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Possible link found between X-rays and prostate cancer

Sep 17, 2012

Re-Post 2008 Contact: Professor Kenneth Muir kenneth.muir@nottingham.ac.uk 44-011-582-30469 University of Nottingham Researchers at The University of Nottingham have shown an association between certain past diagnostic radiation procedures and an increased…

Environmental polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Environmental pollutant has sex-skewing effect

Sep 17, 2012

Re-Post 2008 Contact: Graeme Baldwin graeme.baldwin@biomedcentral.com 44-020-707-94804 BioMed Central Women exposed to high levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls – a group of banned environmental pollutants) are less likely to give…

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Stomach bug appears to protect kids from asthma, says NYU study: H. pylori may strengthen the immune system

Sep 17, 2012

Contact: Lorinda Klein Lorindaann.Klein@nyumc.org NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine H. pylori may strengthen the immune system NEW YORK, July 15, 2008 – A long-time…

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89 percent of children’s food products provide poor nutritional quality

Sep 17, 2012

Re-Post 2008 Contact: Annette Whibley wizard.media@virgin.net Wiley-Blackwell But 62 percent of them still make health claims on the packaging Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children…

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Androgen deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer not associated with improved survival

Sep 17, 2012

Re-Post 2008 Contact: Michele Fisher 732-235-9872 JAMA and Archives Journals A therapy that involves depriving the prostate gland the male hormone androgen is not associated with improved survival for elderly…

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35th Health Research Report 22 JUL 2008 – Reconstruction

Sep 17, 2012

Editors Top Five: 1. Environmental pollutant has sex-skewing effect 2. Stomach bug appears to protect kids from asthma, says NYU study 3. Cranberry juice creates energy barrier that keeps…

Biotechnology ( New ) Pharmaceutical - Medical Devices Virus Engineering ( Unclassified )

From vitro to vivo: Fully automated design of synthetic RNA circuits in living cells

Sep 17, 2012

From vitro to vivo: Fully automated design of synthetic RNA circuits in living cells September 14, 2012 by Stuart Mason Dambrot Schemes of methodology and designs. (A) Thermodynamic scheme of…

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Mutation causes defective Natural Killer cells

Sep 17, 2012

Natural Killer (NK) cells defend the body against infectious diseases and cancer by recognizing and killing stressed or infected cells and patients with NK deficiencies are susceptible to severe…

All Posts Biotechnology ( New ) Disease and Conditions Emerging Scientfic Misconduct Virus Engineering ( Unclassified )

Scores at risk as new breed of mosquito foils malaria prevention methods: There is NO KNOWN DNA match

Sep 16, 2012

Published: 16 September, 2012, 21:14 Annual deaths could jump by the hundreds of thousands because of a new species of mosquito, which bites people in the early evening rather than…

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A fertility treatment which eliminates hereditary disease by engineering babies to carry healthy DNA from a third biological parent could be legalised next year.

Sep 16, 2012

'Three-parent baby' fertility technique could be made legal DNA sequence transparency Photo: ALAMY By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent 12:01AM BST 17 Sep 2012 Members of the public are being…

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Police could create image of suspect’s face from DNA

Sep 16, 2012

11:40 14 September 2012 by Andy Coghlan For similar stories, visit the Genetics Topic Guide Police may one day be able to reconstruct the shape of a suspect's face from…

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Was the bloody attack on U.S. diplomats preventable? Libyan security official claims he warned Americans about possible hostilities in the country THREE DAYS before assault

Sep 16, 2012

Jamal Mabrouk serves with the February 17th Brigade The Brigade is a Libyan militia affiliated with the country's military Mabrouk claims he met with U.S. diplomats to tell them about…

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Slices of brain tissue can store patterns of activity for short periods of time: scientists

Sep 16, 2012

By Mo Costandi, The Guardian Sunday, September 16, 2012 5:44 EDT Topics: activity patterns ♦ Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland ♦ Ohio It sounds like the plot of a…

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Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells : Reduces Glial progenitor cells

Sep 15, 2012

Re-post 34th HRR 2008 Contact: Tom Rickey tom_rickey@urmc.rochester.edu 585-275-7954 University of Rochester Medical Center Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins have a profound effect on an elite group of cells important…

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Drug companies do almost no innovation : Innovation comes mainly from NIH-supported research in academic medical centers

Sep 15, 2012

Re-Posted for Filing 2008 report New report: The truth about drug innovation New York, NY: A new report co-authored by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Benjamin Zycher, and Joseph DiMasi,…

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Blue light used to harden tooth fillings stunts tumor growth

Sep 15, 2012

Re-Post 2008 Contact: Amy Connell aconnell@mcg.edu 706-721-8605 Georgia Health Sciences University A blue curing light used to harden dental fillings also may stunt tumor growth, Medical College of Georgia researchers…

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Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality by 15%

Sep 15, 2012

Contact: Tim Parsons tmparson@jhsph.edu 410-955-7619 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world…

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34th Health Research Report 08 JUL 2008 – Reconstruction

Sep 15, 2012

Editors Top Five: 1. Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells2. Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds3. Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality4. Fish oil…

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Half of drugs prescribed in France useless or dangerous, say two specialists

Sep 14, 2012

The doctors claim that the state wastes money on unnecessary medicine that they blame for up to 20,000 deaths annually Kim Willsher in Paris guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 September 2012 12.18 EDT Half…

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Economist Richard Duncan: Civilization May Not Survive ‘Death Spiral’

Sep 14, 2012

Money Morning By Terry Weiss, Money Morning Richard Duncan, formerly of the World Bank and chief economist at Blackhorse Asset Mgmt., says America's $16 trillion federal debt has escalated into…

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Possible link found between X-rays and prostate cancer

Environmental pollutant has sex-skewing effect

Stomach bug appears to protect kids from asthma, says NYU study: H. pylori may strengthen the immune system

89 percent of children’s food products provide poor nutritional quality

Androgen deprivation therapy for localized prostate cancer not associated with improved survival

35th Health Research Report 22 JUL 2008 – Reconstruction

From vitro to vivo: Fully automated design of synthetic RNA circuits in living cells

Mutation causes defective Natural Killer cells

Scores at risk as new breed of mosquito foils malaria prevention methods: There is NO KNOWN DNA match

A fertility treatment which eliminates hereditary disease by engineering babies to carry healthy DNA from a third biological parent could be legalised next year.

Police could create image of suspect’s face from DNA

Was the bloody attack on U.S. diplomats preventable? Libyan security official claims he warned Americans about possible hostilities in the country THREE DAYS before assault

Slices of brain tissue can store patterns of activity for short periods of time: scientists

Statins have unexpected effect on pool of powerful brain cells : Reduces Glial progenitor cells

Drug companies do almost no innovation : Innovation comes mainly from NIH-supported research in academic medical centers

Blue light used to harden tooth fillings stunts tumor growth

Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality by 15%

34th Health Research Report 08 JUL 2008 – Reconstruction

Half of drugs prescribed in France useless or dangerous, say two specialists

Economist Richard Duncan: Civilization May Not Survive ‘Death Spiral’

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