How Do Cells Die? Biophotonic Tools Reveal Real-Time Dynamics In Living Color

Posted by admin on July 25th, 2010 in Medical Devices

Apoptosis, programmed cell death, is essential to normal development, healthy immune system function, and cancer prevention. The process dramatically transforms cellular structures but the limitations of conventional microscopy methods have kept much about this structural reorganization a mystery…

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Diagnostic "Guidelines" A Barrier To Prompt Relief For Some Back Pain

Posted by admin on July 25th, 2010 in Medical Devices

Slavishly following long-held guidelines for diagnosing the cause of arthritis-related back pain is resulting in excessive tests, delays in pain relief and wasteful spending of as much as $10,000 per patient, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests…

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Circumcising Gay Men Would Have Limited Impact On Preventing HIV

Posted by admin on July 25th, 2010 in Men Health

Adult circumcision has been proposed as a possible HIV prevention strategy for gay men, but a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference suggests it would have a very small effect on reducing HIV incidence in the United States…

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