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Saturday 17 November 2007
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Get Your Child Vaccinated Or We Will Lock You Up, Maryland, USA
Written by Christian Nordqvist
Parents of children who go to Prince George's County (school) are to appear at a special court hearing. Their choices are stark, either have their child (children) vaccinated there and then or face imprisonment or fines...
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Stem Cell Research photo
Dolly The Sheep Scientist Abandons Human Embryo Cloning, Saying Japanese Technique Is The Future
Written by Christian Nordqvist
Professor Ian Wilmut, Edinburgh University, who led the team that created Dolly the sheep - a cloned sheep - says he is abandoning the cloning of human embryos as a Japanese method is the best one for stem cell research and the future...
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Should UK Prostate Cancer Detection Age Be Lowered, In Line With The United States?
Written by Christian Nordqvist
In many countries prostate cancer screening happens ahead of evidence from ongoing trials. In several countries, early opportunistic screening starts with people aged 50. The Americans have recently adopted a lower age...
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Diabetes Drug Actos To Be Advertised In A Big Way In The USA
Other Medical and Health News for 17 November*
Seniors Face Skyrocketing Premiums And Out Of Pocket Costs As Part D Enrollment Begins, USA
Popular imageAUA & EAU Release New Guidelines On Ureteral Stone Management
Mead Johnson, IU School Of Medicine Center To Focus On Infant Nutrition And Immune System Research
Popular imageTalking Turkey: MayoClinic.com Highlights Healthy Holiday Cooking
Popular imageRutgers University Will Offer NAPSR CNPR Training (Pharmaceutical Sales Certification) -- Vocational Training For Pharmaceutical Sales - NAPSRx
Springer And Portico Join Forces In Electronic Archiving For Future Scholars, Researchers And Students
Troubling Imbalance Found In First-Ever 'State Of The Carbon Cycle Report'
Names Linked To Success, Study Shows
Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Technology At NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Wins Nano 50 Award
Global Water Resources Observations Benefit From Space Technology
Research To Identify Beta Cell Biomarkers Funded By JDRF And Lilly Partnership
Students Aided By MIT Lecture Search Engine
Trends In Regionalization Of Inpatient Care For Urological Malignancies, 1988 To 2002
Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy With The Patient In A Modified Supine Position
Popular imageConsistent, Managed Treatment Works Best For Children With AD/HD
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Receives Approval To Begin New Phase II Trial Of Bavituximab In Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
ADVENTRX Meets Primary Endpoint In ANX-530 Marketing-Enabling Clinical Study
Agriculture Department Warns Consumers Of Tainted Raw Milk Sold By Chester County Dairy
Popular imageRheumatologists Redesign Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis Care
A Mechanism To Explain Biological "Cross Talk" Between 24 Hour Body Cycle And Metabolism
Senior Dilemma: Drive Safely Or Give Up The Keys?
Blood Clotting Protein Linked To Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers Investigate Ways To Detect Lupus Associated Kidney Disease
Tinea Of The Nails Underdiagnosed In Children
Watching What We Eat: Food Systems In Europe
Subcutaneous Administration Of An Antiemetic, New Option For Treating Vomiting Caused By Chemotherapy
Selective Attention Modulates Activity In The Human Auditory Cortex
Popular imageA New Proposal For Classifying Mood Swings
How Frequent Are Psychosomatic Symptoms In The General Population
Is The Inability To Express Emotions Hereditary?
Lack Of Well Being In A Pregnant Woman May Lead To Premature Delivery
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