Cancer stem cell marker also drives transcription in normal cells
Jan 17, 2008 |
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New research links the recently discovered function of a multi-faceted transcriptional complex to control of gene expression in both normal cells and cancer stem cells. Two separate studies, published by Cell Press in the ...
2008 fuel consumption guide released today
Jan 17, 2008 |
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Shopping for a new vehicle that saves money on fuel and also helps the environment just got easier. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, ...
Relatives who decline organ donations face conflict and guilt
Jan 17, 2008 |
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Family members are sometimes unable to carry out their relative’s wish to donate organs when they die, because of conflicting feelings between making a gift of life and protecting the body of the deceased, according to research ...
Plant pathogen yields substance to fight neuroblastoma
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Drug treatment of neuroblastoma, a tumor of the nervous system in children, poses major problems. Therefore, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been searching for ...
Annual bone fracture rate almost 4 percent and double previous estimates
Jan 17, 2008 |
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The annual bone fracture rate in England is just short of 4% of the population, which is more than double previous estimates, suggests a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Lighting up the powerful global smoking lobby
Jan 17, 2008 |
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Global public health efforts to reduce smoking are at odds with the interests of the tobacco industry. According to a case study published in the online open access journal Globalization and Health, competing tobacco compan ...
Discovery opens door to 'personalized' asthma therapy
Jan 17, 2008 |
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In the last few years, “personalized medicine”— using genetic or other molecular biology-based diagnostic tests to customize treatment for a particular patient — has emerged as a powerful new tool for health care.
Selective reporting of antidepressant trials exaggerates drug effectiveness
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 17, 2008 |
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Selective publication in reporting results of antidepressant trials exaggerates the effectiveness of the drugs, according to a report in the January 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The report’s primary author ...
New research finds some wood floor finishes are a likely source of PCB exposure
Jan 17, 2008 |
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A case study to be published in the online open access journal Environmental Health suggests that old wood floor finishes in some homes may be an overlooked source of exposure to the now banned environmental pollutants polych ...
FDA issues edentate disodium drug warning
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 17, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said two drugs with similar names, both containing edetate disodium, might be mistaken for each other.
Report identifies research to bolster knowledge of health effects of wireless communication devices
Jan 17, 2008 |
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The rapid increase in the use of wireless communication devices in recent years has been accompanied by a significant amount of research into potential health effects from high exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy emitted ...
Scientists call for urgent research into 'real' impacts of invasive species
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Invasive alien species are those that occur outside their natural range and threaten the existence of native plants and animals. They can be plants, animals or microorganisms that are introduced intentionally for economic ...
FDA OKs novel surgical clotting solution
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of the first clotting solution made using recombinant DNA techniques.
Bird flu spread through India
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Avian influenza among poultry in India spread to new districts as animal control officials struggled to contain the outbreak.
