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Moffitt, Sanford-Burnham and Florida Hospital create Personalized Medicine Partnership of Florida

February 8, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. and ORLANDO, Fla. Moffitt Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Florida Hospital have announced they will collaborate on the creation of a Personalized Medicine Partnership of Florida (PMP Florida). The partnership will conduct collaborative research to accelerate discovery and develop new treatments in the areas of ...

The Best Medicine For A Stressed Worker

February 8, 2012
A worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache, which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence. But when the individual's supervisor offers emotional and instrumental support, the employee is more likely to recover without needing to take that extra ...

Moffitt, Sanford-Burnham and Florida Hospital create Personalized Medicine Partnership of Florida

February 8, 2012
(Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute) Moffitt Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Florida Hospital have announced they will collaborate on the creation of a Personalized Medicine Partnership of Florida. The partnership will conduct collaborative research to accelerate discovery and develop new treatments in the areas of cancer and metabolic diseases, ...

Moffitt Cancer Center teams with Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico

February 8, 2012
(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute) A description of the projects and studies resulting from a research partnership initiated in 2005 between Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., and the Ponce School of Medicine in Ponce, Puerto Rico, has been published in a recent issue of Health Promotion ...

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: Feb. 7 2012

February 7, 2012
1. American College of Physicians Issues New Clinical Practice Guideline for Drug Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes ACP Recommends Metformin to Treat Type 2 Diabetes Based on Comparative Effectiveness Analysis of Oral Medications The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment ...

The best medicine for productivity

February 6, 2012
A worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache, which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence. But when the individual's supervisor offers emotional and instrumental support, the employee is more likely to recover without needing to take that extra ...

The best medicine for productivity

February 6, 2012
(University of Haifa) A worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomachache or headache, which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence. But when the individual's supervisor offers emotional and instrumental support, the employee is more likely to recover without needing to take ...

New England Journal of Medicine publishes Diamyd Medical’s antigen-based diabetes therapy study

February 3, 2012
An article with the results of Diamyd Medical's European Phase III study of the antigen-based diabetes therapy Diamyd® has been published in the scientific journal the New England Journal of Medicine. The now published results were previously presented at the American Diabetes Association's 71st Scientific Sessions in San Diego, California, ...

Canadian Government announces investment in personalized medicine

February 1, 2012
The Harper Government today announced an important investment that will help Canadians in getting more effective treatments and make the healthcare system more sustainable through personalized medicine.

PLoS Medicine editors highlight mismatch between global burden of ill-health and published research

February 1, 2012
Comprehensive work studying the burden of ill-health and death resulting from specific conditions, injuries, and risk factors—the Global Burden of Disease project—has shown that the burden of ill-health around the world is highly inequitable. In this week's PLoS Medicine, the editors review progress towards the journal's goal of reflecting and ...

Harper government invests in personalized medicine

January 31, 2012
This press release is available in French . Ottawa, Ontario -- The Harper Government today announced an important investment that will help Canadians in getting more effective treatments and make the healthcare system more sustainable through personalized medicine. The announcement was made by the Honourable Leona ...

For Kids, Laughter Really May Be the Best Medicine

January 31, 2012
TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Specific areas of children's brains that are activated by humor have been identified by researchers in a first-of-a-kind study. The findings, published Feb. 1 in the Journal of Neuroscience , will provide a base for understanding how humor and other positive emotions ...