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'Anatomy of a Murder' star Gazzara dies

The actor died Friday of pancreatic cancer, The New York Times reported. The star of films and plays such as "Anatomy of a Murder" and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was 81.Source:http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/rss?p=anatomy&ei=UTF-8&fl=0&x=wrt

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'Grey's Anatomy' recap: Bizarro Seattle Grace

The previews for “If/Then” — Grey's Anatomy ’s new episode last night — looked like one egregious, what-if gag after another: Karev looks like Clark Kent! Meredith has stick-straight hair! Cristina is a bigger bitch than she normally is! Bailey … Continue reading

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Baby conceived using 22-year-old sperm

LONDON: Sperm saved for a ''rainy day'' has given a British cancer survivor a daughter 22 years later, in a double first for IVF. When Richard Pott developed testicular cancer at the age of 21, doctors advised that he freeze samples of his sperm before embarking on treatment that might leave him infertile Continue reading

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TIGET: from the laboratory to the patient’s bed – Video


16-01-2012 03:30 www.telethon.it – The San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (Hsr-Tiget) is situated in Milan and directed by Luigi Naldini. Continue reading

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The Pet Corner: Behold! The future of modern medicine is here

Do you remember when we used to think some things were impossible? Modern technology has taught us to never say never or impossible. I think about the 1970s and 1980s growing up without cell phones, computers and many of the electronically advanced gadgets that our kids today take for granted. Continue reading

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Students test products made in chemistry project

Challenged to create a product using skills they learned in chemistry class, eighth-graders at Bettendorf Middle School came up with items from scented nail polish and deodorant to sports drinks and edible slime. Continue reading

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UConn's Calhoun on medical leave indefinitely

Updated: February 3, 2012, 4:57 PM ET STORRS, Conn. — University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence, the school announced Friday Continue reading

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Rivaroxaban vs. Warfarin – Video


03-02-2012 12:19 Compared with warfarin, the new-generation anticoagulant rivaroxaban was associated with a 40% lower risk of intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation who were taking the agents to prevent stroke. Continue reading

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Chemo, Radiation Combo Boosted Head/Neck Cancer Survival – Video


02-02-2012 15:34 Adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy improved 10-year survival of resectable head and neck carcinomas among high-risk patients who had microscopically involved resection margins and/or extracapsular spread of disease – but not in high-risk patients who only had tumor in multiple lymph nodes. Continue reading

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SAFE-BioPharma® Standard to be Highlighted at Molecular TriCon

The role of SAFE-BioPharma interoperable digital identities in assuring secure cloud computing will be featured at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference, Sunday, February 19, at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Continue reading

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Medical school looking for site

JANESVILLE — The Janesville and Beloit area is among eight locations the Medical College of Wisconsin is considering for a community-based medical education program designed to address Wisconsin’s impending physician shortage. The private college in Milwaukee is studying the feasibility of placing a community-based medical school focused on primary care medicine in one or more locations in the state. Curriculum would focus on practicing in rural or urban areas that are underserved Continue reading

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Version of 'Goldilocks' gene could determine future treatment for TB patients

'Goldilocks' gene could determine best treatment for TB patients Tuberculosis patients may receive treatments in the future according to what version they have of a single 'Goldilocks' gene, says an international research team from Oxford University, King's College London, Vietnam and the USA. This is one of the first examples in infectious disease of where an individual's genetic profile can determine which drug will work best for them – the idea of personalised medicine that is gradually becoming familiar in cancer medicine. The scientists found that people generate an immune response to tuberculosis that is 'too much', 'too little' or 'just right', according to what versions they have of the LTA4H gene Continue reading

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New International Research Initiative on the Evolution of Insects officially started

The 1KITE (1K Insect Transcriptome Evolution) project involves more than 50 scientists from all over the world. Continue reading

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CAREERS: On to Management

Ewan Birney, who will become an associate director at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute in April, tells Nature that his love of science “has helped me to get through some difficult times, when I've pushed myself and others perhaps too hard.” Continue reading

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Parkinson’s Disease: Progress and Promise in Stem Cell Research – Video


26-08-2009 17:24 Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nearly a million people in the United States. The symptoms include tremors, slow movement, muscle rigidity and less facial expression. Continue reading

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What are stem cells? How can they be used for medical benefit? – Video


12-12-2009 13:45 What are stem cells? Continue reading

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Eve Tidwell,Cancer Treatment Center,Honey,Baking Soda,Vinegar Alternative Health Medicine Medical – Video


10-11-2009 14:57 Eve Tidwell on Honey, vinegar and baking soda at Columbus Georgia beekeeping meeting as alternative health medicine. Using Honey and apple cider vinegar as morning metabolism booster. How to use Honey and Baking Soda to neutralize acid in system and possible cancer cell fighter,with mixing formula Medical marvel of honey,baking soda against cancer cells. Continue reading

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Stem Cells: The Hope The Hype and the Science – Video


07-12-2010 16:40 Stem cells have the potential to transform the way scientists study human diseases, the way drug companies discover and test new drugs, and the way physicians treat their patients. Continue reading

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FDA Approves Erivedge (vismodegib) Capsule, The First Medicine For Adults With Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma

Erivedge is a first-in-class Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor that helps shrink disfiguring or potentially life-threatening lesions in advanced skin cancer Roche recently announced that Erivedge (vismodegib) capsule was approved by the U.S. Continue reading

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Molecular and Cellular Foundations of Medicine Class, 2 of 2 – Video


11-05-2011 12:48 www.einstein.yu.edu – Robert Marion, MD, offers a memorable grand finale to Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Molecular and Cellular Foundations of Medicine course, interviewing Debbie Jorde, whose family was the first to undergo whole genome sequencing that helped to identify multiple genetic disorders in her two children. Continue reading

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