Archive for July, 2008

Permanent Link to Rosetta Genomics Announces Official Acquisition of New Laboratories

Rosetta Genomics Announces Official Acquisition of New Laboratories Thursday, July 31st, 2008 July 31, 2008 – Rosetta Genomics, the medical research company currently developing a new diagnostic test for mesothelioma, has announced its official acquisition of Parkway Clinical Laboratories, a privately-owned CLIA-certified lab. The company announced its intentions to acquire […]

Asbestos removal goes on and on (Charleston Daily Mail)

Asbestos removal goes on and on (Charleston Daily Mail) July 31st, 2008 CHARLESTON, W.Va.–For more than 20 years, Kanawha County school officials have been working to rid the school system of asbestos. And the job is far from over.  Theyre not sure how much the work has cost and how much is […]

Sodium Intake and Mortality: The Debate Continues

MEDICAL NEWS: Sodium Intake and Mortality: The Debate Continues Content Type Journal ArticleCategory EditorialDOI 10.1007/s11606-008-0743-5Authors Daniel T. Lackland, Medical University of South Carolina Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology Charleston SC USABrent M. Egan, Medical University of South Carolina Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Epidemiology Charleston SC USA Journal Journal of General …
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Statins, bone, and neurofibromatosis type 1

MEDICAL NEWS: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a dominantly inherited multi-system disorder. Major features include pigmentary abnormalities, benign tumors of the nerve sheath (neurofibromas), malignant (very bad) tumors, learning disabilities, and skeletal dysplasia. The NF1 gene functions as a tumor suppressor, but haploinsuffiency probably accounts for some aspects of …
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Smoking Cessation for Hospital Patients: An Opportunity to Increase the Reach of Effective Smoking Cessation Programs

MEDICAL NEWS: Smoking Cessation for Hospital Patients: An Opportunity to Increase the Reach of Effective Smoking Cessation Programs Content Type Journal ArticleCategory EditorialDOI 10.1007/s11606-008-0703-0Authors Lori A. Bastian, Duke University/Durham VA Departments of Internal Medicine and Obstetric/Gynecology Durham NC USA Journal Journal of General Internal MedicineOnline ISSN 1525-1497Print ISSN 0884-8734 Smoking Cessation for Hospital …
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Patient Assessments of the Most Important Medical Decision During a Hospitalization

MEDICAL NEWS: Abstract Background  How medical decisions are made in real-life situations is largely unexplored. We explored patients’ perceptions of decision-making during a hospitalization and examined the conformity of the decision process with expert recommendations. Objective  To describe the conformity of the decision-making process with current expert opinion …
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Death Tourism: Journey to Gentle Suicide (ABC News)

Death Tourism: Journey to Gentle Suicide (ABC News) July 31st, 2008 Terminally ill journey to Mexico to buy pet drug called “death in a bottle.” Read More… Posted in Mesothelioma News | No Comments »
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Chronic Leukaemia Surgery: Manage it in India

Digg3.com - Chronic Leukaemia Surgery: Manage it in India The availability of high quality resources and most experienced cancer surgeons in India makes chronic leukaemia surgery now possible in India at low risk and at very less cost. Superfoods: Superfoods for a Spiffy Circulatory System Circulation problems can be […]

Veterinary Drug Nembutal Said to Give Gentle Death to Terminally Ill - ABC News

If Don Flounders waits for the asbestos-related mesothelioma that is ravaging his lungs to kill him, it will be a slow, painful death. … Originally Syndicated via RSS from mesothelioma - Google News Posted in Mesothelioma
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Japan Finalizes Asbestos Ban and Invents New Technologies

Asbestos has proven to be so useful – and replacements so expensive – that enacting bans has proved to be problematic.  Even so, most countries have banned the use of asbestos in its many forms though Japan has lagged in this respect, only finalizing a complete ban that takes effect this year. The problem […]