A Penn-Botswana tie born of AIDS crisis - Philiy.com
When Stephen Gluckman was first asked to help Botswana stem its AIDS epidemic in 2001, the University of Pennsylvania infectious-disease specialist expected to be there only three months. But then he set foot in Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone
Woman celebrates life free of drugs - Daily Journal
James Freer, drug court commissioner for the 24th Judicial Circuit, congratulates Dara Yarberough on Friday for completing the Washington County Drug Court program despite many struggles. It took her more than two years to complete the program
Home setting to lessen trauma for abused children - Boston Globe
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— On a quiet side street in this Boston suburb, child advocates are preparing to open a new home where children can go for help after they are sexually assaulted or physically abused. The 5,000-square-foot brown colonial house set
Doctors, Others Weigh In on Pain Treatment - The Ledger
Florida is trying to stop improper use of painkillers by requiring pain clinics to register with the state and establishing an electronic database to monitor prescriptions. Having that database is expected to make it harder for patients to go from
Groundbreaking results for new atrial fibrillation medication - Newsdesk
A new anticoagulant agent is more effective and safer than warfarin in preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. This is one finding of an extensive international clinical study, RE-LY, led by the Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR
Beyond the Biopsy: A Tiny Monitor for Cancer - Star News Online
DOCTORS doing a needle biopsy to analyze tissue for cancer may one day add a second step to the procedure: depositing a tiny device at the site to report on growth of a tumor — and even the effects of chemotherapy. Researchers at the Massachusetts
New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix - Austin American-Statesman
SUNDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) — A new anti-clotting drug, ticagrelor (Brilinta), was better than than clopidogrel (Plavix) in preventing new heart attacks and in reducing deaths among patients who have had a heart attack, a new study finds
New antiplatelet agent increases heart attack survival rate while - Newsdesk
A new antiplatelet agent reduces the mortality and recurrence risks associated with heart attacks without increasing the risk of major bleeding. This has been shown by a large-scale international clinical study (PLATO) led by the Uppsala Clinical
Families Of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Receives FDA Orphan Drug - Medical News Today
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Libertyville, IL) announced that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to Quinazoline495 for the treatment of Spinal Muscular
A Penn-Botswana tie born of AIDS crisis - Philiy.com
When Stephen Gluckman was first asked to help Botswana stem its AIDS epidemic in 2001, the University of Pennsylvania infectious-disease specialist expected to be there only three months. But then he set foot in Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone
Woman celebrates life free of drugs - Daily Journal
James Freer, drug court commissioner for the 24th Judicial Circuit, congratulates Dara Yarberough on Friday for completing the Washington County Drug Court program despite many struggles. It took her more than two years to complete the program
Home setting to lessen trauma for abused children - Boston Globe
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.— On a quiet side street in this Boston suburb, child advocates are preparing to open a new home where children can go for help after they are sexually assaulted or physically abused. The 5,000-square-foot brown colonial house set
Doctors, Others Weigh In on Pain Treatment - The Ledger
Florida is trying to stop improper use of painkillers by requiring pain clinics to register with the state and establishing an electronic database to monitor prescriptions. Having that database is expected to make it harder for patients to go from
Groundbreaking results for new atrial fibrillation medication - Newsdesk
A new anticoagulant agent is more effective and safer than warfarin in preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. This is one finding of an extensive international clinical study, RE-LY, led by the Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR
Beyond the Biopsy: A Tiny Monitor for Cancer - Star News Online
DOCTORS doing a needle biopsy to analyze tissue for cancer may one day add a second step to the procedure: depositing a tiny device at the site to report on growth of a tumor — and even the effects of chemotherapy. Researchers at the Massachusetts
New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix - Austin American-Statesman
SUNDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) — A new anti-clotting drug, ticagrelor (Brilinta), was better than than clopidogrel (Plavix) in preventing new heart attacks and in reducing deaths among patients who have had a heart attack, a new study finds
New antiplatelet agent increases heart attack survival rate while - Newsdesk
A new antiplatelet agent reduces the mortality and recurrence risks associated with heart attacks without increasing the risk of major bleeding. This has been shown by a large-scale international clinical study (PLATO) led by the Uppsala Clinical
Families Of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Receives FDA Orphan Drug - Medical News Today
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Libertyville, IL) announced that the Office of Orphan Products Development of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to Quinazoline495 for the treatment of Spinal Muscular