FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 18, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of doripenem (Doribax) injections for the treatment of complex urinary tract infections.
St. Jude identifies the specific cell that causes eye cancer, disproving long-held theory
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified the cell that gives rise to the eye cancer retinoblastoma, disproving a long-standing principle of nerve growth and development. The finding suggests ...
FDA expands meningitis vaccine age range
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Oct 18, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the approved age range for Menactra, a bacterial meningitis vaccine.
Appetite hormone works in two brain areas
Oct 18, 2007 |
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British scientists have discovered that a major hormone regulating appetite in humans operates through two areas of the brain.
Ultraviolet light helps to secure water supply
Oct 18, 2007 |
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A major public health issue and economic problem has been addressed in experiments carried out by researchers from the University Denis Diderot in Paris, and the VEOLIA Research Center in Maisons-Laffitte (France).
What's been causing your knee to ache? Smurfs!
Oct 18, 2007 |
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A new clinical trial seeks to predict who is most likely to experience osteoarthritis, and to test whether an experimental treatment can prevent it altogether. Physicians are setting their sights on people who sustain a knee ...
Study: HPV test beats Pap in detecting cervical cancer
Oct 18, 2007 |
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A new study led by McGill University researchers shows that the human papillomavirus (HPV) screening test is far more accurate than the traditional Pap test in detecting cervical cancer. The first round of the Canadian Cervical ...
New Wave of Marketing: Upcoming Island Def Jam Party Will Show Nokia N810
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 18, 2007 |
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The new Nokia N810 is set to launch at a party hosted by Island Def Jam Group and Nokia. The highly anticipated Nokia N810 is a sleek, easy to maneuver road warrior. It has something for everyone and may be ...
FDA OKs urinary infection injectable drug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 18, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Thursday of doripenem (Doribax) injections for the treatment of complex urinary track infections.
Are women at greater risk from angioplasty?
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Research will be reported at TCT 2007, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), that demonstrates that early intervention saves lives in women who have a heart attack or unstable chest ...
Some Kahlua-brand ice cream is recalled
Oct 18, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of certain packages of Kahlua Brownie and Double Fudge Brownie ice cream due to a labeling error.
Preventing tuberculosis reactivation
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death due to infectious disease in the world today. It is estimated that 2 billion people are currently infected, and although most people have latent infection, reactivation can ...
Buy early, be flexible for best holiday airfare prices, expert says
Oct 18, 2007 |
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Many people will be taking to the skies during the holidays, and though the festive season is weeks away, buying tickets soon is a traveler's best chance to get a good price, says a Purdue University aviation professor.
In vitro models will minimize animal use in arthritis studies
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It’s hard to think of scientists in laboratories working toward solutions for medical problems without mice or other laboratory animals, but animals’ roles in at least one major research laboratory may soon be minimal.
Brain measurements could lead to better devices to move injured or artificial limbs
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Neuroscientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a novel approach for measuring and deciphering brain activity that holds out promise of providing improved movements of natural or artificial ...
