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Emory Study Tests Bone Marrow Stem Cells to Improve Circulation in Legs

Physicians at Emory University School ofMedicine are conducting a clinical trial using stem cells generatedwithin the bone marrow to grow new blood vessels that could improvecirculation in patients with blockages in the arteries of their legs --a condition called (PVD). Individuals with PVD...

Genpathway and Baylor College of Medicine Identify New Genes in Breast Cancer

Researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have succeeded in mapping the unique patterns of neural activity produced by a wide range of odors, including vanilla, skunk, fish, urine, musk, and chocolate. Revealing these distinct ?but often overlapping ?patterns of neural activity represents a significant step in understanding how the brain translates complex signals from odorant receptor...

Solution to 'legionella'

This achievement has meant a great advance for human health. It is based on the biocidal and bacteriostatic effect of the SONOXIDE system, used in refrigeration towers of factory buildings and installations that are prone to be the focus for the proliferation of Legionnaires' disease. In order to validate the system, the team of INASMET-Tecnalia experts designed a refrigeration tower simul...

Researcher at UGA College of Veterinary Medicine identifies new way of combating viral diseases

Four seemingly unrelated viral diseases may some day be defeated by a single treatment, according to a recent collaborative study involving researchers at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine. Their study focuses on viruses responsible for HIV, measles, Ebola and Marburg and includes investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Centers for Disease C...

Past illegal blood donation in China linked to hepatitis C virus infection

Research in a rural province of central China has documented that illegal blood donation practices led to high hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates in blood and plasma donors during the 1980s and early 1990s, and that failure to screen for HCV in transfusion recipients increased their risk of infection as well, according to an article in the November 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Disea...

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Goat Anti-C. elegans Syd-2 (cL-19) Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc.

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Q-Plex Rat Cytokine Array (Stripwells) from BioLegend

Description:Distributed exclusively by BioLegend, the Quansys Biosciences Q-Plex Array is a new technology for multiplex analysis of cytokines/chemokines for human, mouse, and rat research. The Q-Plex Rat Cytokine Array is a fully quantitative ELISA-based test where 4 distinct capture antibodies have been absorbed to each well of a 96-well plate in a defined array. Analytes measured are IL-2, IL-4, IFN-&g...
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Goat Anti-Human Legumain Polyclonal Antibodies, from R&D Systems

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Armenian Hamster Anti-Mouse CD48 Monoclonal Antibody, Biotin Conjugated, Clone HM48-1 from BioLegend

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Rat Anti-Mouse Tim-1 Monoclonal Antibody, Biotin Conjugated, Clone RMT1-4 from BioLegend

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Medical College lands $8.1M grant to detect bird flu, bioterror agents

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Medical College researchers receive new grants to enhance discovery of heart-protecting anesthetics

Zeljko Bosnjak, Ph.D., professor and vi...

Rodney Dykehouse of Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin warns against tech for its own sake

For the CIO, implementing electronic medical r...

Governor To Lead Tech Delegation to Washington

Governor Doyle will lead a group of over 70 Wisconsin business executives, economic development officials, and venture capitalists to Washington in an effort to recruit and attract the biotech industry and more investment to the state. The delegation will be attending BIO 2003, the annual meeting of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), June 21-25 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Cente...

NimbleGen researcher to lead $415K DNA project

Albert, director of advanced research for NimbleGen, will be the lead investigator on a two-year, $415,000 grant award that is part of the...

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The Link Between Pregnancy and Restless Legs Syndrome

New research shows that pregnant women are at a higher risk of developing restless legs syndrome. Restless legs syndrome is marked by // an urge to move the legs and is generally accompanied by unpleasant numbness, tingling or burning sensations. Patients also report an increase in symptoms during rest, a partial, temporary relief from symptoms through activity, and a worsening of symptom...

The Link Between Pregnancy and Restless Legs Syndrome

New research shows that pregnant women are at a higher risk of developing restless legs syndrome. Restless legs syndrome is marked by // an urge to move the legs and is generally accompanied by unpleasant numbness, tingling or burning sensations. Patients also report an increase in symptoms during rest, a partial, temporary relief from symptoms through activity, and a worsening of symptom...

Smoking can depreciate intellegence

Smoking in old age appears to be linked to intellectual impairment over the age of 64, research has found. A team from the Institute of Psychiatry in London carried out a community survey of an area of England They studied more than 630 people aged 65 and over. Smoking and drinking habits were recorded at the beginning of the study. The volunteers' intellectual powers were also asses...

Legume Consumption Can Cut Heart Disease Risk

Bulking up the diet with legumes such as beans and peas can lower the risk of heart disease. Men and women who ate legumes at least four times a week had a 22% lower risk of coronary heart disease than those who consumed legumes once weekly. The most enthusiastic legume eaters also had lower blood pressure and total cholesterol, and were less likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressur...

Good treatment for leg ulcers

According to a new review of the medical proof, the drug pentoxifylline is effective in the treatment of venous leg ulcers. Venous leg ulcers are caused by poor circulation and they are quite common among people aged 60 or over. Standard treatment is by compression stretch bandages, but up to a third of people still have unhealed ulcers after a year of this treatment.// Doctors at the...

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Series 20000 Legacy

Description:The unprecedented power, flexibility and versatility of the Series 20000 Legacy have made it the world's leading phacoemulsifier....
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Midas Rex Legend Gold Touch

Description:The Legend Gold Touch motor is the first true high-speed, high-torque touch control motor. The power of Legend Gold Touch is comparable to Legend Gold and runs at 73,000 rpm at 120 psi/8 bar. The telescoping lever design provides ergonomic positioning and true variable speed control. More quiet than the Midas Rex Classic, the Legend Gold Touch is also smaller, with an enhanced ergonomic design....
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Midas Rex Legend Platinum

Description:The Legend Platinum is a compact and quiet, yet powerful motor. At 77,000 rpm at 120 psi/8 bar, it provides more power than motors of comparable size with noticeable noise reduction. A small, compact and lightweight design combines with an enhanced ergonomic handpiece to produce a superior motor....
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Midas Rex Legend Gold

Description:Legend Gold is the most powerful of the new motors. It runs at an impressive 76,000 rpm at 120 psi/8 bar. It is also smaller than the Midas Rex Classic motor, with an enhanced ergonomic design....
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Midas Rex Legend Ehs

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Positive Aggrastat Results Featured in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

WINNIPEG, Manitoba - (July 11, 2007) Medicure Inc. (TSX:MPH;Amex:MCU), a cardiovascular focused, biopharmaceutical company,today announced that the two-year, follow-up results from theSTRATEGY (Single High-Dose Bolus Tirofiban and Sirolimus-ElutingStent Versus Abciximab and Bare Metal Stent In Acute MyocardialInfarct...

Nuvelo Announces Publication of Phase 2 rNAPc2 Study Results in Journal of American College of Cardiology

SAN CARLOS, Calif., June 19, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Nuvelo, Inc. today announced the publication of the Phase 2proof-of-concept data from the Anthem (Anticoagulation with rNAPc2To Help Eliminate MACE)/TIMI 32 clinical trial (N=255) in the June26th issue of the Journal of of Cardiology (JACC), demonstratingthat higher-dose (greater than or equal to 7.5 mcg/kg) recombinantnematode a...

Positive Results for Second-Generation Taxus Liberte Coronary Stent System Highlighted in Journal of American College of Cardiology

NATICK, Mass., June 04, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BostonScientific Corporation today welcomed the publication of an articlein the Journal of of Cardiology (JACC) reviewing the TAXUS ATLASclinical trial, which evaluates the Company's second-generationTAXUS(R) Liberte(TM)(1) paclitaxel-eluting stent system. Thearticle in the April 24 edition of JACC concluded that the shorterprocedure...

FDA Announces Results of Investigation Into Illegal Promotion of OxyContin by The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc.

Company Misrepresented Prescription PainReliever to Health Care Professionals ROCKVILLE, Md., May 10, 2007-The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration's (FDA) Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI)announced today that The Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. has agreedto pay more than $700 million to resolve criminal charges and civilliabilities in connection with...

XenoPort Reports Positive Top-Line Phase 3 Trial Results of XP13512 in Restless Legs Syndrome

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 25, 2007 - XenoPort, Inc.(Nasdaq: XNPT) today announced top-line results from a Phase 3clinical trial of XP13512 for the treatment of symptoms of primaryrestless legs syndrome (RLS). XP13512 demonstrated statisticallysignificant improvements compared to placebo on both of theco-primary endpoints of the trial and was well tolerated. "These results...

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