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Be among the first to hear the latest research from the world’s leading allergists presented at the 2010 annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), Nov. 11-16, in Phoenix…

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Shionogi Announces Positive Outcome To The Decentralized Procedure For The European Approval Of Twinject(R) (Epinephrine Auto-Injector)

Shionogi Inc., a U.S.-based group company of Shionogi & Co., Ltd…

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News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Sept. 1, 2010

INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Modified adenovirus malaria vaccine works a treat in mice Malaria kills more than 1 million individuals each year. Despite intensive research, there is still no malaria vaccine approved for use. A team of researchers, led by Moriya Tsuji, at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, New York, has now designed a new vaccine that provides protection from malaria in mice…

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Diabetes 2 Drug Metformin May Protect Against Lung Cancer In Smokers

Two studies reveal that smokers may have a significantly lower risk of developing lung cancer and colorectal cancer with the drug metformin, which is commonly prescribed for diabetes type 2 treatment, the medical journal Cancer Prevention Research informs…

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Cheap And Accurate Tuberculosis Test Gives Results In Under Two Hours

A tuberculosis test, called Xpert® MTB/RIF, can successfully identify 98% of all culture-confirmed TB cases, including more than 90% of those with smear-negative disease, a study published in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) reveals…

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Infrared Detects E. Coli In Beef Within An Hour Instead Of A Week Protecting Public Health More Efficiently

Where’s the beef? Rather, where are the Escherichia coli (commonly referred to and spelled as E. coli) in my beef? It has been found that infrared spectroscopy detects E. coli (named for discovery by German pediatrician and bacteriologist Theodor Escherich) far more rapidly than current testing options…

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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP)

AP – Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?

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Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Sep. 1, 2010, regarding a major settlement with a pharmaceutical company for False Claims Act and off-label marketing violations. Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a years long federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP – Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

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New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB (AP)

This undated photo released by Cepheid, shows a Cepheid  Xpert MTB/RIF cartridge. The cartridge is part of a test that is a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis and can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. (AP Photo/Cepheid) NO SALESAP – Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it’s resistant to the main drug for treating it.

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Short Sleep And Chronic Insomnia Linked To Four-Fold Risk Of Early Death In Men

US researchers found that short sleep and insomnia was linked to a four times higher risk of early death in men; they urged public health policy makers to emphasize earlier diagnosis and treament of chronic insomnia…

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