Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 9 March 2008

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Sunday 9 March 2008

GenVec Announces Grant For HSV-2 Vaccine Program
GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced that it has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), of the National Institutes of...
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Allergic Response Tied To Lipid Molecules In Cell Membrane
A team of Penn State University researchers is the first to demonstrate that lipid molecules in cell membranes participate in mammals' reactions to allergens in a living cell. The finding will help scientists better...
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$30 Million Research Program Into Malaria In Pregnancy To Be Lead By Liverpool School Of Tropical Medicine
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has received a $30 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the control and treatment of malaria in pregnancy in Africa, Asia and Latin America...
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Other Medical and Health News for 9 March*

Health And Sustainability: Metabolic Engineering VII

Cooperation, Punishment And Revenge

New Polymers Engineered To Change Their Stiffness And Strength When Exposed To Liquids

Better Child Development Linked To Extra Cash From Government Program

Researchers See History Of Life In The Structure Of Transfer RNA

Sequencing Of The Giant Panda Genome

New Study Examines Our Gazes During Potentially Offensive Behavior

The Visible Body Launched By Argosy Publishing

Drinking And Aggression Among University Students Often Depends On The Context

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Announces That The SUN-MICRO Phase 3 Clinical Trial Failed To Meet Its Primary Efficacy Endpoint

JACC Identifies DEFER With 5 Year Outcomes As Landmark Trial

FDA Extends Review Timeline For Additional Indication For Antibiotic DORIBAX(TM)

Study Reveals Emergency On Field Treatment For Neck Injuries In Young Collision Sports Athletes No Different Than Adults

Want To Reap The Luck O' The Irish? Eat 'Green,' Dietitians Say

Parents: Consumer Alerts Aren't Enough To Protect Kids

Link Found Between Vegetables And Decreased Risk Of Breast Cancer

Cardiac Effects Associated With Breast Cancer Treatment Appear Lower

Contemplative Brain Network Less Complex In Children

Digestive Health Experts Urge More Americans To Get Screened For Colorectal Cancer

Topsy Turvy World Of Daylight Saving Time Returns

Teen Girls Aren't The Only Ones Tanning Indoors Older Adults Do, Too

Alcohol Can Benefit The Hearts Of New Drinkers

Young Athletes Paying To Play?

Sore Step Relief: New Treatments For Plantar Fasciitis

An Efficient Response In Primary Care Would Reduce The Use Of Hospitals By Elderly People And Hospitalisation Costs

Curing Addiction With Cannabis Medicines

New Findings About The Brain Lead To Treatment For Eating Disturbances

Food "superallergies": The First Italian Study Proves That They Can Be Cured With The Incriminated Allergen

New TB Test Means Quicker And Easier Diagnosis For Patients

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