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Health panel: How can I manage my arthritis? - The Observer 16/07/06

Her mother had arthritis and now her own joints are starting to ache and seize up. Assuming she has the condition, how can she keep it under control without resorting to drugs?

My shocking day behind bars in Britain's biggest prison - The Observer 16/07/06

Conditions in our jails are appalling and government plans to abolish the role of chief inspector will make them worse

NHS attacked over hospital hotel fees - The Observer 16/07/06

Patients in NHS hospitals are being ripped off by stealth charges for 'extras' such as telephone calls and parking, according to a hard-hitting report from MPs this week which highlights the creeping growth of fees in the supposedly free health system.

Dr Feelgood - The Observer 16/07/06

The news that Bristol is to hire musicians to liven up doctor's surgeries in the city has set off a barrage of media barbs about wasting NHS cash. These reactions are harsh and unfair, for the sick have a great deal to gain.

Doctor, my ears are ringing - The Times 15/07/06

Watchdog out of tune with surgery piper - The Telegraph 15/07/06

Mariella Frostrup on how to deal with a seismic shift in relationship - The Observer 16/07/06

'I was disabled 18 months ago, and the turmoil has destroyed my wife's libido. She believes sex isn't important. But can a celibate marriage be a success?'

Health board probes leak of MacLeod's paper gaffe - The Observer 16/07/06

After weeks of embarrassment, Western Isles bosses try to limit damage

Your Letters - The Observer 16/07/06

As a man who has recently been treated for prostate cancer by the NHS I have considerable sympathy for Bill Elliott ('Both have cancer but why can't one get the best care?' News, last week). But his suggestion that men don't make a fuss because they are scared of talking about illness needs to be extended.

Bird flu vaccine - The Observer 16/07/06

For the past two months, Observer Health Editor Jo Revill has been taking part in a clinical trial of the safety of a vaccine for the human form of bird flu.

IT firms still await NHS cash - The Observer 16/07/06

Only Accenture is reporting financial difficulties, but BT, CSC and Fujitsu have also spent massively on the troubled project

NHS deficit hits IT firms - The Telegraph 16/07/06

Judgment day for pesticide crusader - The Observer 16/07/06

Georgina Downs will this week learn if her tenacious campaign against crop spraying near homes has succeeded. Mark Townsend reports

Heart surgery made simple - The Observer 16/07/06

British doctors are pioneering a revolutionary and safer way to save cardiac patients' lives

Cherie 'helped set up' private health meeting - The Observer 16/07/06

Cherie Blair was under fire last night over claims that she helped the partner of her personal fixer secure a top-level meeting with a senior Downing Street policy adviser.

Doctors to face independent review in cases of misconduct - The Guardian 15/07/06

Radical proposals to shake up the regulation of doctors, including what was immediately dubbed a "copper's nark" in every hospital, met with serious opposition from the profession yesterday.

Doctors to be checked every five years - Daily Mail 14/07/06

General Dental Council Responds To Foster Review Of Non-medical Professional Regulation, UK - Medical News Today 16/07/06

GOC Response To Non-medical Professional Healthcare Regulation Review - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Website that persuades you to pay £15 for a free service - The Guardian 15/07/06

Holidaymakers applying for the government's new European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) are being warned not to fall for a website that is charging £15 for the card - which is always free.

Yvonne Roberts: The Argos approach - The Guardian 15/07/06

IVF for single women will turn family life into a consumer choice. We should pity the children

Cheesy feet - The Guardian 15/07/06

I have suffered from smelly, sweaty feet all my life. I try to wear sandals without socks, but at work I have to wear conventional shoes. It's worse if I'm nervous or it's hot.

I came back from the dead - The Guardian 15/07/06

I was born in Coventry in 1934 and I died in London in the late 1980s. This wasn't the only time I've died, but it is the only time a hospital went as far as filling out the paperwork. This was my decade of junk, and I was a heavy user of heroin. Towards the end of the 1980s, I was living in London and had just split up with a woman, so I went to a squat in Ladbroke Grove, west London. It was a tenement building, one of those places where people went to score.

Porton Down chemical weapons tests unethical, says report - The Guardian 15/07/06

More than 400 military personnel were deliberately exposed to chemical weapons in government-run experiments which seriously breached ethical standards, an official report has concluded. The men were exposed to painful amounts of nerve gas and mustard gas by scientists at the Porton Down chemical warfare establishment in Wiltshire.

Nerve gas volunteer trials 'went step too far' - The Telegraph 15/07/06

MoD tests on humans 'unethical' - BBC Health News 14/07/06

How to ... be healthy - The Guardian 15/07/06

If forced to choose between health, wealth and wisdom, most people would opt for health. That's a pretty wise choice because money can't buy health. Interestingly, in their day-to-day lives, most people choose money first, health second and wisdom last, which, not surprisingly, is pretty foolish.

Family forum: To pierce, or not to pierce? | What are the best toys for toddlers? - The Guardian 15/07/06

My daughter, now 14, wants to have her bellybutton pierced. I feel this is almost akin to self-mutilation and potentially dangerous, and that she is too young and prone to peer pressure to make a rational decision.

Kylie: cancer left me so thin I couldn't look in a mirror - The Independent 16/07/06

Singer's first interview as she returns to spotlight with renewed zeal

Teenage mothers see pregnancy as a 'career move' - The Independent 16/07/06

Girls as young as 13 decide that parenting offers a better life than dead-end jobs, says new report

MPs and charities urge help for 100,000 runaway children - The Independent 16/07/06

A new all-party parliamentary group has been formed to address the plight of 100,000 children who run away each year.

'Failures' targeted at birth - The Independent 16/07/06

Doctors and midwives will identify all children at risk of ‘failing’ so they can be monitored by state nannies

Insect-sting injuries double as import of bees surges - The Independent 15/07/06

The number of people admitted to hospital due to wasp, bee and hornet stings has more than doubled, it has been disclosed.

Hospitals report big rise in bee and wasp stings - The Times 15/07/06

Life-threatening wasp stings boom - BBC Health News 14/07/06

Smoking ban guide lists areas of light-up relief - The Sunday Times 16/07/06

SMOKERS can still light up in pavement cafes, hotel rooms and on open-air train platforms under a full “what’s in, what’s out” guide to the new smoking ban to be published this week.

GPs face fines over waiting room music - The Sunday Times 16/07/06

DOCTORS’ surgeries have been warned to stop playing music in their waiting rooms or face fines for breach of copyright.

Letters to the Editor: Alcohol sponsorship - The Sunday Times 16/07/06

Your News pages last week provide a contrasting cameo on society’s priorities in Scotland. While noting a call for alcohol companies not to sponsor sport (Ban looms for drink sponsors in sport), you also report that Highland games, which Scotch whisky firms do support, are struggling due to a lack of corporate backing (Highland games fight for survival). Elsewhere, the police say they will not apply antisocial powers at their disposal (Police rebel against Asbos).

This time NHS has gone too far - The Times 15/07/06

HOW close do we expect to live to an accident and emergency department? Fifteen minutes away? Half an hour? An hour? I suspect most people would say that, except in the wilder limits of the country, somewhere between 20 and 40 minutes is a reasonable travelling time.

Blind man's discrimination payout - The Times 15/07/06

A blind man who was refused entry to an antiques centre because of concern that his guide dog might behave like a bull in a china shop has been awarded £1,500 compensation.

Homoeopathy: voodoo on the NHS - The Times 15/07/06

HOMOEOPATHS ARE prescribing their potions for malaria prevention, it was reported in The Times yesterday. This is worrying, even to Melanie Oxley of the Society of Homeopaths, because, as she says, there is no evidence that homoeopathy can guard against malaria.

No man's land - The Times 15/07/06

Stories behind the news: does artificial sperm really mean that men are now redundant?

Now breathe easy - The Times 15/07/06

HAY FEVER sufferers snuffling through the peak pollen season have new hope, thanks to pioneering work by Manchester University that could block people’s allergic reactions.

It works for me: needle phobia - The Times 15/07/06

The sticking point. You're a doctor and your're afraid of syringes? Jon Baker, a physician, cured himself

A shift to softer focus - The Times 15/07/06

Photographer Rankin was renowned for his abrasive manner. He tells Tim Teeman how the death of his parents changed his perspective

Good old holidays - The Times 15/07/06

Going away with another family can be great fun — or a nightmare of crying children and arguing adults. Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall has some basic advice for happy memories

Mine’s a pint and a pummel - The Times 15/07/06

Massage and reiki in the pub? Stuart McGurk gets a head start on a good night out

DIY spa: hair removal - The Times 15/07/06

Bikini line waxing is, let’s face it, not fun, to give or receive. I feel sorry for those women who spend their working hours ripping hair from our legs and, ahem, elsewhere. Plus, I find the sensation of soothing hot wax followed by the sharp sudden agony of follicular removal traumatic. So why not do it at home?

Dr Copperfield: inside the mind of a GP - The Times 15/07/06

Pressure groups? Don’t get me started If only I were a proper media doc, I might have a lucrative slot on a radio show.

Junk medicine: expert witnesses - The Times 15/07/06

When Professor Sir Roy Meadow was struck off by the General Medical Council last year, the reaction in medical and legal circles was one of shock. It was accepted that the paediatrician made a grievous error as an expert witness that led to the wrongful conviction of Sally Clark for the murder of her children. That his unsound statistical evidence, delivered with utter conviction, caused a miscarriage of justice was not in dispute. But the scale of the punishment for a mistake made in good faith seemed to set an alarming precedent.

Keep holding out for love - The Times 15/07/06

Two years out of a mentally abusive marriage, I find that I'm always looking for casual sex. I want to be loved, so why do I always end up dumping men?

Throwing up a health dilemma - The Times 15/07/06

My 17-month-old son has bouts of vomiting. There is no pattern; some days he is sick two or three times, other days not at all. Coughing, certain strong tastes and lumpy food, which he finds tricky as he has only four teeth, can trigger it. He isn’t distressed and his weight gain is fine. Our GP says this is normal and he will grow out of it. Is this the case?

What's up doc? The pelvic examination - The Times 15/07/06

Why bother? The doctor is doing a vaginal examination. Two lubricated and gloved fingers will be inserted into your vagina, while his other hand presses on your lower abdomen. He’s feeling for areas of tenderness or abnormal lumps and bumps.

Eco-worrier: my big can of worms - The Times 15/07/06

Global worming — Anna Shepard lifts the lid on wormeries, the new must-have garden accessory, and explains how this green machine turns kitchen waste into a superfood for homegrown veg

Summer sizzlers - The Times 15/07/06

Whether you’re a smoker or a griller there is a healthy way to barbecue food

Just how green is my barbie? - The Times 15/07/06

Don’t think that I would be foolish enough to try to stop you barbecuing. Goodness, no, I like a

At your table: pavlova - The Times 15/07/06

Jane Clarke, The Times nutritionist, on a desert that's all sweetness and light

Menu mentor - The Times 15/07/06

Jane Clarke's weekly guide to nutritious but delicious eating out

The rat race that’s fun - The Times 15/07/06

An outdoor adventure in the city? Tom Whipple bounced, ran and cycled in a triathlon with a twist

The hot dish of the day - The Times 15/07/06

Not just anybody. How the fit and fabulous stay that way

Stroke patients suffer with fewer scanners than Turkey or Poland - The Telegraph 16/07/06

A shortage of consultants and scanners is fuelling an ongoing crisis in National Health Service stroke care, leading to hundreds of avoidable deaths every year.

'Breast is best' bias blamed for hundreds of dehydrated babies - The Telegraph 16/07/06

Hundreds of newborn babies are being re-admitted to hospital suffering from dehydration because mothers are being warned not to resort to bottle feeding, experts claim.

Third of GPs on new contracts drop child jabs - The Telegraph 16/07/06

A third of family doctor practices working to a new Government contract have stopped providing vaccinations to children.

Nish Joshi’s Q & A - The Telegraph 16/07/06

I have been taking Dianette, both as a contraceptive and also to treat acne. My GP tells me that I am still getting acne at 34 because of a hormone imbalance, as I tend to get hair growth on my chin as well. I recently stopped taking Dianette for a few months to see if things had improved, but the acne flared up again. I don’t want take it for the rest of my life. I do all the things that are recommended for acne - regular exercise, healthy diet - but this doesn’t seem to work. What do you recommend?

Morning-after pill for sale in advance - The Telegraph 15/07/06

Women are to be offered the morning-after pill before they have had sexual intercourse.

Get a life: reaching out - The Telegraph 15/07/06

Part six of self-help guru Nina Grunfeld's eight-step guide to wellbeing

Cannabis a 'gateway to harder drugs' - Daily Mail 14/07/06

Teenage pot smokers are much more likely to go on to use harder drugs, such as heroin, claims a new report.

Gel crystallises protein make-up - BBC Health News 15/07/06

Scientists have developed a technique to crystallise proteins, which they say could aid the development of new drugs.

Students unaware of breast risks - BBC Health News 15/07/06

Most female students worldwide know nothing about the lifestyle habits that can influence breast cancer risk, research shows.

Row over private healthcare role - BBC Health News 15/07/06

Public sector union Unison claims the government intends to go ahead with the privatisation of primary care services.

GPs 'see big rise in sick notes' - BBC Health News 14/07/06

A third of GPs have noticed a big increase in the number of people needing to be signed off work for at least seven days, a survey has found.

Smoking accounts for health gap - BBC Health News 14/07/06

Smoking is to blame for half of the difference in male death rates between men in the top and bottom social classes, say international researchers.

Infertile advised 'keep trying' - BBC Health News 14/07/06

Some couples having difficulty conceiving are better off continuing to try for a baby the natural way, say fertility experts.

Surgeon loses sacking injunction - BBC Health News 14/07/06

A heart specialist at Coventry’s Walsgrave Hospital has failed to win an injunction against possible dismissal.

Gulf War vets death rate 'lower' - BBC Health News 14/07/06

The death rates of Gulf War veterans are lower than servicemen not deployed in the conflict, figures suggest.

Positive Results For Permacol® As A Prophylactic Treatment For Parastomal Hernias And As A Treatment For Anal Fistulae - Medical News Today 16/07/06

At the Annual Meeting of the ACPGBI (Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland) held in Gateshead, 3-6 July, Tissue Science Laboratories plc, the medical devices company specialising in human tissue replacement and repair products, presented supportive evidence from two pilot studies - the first, an application of Permacol® as a treatment for parastomal hernias and the second, for the treatment of anal fistulae.

Anxiety Disorders In Children: Parent Training Could Help - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Special skills workshops for parents of anxious young children could offer a breakthrough in addressing this difficult problem, according to psychologists at The University of Manchester.

Dental Schools Pass The Test But More Funding Needed, Says General Dental Council - Medical News Today 16/07/06

UK dental schools are providing sound training for the dentists of tomorrow, a new report from the General Dental Council (GDC) confirms.

Women's Health Risk From Working Long Hours - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Women who work long hours are more likely than men to indulge in unhealthy behaviours such as snacking, smoking and drinking caffeine. A new study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council finds that men and women respond very differently to working long hours.

Obesity In Children And Adults: Sleep Deprivation Doubles Risk - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Research by Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick has found that sleep deprivation is associated with an almost a two-fold increased risk of being obese for both children and adults.

Allergy Battle Could Be Won In Five Years, Says Scientist - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Researchers, working with colleagues at St George's, University of London, are developing drugs designed to stop allergens from entering the body, so rendering them harmless.

Child Abuse: Warning Signs For Potential Re-abuse Identified - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Doctors have identified a set of warning signs that could increase an abused child's risk of further abuse.

UK Is Only European Country Denying Access To Erbitux - Colorectal Cancer Drug - Medical News Today 15/07/06

The UK is the only country in Europe where patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) do not have routine access to Erbitux (cetuximab) a drug with potential to extend survival and even cure some people, it was revealed this week.

Autism more common than thought - Reuters 14/07/06

Autism and related disorders in Britain may be twice as widespread as previously thought, according to research published on Friday.

International News

Army blind to value of laser surgery - The Sunday Times 16/07/06

IN THE UK you would be welcomed with open arms. If you haven’t got it in America, they’ll even pay for you to get it. But in Ireland, don’t even bother trying to join the military if you have had laser eye surgery.

Letters to the Editor: IVF — the end of original sin? - The Sunday Times 16/07/06

DAVID QUINN (Comment, last week) ably examines the serious repercussions that may occur when children are produced through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). Many would agree that decoupling sex from procreation can bring about problematical results.

Too fat - but is it my fault? - The Times 15/07/06

Obesity isn’t just too much food and too little exercise. Roger Dobson reports on new findings by Yale scientists

Les Bleus drive a quarter of French to the pill bottle - The Telegraph 16/07/06

Gallic gloom drove one-quarter of the French population to reach for pills to cheer them up, help them to sleep or calm them down last year.

Bosses ignored victim's widow - The Telegraph 16/07/06

Aneta Ghirca, whose husband Tony was killed last month in the accident at the steel plant, says nobody from the management had expressed sympathy for her husband's death.

Workers blame 25 deaths at Mittal steel plant on lax safety - The Telegraph 16/07/06

Indonesia bird flu toll hits 41 - BBC Health News 14/07/06

Indonesian authorities have confirmed that a child who died last week was the country's 41st victim of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.

Autism May Involve A Lack Of Connections And Coordination In Separate Areas Of The Brain, Researchers Find - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Researchers have found in two studies that autism may involve a lack of connections and coordination in separate areas of the brain.

Child-to-caregiver Ratios, The Lower The Better - Medical News Today 16/07/06

The first-ever experimental study of the impact of child-to-caregiver ratios in day care centers found that reducing the ratio from five children for every caregiver to three children for every caregiver significantly improved the quality of the caregiver-child interaction, particularly for infants.

Colon Cancer Survivors: Moderate Exercise Improves Survival Rates - Medical News Today 16/07/06

People who have been treated for colon cancer can substantially reduce the risk that the disease will return and improve their overall chance of survival by engaging in regular exercise, according to new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.

Indonesia Reports 42nd Human Bird Flu Death - Medical News Today 16/07/06

A 44-year-old man has died as a result of bird flu infection, say authorities in Indonesia. The man was from eastern Jakarta. He was hospitalized on 10 July with a temperature, breathing problems and a bad cough.

New NIAID Program Aims To Model Immune Responses And Key Infectious Diseases - Medical News Today 16/07/06

A new program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to better understand the complex biochemical networks that regulate the interactions between infectious organisms and the human or animal cells they infect. The Program in Systems Immunology and Infectious Disease Modeling (PSIIM) will employ a powerful new approach called computational systems biology to develop a deeper understanding of how pathogens cause disease and how the immune system responds to them.

Smoking During Pregnancy And Behavior Problems In Toddlers Linked, UIC Researchers Find - Medical News Today 16/07/06

A University of Illinois at Chicago study reveals a link between smoking during pregnancy and very early child behavior problems.

ECG Screening For All Newborns Would Identify Life-threatening Heart Condition - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Italian heart specialists are calling on health care providers throughout Europe to give urgent consideration to introducing ECG screening for all babies at around three to four weeks of age to pick up a life-threatening genetic condition called long QT syndrome.

Sexual Inequality: Transgender Experience Led Stanford Scientist To Critique Gender Difference - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Ben Barres has a distinct edge over the many others who have joined the debate about whether men's brains are innately better suited for science than women's. He doesn't just make an abstract argument about the similarities and differences between the genders; he has lived as both.

Thought Alone Controls Movement - Medical News Today 16/07/06

A man with paralysis of all four limbs could directly control objects around him - open simulated email, play a game of Pong, adjust the volume on the television set - using only his thoughts. These pilot clinical trial findings, featured on the cover of Nature, mark a major advance in neuroscience, one that offers hope to people with severe motor impairments.

Smoking To Blame For More Than Half Of Difference In Men's Mortality Risk Across Class Lines - Medical News Today 16/07/06

The direct correlation between lower socioeconomic status and mortality risk is well known, but a new study by the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford is the first to determine that more than half the difference in risk of death between men in the highest social strata and those in the lowest can be attributed to smoking.

Incidence Of Atrial Fibrillation Significantly Reduced By Candesartan Therapy In Heart Failure Patients - Medical News Today 16/07/06

New data published in the July issue of the American Heart Journal show that candesartan cilexetil (candesartan) is the first angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) to significantly reduce the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a wide spectrum of heart failure patients, including those with preserved as well as reduced left ventricular systolic function, when added to contemporary therapy. Incidence of AF in the heart failure population is high at 10%-30%2.

FDA Approves Avandamet® (rosiglitazone Maleate And Metformin HCl) As Inital Therapy In The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes - Medical News Today 16/07/06

GlaxoSmithKline announced today FDA approval of Avandamet ® (rosiglitazone maleate and metformin HCl) for use as initial treatment of type 2 diabetes as an adjunct to diet and exercise. Avandamet was previously approved as a second-line therapy - it was indicated for use in patients who were uncontrolled on metformin monotherapy. Now, with this recent approval, physicians can start their type 2 diabetes patients on Avandamet.

Doctors Underestimate Emotional Impact Of COPD Exacerbations - Patients Fear Being Hospitalised Or Dying - Medical News Today 16/07/06

New data from a multinational, interview-based patient study, published today in the medical journal CHEST, shed light on COPD patients' comprehension, recognition, and experience of exacerbations and the burden associated with these events.

Calypte Receives African Order For Aware(TM) HIV-1/2 Oral Fluid Rapid Tests - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Amex: HIV) (the "Company"), medical diagnostic tests manufacturer for the professional point of care (PRO) and over the counter (OTC) segments of the market for the detection of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), announced today that it has received an initial order for 35,500 units of its Aware(TM) HIV-1/2 oral fluid rapid test.

Protecting Against Serious Chemotherapy Side Effect - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Every year, Over one million cancer patients in the u.s. receive chemotherapy. One serious side effect of chemotherapy is neutropenia, a shortage of infection-fighting white blood cells. Complications associated with neutropenia can delay a patient's chemotherapy or keep them from getting a full dose.

Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Receives FDA Communication Concerning Calcitonin-Salmon Nasal Spray - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Nastech Pharmaceutical Company Inc. (Nasdaq: NSTK) announced today that written notification from the FDA was received on July 10, 2006 stating that Nastech’s abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for intranasal calcitonin-salmon is not approvable at this time. In a subsequent conference call on July 11, 2006, Nastech reviewed the status of the ANDA with the FDA.

Biosite(R) Announces FDA Clearance To Market Triage(R) TOX Drug Screen - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Biosite(R) Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSTE), a research-based provider of novel, rapid medical diagnostics, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to add methadone to its Triage(R) TOX Drug Screen. The addition of methadone expands the Triage TOX Drug Screen menu to cover 10 drug classes, all of which can be accurately and simultaneously detected within approximately 15 minutes. In 2004, there were nearly 2 million drug-related emergency department visits in the United States, of which more than 30,000 visits were estimated to be associated with methadone use or abuse

Milestone Scientific Receives 510(k) Premarket Notification Acceptance From FDA For CompuFlo(TM) Computer Controlled Infusion Pump - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Milestone Scientific Inc. (Amex: MSS), which develops, manufactures, and markets 'intelligent' computer controlled local anesthetic delivery systems, today announced that it has received FDA 510(k) Premarket Notification acceptance for the marketing and sale of its CompuFlo(TM) Computer Controlled Infusion Pump.

Mylan Announces Tentative Approval For Amlodipine Besylate And Benazepril Hydrochloride Capsules - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Mylan Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: MYL) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted tentative approval for Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Abbreviated New Drug Application for Amlodipine Besylate and Benazepril Hydrochloride Capsules, 2.5 mg (base)/10 mg, 5 mg (base)/10 mg, 5 mg (base)/20 mg and 10 mg (base)/20 mg.

Preliminary Data From Human Clinical Trial Shows Vectomega(R), A Revolutionary Omega-3 Phospholipid Complex (DHA/EPA), Has Positive Results - Medical News Today 16/07/06

EuroPharma's president, Terry Lemerond, recently obtained the North America distribution rights to a revolutionary Omega-3 phospholipid complex with DHA/EPA, called Vectomega(R). Molecularly different from other omega-3's on the market, this new complex is 50 times more absorbable across cellular membranes than other DHA/EPA products and is available as a water/oil soluble powder.

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Receives Positive Opinion From FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee For Nabi-HB(TM) Intravenous - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NABI) today announced that the Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rendered a positive opinion of the company's Biologic License Application (BLA) for Nabi-HB(TM) Intravenous [Hepatitis B Immune Globulin (Human) Intravenous] during its meeting today. The Committee voted to recommend approval of the use of Nabi- HB Intravenous for the prevention of recurrence of hepatitis B after liver transplant. The FDA generally follows the recommendations of its Advisory Committees, although it is not obligated to do so. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals submitted its BLA for Nabi-HB Intravenous in November 2002. Nabi-HB Intravenous has received Orphan Drug status in the United States.

CoGenesys Receives FDA Clearance To Commence Clinical Trials Of Cardeva In Patients With Chronic Heart Failure - Medical News Today 16/07/06

CoGenesys, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its review of the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Cardeva(TM), a long- acting form of b-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), and that the Company intends to begin clinical testing in the United States shortly, pending institutional review board approval. Cardeva is the most advanced compound in CoGenesys' broad pipeline of improved, long-acting biopharmaceuticals being developed to address unmet medical needs across a broad spectrum of therapeutic areas.

Cardiac Glycosides In Prevention Of Ischemic Stroke - Medical News Today 16/07/06

A Brazilian study confirm the findings of Duke University Medical Center researchers that cardiac glycosides provide neuroprotection in stroke occurrence. It was a study of 28 years that showed a low mortality for stroke in 1150 cardiac patients taking these drugs.

City Of Hope Joins The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium - Medical News Today 16/07/06

City of Hope has joined the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC), a collaboration of 11 research institutions nationwide that are working together to accelerate therapies to treat multiple myeloma. Researchers from the various institutions investigate the most promising areas of myeloma research, including genomics and the development of new drugs, and participate jointly in clinical trials.

Over 5 Million Smokers Successfully Smoke-Free Since Therapeutic Nicotine Made Available Over-the-Counter A Decade Ago - Medical News Today 16/07/06

OpenQ Recognized By An Independent Research Firm As A Leader In KOL Management Software - Medical News Today 16/07/06

OpenQ, a provider of integrated key relationship management solutions for the life science industry, today announced that they were among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in The Forrester Wave™: Key Opinion Leader Management Platforms, Q2 2006, Forrester Research, Inc., June 2006.

3-D Imaging That Flies "through" And "around" Lung And Colon Cancer: Coming Soon - Medical News Today 16/07/06

Stanford University researchers demonstrated for the first time the ability to create 3-D positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images for “fly-through” and “fly-around viewing” of cancer in the lungs and colon, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

A New Diagnostic Tool For Prostate Cancer And How A “bigger” Chromosome 8 Can Predict Poorer Outcomes In Prostate Cancer Patients - Medical News Today 16/07/06

According to the World Health Organization there are about 250,000 new cases of prostate cancer every year but, when caught in time, the disease has a cure rate of over 90%. The problem is that the current methods of disease testing are still associated with too many misdiagnoses. Now however, research by Portuguese and Norwegian scientists, just published on the journal Clinical Cancer Research describes, not only how whole genome analysis can help to increase the accuracy of patient testing, but also identifies a new molecular marker that “tags” prostate cancers with worse prognoses These results have important implications for the clinical management of patients as they will allow, together with standard methods of cancer analysis, better informed therapeutic measures.

Brain-computer Link Allows A Paralyzed Patient To Perform Basic Tasks - Medical News Today 16/07/06

A multi-institutional team of researchers has found that people with long-standing, severe paralysis can generate signals in the area of the brain responsible for voluntary movement and these signals can be detected, recorded, routed out of the brain to a computer and converted into actions -- enabling a paralyzed patient to perform basic tasks.

Autism: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Discover Key Deficiencies In Brains Of Autistics - Medical News Today 15/07/06

In a pair of groundbreaking studies, brain scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have discovered that the anatomical differences that characterize the brains of people with autism are related to the way those brains process information.

Brain Box Computer to be Built By Scientists - Medical News Today 15/07/06

The aim is to build a computer which mimics how nerve cells in the brain interact in a bid to engineer more 'fault tolerant' electronics.

Seventh Case Of Mad Cow Disease Confirmed In Canada

A four-year-old dairy cow had BSE (mad cow disease) in Alberta, Canada, say officials, making it the seventh case of the disease in the country since a nationwide surveillance program had been put in place in 2003. It is the fifth confirmed case in Alberta. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the animal did not enter the human or animal food systems - the entire carcass has been incinerated.

Intensive Care Spending May Spiral As Population Ages, Mayo Clinic Study Finds - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Spending on intensive care, which today comprises 30-40 percent of hospital costs, may go even higher as the population ages, according to a new Mayo Clinic study.

ADHD: NYU Child Study Center Offers Unique Summer Experience For Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Medical News Today 15/07/06

As parents and teachers know, children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can thrive in a setting that emphasizes achievement and success and maintains consistency and, therefore, predictability. To that end, NYU Child Study Center created the Summer Program for Kids (SPK), New York's first all-day, therapeutic camp exclusively for children with ADHD, which is now in its eighth year. SPK combines traditional summer camp activities, such as swimming and arts and crafts, with academic and computer activities, in an effort to improve social skills and raise self-esteem of children ages 7 to 11.

Parents Not To Blame For Late Talking Toddlers - Medical News Today 15/07/06

New research findings from the world’s largest study predicting children’s late language emergence has revealed that parents are not to blame for late talking toddlers.

New Source Of Multipotent Adult Stem Cells Discovered In Human Hair Follicles - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have isolated a new source of adult stem cells that appear to have the potential to differentiate into several cell types. If their approach to growing these cells can be scaled up and proves to be safe and effective in animal and human studies, it could one day provide the tissue needed by an individual for treating a host of disorders, including peripheral nerve disease, Parkinson's disease, and spinal cord injury.

Stem Cells In Transplantation: Fate Changed By Donor T Cells - Medical News Today 15/07/06

When a transplant patient suffers complications such as graft rejection or graft-versus-host disease, physicians attempt to stop the body's immune response by targeting a patient's T cells.

Communication Signal For Tissue Development Discovered By Researchers - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a communication signal between cells that plays an important role in cell adhesion and detachment. The finding provides new information about how cells and tissues determine when to let go from surfaces during new growth, according to the researchers.

Application Filed For The Osteoporosis Treatment ONO-5920/YM529 In Japan - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Astellas Pharma Inc. announced that Ono and Astellas submitted an application for marketing approval of ONO-5920/YM529 (generic name: minodronic acid hydrate) for the treatment of osteoporosis on July 7, 2006, jointly developed by the two companies.

Shionogi To Launch Non-pyrazolone Antipyretic Analgesic “Sedes ®V” With Vitamin B1 For Headaches And Pain Due To Stiffness Of The Neck, And Fever - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka, President: Motozo Shiono) announced that it will launch the non-pyrazolone antipyretic analgesic “Sedes ®V” with vitamin B1 on July 19, 2006.

Vision Loss In Seniors Linked To A Protein Associated With Alzheimer's - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine have received nearly half a million dollars from the National Eye Institute to study a protein thought to be linked to Alzheimer's disease and its possible relationship to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in people over 60.

Positive Results From A Phase IIa Study Of S-2367, A Novel Neuropeptide Y5 Receptor Antagonist For The Treatment Of Obesity - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Shionogi & Co, Ltd. today announced positive top-line efficacy results from a Phase IIa proof-of-concept trial with S-2367, an internally discovered drug candidate for obesity and related conditions.

Bio-Rad And Integrated Dna Technologies Collaborate To Develop Experimentally Validated SiRNA Duplexes - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIOb), and Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT), today announced a collaborative agreement to develop RNA interference (RNAi) tool sets for life science researchers.

PathFinder, Image Guided Robot For Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Clinical Results - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Two papers reporting on patient and laboratory evaluations of the efficacy of PathFinder, the image guided robot for stereotactic neurosurgery, were presented at the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, June 1st-4th, in Boston USA.

Asthma And Obesity Linked By Protein - Medical News Today 15/07/06 Called AP2

Adipocyte/macrophage fatty acid-binding protein aP2 (aP2), a protein which regulates allergic airway inflammation has been detected in human airway epithelial cells by scientists from the The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia. aP2 also regulates the uptake by lipid cells of fatty acids and is associated with insulin resistance and atherosclerosis.

People With A Sweet Tooth Eat More Fruit, Study Finds - Medical News Today 15/07/06

People who like sweets eat more fruit than salty-snack lovers, and people who love fruit eat more sweets than vegetable lovers do, according to two Cornell University analyses.

Medically Unexplained Symptoms: Treatment Developed - Medical News Today 15/07/06

The diagnosis of medically unexplained symptoms is a problem that affects millions of people and can tax an already over-burdened health care system, according to Robert Smith, a physician and professor in MSU's Department of Medicine, College of Human Medicine. Smith and his colleagues devised the treatment plan which involves a combination of behavior modification and pharmaceutical treatment, as well as a good dose of improved communication between patient and doctor.

Fetal Anemia Non-invasive Test Safer - Medical News Today 15/07/06

An innovative, non invasive ultrasound procedure to detect anemia in the fetus during high risk pregnancy is safer for patients, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday, July 13, 2006.

Heart Disease: Living Alone Doubles The Risk - Medical News Today 15/07/06

People who live alone double their risk of serious heart disease as those who live with a partner, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. This includes severe angina and heart attack.

SXR And NF-kappaB Crosstalk Links Drug Metabolism And Inflammati - Medical News Today 15/07/06

The enzyme CYP3A4 is responsible for the metabolism of more than 50% of clinically used drugs and other chemicals not normally found within the human body (known as xenobiotics). CYP3A4 expression is regulated in part by the steroid and xenobiotic receptor (SXR). It has long been known that inflammation and infection inhibit the expression of CYP genes, and exposure to xenobiotic chemicals can impair immune function. However, the molecular bases for these 2 phenomena have remained unknown.

Heart Attack Death Risk Greater In High Humidity Among The Elderly - Medical News Today 15/07/06

High humidity, even in a relatively mild climate, boosts the risk of a heart attack among the elderly, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart.

Coronary Heart Death Risk And Eye Blood Vessel Width May Be Related - Medical News Today 15/07/06

The calibre of the small veins and arteries in the eye may be a good indicator of a middle aged person's chances of dying from coronary heart disease, suggests research published ahead of print in Heart.

Wyeth Affirms The Safety Profile Of Effexor XR - Medical News Today 15/07/06

In response to reports regarding Effexor XR® (venlafaxine HCl), an antidepressant approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder and panic disorder, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), affirms that no causal link between Effexor XR and homicidal thoughts and actions has been established. The Company proactively performs comprehensive reviews of both clinical and post-marketing surveillance data and acts responsibly and in full accordance with regulatory requirements in disclosing safety data regarding its medicines.

Smith & Nephew Launches Innovative TRIGEN™ INTERTAN™ Nail for Femoral Fractures - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Smith & Nephew's (NYSE: SNN, LSE: SN) Orthopaedic Trauma & Clinical Therapies division today announced the launch of the TRIGEN™ INTERTAN™ Intertrochanteric Antegrade Nail for the treatment of femoral fractures.

Many Contact Lens Wearers Find Their Lenses Uncomfortable, Disruptive When Experiencing Eye-Allergy Symptoms, Survey - Medical News Today 15/07/06

For many of the USA's 38 million contact lens wearers, allergy season can bring tears, and more, to their eyes. At the peak of an especially difficult allergy season, a new survey reveals that more than half (54 percent) of contact lens wearers who suffer from eye-related allergies find it very uncomfortable to wear their lenses while suffering from allergies, leading many to either change their contact lens wearing habits or abandon lens wear until allergy season passes.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Lead To New Pain Research Findings - Medical News Today 15/07/06

While the number one reason patients go to the doctor is to address some form of pain, there has been no breakthrough class of pain drugs for many decades. Currently, there are two major classes of pain therapeutics: opiates, such as morphine, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, such as aspirin. Both of these classes of compounds have been used to treat patients for centuries, originally as plant extracts and more recently in the forms with which we're familiar today.

Newly Approved Hepatitis B Drug Baraclude Will Help Beat Liver Disease Across Europe - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Baraclude (entecavir), a new oral drug recently approved in Europe to treat chronic hepatitis B viral infections, will provide a much needed therapy, according to liver specialists. It will help to check progress of disease in the rising tide of infections, many of which develop rapid resistance to currently available therapies.

Public Consulation On Genetic Testing - Medical News Today 15/07/06

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is inviting the public to participate in a consultation on proposed new Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Molecular Genetic Testing. Genetic testing - using DNA data - is now a normal procedure to predict, define and cure many health conditions and diseases. The Guidelines offer principles and best practices for human genetic testing by encouraging high quality laboratory practices in the collection and handling of samples and data, result reporting, education and training, and where possible, the clinical validity and utility of the tests.

Online Weight Loss Tools Quickly Becoming Preferred Solution For Americans Today - Medical News Today 15/07/06

More and more Americans are using the Internet for everything from buying a new car to paying bills and booking vacations. Approximately 77% of Americans are now online, up from 74% in 2005, and compared with 57% back in 2000.(1) Now, Americans are even dieting online -- seeking the tools, support and motivation of online communities to achieve weight loss goals.

More Adults This Year See Childhood Obesity As Major Problem In The U.S. - Medical News Today 15/07/06

More Adults This Year See Childhood Obesity as Major Problem in the U.S. A new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris Interactive Health-Care Poll finds that a growing number of U.S. adults see childhood obesity as a problem in the U.S., with 84 percent calling it a "major problem," up from 77 percent from 2005. However, among those who are a parent or guardian of a child aged 12 and under, only 74 percent say it is a major problem (compared to 70% in 2005).

Investigational Drug Paliperidone ER Significantly Delayed Symptom Recurrence In Clinical Study Of Patients With Schizophrenia - Medical News Today 15/07/06Dr

Paliperidone extended-release (ER) tablets, an investigational, once-daily oral medication, maintained long-term symptom stability in patients with schizophrenia.

2006 World Cancer Declaration Calls For Global Commitment To Make Cancer Control Top Social And Political Priority - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Cancer prevention must become a higher priority in public and private sectors worldwide in order to have a fighting chance against the cancer pandemic, according to information released today at the International Union Against Cancer (UICC) World Cancer Congress 2006. Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop joined public health, economic and business leaders from around the globe in a World Leaders Summit to discuss the need for government and nongovernmental organizations to commit to take action on critical issues, including comprehensive cancer control plans and early detection programs to eliminate the global cancer burden. Estimates indicate that cancer deaths worldwide could reach 10 million by 2020 and a majority of those deaths will occur in developing nations, which are least prepared to handle the burden.

Medical Condition Causes Boys, Men To Grow Breasts - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Who would think an invitation to a beach, lake, or pool party could strike terror in a boy's -- or man's -- heart? Yet these summer pastimes can seem a fate worse than death for a boy or man with gynecomastia, the development of breast tissue that leads many males to hide in shame and humiliation.

Oncology Drug Development - Over 600 Novel Anticancer Agents In Development Were Added/Updated In New Medicine's Oncology KnowledgeBASE (nm OK) - Medical News Today 15/07/06

In the first 6 months of 2006, records of over 600 novel anticancer agents were entered/updated in New Medicine's Oncology KnowledgeBASE (nm|OK), including approximately 100 novel agents in phase I monotherapy trials, and over 190 agents in clinical development targeting various molecular markers.

StructuRad Improves Radiology Reporting Ease Of Use With Microsoft(R) Word - Medical News Today 15/07/06

StructuRad LLC, the innovator in low-cost, easy-to-use radiology reporting solutions announces version 5 with Microsoft Word 2003 as its native editor. Version 5 features "all-in-one" technology that allows a radiologist to choose any combination of speech recognition, macro templates, dictation, Word-based editing, and structured reporting to create final reports in a fraction of the time compared to traditional methods. The new Word-based editor extends StructuRad's proprietary "structured" bi-directionally hypertext technology that dynamically links the report to a comprehensive radiology knowledge base, by adding the ease of free text editing to the same document.

Is It Finally Time For Cosmetic Dentistry? - Medical News Today 15/07/06

While many of us may have appreciated the perfect, white smiles of Hollywood, getting one of our own may have seemed a little vain or financially impossible. Well, there is good news. Dental technologies have definitely changed in the last few years, and the emphasis on aesthetic improvement has brought the art of cosmetic dentistry to the masses. Fortunately for consumers, advanced dental technologies have also brought along better prices.

Anesiva Completes Successful Meeting With FDA And Announces Plans To File New Drug Application For Pain Drug, 3268 - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Anesiva, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANSV) today announced that, based on a successful pre-filing meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the company will file a New Drug Application (NDA) in the September/October timeframe for its lead product candidate 3268 -- a fast-acting, needle-free, local anesthetic that has been shown to significantly reduce pain associated with venipunctures, i.e., blood draws and intravenous (IV) placements. The meeting covered clinical, preclinical and manufacturing aspects of the drug, and the NDA will be filed as a Common Technical Document (CTD), which can be accepted for review under both domestic and international guidelines. If approved, 3268 could be launched in 2007 for the pediatric population.

LAB International Announces Positive Fentanyl Phase IIA Results - Medical News Today 15/07/06

LAB International Inc. (TSX: LAB, Frankfurt: LD9.F, XETRA: LD9.DE) ("LAB"), an integrated drug development company with subsidiaries focused on developing therapies for the inhalation market and on providing contract research services, today announced positive results for the first phase II trial of its lead product, Fentanyl TAIFUN(R), in breakthrough cancer pain. The results support clinical efficacy already at the lowest dose of 100 micrograms, and a trend of dose response relationship. The safety of Fentanyl TAIFUN(R) was similar to that of placebo, with the exception of an increase in mild to moderate somnolence.

More Than 5 Million Smokers Successfully Smoke-Free Since Therapeutic Nicotine Made Available Over-the-Counter A Decade Ago - Medical News Today 15/07/06

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare is marking the 10th anniversary of when therapeutic nicotine (TN) products became available over-the-counter (OTC) at the 13th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health (WCTOH). GSK's therapeutic nicotine products have helped more than five million smokers around the world successfully quit using safe and effective stop-smoking aids. Yet, there is a significant need to encourage and educate the more than 1.3 billion current smokers around the world on how to quit successfully. Shifts in public policy like smoke-free laws and cigarette tax increases are encouraging more and more smokers to attempt quitting. It is important that those smokers have access to counseling, behavioral support programs, and FDA-approved safe and effective stop-smoking products. At the conference, GSK will highlight the latest support resources available to smokers.

New Book From The Author Of The Pose Method(R) Of Running - New Level In Sports Education - Medical News Today 15/07/06

The release of "Dr. Romanov's Training Essays, Volume I," a new book by Nicholas Romanov, Ph.D., marks a new level in sports education.

Halozyme Therapeutics Announces New Studies From HTI-101 Presented At Proteoglycan Research Conference - Medical News Today 15/07/06

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Amex: HTI), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing recombinant human enzymes, today announced the presentation of new findings for HTI-101, its second hyaluronidase enzyme candidate, at the 2006 Gordon Research Conference on Proteoglycans.

Bringing Hope To Angolan Children: Mass Health Campaign Begins To Help 3.5 Million - Medical News Today 15/07/06

The government of Angola, and its partners in the Measles Initiative, the Global Fund on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative are launching a major health campaign to provide life-saving interventions for Angolan children. The integrated campaign is targeting more than 3.5 million children with measles and polio vaccinations, vitamin A, de-worming medication, and, in seven provinces, long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLIN's). The campaign begins on July 12 in Luanda, with an official launch event on July 13 in Mbaza Congo.

Phase 2 Clinical Trial For Plague Vaccine Candidate RF1V - Medical News Today 15/07/06

DynPort Vaccine Company LLC has entered into a phase 2 clinical trial for its recombinant plague vaccine candidate, rF1V.

Hallucinogen In Mushrooms Creates Universal 'mystical' Experience Hopkins Scientists Show - Medical News Today 14/07/06

Using unusually rigorous scientific conditions and measures, Johns Hopkins researchers have shown that the active agent in "sacred mushrooms" can induce mystical/spiritual experiences descriptively identical to spontaneous ones people have reported for centuries.

AFP/Yahoo! News Examines Teen Pregnancy In Kenya, Lack Of Sex Education - Medical News Today 14/07/06

AFP/Yahoo! News on Monday examined Kenya's teen pregnancy rate and the lack of sex education in the country.

Breast Cancer: Researchers Unveil Strategy For Creating Actively-programmed Anti-cancer Molecules - Medical News Today 14/07/06

The new study, which was published July 5 in an advanced, online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, achieved a significant enhancement of the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in animal models. The study showed the new hybrid compound remained in circulation for a week. In comparison, the small molecule drug was cleared in a matter of minutes.

Cocaine Abuse And Receptor Levels: PET Imaging Confirms Link - Medical News Today 14/07/06

Using positron emission tomography (PET), researchers have established a firm connection between a particular brain chemistry trait and the tendency of an individual to abuse cocaine and possibly become addicted, suggesting potential treatment options.

Resistant Biofilm Bacteria, Chronic Middle Ear Infections And Antibiotics Linked - Medical News Today 14/07/06

A groundbreaking study makes a definitive statement against the use of antibiotics to treat children with Chronic Otitis Media.

Imaging Technology Points To Small Molecules That Can Fight Treatment-resistant Tumors - Medical News Today 14/07/06

Using a newly developed drug screen, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered small molecule compounds that are able to perform the functions of a gene commonly mutated in many types of cancer. By combining molecular imaging techniques with human cancer cell culture and animal model approaches, the researchers were able to reveal the ability of the compounds to kill human tumor cells. These findings emphasize the growing role of imaging technology in aiding researchers in the development of individualized cancer treatments.

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