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Recent breakthroughs in common adult leukemia highlighted in New England Journal of Medicine

When the most common adult leukemia in the United States was last reviewed by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in 1995, it was seen through the eyes of theories that dated back to the 1960s. As such, the journal recently invited three of the world's foremost experts on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) to write an authoritative update covering the transformation in the scientific commu...

Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments Highlighted

Clinicians and basic scientists from academia, private practice, government and industry are coming together for a week-long multi-disciplinary symposium in interventional oncology, a rapidly growing area of medicine involving minimally invasive interventional radiology treatments for cancer. The first two days of the meeting focus on treatments for liver, kidney, bone and lung tumors. The...

New book highlights world's borderless conservation areas

Publication emphasizes global focus on protecting Earth's ecosystems across national boundariesNature knows no borders, according to a new book released today by CEMEX, Conservation International, and Agrupacion Sierra Madre. "Transboundary Conservation: A New Vision for Protected Areas," describes in detail new strategies of shared environmental responsibility for keeping important wilde...

Learning to love bacteria: Stanford scientist highlights bugs' benefits

Bacteria are bad. Mothers and doctors, not to mention the cleaning product industry, repeatedly warn of their dangers. But a Stanford University School of Medicine microbiologist is raising the intriguing idea that persistent bacterial and viral infections have benefits. Stanley Falkow, PhD, the Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor in Cancer Research, is publishing his thoughts on this...

Bird flu study highlights need to vaccinate flocks effectively

Incomplete vaccination of poultry flocks could make the spread of deadly strains of avian flu such as H5N1 worse, scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Warwick have found. The research shows that even though the available vaccines are effective on individual birds, the disease is likely to spread unless almost all of a flock has been protected. The study, published in Nature journal, is...

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Forbes highlights Wisconsin biotech, names Madison #1 business city

MADISON - Madison, Wisconsin was ranked the number-one city in the United States for business and careers by Forbes magazine, followed by Raleigh-Durham and Austin, in the In 2003, the city ranked 5th and was selected this year as th...

Sensenbrenner and USPTO Director highlight benefits of technology transfer

Hartland, Wis. At a meeting Monday highlighting university-business partnerships in Wisconsin, , a medical imaging company based in Hartland, Wis., demonstrated its latest tool for assessing cardiovascular health to John Dudas, acting under secretary of commerce for the <a href="http://www.uspto.gov/" target=...

EraGen set to highlight diagnostic products at BIO

Irene Hrusovsky, CEO of EraGen, will deliver a presentation on the future of the company to attendees of the Mid-Ame...

TechnoJungle to highlight learning, innovation

Others call it the ambition gap. Whatever the label, they are referring to the dearth of American youth actively pursuing careers in the so-called STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines, an ominous trend that, if left unchecked, will negatively impact the future of technol...

Japanese delegates highlight Wisconsin at BIO Chicago

When representatives from Japan, the second-largest biotech market in the world, came to Chicago for the international BIO convention, you might not think they would end up talking about Madison. But in a show of Wisconsin's international partnerships in biotechnology, Madison's Promega Corporation was chosen as a presenter at the Japan international session. And speaker Tsuney Yanagihar...

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Chennai AIDS Campaign Highlights The Social Neglect Faced By Victims

A workshop held recently in Chennai has brought out the wide spread ignorance of the general public regarding modes of HIV transmission to the spotlight.// A one-day workshop was organized by the Chennai branch of Family Planning Association of India to create awareness regarding the prevalence and spread of HIV. Multipurpose Health Workers (MPHWs) working in the Urban Health Posts (U...

Benzene Slick In China Highlights Water Pollution

The plight of an estimated 190 million Chinese, who regularly drink polluted water, is now in sharp focus due to the benzene slick moving down the Songhua river, causing the suspension of drinking water supply to 3.8 million people in Harbin city.// "In China, freshwater is being threatened from population pressure and rapid economic development," the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) s...

India To Highlight Its Scientific Achievements

Plans have been announced by the Indian Government to produce some films with the National Geographic Channel (NGC) which will highlight the achievements of Indian Scientists, //in addition to evoking greater interest among its people in science. The name of the new initiative of the Government is ‘Science Safari’. The NGC will be responsible for producing a one-hour film and 15 two-minut...

Homecare Association Highlights Cost-Effectiveness of Medicare and Medicaid

The American Association for Homecare announced that it disagreed with several provisions of the President's 2007 budget proposal. Among them the provision to compel the transfer of ownership of oxygen equipment to the beneficiary after on e year and the suspension of home// health reimbursement are being opposed by the Association. Commenting on their stand, Tom Ryan, Chairman of the A...

Clinton, Gates Highlight Treatment, Discrimination of AIDS

Former US president Bill Clinton and Microsoft boss Bill Gates said inadequate access to treatment and continued discrimination were among the biggest problems// in combating the AIDS epidemic, in addresses to the largest ever AIDS conference under way in Toronto. "We've got to continue to fight the stigma and stop people from being scared to know their status," Clinton told the confer...

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BusinessWeek Article Highlights Promising Breakthrough Treatment for Advanced Coronary Artery Disease

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 10, 2007 - BusinessWeekpublished an article on July 6 discussing the race bypharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to be first to bring tomarket an effective angiogenesis treatment for cardiovasculardisease. While angiogenesis therapies are being pursued bySanofi-Aventis, Boston Scientific, Baxter, and Genzyme, amongothers, the article highlights a...

BusinessWeek Article Highlights Promising Breakthrough Treatment for Advanced Coronary Artery Disease

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 6, 2007 - BusinessWeek todaypublished an article discussing the race by pharmaceutical andbiotechnology companies to be first to bring to market an effectiveangiogenesis treatment for cardiovascular disease. Whileangiogenesis therapies are being pursued by Sanofi-Aventis, BostonScientific, Baxter, and Genzyme, among others, the articlehighlights a very...

Expert Opinion Highlights Avigen's AV411 as Potential New Therapeutic for Neuropathic Pain and Opioid Withdrawal

Focus On AV411's Unique Mechanism of Action and Broad Potential forthe Treatment of Neurological Conditions ALAMEDA, Calif., June 26, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Avigen, Inc.(Nasdaq:AVGN), a biopharmaceutical company innovating therapeuticsfor the treatment of neurological conditions, announced today thatExpert Opinion on Investigational Drugs has published an articlefeaturing...

Positive Clinical Results for DG041 Lead Product Development Highlights at deCODE R&D Event

Recent clinical studies support the development of DG041 as aneffective anti-platelet that does not increase bleeding risk REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --deCODE genetics today announced progress in the development ofDG041, the company's Phase II developmental compound for theprevention of arterial thrombosis. The results of the Phase IIa andclinical pharmacolog...

Elixir Pharmaceuticals Presents Preclinical Data Highlighting Its Ghrelin Antagonist Program at the American Diabetes Association's Annual Meeting

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 25, 2007 - ElixirPharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced the presentation of two setsof preclinical data demonstrating that ghrelin antagonism may be apotential method for future treatment of a range of metabolicdisorders. These data demonstrated a variety of beneficialmetabolic effects, notably decreasing body weight, improvements inblood glucose and i...

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