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Major aims of the 5th Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Summit on Osteoporosis held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 2 and 3 December 2011, were to provide participants with state-of-the-art knowledge in th...
Prevention and management of radiation-induced dermatitis, mucositis, and xerostomia.
PURPOSE: Current strategies for preventing and managing radiation-induced dermatitis, mucositis, and xerostomia are reviewed, with an emphasis on pharmacologic interventions. SUMMARY: Nearly two third...
Adjuvant radiotherapy (A-RT) for patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) is controversial. In the current study, the authors aim to determine whether there is an association between ove...
Soft materials resulting from the combination of carbon nanotubes with ionic liquids have aroused analytical interest; thank to their peculiar characteristics. This paper compares the sorption capacit...
The impact of radioactive steel recycling on the public and professionals.
The decommissioning of nuclear power plants represents a complex process resulting in the generation of large amounts of waste materials, e.g. steel scrap containing various concentrations of radionuc...
Assays that utilize PCR offer powerful tools to detect pathogens and other microorganisms in environmental samples. However, PCR inhibitors present in nucleic acid extractions can increase a sample's...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the long-term survival and late toxicities of concurrent-adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with stage III through IVB nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) from en...
Metastatic tumor antigen 1 (MTA1) overexpression is closely associated with postoperative recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It has been suggested that pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) can pr...
We have characterized the response to gonadotropin-releasing hormone 2 (GnRH2) in luteinizing hormone producing cells from gfp-transgenic medaka. Teleosts have separate cells producing the two types o...
Statement on the use of mycophenolate mofetil for systemic lupus erythematosus.
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is among the few immunosuppressive drugs with sufficient data from controlled studies on the therapy of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In the light of results from rec...
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Chhoda's Latest Article Explains How EMR System is the New Physical Therapists’ Side Kick
Nitin Chhoda, a licensed physical therapist and international private practice marketing expert, is a strong advocate of electronic medical records system. In his website, emrnews.com, he recently exp...
Resistance to combination drugs threatens efforts to eradicate malaria
With 300-500 million people falling ill to malaria each year, this debilitating tropical disease remains a global problem. Current combination drug therapy is still generally effective, but recent sig...
By IPOdesktop: Based in Cambridge, MA, bluebird bio (BLUE) scheduled a $75 million IPO with a market capitalization of $314 million at a price range mid-point of $15, for Wednesday, June 19, 2013.Four...
Spinal Injection Therapy for Low Back Pain Spinal Injection Therapy for Low Back Pain
Low back pain is commonly reported by patients in primary care and will affect most adults at some time during their lifetime. The socioeconomic burden of low back pain is high. In the United States,...
Certain Types Of Graft-Versus-Host Disease May Increase Risk Of Death
Joseph Pidala, M.D., M.S., assistant member of the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant and Immunology programs at Moffitt Cancer Center, and colleagues from the Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Consorti...
Pharmacy clinics highlighted in SIGN anticoagulant guideline
Pharmacists can play an important role in improving anticoagulant control by running anticoagulant clinics in both hospital and primary care. This is one of the recommendations of a completely revis...
Changes in lipid levels with inflammation and therapy in RA: a maturing paradigm
Despite having increased cardiovascular risk, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often have low serum cholesterol levels. In this Review, the authors discuss this putative 'lipid paradox', highli...
Therapy: Aspirin an alternative for post-THA thromboprophylaxis
Conventional triple therapy as good as etanercept for uncontrolled rheumatoid arthritis
N Engl J Med2013; doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1303006bmj;346/jun18_8/f3846/FIG1F1fig1When methotrexate fails to control rheumatoid arthritis, patients can add other disease modifying drugs or opt for more......
Genetics of cervical cancer raise concern about antiviral therapy in some cases
(Oregon State University) A new understanding of the genetic process that can lead to cervical cancer may help improve diagnosis of potentially dangerous lesions for some women, and also raises a warn...
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Companies
MedCurrent (www.medcurrent.com) develops medical appropriateness decision support systems that provide information to physicians at the point of care to facilitate their or...
Co-invented by Maurice Bourlion, Ph.D., and Ciaran Bolger, M.D., Ph.D., PediGuard is the worldâs first and only handheld device capable of alerting surgeons to potential pedi...
ADC Therapeutics sarl (ADCT) is a Swiss-based oncology drug development company that specializes in the development of proprietary Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) targeting major...
A world leader in personal and public access defibrillators, HeartSine's mission is to advance the deployment of lifesaving defibrillation therapy in non-traditional areas of care through the developm...
Dermira is a private, development-stage company focused on developing and commercializing innovative new therapies in dermatology. Dermira was founded by an experienced management...
Kadimastem is a biotechnology company focusing on the development and industrial commercialization of products based on human pluripotent stem cells. Kadimastemâs technology...
Avaxia is a leader in the growing field of gut-targeted therapeutics â orally administered, minimally absorbed drugs that are designed to act locally in the gastrointestinal...
DiaTech Oncology is a privately held clinical pathology laboratory that offers patient-specific chemotherapy testing to help oncologists determine the best cancer treatment plans...
Biodesix is a personalized medicine company focused on the development of diagnostic products that inform treatment decisions and improve patient care. In 2009, Biodesix launched VeriStrat®, a serum...
Provision Center for Proton Therapy
Opening in early 2014, the Provision Center for Proton Therapy will be the first of its kind in Tennessee and only the second in the Southeast. Proton therapy, the most advanced...
Clinical Trials
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more tumor ce...
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells....
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multi-national study alirocumab (REGN727/ SAR236553) in patients with Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (he...
This study will test the investigational antibody, anti-OX40, in combination with stereotactic body radiation in breast cancer patients that have liver or lung metastases and have received...
Study of Markers of Cosmic Radiation Exposure and Effect Among Flight Crews
Ionizing radiation efficiently induces chromosomal aberrations (CA) and several studies of CA have now been conducted among small groups of flight crews. However, most of the studies only...
Family-Based Drug Services for Young Disaster Victims
This protocol seizes this rare scientific opportunity to test an integrative family based model to address youths' coexisting substance abuse and trauma in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. T...
Music Therapy in Methodist Homes: a Study Investigating the Impact of a Music Therapy Programme
The study is a cluster randomised control trial, which aims to investigate the effectiveness of music therapy in minimising Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in old...
Physical Activity and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Panic Disorder
Physical activity (treadmill) supports the effect of cognitive behavioural therapy in patients with panic disorder with/without agoraphobia
The purpose of this study is to see if different types of surgery for lung cancer have different effects on quality of life and pain. What we learn from this study may help us find new way...
Cell Lines From High-Risk Breast Tissue
Background: - Many risk factors for breast cancer have been identified, including family history, endocrine background, changes in breast tissue, cancer in one breast, radiation...
Videos
Radiation Therapies Defined
There is more than one type of radiation therapy and different reasons for using them. Dr. Harness discusses the differences. To learn more, watch the video....
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Muscle Cells
Mature contractile cells, commonly known as myocytes, that form one of three kinds of muscle. The three types of muscle cells are skeletal (MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL), cardiac (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC), and smooth (MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE). They are derived from embryonic (precursor) muscle cells called MYOBLASTS.
Stem Cell Transplantation
The transfer of STEM CELLS from one individual to another within the same species (TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS) or between species (XENOTRANSPLANTATION), or transfer within the same individual (TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS). The source and location of the stem cells determines their potency or pluripotency to differentiate into various cell types.
Deinococcus
A genus of gram-positive aerobic cocci found in the soil, that is highly resistant to radiation, especially ionizing radiation (RADIATION, IONIZING). Deinococcus radiodurans is the type species.
Electronic Mail
Messages between computer users via COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS. This feature duplicates most of the features of paper mail, such as forwarding, multiple copies, and attachments of images and other file types, but with a speed advantage. The term also refers to an individual message sent in this way.
Virus Inactivation
Inactivation of viruses by non-immune related techniques. They include extremes of pH, HEAT treatment, ultraviolet radiation, IONIZING RADIATION; DESICCATION; ANTISEPTICS; DISINFECTANTS; organic solvents, and DETERGENTS.
