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Local biotech entrepreneur showcasing developing diabetes therapy at DC … Photoview all photos · Article Gallery: Local biotech entrepreneur showcasing developing diabetes therapy at D.C. conference. Also … Diabetes by the numbers. Worldwide, 350 million people have diabetes. The number is predicted to be 550 million by 2030. Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Gene Therapy Could Treat Cancer, Study Finds A clinical trial using a patient's own immune system to produce remissions in adults with acute leukemia could be a major breakthrough in the fight against all different kinds of cancer. The new study, published Wednesday in the journal Science … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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This inherited red blood cell disorder is the most common genetic disease in America, and one of the most painful and debilitating. Until now, bone marrow and cord blood transplants have been the only treatment available to patients, and matched donors are hard to find. But an experiment at Genetix in Cambridge, Massachusetts is raising [...]

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Music Therapy Can Speed Recovery Time in Mesothelioma Patients … Patients with pleural mesothelioma, a pulmonary cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, often have two surgical options: extrapleural pneumonectomy, a radical procedure that involves removal of a lung, the diseased lining of the chest cavity and heart … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Art Therapy And Mindfulness Training Lower Stress In Breast Cancer Patients … Creative art therapy, in addition to a mindfulness training program, seems to provoke actual brain changes linked with decreased stress in women with breast cancer, according to the small new study published in the journal Stress and Health. "This type … Full News [...]

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New Study: Aspirin Therapy May Benefit Those with Certain Cancers According to a report published in the October 25 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, colorectal cancer patients whose tumors carry a specific mutation in a key gene may benefit from aspirin therapy. In a study written and conducted by the … Full [...]

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Karo Bio Researchers Report Progress on Novel Mesothelioma Therapy Karo Bio's research goal is to develop a treatment based on the genetic traits of a patient's mesothelioma tumor, while eliminating side effects that are often associated with chemotherapy. The result will be a synthetic non-steroidal compound that … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Home Therapy Tips for Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain and Inflammation The Arthritis Foundation stated that the synovium is a lubricating membrane surrounding your joints and tendons. This chronic disease causes inflammation as well as pain and swelling. Some of the areas of the body most affected by RA include the wrists … Full News here – [...]

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New Therapy For Diabetic Retinopathy Maybe Available Soon Whether it is you or a member of the family suffering from diabetes, seeking medical intervention is certainly on top of your priority. Diabetes is a debilitating condition that happens when the body fails to process the glucose that it obtains from food. Full News here – [...]

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New therapy to prevent retina damage in diabetes Tags: Retina, Diabetes, Kellogg Eye Centre. New therapy to prevent retina damage in diabetes. Washington: Scientists have developed a new method that they claim can regulate blood vessel leakage in the eye, a condition caused by long-term diabetes. Full News here – Read more on Zee News

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Greenbrae Veterinarian Recommends Cold Laser Therapy for Pets With Arthritis This new treatment is available for pets suffering from arthritis, inflammation, post-surgical pain, a torn ACL, or other injuries. Veterinarian and clinic owner Dr. Genevieve Manchester added the new therapy to the clinic's services to improve the … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Aspirin Still First-Line Therapy for Unstable Angina/NSTEMI Aspirin is still the first line of therapy for patients with unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, and ticagrelor can be used in place of clopidogrel or prasugrel instead of aspirin or as a second antiplatelet agent, according to a … Full News here – Read more on [...]

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Aspirin Still First-Line Therapy for Unstable Angina/NSTEMI Aspirin is still the first line of therapy for patients with unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and ticagrelor can be used in place of clopidogrel or prasugrel instead of aspirin or as a second antiplatelet agent. Full News here – Read more on Journal of the [...]

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