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Monday 9 June 2008 01:02 PDT

Link Between Chronic Inflammation And Cancer Confirmed

Written by Anna Sophia McKenney

According to scientists at the Massachussets Institute of Technology, chronic inflammation of the intestine or stomach has been linked to DNA damage and thus increased cancer risk...
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Most Diabetics On Biphasic Insulin Aspart 70/30 Achieve Glycemic Control

Written by Jill Stein

Nearly three-quarters of poorly controlled, type 2 diabetic patients reach glycemic targets when they are treated with biphasic insulin aspart 70/30 (NovoMixR), according to preliminary results released here at the 68th...
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Extra Sleep Helps Give Stanford Athletes Peak Performance, Improved Alertness And Mood
Getting extra sleep over an extended period of time improves athletic performance, mood and alertness, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday at the SLEEP 2008 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated...
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Other Medical and Health News for 9 June

Glyndebourne Breaks "Illegal" Tobacco Sponsorship Link, UK

Is Switching To A Mediterranean Diet Rather Than A Low-Fat Diet Better For Those At Risk Of Heart Disease?

European Research Project To Explore Alzheimer´s Disease Diagnosis

Huntington's Disease Research And Bay Area Man Hope To Find Cure For Huntington's Disease

Misys Introduces New Misys MyWay Reseller Program To Help Drive EMR Adoption Among Physician Practices Of All Sizes

Medtronic Receives FDA Approval For Talent™ Thoracic Stent Graft As Minimally-Invasive Treatment For Aortic Disease

Strong Student Connection To School Community And Its Staff Are Key To Preventing Violence, Says McLean Hospital Researcher

Epilepsy Foundation Honors The Medtronic Foundation For Putting People First

Increased International Activity At 2008 BIO International Convention

CLSI Publishes New Guideline For Diagnosis Of Mycobacterial Infections

CytoDyn To Meet With Quest Clinical Research To Finalize Phase II Strategy For Novel AIDS Drug

Emergent BioSolutions Initiates U.S. Phase II Trial Of Oral Typhoid Vaccine Candidate

Permeable, Pourable Glass 'Microballoons' To Carry Hydrogen, Deliver Drugs, Filter Gases And Detect Nuclear Development

Results Published Of ACCORD Clinical Trial

Life Processes: Forum To Focus On The Math And Mechanics

NYU Neuroscientists Show That Film Content, Editing, And Directing Style Affect Brain Activity

Awakening Brain Stem Cells

When Forming Opinions About Stem Cell Research The Public Largely Ignore Scientific Information

EU Project: Measuring The Footprint Of Cells

Overall Versus Disease-Specific Survival Of Screen-Detected Prostate Cancer Patients Who Were Initially Managed Expectantly

Young Patient Waited Ten Months Before Being Diagnosed With Cancer After A Catalogue Of Referral Errors, UK

Delays In Diagnosing Teenagers And Young Adults With Cancer: Patients And Doctors Need Education And Simpler Referral Systems, UK

NHS In Good Financial Health, UK

Australian Men Need A Check-Up, Australian Medical Association

US FDA Grants Pediatric Exclusivity For UCB's Keppra(R)

Pitt Researchers Identify Gene That Influences Damage From Radiation Therapy

"Give Adequate Holiday Vaccination Advice," Urges Medical And Dental Defence Union Of Scotland

American Association Of Kidney Patients Earns Coveted 4-Star Rating From Charity Navigator

Results Of A Phase 3 Study Show TORISEL Significantly Improved Progression-free Survival For Patients With Relapsed/refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma

AARP Solutions Forum To Feature Health Care Experts

Author Reveals What Feeds Cancer

Kidney Cancer And Competing Causes Of Mortality: An Age-Based Population Study

Kidney Cancer And The Risk For Chronic Kidney Disease: Matched-Paired Comparison With Living Donors

Scientists Launch Major Study Into Depression

Galiximab In Combination With Rituximab In Patients With Previously Untreated Follicular Lymphoma

The Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes And Sleep Apnea

Cardiac Devices And Heart Failure: Are We Selecting The Wrong Patients?

Use Of Antidepressants Reduced By Higher Co-Payments

One Plus One Doesn't Always Equal Two In Circadian Math

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