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$Bisphosphonates drug may lead to atypical femur fractures in osteoporosis patients: Report$

Bisphosphonates drug may lead to atypical femur fractures in osteoporosis patients: Report

A widely prescribed class of drugs is highly effective in reducing common bone fractures in people with osteoporosis, but an expert panel announced today that these same drugs - when used long term - may be related to unusual but serious fractures of the thigh bone.

14 Sep 2010

AACR, EmergingMed collaborate to connect cancer patients with clinical trials in connection to SU2C broadcast

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announces its collaboration with the clinical trial navigation system EmergingMed, to connect patients with clinical trials in connection to the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) broadcast which took place on Sept. 10, at 8 p.m. EDT & PDT / 7 p.m. CDT. The AACR-SU2C Clinical Trials Finder provides a resource for cancer patients and their loved ones to identify clinical trials that may be appropriate for their particular diagnosis, stage and treatment history.

14 Sep 2010

Study shows Americans with muscular dystrophy live longer than African-Americans

A new study shows that white men and boys are living longer with muscular dystrophy due to technological advances in recent years, but that the lives of African-American men and boys with muscular dystrophy have not been extended at the same rate. The research will be published in the September 14, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

14 Sep 2010

MSKCC to open new 7,745-square-foot outpatient chemotherapy center in Brooklyn

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) today celebrated a new outpatient chemotherapy center, which is scheduled to open later this month, pending approval from the State Department of Health. The 7,745-square-foot facility, called the Brooklyn Infusion Center, will provide leading-edge chemotherapy services to current MSKCC patients who live in or near Brooklyn — which amounts to more than 15 percent of MSKCC's patients currently being treated in Manhattan.

14 Sep 2010

Structural component inside neurons dances when connections are strengthened

Scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have uncovered how a structural component inside neurons performs two coordinated dance moves when the connections between neurons are strengthened.

14 Sep 2010

New approach reduces JAK2 activity by pharmacologically targeting HSP90 protein

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) comprise a family of blood cancers characterized by clonal expansion of a single blood cell type. Untreated, these cancers can progress to bone marrow failure and acute myeloid leukemia. Several groups have identified activating mutations in the JAK2 gene as associated with MPN; JAK2 inhibition has therefore emerged as approach to MPN therapy.

14 Sep 2010

Age-related decline in executive function predicts better advice-giving

Sometimes elderly advice is the best advice, according to a new study from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. The research finds a silver lining to the negative effects of aging—older adults' declining ability to control their responses allows them to provide a greater quantity and quality of advice when it comes to uncomfortable social situations.

14 Sep 2010

Researchers identify body's control switch system to eliminate damaged cells

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists discovered a new mechanism cells use to maximize production of a key protein following DNA damage and demonstrated the potential of small molecules to regulate the process and protect healthy tissue.

14 Sep 2010

Researchers identify novel molecular pathway of Parkinson’s disease

A new study led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center has identified a novel molecular pathway underlying Parkinson's disease and points to existing drugs which may be able to slow progression of the disease.

14 Sep 2010

HFSA Meeting to discuss genomic diseases similarities in animals, humans

The 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) will feature a discussion on the similarities in genomic diseases between animals and humans, titled "Comparative Genomics and Human Disease,Some Recent Contributions from Zoos."

14 Sep 2010

Safety-minded physicians likely to adopt emerging brands in asthma treatment: Report

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, identifies a segment of safety-minded physicians who are the most likely to rapidly adopt emerging brands with a novel mechanism of action when compared with other physician segments in the analysis.

14 Sep 2010

Molecule microRNA-21 enhances growth and survival of existing lung cancer

A tiny molecule that spurs the progression of non-small-cell lung cancer could become a player in fighting the disease, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, who published a study on how the molecule behaves in mice in the Sept. 14 issue of Cancer Cell.

14 Sep 2010

New insight into most common form of congenital heart disease

Repairing small, seemingly benign holes in a child's heart may be more clinically important than previously thought, as dysfunction could be lurking out of sight. These are the findings from a study conducted by doctors and researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Ohio State University Medical Center examining a subset of the most common form of congenital heart disease, ventricular septal defect.

14 Sep 2010

Neoprobe Corporation presents information on Lymphoseek at TERACHEM Symposium

Neoprobe Corporation a diversified developer of innovative oncology surgical and diagnostic products, today announced that Senior Vice President of Pharmaceutical Research and Clinical Development, Dr. Frederick O. Cope, presented information on the Company's lead pipeline initiative, Lymphoseek, at the International Symposium on Technetium and Other Radiometals in Chemistry and Medicine (TERACHEM), held September 8-11, 2010 in Bressanone (Bolzano), Italy.

14 Sep 2010

Researchers identify markers to predict preeclampsia risk in early pregnancy

Researchers identified 14 new markers that could identify in early pregnancy who may be at risk of developing preeclampsia in later pregnancy. An international team of scientists and physicians used a combination of sophisticated emerging technologies and data analysis to detect 14 simple metabolites with high accuracy to predict in early pregnancy which women are at risk of developing preeclampsia in later pregnancy.

14 Sep 2010

$Cell Therapeutics to appeal FDA decision on pixantrone NDA for relapsed/refractory aggressive NHL$

Cell Therapeutics to appeal FDA decision on pixantrone NDA for relapsed/refractory aggressive NHL

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it intends to appeal the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's previously disclosed decision regarding the pixantrone New Drug Application ("NDA") to treat patients with relapsed/refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ("NHL").

14 Sep 2010

BSD publishes article on technology to improve heat therapy delivery for cancer treatment

BSD Medical Corporation today reported publication of an article on BSD's pioneering development of sophisticated technology to improve the delivery of heat therapy for the treatment of certain cancerous tumors.

14 Sep 2010

OSUCCC-James researchers identify experimental agent that targets chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) have identified an experimental agent that targets chronic lymphocytic leukemia and perhaps other proliferative disorders of lymphocytes.

14 Sep 2010

Exercise training, diet counseling for patients with heart disease risk improves quality of life

A lifestyle intervention incorporating exercise training and diet counseling in primary health care settings appears to improve quality of life among adults at moderate to high risk for heart disease and appears cost-effective compared to standard care, according to a report in the September 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

14 Sep 2010

Enlarged hearts regress faster in elderly women than in men after aortic valve replacement

Heart enlargement caused by narrowed aortic valves regresses faster in elderly women than in men after aortic valve replacement, according to research reported in a surgical supplement of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

14 Sep 2010

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Bisphosphonates drug may lead to atypical femur fractures in osteoporosis patients: Report

AACR, EmergingMed collaborate to connect cancer patients with clinical trials in connection to SU2C broadcast

Study shows Americans with muscular dystrophy live longer than African-Americans

MSKCC to open new 7,745-square-foot outpatient chemotherapy center in Brooklyn

Structural component inside neurons dances when connections are strengthened

New approach reduces JAK2 activity by pharmacologically targeting HSP90 protein

Age-related decline in executive function predicts better advice-giving

Researchers identify body's control switch system to eliminate damaged cells

Researchers identify novel molecular pathway of Parkinson’s disease

HFSA Meeting to discuss genomic diseases similarities in animals, humans

Safety-minded physicians likely to adopt emerging brands in asthma treatment: Report

Molecule microRNA-21 enhances growth and survival of existing lung cancer

New insight into most common form of congenital heart disease

Neoprobe Corporation presents information on Lymphoseek at TERACHEM Symposium

Researchers identify markers to predict preeclampsia risk in early pregnancy

Cell Therapeutics to appeal FDA decision on pixantrone NDA for relapsed/refractory aggressive NHL

BSD publishes article on technology to improve heat therapy delivery for cancer treatment

OSUCCC-James researchers identify experimental agent that targets chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Exercise training, diet counseling for patients with heart disease risk improves quality of life

Enlarged hearts regress faster in elderly women than in men after aortic valve replacement

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