Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Nation’s top drug official to be featured at national conference on prescription drug abuse

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The nation’s top official in the war on drugs will be a keynote presenter at the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit next April. R. Gil...
Sunday, January 8, 2012

Military's Groundbreaking Vaccine Targets Breast Cancer

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Army Col. (Dr.) George E. Peoples explains how cancer vaccines help to combat breast cancer during an interview at San Antonio Militar...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

FDA approves vaccines for the 2011-2012 influenza season

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved the 2011-2012 influenza vaccine formulation for all six manufactu...
Monday, June 6, 2011

Information Sessions about Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk & Fitness Program Scheduled

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A series of information sessions about the Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk & Fitness Program have been scheduled around the metro A...
Friday, May 27, 2011

FDA approves treatment for Clostridium difficile infection

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dificid (fidaxomicin) tablets for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated dia...
Thursday, May 19, 2011

FDA Clears First Test for Recent Infection With Toxoplasmosis Parasite

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/PRNewswire/ -- On May 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first test to help determine whether a pregnant woman or a pers...

New Shoulder Surgery Successfully Treats Serious Injuries

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A surgeon at the Emory Sports Medicine Center has helped to pioneer a surgical option for people suffering from severe shoulder injuries. ...
Monday, May 9, 2011

FDA approves new treatment for rare type of pancreatic cancer

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On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Afinitor (everolimus) to treat patients with progressive neuroendocrine tumors l...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

FDA approves new treatment for Type 2 diabetes

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tradjenta (linagliptin) tablets, used with diet and exercise, to improve blood glucose ...

A Little Belly Fat Can Double the Risk of Death in Coronary Artery Disease Patients

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(BUSINESS WIRE)--One of the largest studies of its kind has found that people with coronary artery disease who have even a modest beer belly...
Friday, April 29, 2011

Protein Inhibitor May Bring a Topical Treatment for HPV

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/PRNewswire/ -- Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer, the second most common cause of cancer death for women, and is a common c...
Thursday, April 28, 2011

Emergency Visits Are Increasing, New ACEP Poll Finds; Many Patients Referred By Primary Care Doctors

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/PRNewswire/ -- More than 80 percent of emergency physicians responding to an ACEP poll said emergency visits are increasing in their emerge...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings at Emory

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Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week In support of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week, Emory Healthcare will be offering free o...

Study Suggests an Alternative to Foot Amputation for Some Diabetic Patients

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/PRNewswire/ -- A recent study published in the March issue of Foot & Ankle International (FAI), the official scientific journal of the ...

UGA researchers develop non-invasive early diagnostic test for gastric cancer

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Early detection of cancer may eventually become as easy as taking a home pregnancy test, according to new University of Georgia research. ...