Archive for October, 2009

Middlesex Borough to participate in first statewide medicine disposal day in the nation (The Somerset Reporter)

MIDDLESEX — Middlesex Borough will be hosting an Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey local collection site as part of the first statewide medicine disposal day in the nation. The event will take place at Middlesex Borough Hall, 1200 Mountain Ave., between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 14.

World Conference on Regenerative Medicine ends with record attendance (uniprotokolle)

Approximately 1.100 participants from 37 countries attended the World Conference on Regenerative Medicine that took place on October 29 – 31, 2009 in Leipzig. In over 240 lectures leading international researchers exchanged new findings and developments in the field of regenerative medicine.

âOperation Medicine Cabinetâ offers safe disposal of medicine Nov. 14 (Echoes-Sentinel)

Operation Medicine Cabinet, where people can safely dispose of unused, unwanted and expired prescription and over-the-counter medicine, will be held throughout New Jersey from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14.

HOPEWELL VALLEY: Medicine disposal event is scheduled (Hopewell Valley News)

Hopewell Valley’s three towns will host an Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey local collection site as part of the first statewide medicine disposal day in the county.

Operation Medicine Cabinet in Cedar Grove November 14 (Cedar Grove/Verona Observers)

The Cedar Grove Police Department will host an Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey local collection site as part of the first statewide medicine disposal day in the nation.

Madison medicine cabinets safely cleared Nov. 14 (Madison Eagle)

MADISON – The Madison Alliance Against Substance Abuse (MAASA) and the Madison Police Department are joining together to sponsor “Operation Medicine Cabinet.”

Clinton to take part in first statewide Medicine Disposal Day Nov. 14 (Hunterdon Review)

CLINTON â The town will host an Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey local collection site, as part of the first statewide medicine disposal day in the nation, between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Clinton Community Center on Halstead Street.

‘A merry heart is good medicine’ (Park Hills Daily Journal)

You might have heard it said that “laughter is the best medicine.”

Kidnapped Irish priest has his medicine — Northern Ireland minister (Manila Bulletin)

DUBLIN, October 30, 2009 (AFP) – An elderly Irish Roman Catholic priest abducted in the southern Philippines almost three weeks ago is still alive and has received the medicine he needs, the Sinn Fein party said on Friday.

NEW BRUNSWICK: Institute of Medicine honors Princeton man (The Princeton Packet)

David Mechanic of Princeton has been awarded the 2009 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health by The Institute of Medicine (IOM). He received the award at the institute’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.

London Genetics enters an intensive partnering programme (News-Medical-Net)

London Genetics Limited, an expert in the use of pharmacogenetics in clinical drug discovery and development, has entered an intensive partnering programme following on from its successful pharmacogenetic conference in September.

Ruth Kelly leads battle to overturn secret embryo rule change (Daily Telegraph)

Ruth Kelly the former Cabinet minister is leading a bid to overturn secret rule changes for embryo and egg storage which could see infertile women give birth to their own siblings.

Victim’s lobbying for DNA database expansion helps convict rapist Richard Thomas in ‘96, ‘04 rapes (New York Daily News)

Richard Thomas was convicted yesterday in the 1996 rape of a woman whose lobbying for the expansion of a DNA database for convicted felons helped cops nab her attacker.

New DNA Method Makes It Easier To Trace Criminals (Science Daily)

DNA samples often convict criminals. But many of today’s forensic tests are so polluted by soil, tobacco and food remains, for example, that they can not be used. Now researchers in Sweden have improved a critical part of the analysis process. The first findings indicate that the new method strengthens the DNA analysis so that [...]

Thousands of innocent people added to DNA database (EDP24 – Eastern Daily Press)

Police forces in East Anglia have continued to add thousands of innocent people to DNA databases, despite a European ruling aimed at preventing the controversial practice.

Women And Cardiovascular Health Conference To Highlight Need For Gender Specific Research (Medical News Today)

The ‘Red Alert for Women’s Hearts’ conference, taking place on 5 November 2009, at the European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis, France, will address the subject of Women and CVD. The conference is jointly organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Heart Network (EHN), as part of Work Package 6 of the EuroHeart [...]

ESC Events In Asia Tackle Management Of Diabetes And Cardiovascular Disease (Medical News Today)

With the rapidly increasing problem of cardiovascular (CVD) disease in Asia Pacific (AP), there is an urgency to raise awareness of risk factors. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is addressing the need to develop and adopt an integrated approach to CVD management, through important events organised in the region.

In Untimely Death, a Young Runner Still Inspires (New York Times)

Family, friends and colleagues have found new purpose after the sudden death of a young marathoner and academic star during the 2009 Baltimore Marathon.

Mildred Cohn dies at 96; chemist applied physics to problems of biology, earned National Medal of Science (Los Angeles Times)

The scientist overcame religious and gender prejudice to make significant contributions to research, working with four Nobel laureates through her career. Mildred Cohn, a chemist who overcame both religious and sexual prejudice to make major contributions in applying physics to problems of biology, died of respiratory failure Oct. 12 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in [...]

Mercyhurst College unveils human anatomy and forensics lab in North East (Erie Times-News)

NORTH EAST — Mercyhurst College opened a new anatomy and forensics laboratory, including the college’s first cadaver lab, on Friday. Guests toured the $1.2 million Hirtzel Human Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology Laboratory on Route 89 in North East on Friday afternoon.