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IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.: Reuters IBAB.BR and Bloomberg IBAB.BB) the leading global provider of PET radiopharmaceuticals, and NST (NeuroSurvival Technologies Ltd.

People often ask Diabetes UK how they can take part in research trials, so we are delighted to announce an initiative from the Diabetes Research Network (DRN) which will help people with diabetes to play a greater role in research. The DRN is looking for people with diabetes who are keen to get involved in research trials.

Governor David Paterson's proposal to cut Medicaid would take $974.1 million away from New York's hospitals and health care providers over the next two years, according to an analysis completed by the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS). A facility-specific breakdown of the impacts is available on the attached chart. "For years, hospitals have struggled just to break even.

New York City's cesarean section rate has increased by 24% over the past six years to an average of nearly 31%, and rates are on the rise at nearly every single city hospital, according to new data released by Choices in Childbirth, a New York-based nonprofit that works to enable women to make fully informed maternity decisions.

A plague of obesity in the United States already is known to increase the risk of illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and joint problems. Now, an infusion of $6.

Dairy is recognized as a key component of a healthy, balanced diet. However, until recently it was unclear how long-term dairy intake contributes to the many aspects of bone health in children, including bone density, bone mineral content, and bone area. A new study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics investigates the effect of childhood dairy intake on adolescent bone health.

Science's understanding of human pain remains simplistic, with no safe and effective analgesia for chronic pain despite decades of animal experiments, according to an article published this week by leading pain experts in international peer-reviewed journal Neuroimage [1].

Primary results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial demonstrate the anti-ischaemic efficacy of ivabradine given in combination with a commonly used dose of atenolol in patients with stable angina.

Inovio Biomedical Corporation (AMEX:INO), a leader in enabling the development of DNA vaccines using a proprietary electroporation-based DNA delivery platform, announced today it has expanded its research license with the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), a leading organization dedicated to ensuring the development of safe and effective preventive HIV vaccines.

The Stanford Blood Center is offering vouchers to Stanford Athletics events as a thank you to donors throughout August, a month in which the blood supply can reach critical shortages. From Aug. 1-28, donors at any of blood center's three locations will receive a voucher featuring the following discounts for Cardinal sports: - Two general admission tickets to the Stanford vs.

An article published in The Lancet Oncology reports that postmenopausal women with breast cancer who are on endocrine treatment are likely to experience arthralgia and arthritis (joint symptoms) if they previously have used hormone replacement therapy (HRT), received a hormone-receptor positive

The DRX9000™ was created to provide relief of LBP (low back pain) caused by herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, sciatica, and facet syndrome. A new case report underwritten with a grant from Axiom Worldwide is now featured in Volume 3, Issue 1 of the US Musculoskeletal Review 2008.

Compared to children in Nepal who were not forced into military service, former child soldiers were more likely to present severe mental health problems such as symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. These findings are reported in the August 13 issue of JAMA.

Music lovers going to this summer's V Festivals are being given the chance to become a 'superhero' and pledge to save a life by signing up as an organ donor. For the first time, the UK Transplant 'Superhero' roadshow will be at both festival venues to encourage music fans to join the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR).

With just three weeks to go before the first anniversary of bluetongue being detected in England the JAB campaign group is urging farmers to vaccinate their livestock to stop the disease from taking hold in this country as it has in Europe.

Technological advancements in specific fields of neuroscience have implications for U.S. national security and should therefore be monitored consistently by the intelligence community, according to a new report from the National Research Council.

As America's aging population increases, so does its need for long-term care. And the workers who provide these services often lack the support they need - particularly in the area of pay and work relationships, according to "Better Jobs Better Care: New Research on the Long-Term Care Workforce," the latest special issue of The Gerontologist (Volume 48, Special Issue 1).