Medicine NewsResearchers at Wayne State University have identified a new marker for prostate cancer progression that may one day lead to new treatments. Prostate cancer, one of the most prevalent non-skin cancers in America, affects one in six men. In 2008, nearly two million Americans were being treated for prostate cancer; nearly 186,000 [...]
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Stuart’s new SMP40 automatic melting point apparatus incorporates the latest digital video imaging technology to detect and accurately capture the melting point of up to three samples simultaneously. Walk-away operation speeds high throughput purity testing and the SMP40’s USB connectivity facilitates increased traceability of results to meet QC requirements in manufacturing companies.
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Sparton Corporation’s (NYSE:SPA) wholly-owned subsidiary, Sparton Medical Systems, Inc., produces the medical equipment that drives the CellSearch® System to measure circulating tumor cells (CTCs). The technology used to measure circulating tumor cells was ranked as the top medical innovation for 2009 at Cleveland Clinic’s Medical Innovations Summit, a leading multispecialty academic medical center. [...]
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AP – A novel device to treat a common heart problem that can lead to stroke showed promise in testing, but not without risk, new research shows.
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AP – Ever wonder how that bill was calculated if you had to pay to see a doctor outside your insurance network?
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AP – Warning to weekend warriors: Swim-bike-run triathlons pose at least twice the risk of sudden death as marathons do, the first study of these competitions has found.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a pair of plain-language guides for consumers and clinicians comparing the efficacy, effectiveness, and side effects of newer premixed insulin analogues to conventional insulin (human insulin) and other preparations used to control Type 2 diabetes. The consumer guide Premixed Insulin for Type 2 [...]
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) have joined with five other leading health organizations in Indiana to form the Healthy Hoosiers Alliance with a goal to fill the gaps in diabetes care by addressing health care quality, safety, access and affordability.