Medicine NewsReproductive researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have succeeded in isolating and transplanting pure populations of the immature cells that enable male reproduction in two species – human spermatogonia and mouse gonocytes…
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Low-income women in at least 20 states no longer have adequate or convenient access to cancer screening services, including mammograms and Pap tests, as a result of the economic recession and diminished levels of health coverage, according to a recent study by the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…
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In a Washington Post opinion piece, documentary filmmaker Mary Lou Hartman discusses the “unfathomable violence that is being unleashed against the women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo” and calls for the passage of two federal bills that could reduce funds available to groups that perpetuate sexual violence in the nation…
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The following summarizes findings reported last week at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. ~ Anthracyclines: New research suggests that anthracyclines — a class of chemotherapy drugs commonly used to treat breast cancer — could cause more harm than benefits for breast cancer patients because they can be damaging to the heart, the Wall Street [...]
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Although seen as a potential heart disease therapy, raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels by inhibiting activity of a transfer protein may not be effective, a new study suggests…
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Siemens expands its point-of-care urinalysis portfolio with two new systems-the CLINITEK Status®+ Analyzer, featuring several new automated quality checks (Auto-Checks) when used with Siemens urinalysis strips, and the CLINITEK Status® Connect System, featuring innovative connectivity features to enhance testing oversight capabilities and streamline data management for …
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A biopsy is a medical procedure that involves taking a small sample of tissue so that it can be examined under a microscope for purposes of diagnosis. The term ‘biopsy’ is often used to refer to the act of taking the sample and the tissue sample itself. A biopsy may be done, for example, because [...]
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