification and subsequent validation of a gene linked to the development of autism by three separate groups of scientists. An accompanying commentary by Dr. Dietrich St...Researchers take first steps towards spinal cord reconstruction following injury
This release is also available in French . Montreal, November 12, 2007 - A new study has identified what may be a pivotal first step towards the regeneration of nerve cells following spinal cord injury, using the bodys own stem cells. This seminal study, published in this weeks Procee...Cystic fibrosis testing -- next steps
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AMSTERDAM, January 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in the field of human gene therapy, announced today that Dr. Ronald H.W. Lorijn will for personal reasons retire as chief executive officer, effective February 1, 2009. Prof. Sander van D...Jonathan Lewis, M.D., Ph.D. Steps Down From Delcath Systems Board of Directors
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SYDNEY, Australia, March 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmaxis (ASX: PXS; Nasdaq: PXSL) today announced that a clinical trial application for Bronchitol to treat bronchiectasis has been accepted for evaluation by China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA). All pharmaceutical co...Three Steps to Boost Asymchem's Investment in China
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