'Super mouse' offers hope for cancer treatment (Contra Costa Times)

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- University of Kentucky researchers have developed a cancer-resistant mouse with a gene that they hope might one day help provide treatments to supplement chemotherapy and radiation in humans.

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Arbios Announces SEPET(TM) Manufacturing Agreement with NxStage Medical (ThomasNet)

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 23 / - Arbios Systems, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an exclusive manufacturing agreement with NxStage Medical, Inc., whereby NxStage will manufacture the SEPET(TM) Liver Assist Device developed by Arbios for use in treating liver failure. Arbios is currently seeking permission from the US Food and Drug Administration to begin a controlled pivotal clinical ...

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Research Can Help Close Cancer 'Race Gap' (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Collaborations between researchers and community groups can help ease cancer disparities among minority populations, researchers report.

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Drug May Help Reverse Clotting Deficiency (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Drug May Help Reverse Clotting Deficiency Category: Health News Created: 11/29/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/29/2007

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New Data Highlight That Treatment With Erbitux Allows More Resections Of Pretreated Patients With Metastatic ... (Medical News Today)

Findings from a new report published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggest that Erbitux (cetuximab) in combination with chemotherapy provides pretreated, unresectable patients who have liver metastases with the possibility of cure for their metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). [click link for full article]

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Mouse helps fight cancer (Lexington Herald-Leader)

University of Kentucky researchers have developed a cancer-resistant mouse with a gene that they hope might one day help provide treatments to supplement chemotherapy and radiation in humans. The scientists found a gene called Par-4 in the mouse's prostate that kills cancer cells but not normal cells. "There are very, very few selective molecules out there like this," Vivek Rangnekar, professor ...

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Baby With Rare Disease Inspires Family (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News)

Imagine being told your child has a one in a million disease and a low chance of survival. It's a nightmare for any parent, but it's real life for one Beaver Dam family.

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New drug to cure Hepatitis C (The Times of India)

CHICAGO: A new drug offers promise of helping to cure patients suffering from Hepatitis C and other liver diseases who otherwise would not have been able to get treatment, a study released has found.

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Drug May Help Reverse Clotting Deficiency (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)

By Amanda Gardner , HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug can boost the number of clotting cells, called platelets, in...

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Florida Gators team physician invented drink known worldwide (Los Angeles Times)

Dr. J. Robert Cade, who invented the sports drink Gatorade more than 40 years ago to help the University of Florida football team stay hydrated and in turn inspired the multimillion-dollar sports beverage industry, has died. He was 80.

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School shows commitment to keeping students fit and trim (Danville Register & Bee)

Students at Glenwood Magnet Elementary School were walking, running, jumping and throwing Frisbees in phys-ed class Wednesday, happy and unaware that they have some new help in fighting their odds of being overweight. Their school recently received almost $23,000 in grants to address physical activity and nutrition from the Virginia Department of Health and other partners. The school's physical ...

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New drug helps cure liver disease: study (AFP via Yahoo! News)

A new drug offers promise of helping to cure patients suffering from Hepatitis C and other liver diseases who otherwise would not have been able to get treatment, a study released Wednesday found.

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Drug May Help Reverse Clotting Deficiency (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug can boost the number of clotting cells, called platelets, in patients suffering from a dangerous deficiency of these cells, researchers report.

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Drug May Help Reverse Clotting Deficiency (HealthCentral.com)

Copyright 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug can boost the number of clotting cells, called platelets, in patients suffering from a dangerous deficiency of these cells, researchers report.

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GSK to sell Merck's OTC lovastatin in US (PharmaBiz)

GlaxoSmithKline plc said it acquired the rights to sell over-the-counter (OTC) marketing rights of Merck's cholesterol lowering drug Mevacor (lovastatin) in the US.

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On the Job: Hospice chaplain (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

For a hospice chaplain, a day's work is a lifetime, and beyond I have been in church ministry for 25 years. It has provided many diverse experiences with precious people. ...

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28.11.2007 - DJ HUGIN NEWS/Tasigna gains European approval for patients with a life-threatening form of leukemia who ... (4investors)

Basel, November 28, 2007 - Tasigna (nilotinib) has received European Union approval as a new anti-cancer therapy for patients with a life-threatening form of leukemia who are resistant or intolerant to prior treatment including Glivec (imatinib)[*].

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FDA criticizes GlaxoSmithKline promotional letter for cancer drug (BizJournals)

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to GlaxoSmithKline saying letters the pharmaceutical company sent to health-care practitioners promoting cancer treatment drug Tykerb "omit and minimize the most serious and important risk information." (GSK)

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Grapefruit Effect On Drug Levels Has Sweeter Side (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)

Many patients know that grapefruit juice doesn't mix with certain popular drugs. But research suggests that the fruit's ability to interact with drugs may be exploited to make some medicines more powerful.

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High Cholesterol (ThirdAge)

One of the most significant discoveries in preventive medicine is that elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood accelerate atherosclerosis , a condition commonly known as hardening of the arteries.

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Preventing diabetes is even better than treating it (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

America is in the grip of a diabetes epidemic. About 21 million people have the disease, and many more have pre-diabetes. And all the indications suggest that the prevalence of diabetes will continue to soar in the years ahead. Elevated blood glucose (sugar) levels define diabetes. A fasting blood sugar reading of 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or higher is enough to diagnose the disease, ...

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Ensure that your heart is healthy (The Nassau Guardian)

Local physicians are quite concerned about the state of health in The Bahamas and with good reason, as well, particularly worrying are the high rates of obesity, heart disease, stroke and diabetes all of which are conditions caused by self-indulgence or lack of personal discipline.

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Lung cancer statistics not very promising (WTHR Indianapolis)

Rep. Julia Carson revealed this weekend she has terminal lung cancer, and doctors say the statistics for recovery from the disease areless than encouraging.

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Tiny hero steps up (Toronto Sun)

She'll host Liver Foundation 'do'

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Benefit helps local girl pay for liver transplant (News 10 Now Syracuse)

A Herkimer county girl is thankful to be alive after receiving a liver transplant. Our Jim McCann has more on why a rare disease almost took one college freshman's life.

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Carbo loading to boost research (The New Zealand Herald)

As a subject, the extraction of bovine bile is not your average conversation-starter, but New Zealand Pharmaceuticals general manager Andy Lewis is not one to mince words. That's what his company does and it does it well.

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Youth soccer family holds fundraiser for former player (The Standard-Times)

WAREHAM People involved in Wareham Youth Soccer form a close-knit community. That's why when one of their own was diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, there was no question that they would all help however they could.

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Tiny hero steps up (CNews)

Two-year-old Kailey Simmons will be back by popular demand today to help host the 2nd annual What a Girl Wants fundraiser by the Canadian Liver Foundation.

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One Percent Rate of Kidney Failure after Major Surgery (Newswise)

Patients undergoing major, non-cardiac surgery have a one percent risk of developing kidney failure, and those who do have kidney damage are at increased risk of death within a month after their operation according to new study results published in the December issue of the journal Anesthesiology.

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He stole her heart, and now she's giving him a kidney (The Californian)

AGUANGA ----- David and Catherine Apodaca celebrated 15 years of marriage Nov. 14. Their vows to love each other through "sickness and in heath" are something they still take seriously. Now, the couple is ready to put those words of devotion to the test.

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Artificial liver offers sufferers new hope (The Scotsman)

SCOTTISH scientists are developing an artificial liver that could save the lives of hundreds of patients by avoiding the need for an organ transplant.

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A Canadian medical society recommends pregnant women and nursing moms boost their intake of vitamin D dramatically (Science News)

Canadian pediatricians certainly aren't shirking controversy when it comes to a vitamin guideline they've developed for pregnant women and nursing moms.

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Healthcare exhibit raises cancer awareness (East Valley Tribune)

Annette Mattern knows how fragile life can be. The 57-year-old grandmother was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer 20 years ago.

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Heart ailment among youth stirs concern (Boston Globe)

The doctors at Children's Hospital Boston were baffled - and worried. In the past, they had treated only a couple of children a year for a rare condition that causes the heart to stop pumping, an illness that can send a previously healthy child plunging toward death.

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save 70-90% ON Zestril!!!! (Hispazone.com)

save 70-90% ON Zestril!!!! Store between 15 physicians should be anticipated. This medicine is an ACE inhibitor. The angioedema was diagnosed with Cancer. This does warnings. You should not be, initiated with caution and ADMINISTRATION heart failure take this medication.

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Alarm sounded on vitamin D deficiency (The State)

Pregnant South Carolina women share a dangerous deficiency of vitamin D, according to early findings in a new Columbia-based study, and the health implications are far-reaching. Data from a study of 117 pregnant white and Hispanic women in Columbia showed 75 percent of them were vitamin D deficient. A study of 111 black pregnant women in Columbia found 96 percent to be deficient in the vitamin ...

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Weekly calendar (El Paso Times)

All calendar items are in El Paso unless otherwise stated. Alcoholics Anonymous, call for details. 562-4081, (505) 589-1058, 757-3327, 595-9940, and 838-6264 (Spanish).

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Working class health can improve (Taipei Times)

The Council of Labor Affairs recently published a report on the 10 most common causes of death among laborers. As usual, the top three were cancer, accidents and chronic liver diseases and liver cirrhosis.

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New skin stem cell tech no blow to existing research (San Francisco Chronicle)

The stunning news this week that two scientific teams had produced stem cells from human skin was no blow to those who have already invested millions of dollars on stem cells from human embryos, according to major Bay Area players in the field. Instead, the...

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A Path From Questions to Answers to Solutions (New York Times)

Dr. James Thomson?s lab was one of two that reported a new way to turn human skin cells into embryonic stem cells without ever using a human embryo.

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Americus native needs liver transplant, support (Americus Times-Recorder)

Nikita Allen of Stone Mountain, formerly of Americus, is on the waiting list for a liver transplant. Allen, 31, has been battling serious medical problems for years including congestive heart failure, Crohns Disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis, which is a disease of the liver.

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Health Highlights: Nov. 20, 2007 (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Health Highlights: Nov. 20, 2007 Category: Health News Created: 11/21/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2007

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Benefit planned for college student who had liver transplant (Herkimer Evening Telegram)

FRANKFORT - It is a normal occurrence, a high school graduate making her way off to college for the first time. Katie Briggs graduated from Frankfort-Schuyler High School earlier this year and had begun her first semester at Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester.

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A fix on the state: Can taxpayers' heroin help addicts? (BBC News)

A small core of hardened heroin addicts are being supplied with the drug as part of a government backed experiment to help them get clean. The BBC has been given unique access to the scheme to hear the stories of those hoping to turn their lives around.

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Grace, tenacity and Thanksgiving (Peninsula Gateway)

The more the former Army Colonel tries to fight back his tears, the more he melts into his easy chair. Years of pent-up emotion he cant engage with a rifle or a right cross quickly explode into words about a fight for his daughters life, and a mission to choke out a rare disease.

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News: Is Disease "Inheritance" More Random than Once Thought? (Scientific American)

Random and frequent cellular deactivation of one of two gene copies could potentially change a genetic outcome New research shows that cells often randomly deactivate one of a pair of gene copies or alleles, one of which they get from mom, the other from dad. This inactivation may potentially help explain why some children in a family may exhibit certain heritable disorders, whereas others do ...

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Retune the Body with a Partial Fast (NPR)

A water-only diet for a 24-hour period gives your pancreas and digestive system a rest and can cut down on sugar cravings, researchers say. But fast for any longer than that and the body starts to break down muscle and release toxins.

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Health Canada Licenses QIAGEN's New Molecular Test For Hepatitis B (Medical News Today)

QIAGEN announced that its newly released hepatitis B virus (HBV) assay kit is in compliance with Health Canada's medical device requirements. The artus HBV LC PCR Kit, which monitors the viral load of HBV infected patients, is now available to doctors in Canada to help them determine the success of a treatment. [click link for full article]

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Theres no polite way to say this - C. diff superbug cure is a bit... gross (Sherbrooke Record)

Some of us worry that someday we may have to ask a loved one for one of their kidneys, part of their liver, or a little bone marrow for a life saving transplant. But few of us imagine we will ever ask a relative to give us crap literally.

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Ways to control diabetes (The New Straits Times--All the News that Matter)

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of the disease. usually occurring after age 30. Constant monitoring is thus vital. WORLD Diabetes Day falls on Nov 14 each year. It was initiated by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1991.

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Treating RA: Single Drug vs. Combo (WebMD)

Rheumatoid arthritis patients who do not respond to single-drug treatments often do better on a combination of drugs, a review of the research shows.

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Yorktown woman thankful for a new liver from a special cousin (The Journal News)

VALHALLA - In two days, Yorktown resident Regina Kalinowsky will gather with her family to give thanks to God, her doctors and one very special cousin who donated his liver to save her life.

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Ways to control diabetes (The New Straits Times--All the News that Matter)

WORLD Diabetes Day falls on Nov 14 each year. It was initiated by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1991.

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A fix on the state (BBC News)

A small core of hardened heroin addicts are being supplied with the drug as part of a government backed experiment to help them get clean. The BBC has been given unique access to the scheme.

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Plews now eligible for cancer drug (Cricinfo via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)

Former umpire suffering from liver cancer

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A fix on the state (BBC News)

A small core of hardened heroin addicts are being supplied with the drug as part of a government backed experiment to help them get clean.

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STDs may spread cancer (Taipei Times)

The almond-shaped lump on Brian Hill's throat didn't make sense to him. The doctor said it was a symptom of advanced oral cancer, but Hill had never smoked a cigarette or chewed a plug of tobacco, considered the main causes of the disease, when he was diagnosed in 1997. So why was it there?

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Do DIY health tests work? We ask the experts for their verdicts (Daily Mail)

Unable to get an appointment with your GP? Too embarrassed by your symptoms? It's not surprising many of us now turn to home testing kits to diagnose potential problems. But how do they work and what do the experts think? We find out

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It kills thyroid cancer, but is radiation safe? (USA Today)

Iodine 131, is a proven cancer fighter. But it's also radioactive, and in higher doses, can cause cancer. Russell-Milstein like thousands of other thyroid cancer patients in the USA each year worried that the radiation might pose a risk to her family.

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Baseball's serious problem (Deseret Morning News)

The question serious baseball fans are beginning to ask is this: If Barry Bonds is found guilty of perjury and obstructing justice, what should baseball do with his records?

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Benefit held to aid Glenmoor baby (The East Liverpool Review)

EAST LIVERPOOL A benefit was held Sunday for baby Kaiden McDevitt-Ours at The Cove Lounge to raise money for his many medical expenses.

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Aiea woman dies from MRSA Superbug (KHON 2 Honolulu)

Test results from the Centers for Disease Control confirm that an Aiea woman died from the MRSA Superbug, an antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria. This is the first MRSA case for the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office, which investigated the woman's death because she died at home unexpectedly.

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Hope & dreams (Northwest Herald)

HARVARD Everything happens for a reason. Gloria Cotaquispe kept trying to tell herself that. She just couldnt figure out what the reason was.

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Science & Technology News (Taiwan Headlines)

A Chinese herbal medicine coded ZC008 that can prevent inflammation and fibrosis of the liver has been proven in rats and will soon enter clinical trials in Taiwan and United States hospitals, local experts announced on Thursday.

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Advice: Dr. Donohue (The Record)

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My brother-in-law and a close neighbor are both in their mid-70s. Both shuffle their feet when they walk and have a slight shaking of their arms and other symptoms regarded as Parkinson's disease.

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Food v drugs (Times Online)

Out of all the things likely to shorten our lives in the UK, coronary heart disease is the most likely.

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Germs spread at college parties (The Triangle Online)

(U-WIRE) DEKALB, Ill. - Hearty partying has well-documented dangers, but the perils don't end with liver problems and drunk driving accidents. Party atmospheres, through deliberate neglect or inebriated inattentiveness, are liable to host a playground of germs and other hygienic hazards.

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Other conditions mimic Parkinson's symptoms (Pioneer Press)

Dear Dr. Donohue: My brother-in-law and a close neighbor are both in their mid-70s. Both shuffle their feet when they walk and have a slight shaking of their arms and other symptoms regarded as Parkinson's disease.

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Living with mono (Ball State Daily News)

It's characterized by a sore throat, fever, fatigue, body aches and a loss of appetite. The disease is viral and can affect the lungs, liver and lymphatic system. It infects primarily young adults, specifically high school and college students, according to the Mayo Clinic's Web site.

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Major signs of Parkinson's also appear in other illnesses (The Standard-Times)

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My brother-in-law and a close neighbor are both in their mid-70s. Both shuffle their feet when they walk and have a slight shaking of their arms and other symptoms regarded as Parkinson's disease.

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Sudanese Outbreak Of Rift Valley Fever Continues (Scoop.co.nz)

The number of confirmed cases and deaths from the outbreak in Sudan of the viral haemorrhagic disease known as Rift Valley Fever (RVF) continues to rise, the United Nations World Health Organization reports, but authorities are stepping up measures to try to contain its spread.

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Jo-Jo Cesario benefit Nov. 24 (The Oneida Daily Dispatch)

Advance tickets are $15 and tickets at the door $20. The benefit will feature dinner, music and raffles. Cesario, a life-long Canastota resident and local business owner, has been diagnosed with a liver disease and placed on the liver transplant recipient list.

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Baby's Family Looks for Donor to Help Save Her Life (WLTX-TV Columbia)

A family's hope for their daughter to receive a life-saving liver transplant came crashing down when they got the news the babys father is no longer a compatible donor. Click Here for information on how to be tested for organ donation. VIDEO

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Stem cell breakthrough may treat disease (Channel 4)

It is the promise of cloning a human to make stem-cells. Cells that are perfectly matched to the patient, to treat or cure their disease. Today, scientists delivered on that promise.

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Doctors Say Dad's Liver Can No Longer Save Baby's Life (WLTX-TV Columbia)

A family's hope for their daughter to receive a life-saving liver transplant came crashing down when they got the news the babys father is no longer a compatible donor. Click Here for information on how to be tested for organ donation.

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It takes more than calcium to fight osteoporosis (The Globe and Mail)

Getting enough vitamin D and protein is necessary to reduce the risk of developing the bone-thinning disease

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Hicksville man claims doctor gave him 'death sentence' (Newsday)

Raymond Bookstaver sought Dr. Harvey Finkelstein's help to ease the pain in his aching back. Bookstaver left, he says, with a disease that he could have for the rest of his life.

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New drugs help bone marrow patients (Belleville News-Democrat)

Bone marrow transplants are one of cancer care's striking successes, but they have a dark side: The transplanted cells can turn on patients, attacking their skin and organs.

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Tax to battle binge drinking? (BBC Radio 1)

Top doctors are calling for a rise in the price of alcohol to combat Britain's growing booze problem. They say it's because binge drinking's leaving 13 children a day in hospital and for the first time ever, people in their 20s are getting things like liver disease.

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Alcohol disease 'hits young hard' (BBC News)

Doctors warn more young people have alcohol-related diseases, as calls are heard for a rise in alcohol taxes.

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Sudan: Outbreak of Rift Valley Fever Leads UN Agency to Send Animal Expert (AllAfrica.com)

The United Nations agricultural agency has sent a senior animal health expert to Sudan to advise the country's Government on prevention and control measures to deal with a deadly outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease known as Rift Valley Fever (RVF).

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Alcohol disease 'hits young hard' (BBC News)

Doctors warn increasing numbers of young people are developing alcohol-related disease.

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Alcohol tax rise urged (BBC News)

Alcohol taxes should rise and TV ads for drink should be banned before 9pm, a new campaign group says.

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Alchohol: Tips for safer drinking (BBC News)

Deaths from alcohol related liver disease are rising rapidly in the UK. As a hospital doctor I see people in their twenties and thirties every month with liver disease.

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Bone marrow transplants can have a deadly side effect (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Bone marrow transplants are one of cancer care's striking successes, but they have a dark side: The transplanted cells can turn on patients, attacking their skin and organs. The potentially deadly side effect called graft-versus-host disease, or GVHD, strikes several thousand each year. The last decade has brought little progress in battling it. Last month brought another blow, as the Food and ...

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Lawsuit spurs top-rank care to fight disease (Salem Statesman Journal)

Five years after a class-action lawsuit demanded better care for Oregon inmates with hepatitis C, the state prison system leads the nation in aggressively tackling the potentially fatal liver infection.

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Better bones (Albany Times Union)

Vitamin D can help body absorb calcium

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Mom's death spurs daughter's book to help others kick smoking habit (Detroit News)

Rosemarie Kelley was only 47 when she died last year, three days before Mother's Day. She had been a waitress at Armando's in southwest Detroit, where she lived.

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Baby Seeking Transplant Getting Needed Evaluation (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)

There is finally some good news for a Shakopee family who has been battling to get a life saving transplant for their baby girl.

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Dealing With Cystic Fibrosis (KIFI)

Over 30,000 adults and children are living with Cystic Fibrosis, a chronic disease that affects both the lungs and digestive system. 70% of disease victims are diagnosed by age two, and most won't live past the age of 37 according to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

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Seeking answers to human disease (BizJournals)

With the help of embryonic stem cells, Stephen Duncan and his colleagues at the Medical College of Wisconsin have found at least one clue to what causes diabetes.

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Volunteer patients help research progress (Straits Times)

MORE volunteers will be needed in the coming years to test the new drugs which are emerging from the current biomedical research here. The National Medical Research Council is currently looking at ways to encourage more people to volunteer for these tests.

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Perspective On Obesity-Related Research From Body-Weight Regulation Scientists (Medical News Today)

When obesity overloads the body with excess nutrients, parts start to fail. Obesity contributes to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, some cancers, liver disease, immune dysfunction, painful joints, and a host of other problems. [click link for full article]

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Public Safety holds fundraising events for sick son of UDPD police officer (Flyer News)

On Feb. 18, UD police officer Doug Parmenter and his family were spending a relaxing vacation in Disney World. On Feb. 19, they were rushing their 2-and-a-half-year-old son, Jayden, to a Florida hospital and being advised to return to Ohio right away.

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Interferon does not slow or stop hepatitis C from worsening, study finds (EurekAlert!)

Interferon does not slow or halt the progression of chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease in patients who havent responded to previous attempts to eradicate the disease, a national study in which the Saint Louis University School of Medicine participated has found.

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Live longer with vitamin D, study says (Nutraingredients.com)

11/9/2007 - Vitamin D may help slow down the ageing process, scientists have found, adding further weight to the importance of adequate intake of the vitamin.

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Hunt of a lifetime: Youths with life-threatening illnesses realize a dream (The Daily News)

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) -- John Challis watched the bull elk through his rifle scope. In the instant that adrenaline flooded his body and his index finger touched the trigger, the elk was reality and John's death, the specter which had haunted him for 16 months, seemed only a mirage.

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Cranberries a food of much value (Rapid City Journal)

Since the Thanksgiving holidays will be celebrated next month, grocery stores are displaying bags of cranberries in their produce sections. As these berries are used for culinary purposes, they are not viewed as having any other value than increasing the pleasure of our taste buds. This stems from the fact that our society tends to separate food from medicine. But centuries ago, Hippocrates, ...

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Body-weight regulation scientists give perspective on obesity-related research (PhysOrg)

When obesity overloads the body with excess nutrients, parts start to fail. Obesity contributes to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, some cancers, liver disease, immune dysfunction, painful joints, and a host of other problems. With so many parts of the body affected, studies of the health effects of obesity that concentrate on one body organ or system may overlook common ...

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CNN Heroes: Julianne Moore's bid for a cure (CNN.com)

Julianne Moore was running errands in Manhattan when she heard Tom Lindsey call out to her.

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Body-weight Regulation Scientists Give Perspective On Obesity-related Research (Science Daily)

The health effects of obesity involve complex interactions between many body organs that can obscure insight into underlying mechanisms. A more complete understanding of the common underlying defects that occur at the cellular level might prove productive in uncovering the causes and consequences of obesity.

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Body-weight regulation scientists give perspective on obesity-related research (EurekAlert!)

When obesity overloads the body with excess nutrients, parts start to fail. Obesity contributes to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, some cancers, liver disease, immune dysfunction, painful joints, and a host of other problems.

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Vitamin D 'may slow ageing process' (Guardian Unlimited)

Science & environment: Healthy levels of vitamin D may help protect against age-related diseases, say scientists.

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Post-Stroke Patients Treated With Lipitor Demonstrated Significant Improvement Or Stabilization Of Kidney Function (Medical News Today)

Pfizer announced that post-stroke or mini-stroke patients treated with Lipitor(R) (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets 80 mg had stabilization or improvement in kidney function. These results were demonstrated in patients with or without chronic kidney disease, metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes. [click link for full article]

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Letters to the Editor (The Record)

A landmark study released last week by the prestigious World Cancer Research Fund has found a "convincing" link between consumption of red and all processed meats and an elevated risk of colon cancer, as well as a "likely" link with cancers of the lung, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, prostate and uterus.

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Ageing process may be slowed by vitamin D, say scientists (Guardian Unlimited)

Healthy levels of vitamin D may help to slow the ageing process and protect against age-related diseases, a team of British scientists has found.

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Probiotics 'fight liver disease' (Channel 4)

Patients with alcoholic liver disease can improve their chances of survival by drinking probiotic yoghurt, the results of a pilot study suggest.

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Shire Announces Results of FOSRENOL(R) Study in Pre-Dialysis CKD Stage 3 & 4 Patients (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Shire plc today announced the results of a Phase II study indicating that FOSRENOL can effectively reduce serum phosphate levels in chronic kidney disease patients not on dialysis. FOSRENOL is a non-calcium phosphate binder, indicated to treat hyperphosphatemia in end stage renal disease , also known as CKD Stage 5.

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5 foods that should have a place in your diet (CNN.com)

Bad reputations tend to stick, even with foods. Continued negative press about a fruit, vegetable, or beverage is enough reason for many of us to banish it. Or maybe we indulge on occasion, but with a measure of guilt.

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Deep Vision (Baltimore City Paper)

Personally, I support such efforts as illustrated (Nicholas Gurewitch, et al.), as they help to illuminate issues confronting our current political and social policies through satire.

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New comorbidity index helps predict post-transplant survival (News-Medical-Net)

Patients awaiting liver transplantation who also suffer from other medical problems may face poorer survival after transplantation.

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Radiofrequency Ablation Can Extend The Lives Of Patients With Inoperable Liver Metastases From Colorectal Cancer (Medical News Today)

Radiofrequency ablation---a technique that involves inserting a special needle electrode into tumours to destroy them through heat from the inside---may help improve survival for patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer whose lesions are unresponsive to chemotherapy and too widespread for surgery, according to an observational study reported in the Annals of Surgery. [click link for ...

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Predicting Survival After Liver Transplantation (Medical News Today)

Patients awaiting liver transplantation who also suffer from coronary disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), connective tissue disease or renal insufficiency may face poorer survival after liver transplantation. These conditions have been incorporated into a new modified comorbidity index which helps predict post-transplant survival. [click link for full article]

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Post-Stroke Patients Treated with Lipitor Demonstrated Significant Improvement or Stabilization of Kidney Function (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

ORLANDO, Fla.----Pfizer announced today that post-stroke or mini-stroke patients treated with Lipitor Tablets 80 mg had stabilization or improvement in kidney function. These results were demonstrated in patients with or without chronic kidney disease, metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes.

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Whistle-blower Nissen's advice: Push past drug's failure (USA Today)

A man who risked his reputation to alert the public to the dangers of drugs he believes to be unsafe the painkillers Vioxx and Celebrex, the diabetes drug Avandia now finds himself defending a class of drugs whose leading candidate proved to be a killer.

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A Winning Soccer Coach Faces a Ruthless Foe (New York Times)

As he coaches one of the highest-ranked high school soccer teams in the country, Martin Jacobson also battles hepatitis C, a disease he contracted in an earlier life as a drug addict.

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Novel Way To Remove Iron From Ferritin Could Dramatically Improve Sickle Cell Treatment (Science Daily)

A small protein or heptapeptide could be used to accelerate the removal of iron from ferritin, according to new research. The results of this study may help scientists develop new medications that dramatically improve the removal of excess iron in patients diagnosed with blood diseases such as B-Thalassemia (Cooley's anemia) or sickle cell disease.

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Local News (St. Catharines Standard)

Sebastien Cairns clasped his father Alexs hand and started shaking it. As he did, the seven-year-old let out a series of incomprehensible squawks while Alex talked about how a rare disease is killing his son.

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Onions 'cut heart disease risk' (BBC News)

Scientists mimic the effect of digestion on key compounds in the diet - and show they can cut the risk of heart disease.

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Cancer survivor's group to help others (Marin Independent Journal)

Mill Valley cancer survivor Nancy Novack underwent 21 grueling chemotherapy treatments before getting a clean bill of health from her doctor six months ago.

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Keep eating the bacon butties! New study finds NO evidence of link between salt and heart disease (Evening Standard)

Government guidelines on healthy eating were called into question last night after new research cast doubt on claims that salt increases the risk of heart disease.

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Transplant patient is 2k donor to ERI (The Scotsman)

A LIVER transplant patient has raised 2000 for the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

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Optical Colonoscopy For Colorectal Cancer Screening Preferred By Minority Patients (Medical News Today)

The clinical importance of colorectal cancer screening is well established, however the majority of eligible people do not undergo screening tests. It is important to identify which tests may encourage individuals to be screened in order to help increase the survival rate of the disease. [click link for full article]

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Scientists discover novel way to remove iron from ferritin (PhysOrg)

A new study led by Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute senior scientist, Elizabeth Theil, Ph.D., is the first to suggest that a small protein or heptapeptide (seven amino acids wrapped into one unit) could be used to accelerate the removal of iron from ferritin. The results of this study may help scientists develop new medications that dramatically improve the removal of excess iron ...

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Twinlab(R) Announces the Launch of its Exclusive Liver D-Tox Fuel(R) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.----Twinlab announces the launch of Liver D-Tox Fuel, a daily liver detoxifying formula that combines L-glutathione and alpha lipoic acid along with the exclusive Purification Matrix formula.

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Scientists Discover Novel Way to Remove Iron from Ferritin (Newswise)

A new study led by Elizabeth Theil, Ph.D., is the first to suggest that a small protein or heptapeptide (seven amino acids wrapped into one unit) could be used to accelerate the removal of iron from ferritin. The results of this study may help scientists develop new medications that dramatically improve the removal of excess iron in patients diagnosed with blood diseases such as B-Thalassemia ...

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Predicting Survival After Liver Transplantation (Newswise)

Patients awaiting liver transplantation who also suffer from coronary disease, diabetes, COPD, connective tissue disease or renal insufficiency may face poorer survival after liver transplantation, according to a new study led by the University of Michigan Health System.

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Cancer Treated As An Infectious Disease -- With Promising Results (Science Daily)

Researchers have shown for the first time that cancers can be successfully treated by targeting the viruses that cause them. The findings also raise the possibility of preventing cancer by destroying virus-infected cells before they turn cancerous.

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Minority patients prefer optical colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening (EurekAlert!)

The clinical importance of colorectal cancer screening is well established, however the majority of eligible people do not undergo screening tests. It is important to identify which tests may encourage individuals to be screened in order to help increase the survival rate of the disease.

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Could coffee protect your liver against alcohol? (New Scientist)

New research suggests coffee drinkers have a reduced risk of alcoholic cirrhosis than non-coffee drinkers, though the mechanism is unclear

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Baby Essie Has a New Liver, Recovering at MUSC (WLTX-TV Columbia)

Doctors doubted Essie Brown would see her second birthday if she did not receive a liver transplant. Last week, doctors found a match. VIDEO

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