Expensive cancer drugs could be more readily available on the NHS after an
advisory body said it would give guidance more quickly on which medicines
should be provided.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) says it will
be implementing guidelines next week to make it more flexible in its
approach to the issuing of treatments which can prolong the life of people
with terminal illnesses.
The watchdog, which uses independent Read the rest of this entry »
ScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2009)
— An international team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis. The findings, which appear today as an advance online publication of the journal Nature Genetics, bring researchers closer to understanding the biological pathways involved in the disease and may lead to the development of new treatments that specifically Read the rest of this entry »
Monday, December 8th 2008, 9:43 PM
Cute-as-a-button Audrey Sussmann is a real charmer.
2-year-old clambering over furniture or with cupcake frosting smeared over her face.
So when her parents decided on the spur of the moment to enter her in the Gap’s annual online casting call contest, they had to move fast to clean up her act.
“I took a few snapshots of her after her bubble bath,” said
. “It was the last day [to enter] the contest.” Read the rest of this entry »
to more than four million uninsured children, as a newly empowered Democratic majority brushed aside Republican objections.
The vote was 66 to 32, with nine Republicans joining Democrats to support the bill.
twice vetoed similar legislation. But
is eager to sign the bill as a step toward providing insurance for all children and eventually all Americans.
The Senate debate showed the outlines of what promises to be a much larger political fight Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 23 2008, 10:49 AM EST
Paladin Takes Over ViRexx Medical with Initial $1.25M Payment to Creditors
has bought ViRexx Medical for its discovery platform and developmental-stage pipeline. Paladin paid $1.25 million to existing ViRexx creditors, and former ViRexx shareholders could receive up to $2.5 million if certain conditions are met before December 31, 2009.
ViRexx has three platforms: Chimigen⢠Vaccine, T-ACTâ¢, and AITâ¢. Read the rest of this entry »
Now, six years after Anderson reluctantly mentioned some of his clients in an interview with federal agents, such former Giants as Benito Santiago and Bobby Estalella seem set to join Jason Giambi, now back with the A’s, as prosecution witnesses in Barry Bonds’ upcoming trial on perjury charges.
In grand jury testimony in 2003, the players admitted they had obtained steroids from Anderson, who ultimately pleaded guilty to a steroid charge in the Read the rest of this entry »
By Bruce Mirken Special to Salem-News.com
Pressure from the Bush Administration to keep marijuana illegal in other nations is fading.
(SAN FRANCISCO) – Germany is about to become the fifth country to allow at least some patients to use natural marijuana as medicine. According to a
, the German government recently notified four patients that they would be allowed to receive medical marijuana produced under the
Dutch government’s medical Read the rest of this entry »
GENEVA, Nov 28 (Retuers) – Fast-spreading cholera is “the tip of the iceberg” of what stands to be a major health crisis in Zimbabwe, United Nations agencies said on Friday.
Nearly 400 Zimbabweans have died from the disease, which has infected more than 9,400 people and spread to neighbouring South Africa and Botswana.
A lack of clean drinking water and adequate toilets are the main triggers of Zimbabwe’s epidemic of the preventable and treatable Read the rest of this entry »
“For a long time, the standard recommendation for people of moderate age — those under 65 — has been 150 minutes a week of aerobic type activity,” noted study co-author Robert Ross, a professor in the school of kinesiology and health studies at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. “But for older adults, we haven’t had a standard, and there has been little evidence to base guidelines on.”
“So now we have found, as a first-time observation, Read the rest of this entry »
Published:Friday, December 26, 2008
The new gym is built to shoulder all budgets, at a dollar a day, and all ages, including kids.
NILES — There have been very few advertisements for the Fizek fitness center at the Eastwood Mall complex in Niles.
That’s because general manager Rick Coy says the facility should sell itself.
“The first impression, to me, is everything,” Coy said. “So when people walk through the door, it really will Read the rest of this entry »