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U.S. Physical Therapy launches Fit2WRK to provide solutions for prevention of injuries in workplace

U.S. Physical Therapy, a national operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics, announced that it has successfully launched a workers compensation and disability initiative called Fit2WRK. Fit2WRK provides an integrated solution for the management and prevention of injuries in the workplace.

20 Jan 2011

Study validates MultiStem as potential stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Athersys, Inc. announced a joint scientific study on spinal cord injury will be published today in the January issue of The Journal of Neuroscience.

20 Jan 2011

AACE releases new medical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) has released new medical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Loyola physician Pauline Camacho, MD, was part of a committee that developed the guidelines to manage this major public health issue.

20 Jan 2011

Precision Therapeutics to present pancreatic cancer data at 2011 ASCO GI Symposium

Precision Therapeutics, will present pancreatic cancer data based on Precision's ChemoFx in-vitro chemosensitivity test at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology GI Symposium, January 20-22 in San Francisco, California.

20 Jan 2011

Delaying onset of Alzheimer's disease by 10 years could potentially eliminate the disease completely

The combined results of a genetic blood test and a five-minute functional MRI successfully classified more than three-quarters of healthy older adults, many of whom were destined to develop cognitive decline within 18 months of testing.

20 Jan 2011

4SC initiates dosing in resminostat Phase I/II SHORE study for KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer

4SC AG, a drug discovery and development company, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase I/II SHORE study with the oral pan-histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor resminostat as a second-line treatment for patients with advanced and metastatic colorectal KRAS-mutant cancer.

20 Jan 2011

MD Anderson receives $150 million grant from Khalifa Foundation for cancer research

The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Charity Foundation is granting $150 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to support genetic-analysis based research, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

20 Jan 2011

New research: HIV individuals are more likely to have stroke

New research suggests that people infected with human immunodeficiency virus may be up to three times more likely to have a stroke compared to those not affected with HIV. The study is published in the January 19, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Jan 2011

Endothelial cells may play a role in controlling cancer behavior: New study

MIT scientists have discovered that cells lining the blood vessels secrete molecules that suppress tumor growth and keep cancer cells from invading other tissues, a finding that could lead to a new way to treat cancer.

20 Jan 2011

SCAI publishes guiding principles for development of radiation safety programs in cardiac catheterization laboratories

Today the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions published guiding principles and best practices for the development of radiation safety programs in cardiac catheterization laboratories.

20 Jan 2011

Prevention launches free content area on diabetes

Today, Prevention—the #1 healthy lifestyle brand in the world—launches Outsmart Diabetes: a personalized, feature-rich, free content area consisting of all Prevention's superior diabetes coverage at http://www.diabetes.prevention.com. Outsmart Diabetes joins Prevention's overall diabetes platform, which includes books, DVD's, special interest publications and bookazines.

20 Jan 2011

Baked goods made from hydrolyzed wheat flour are not toxic to celiac disease patients

Baked goods made from hydrolyzed wheat flour are not toxic to celiac disease patients, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute.

20 Jan 2011

First group of patients 'graduate' from treatment at CDH Proton Center, A Procure Center

Two months after the opening of the CDH Proton Center, A ProCure Center, the first patients have "graduated" from their treatment surrounded by family, friends and staff. The group of graduating patients, whose tumors included prostate, brain and a non-cancerous tumor on the spinal cord, received proton therapy, an alternative to standard X-ray radiation that spares healthy tissue and results in far fewer short- and long-term treatment side effects.

20 Jan 2011

Researchers identify PBRM1 gene mutation in one in three patients with common form of renal cancer

In a collaborative project involving scientists from three continents, researchers have identified a gene that is mutated in one in three patients with the most common form of renal cancer.

20 Jan 2011

Eating more fruits and vegetables may reduce risk of heart disease: New Study

New research indicates that eating more fruits and vegetables may reduce your risk of dying from heart disease. According to a new study from the University of Oxford and published in the European Heart Journal, people who consumed eight or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day were 22 percent less likely to die from ischemic heart disease than those who consumed three or fewer servings a day.

20 Jan 2011

Children's Hospital Los Angeles becomes only Autism Treatment Network site in California

Following a competitive application process, Michele D. Kipke, PhD, Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, was awarded a $420,000 grant which will allow the hospital to become part of the Autism Treatment Network (ATN) as an ATN Center of Clinical Excellence.

20 Jan 2011

Adolescent girls may engage in substance use due to bullying-related depression

Both boys and girls who are victims of bullying, including bullying through e-mail and the internet, are at elevated risk for depression. However, according to a new study, adolescent girls may engage in substance use as a result of bullying-related depression.

20 Jan 2011

FDA establishes PDUFA date for ADVENTRX's Exelbine NDA review

ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) date of September 1, 2011 for the review of the Exelbine (ANX-530) New Drug Application (NDA).

20 Jan 2011

Researchers discover how Ras oncogene chooses a signaling pathway

The National Cancer Institute estimates that more than 43,000 Americans were diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and more than 36,000 died from the disease. Despite advances in genetic science showing that the Ras oncogene is mutated in virtually all pancreatic cancers, scientists have been frustrated by the complexity of the signaling pathways in humans, which make it difficult to pinpoint potential therapeutic targets.

20 Jan 2011

Biomarin commences BMN 701 Phase 1/2 trial for treatment of Pompe disease

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced today that it has initiated a Phase 1/2 trial for BMN 701, a novel fusion protein of insulin-like growth factor 2 and acid alpha glucosidase in development for the treatment of Pompe disease.

20 Jan 2011

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U.S. Physical Therapy launches Fit2WRK to provide solutions for prevention of injuries in workplace

Study validates MultiStem as potential stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury

AACE releases new medical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis

Precision Therapeutics to present pancreatic cancer data at 2011 ASCO GI Symposium

Delaying onset of Alzheimer's disease by 10 years could potentially eliminate the disease completely

4SC initiates dosing in resminostat Phase I/II SHORE study for KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer

MD Anderson receives $150 million grant from Khalifa Foundation for cancer research

New research: HIV individuals are more likely to have stroke

Endothelial cells may play a role in controlling cancer behavior: New study

SCAI publishes guiding principles for development of radiation safety programs in cardiac catheterization laboratories

Prevention launches free content area on diabetes

Baked goods made from hydrolyzed wheat flour are not toxic to celiac disease patients

First group of patients 'graduate' from treatment at CDH Proton Center, A Procure Center

Researchers identify PBRM1 gene mutation in one in three patients with common form of renal cancer

Eating more fruits and vegetables may reduce risk of heart disease: New Study

Children's Hospital Los Angeles becomes only Autism Treatment Network site in California

Adolescent girls may engage in substance use due to bullying-related depression

FDA establishes PDUFA date for ADVENTRX's Exelbine NDA review

Researchers discover how Ras oncogene chooses a signaling pathway

Biomarin commences BMN 701 Phase 1/2 trial for treatment of Pompe disease

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