Cyto Pulse Sciences, a leading producer of electric field based, intradermal DNA Vaccine delivery systems, today announced approval by Swedish regulatory authorities to begin a Phase I/II study of DNA vaccination in patients with recurring prostate cancer. The trial will investigate the safety of a xenogenic DNA vaccine delivered by the Derma Vax™ intradermal electroporation system. The vaccine, which encodes Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Read the rest of this entry »

Just cutting out meat from one’s diet doesn’t always lead to a healthier lifestyle.
“There are [vegetarians] who can eat lasagna, pizza, whole milk, ice cream sundaes, etc.,” said Judith Lukaszuk, assistant professor of nutrition. “If they’re choosing foods like that, they are really not doing much better than if they were to chose to eat a little more meat.”
Regardless, vegetarian diets have become more common for many reasons.
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before that as those who don’t take virginity pledges, according to a new study published in the January issue of
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Previous research found that those who take virginity pledges are more likely to wait to have sex than those who don’t take such pledges. But this study used a different statistical method from earlier studies, which allowed researchers to compare pledge takers with non-pledge takers who were likely to delay having sex; it also didn’t Read the rest of this entry »

JOHANNESBURG – Pirates proved that a lot of emphasis was placed on fitness during their pre-season training when they fought back to beat Alberton 36-23 in the Golden Lions Sevens Cup final on Sunday.
Although Alberton were the first team to score when Jack Tebis ran through minutes after the kick off, Pirates replied shortly thereafter and this would set the trend for the first half.
“We always knew that we were in with a chance and fitness Read the rest of this entry »

hold house parties to discuss ways of fixing the health care system over the next two weeks, they may find some unexpected guests.
industry is encouraging its employees and satisfied customers to attend. A trade group representing some of the nation’s largest health care businesses, including drug companies, is organizing several meetings. The
and other medical societies are encouraging doctors to get involved.
The Maine Medical Association Read the rest of this entry »

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For the past 50 years, Project HOPE has been committed to achieving
long-term sustainable advances in health care. The organization’s
work includes: educating health professionals and community health
workers; providing medicines and supplies; strengthening health
facilities; fighting diseases, such as TB, HIV/AIDS and diabetes; and
publishing, Health
Affairs, a bi-monthly, peer-reviewed journal that Read the rest of this entry »

Delaware, Ohio
Over the past 25 years, the American healthcare system has been steadily unraveling.
More than 45 million Americans now have no health insurance at all. Another 25 million have some coverage, but not enough to pay their medical bills.
For the 6 in 10 Americans who do have healthcare plans through their employers, each year finds them paying higher premiums and higher deductibles even as their coverage shrinks.
Their employers, Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. government approves first human trials of embryonic stem cells
11:05 PM CST on Friday, January 23, 2009
WASHINGTON – In a research milestone, the U.S. government will allow the world’s first test in people of a therapy derived from human embryonic stem cells.
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that is has authorized the Geron Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif., to test stem cells derived from human Read the rest of this entry »

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