Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 13 September 2008

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Saturday 13 September 2008

Retacrit(R) Demonstrates Efficacy And Safety In Chemotherapy-Induced Anaemia
Hospira (NYSE: HSP), the world leader in generic injectable pharmaceuticals, presented new data showing Retacrit® (epoetin zeta) is an effective treatment for chemotherapy-induced anaemia,1 with an acceptable safety and tolerability profile...
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3-D Technology Signals Global Growth For Durham University Spin-Out Firm
Durham University spin-out company Reinnervate, which is revolutionising the way cells are grown in the laboratory, is preparing for commercial manufacture and global sales after securing 750,000 pounds funding in a deal led...
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Prestigious Prizes Awarded To UCL Academics For Work On The Heart
Two UCL academics have received prominent international awards from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), in recognition of their work to understand and treat conditions of the heart...
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Other Medical and Health News for 13 September*

FDA Classifies As A Class I Action An Urgent Medical Device Correction By Physio-Control

National Science Foundation Research And Education Grants To Benefit Computational Biology And Sustainable Energy

FDA Issues Health Information Advisory On Infant Formula

Conference: Evolution In Plain Language

FDA: West Virginia Livestock Owner Sentenced In Criminal And Civil Contempt Case

The Brain's Own 'Sat-Nav'

Need To Fix Food Aid To Tackle The Crisis Of Childhood Malnutrition

Male-Specific Neurons Directly Linked To Gender-Specific Behaviors

Releasing Declining Numbers For Child Mortality, UNICEF Calls For Increased Efforts To Save Children's Lives

Better Understanding Of Relationship Between Nutrients And Biodiversity Using Maths Model

Sativex Study Confirms Long Term Effectiveness In MS Neuropathic Pain

Oil Spills Or Leaky Pipes And Storage Tanks Could Be Spotted By Color-Coded Bacteria

Positive Results From Small Study Assessing The Safety Of LDN, UK

Exploring The Search Processes Used In Both Spatial And Abstract Settings

Psychological Therapies Ease Arthritis Pain

Another Significant Rupture Possible Following May 2008 Earthquake In China: Nearby Faults Now Twice As Likely To Produce Strong Quakes

Lavender Scent Calms Dental Patients

Immune Response Varied According To Age, Sex And The Costs

It's Good To Talk - British Psychological Society

Hemorrhage Following Percutaneous Renal Surgery: Characterization Of Angiographic Findings

First Wellstone Center In New England And First Center In World To Focus Exclusively On Facioscapulohumeral MD

Sildenafil Treatment Of Women With Antidepressant-Associated Sexual Dysfunction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Subclinical Haemostatic Activation And Current Surgeon Volume Predict Bleeding With Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy

Congenital Heart Defect Repaired By Stem Cell Regeneration

Sunshine Heart Announces IDE Approval To Begin C-Pulse U.S. Clinical Feasibility Trial

Bionovo Reports On Metabolic Studies Related To Its Menopausal Hot Flash Drug Candidate

Clostridium Difficile: Changing Diagnosis, Epidemiology, And Treatment

Acologix Presents Preclinical Data On Cartilage Regeneration By AC-100 At The 30th ASBMR Annual Meeting

Transition Therapeutics Dose First Patient In Phase 2 Clinical Study Of TT-223 In Type 2 Diabetes

Child Deaths Continue To Decline, Reaching Record Low

Novel Compound Shows Promise For Treatment Of Alcoholism

Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase III Clinical Results For Clonicel To Treat ADHD

Depressed Dialysis Patients More Likely To Be Hospitalized Or Die

COPD? Eat Your Veggies

Seniors In Poorer ZIP Codes Less Likely To Survive Surgery

Research Review Shows Internet Based Instruction Effective For Health Care Professionals

Study On Health Care Needs Of Persons Displaced By Hurricane Katrina

Survival Instincts Propel 'Difficult Patient' To Insist On Quality Care

Extremely Exact Images From Inside The Body

New Cannabis Like Drugs Could Block Pain Without Affecting Brain, Says Study

Exercise Reduces Damage After Therapeutic Irradiation To The Brain

Monitoring Immune Responses In Disease

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