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Single approach to tackling NCDs, NTDs includes improving governance, strengthening health systems

October 18, 2011
In this "End the Neglect" blog post, Alanna Shaikh, a writer for U.N. Dispatch, follows up on her previous post in which she asserts that "there is a single approach that will help to fight both" non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), writing that in order to tackle ...

Bone-Strengthening Drug Gives Pain Relief In Prostate Cancer Bone Metastases

September 25, 2011
Many prostate cancer patients develop bone metastases, and controlling the pain these cause can be difficult. Now the first large randomised Phase III trial of a bisphosphonate drug in these patients has shown that a single dose of the drug is as good for pain relief as single dose radiotherapy, ...

Bone-strengthening drug gives pain relief in prostate cancer bone metastases

September 25, 2011
Stockholm, Sweden: Many prostate cancer patients develop bone metastases, and controlling the pain these cause can be difficult. Now the first large randomised Phase III trial of a bisphosphonate drug in these patients has shown that a single dose of the drug is as good for pain relief as single ...

Bone-strengthening drug gives pain relief in prostate cancer bone metastases

September 25, 2011
Stockholm, Sweden: Many prostate cancer patients develop bone metastases, and controlling the pain these cause can be difficult. Now the first large randomised Phase III trial of a bisphosphonate drug in these patients has shown that a single dose of the drug is as good for pain relief as single ...

Bone-strengthening drug gives pain relief in prostate cancer bone metastases

September 25, 2011
(ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation) Many prostate cancer patients develop bone metastases, and controlling the pain these cause can be difficult. Now the first large randomized Phase III trial of a bisphosphonate drug in these patients has shown that a single dose of the drug is as good for pain relief ...

Fighting Chronic Infections By Strengthening Fragile Immune Memories

August 22, 2011
After recovering from the flu or another acute infection, your immune system is ready to react quickly if you run into the same virus again. White blood cells called memory T cells develop during the infection and help the immune system remember the virus and attack it if it comes ...

Strengthening fragile immune memories to fight chronic infections

August 18, 2011
After recovering from the flu or another acute infection, your immune system is ready to react quickly if you run into the same virus again. White blood cells called memory T cells develop during the infection and help the immune system remember the virus and attack it if it comes ...

Strengthening fragile immune memories to fight chronic infections

August 18, 2011
After recovering from the flu or another acute infection, your immune system is ready to react quickly if you run into the same virus again. White blood cells called memory T cells develop during the infection and help the immune system remember the virus and attack it if it comes ...

Strengthening fragile immune memories to fight chronic infections

August 18, 2011
(Emory University) Researchers at the Emory Vaccine Center have identified the conditions that make memory T cells slip away during persistent infections. They have also shown that a molecule called 2B4 on memory cells causes them to slow down during chronic infections.

Daiichi Sankyo to deploy Veeva CRM for strengthening customer engagements in the UK

July 26, 2011
Veeva Systems announced today that Daiichi Sankyo, one of the world's top 20 pharmaceutical companies, is replacing its legacy, on-premise Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system with Veeva CRM in the UK.

Hip Strengthening Exercises Improved Running Mechanics, Lessened Knee Pain

June 3, 2011
Hip strengthening exercises performed by female runners not only significantly reduced patellofemoral pain - a common knee pain experienced by runners - but they also improved the runners' gaits, according to Indiana University motion analysis expert Tracy Dierks. "The results indicate that the strengthening intervention was successful in reducing pain, ...

Hip strengthening exercises reduce patellofemoral pain, improve female runners’ gaits

June 3, 2011
Hip strengthening exercises performed by female runners not only significantly reduced patellofemoral pain -- a common knee pain experienced by runners -- but they also improved the runners' gaits, according to Indiana University motion analysis expert Tracy Dierks.