Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 8 March 2009

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Sunday 8 March 2009

What is Psoriasis? What Causes Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a dry, scaly skin disorder. Doctors believe that it is genetic and is caused by the immune system being mistakenly "triggered", resulting in skin cells being produced too quickly...
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CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent Demonstrates Sustained Benefits Compared To Bare-Metal Stents In Six-Year Randomized Clinical Trial
In the first six-year follow-up of a pivotal study of any drug-eluting stent, the clinical benefits of the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent compared to a bare-metal stent (BMS) were sustained according to data...
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TomTec Announces SonoLiver(R), A Dedicated Analysis Tool Of Dynamic Vascular Enhancement Of Focal Liver Lesions Using CEUS
TomTec announces the release of SonoLiver® as part of TomTec's Image-Arena™ multimodality workstation solution at the European congress of radiology in March 2009. SonoLiver® combines in a novel way perfusion...
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Other Medical and Health News for 8 March*

New Study Demonstrates Use Of Northfield's PolyHeme(R) Mitigates Tumor Progression In Pancreatic Cancer Model

Next-Generation Sequencing Uncovers Genetic Variation Linking Type 1 Diabetes With Enterovirus Infection

Alnylam And Collaborators At MIT Publish New In Vivo Research On Systemic Delivery Of RNAi Therapeutics

IntraOp Debuts DermaBeam™ Radiotherapy Solution For Dermatologists

Opexa Provides Key Quality Of Life Data On Tovaxin(R) For Multiple Sclerosis

Kick The Kennel Club Out Of The Doghouse

Final Call For Views On Underage Drinking

Last Chance To Enter Mind Journalist Of The Year Award 2009, UK

Mounting Clinical Evidence Underlines Benefits Of Bone Growth And Spinal Fusion Stimulators

"Help Us Reduce Further The Burden On The Taxpayer" British Generic Manufacturers Association Chair Urges Minister, UK

NHS Continues To Deliver Key Priorities, UK

Visually Impaired People's Access To Employment: Summary Of Findings, UK

Smokers Urged To Extinguish The Risk On No Smoking Day, UK

Boost For Health And Social Research

Changes To Prescription And Dental Charges And Optical Vouchers, UK

TECcare™ Ultra Passes AOAC Viral Testing

Milton Keynes Hospital Helps Combat Ovarian Cancer Through Pioneering Screening Study, England

Guidance on non-surgical cosmetic procedures, General Dental Council, UK

California Pharmacists Honored As Key Contributors To Patient Care And The Advancement Of The Pharmacy Practice

New Stanford List Of HIV Mutations Vital To Tracking AIDS Epidemic

Sepracor Reports Preliminary Phase II Study Results For SEP-225441 For The Treatment Of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Surgeons Perform Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery With US Spine's Lock-Tight™ Device

Chiropractors' From Around The World To Gather At The California Jam 2009 Festival At The OC Performing Arts Centre

Shanghai Team Analyzes Mechanism That Enables Adult Cells To Behave Like Embryonic Stem Cells

Nomir Medical's Noveon(R) Device Achieves 76 Percent Response Rate In Pivotal Trial For The Treatment Of Onychomycosis

ICAD Debuts New CT Colon CAD Solution To Aid Radiologists In The Detection Of Polyps During Review Of Virtual Colonoscopy Exams

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