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Ontario Cancer Plan third edition to address growing needs

The third edition of the Ontario Cancer Plan (OCP) ensures our cancer system serves the changing and growing needs of Ontarians. The Cancer Plan outlines priorities for cancer services, sets a course to transform cancer services from the patient perspective, and is driven by a commitment to quality across the cancer journey - from prevention to survivorship or palliative care - as the most effective way to manage cancer.

23 Nov 2010

New findings shed light on people's response to daylight and biological clock

Fresh insight into how biological clocks adjust to having less sunlight in the winter could help us better understand the impact of jet lag and shift work.

23 Nov 2010

Most patients taking anti-depressants give up treatment: Study

Most patients who take anti-depressants give up their treatment in less than six months, the minimum period recommended for treating severe depression and other derived pathologies. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out by Catalan researchers, which reveals that only 25% continue their treatment for more than 11 months.

23 Nov 2010

New method to target and destroy cancerous cells using hyperthermia

Using hyperthermia, Virginia Tech engineering researchers and a colleague from India unveiled a new method to target and destroy cancerous cells. The research was presented at the 63rd annual meeting of the American Physical Society Nov. 23 in Long Beach, Calif.

23 Nov 2010

Rates of hospital emergency department use greater among women and low-income, older and rural Americans

Americans age 18 and older made over 98 million trips to hospital emergency departments in 2008 for problems ranging from broken bones to heart attacks, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This represents 78 percent of the overall nearly 125 million visits that year.

23 Nov 2010

ADA systematic review provides nutrition practice guidelines to support people with diabetes

Proper nutrition therapy is essential for the successful management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and registered dietitians (RDs) can play a key role as part of the health care team.

23 Nov 2010

CEL-SCI holds clinical investigator meeting for Multikine Phase III clinical trial in head, neck cancer

CEL-SCI Corporation today announced that the Company held a clinical investigator meeting during the week of November 14th for its Phase III clinical trial of Multikine®, the Company's flagship immunotherapy developed as a first-line standard of care in treating head and neck cancer.

23 Nov 2010

Researchers unveil new method to target and destroy cancerous cells

23 Nov 2010

High BMI remains primary problem among wealthier women in developing countries

A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) finds that high body mass index (BMI) in developing countries remains primarily a problem of the rich. The findings suggest that the shift towards overweight and obesity among the poor that has already happened in wealthier countries has not yet happened in developing countries.

23 Nov 2010

Researchers identify trigger mechanism for quality control checkpoint in cell division process

Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah report that they have identified a previously undiscovered trigger mechanism for a quality control checkpoint at the very end of the cell division process in a paper to be published in the November 29 issue of The Journal of Cell Biology and online today.

23 Nov 2010

Scientists make breakthrough in techniques for exploring faults in 'smooth' muscles

Clues to the causes of serious, and often fatal, diseases and conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, are being investigated at the Universities of Strathclyde and Glasgow, both in Scotland, with the use of a -1 million grant.

23 Nov 2010

Researchers investigate ways to counteract unhealthy effects of fat

A fat yet muscular mouse is helping researchers learn whether more muscle improves the cardiovascular health of obese individuals. We are looking for ways to counteract the unhealthy effects of fat, said Dr. David Stepp, vascular biologist at the Medical College of Georgia Vascular Biology Center and co-director of MCG's Diabetes & Obesity Discovery Institute.

23 Nov 2010

DoD awards Regenicin and Lonza $18 million to develop PermaDerm for severe burns

The U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded more than $18 million in funding to a unit of Lonza Group, Ltd. for the development and commercialization of the therapeutic candidate, PermaDerm™ for the treatment of severe burns among U.S. troops and civilians. The funding was announced at a conference celebrating advancements in regenerative medicine on November 9th in Walkersville, MD.

23 Nov 2010

As hospital system expands, patients advocates worry

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jordan Rau, working in collaboration with KQED and NPR, reports: "Sutter Health's gleaming $618 million Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, scheduled to open here in February, is filled with doctor- and patient-friendly features.

23 Nov 2010

Genzyme issues Award of Excellence to Shanghai ChemPartner

ShangPharma Corporation a leading China-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development outsourcing company, today announced that its wholly-owned contract research subsidiary, Shanghai ChemPartner, received an Award of Excellence from Genzyme.

23 Nov 2010

Largest genomic study of human medulloblastomas

Medulloblastomas are the most common malignant brain tumors of childhood, with 40 to 50 percent overall mortality. One of the greatest challenges in treating them is that they vary substantially from patient to patient. In the largest genomic study of human medulloblastomas to date, researchers from Children's Hospital Boston, together with collaborators, have identified six subtypes with distinct molecular "fingerprints" that will improve doctors' ability to direct and individualize treatment.

23 Nov 2010

Mother’s high-fat diet alters fetal genes that regulate circadian rhythm: Study

The link between sleeping and obesity is drawn tighter as a new research published online in the FASEB Journal study shows that what your mother ate when she was pregnant may make you obese or overweight by altering the function of genes (epigenetic changes) that regulate circadian rhythm.

23 Nov 2010

New microchip implant enables people with paraplegia to exercise paralysed leg muscles

Engineers have developed a new type of microchip muscle stimulator implant that will enable people with paraplegia to exercise their paralysed leg muscles.

23 Nov 2010

Health workforce faces challenges with economic downturn, effort to improve quality of care

The Los Angeles Times: Although healthcare has been one of the most reliable "generators of new jobs in California," the situation is changing. A "lousy economy has caught up with an industry once considered virtually immune to downturns. The sector, which employs about 1 in 10 Californians, has stalled at a time when healthcare employment continues to grow nationally.

23 Nov 2010

New computer method measures mechanical stress in fat cells

From fad diets to exercise programs, Americans continue to fight the battle of the bulge. Now they'll have help from recent Tel Aviv University research that has developed a new method to look at how fat cells which produce the fat in our bodies respond to mechanical loads.

23 Nov 2010

Research News and Research

Ontario Cancer Plan third edition to address growing needs

New findings shed light on people's response to daylight and biological clock

Most patients taking anti-depressants give up treatment: Study

New method to target and destroy cancerous cells using hyperthermia

Rates of hospital emergency department use greater among women and low-income, older and rural Americans

ADA systematic review provides nutrition practice guidelines to support people with diabetes

CEL-SCI holds clinical investigator meeting for Multikine Phase III clinical trial in head, neck cancer

Researchers unveil new method to target and destroy cancerous cells

High BMI remains primary problem among wealthier women in developing countries

Researchers identify trigger mechanism for quality control checkpoint in cell division process

Scientists make breakthrough in techniques for exploring faults in 'smooth' muscles

Researchers investigate ways to counteract unhealthy effects of fat

DoD awards Regenicin and Lonza $18 million to develop PermaDerm for severe burns

As hospital system expands, patients advocates worry

Genzyme issues Award of Excellence to Shanghai ChemPartner

Largest genomic study of human medulloblastomas

Mother’s high-fat diet alters fetal genes that regulate circadian rhythm: Study

New microchip implant enables people with paraplegia to exercise paralysed leg muscles

Health workforce faces challenges with economic downturn, effort to improve quality of care

New computer method measures mechanical stress in fat cells

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